
The latest thought leadership from our expert teams

Investing in Automation
Resisting automation is no longer an option – so the attention of the world’s C-Suite is turning from the question of ROI to three fundamentals… what kind of robotics and automation should I pursue, how can automation make my business more resilient, and how do I make my business ready for automation, autonomy and their successful scaling?
- Robotics
- Sensing
- Strategic advice

Closing the loop for true ploughing automation
If your business is making agricultural equipment, you’d be forgiven a wry smile at the ongoing frustrations of automotive OEMs as they strive to develop autonomous vehicles
- AI & Analytics
- Connectivity & IoT
- Robotics
- Sensing

How to increase profitability in indoor farming
Indoor farming promises high yield, high quality and locally-grown crops. But despite steadily decreasing operating costs, many crops are still not profitable. So, where are the innovation opportunities to drive down costs...
- Mechanical engineering
- Robotics
- Sensing

The future of vertical farming: the intelligent ecosystem
Vertical farming promises a step change in production density, providing significant efficiency savings with the additional benefit of improved product quality. Vertical farming also presents the only viable option for growing crops within urban environments...
- AI & Analytics
- Innovation management
- Mechanical engineering
- Robotics
- Sensing

Autonomous and robotic solutions for agriculture – ready to deliver on the promise in 2023?
Improved farming efficiencies are vital if the world is to rise to the challenge of feeding a 10 billion global population by 2050. Fresh from his trip to the Vision Conference in Glendale, Arizona, Krishnan Parameswaran reflects on the advances in digital twins, artificial intelligence and machine learning that are taking precision agriculture to the next level
- AI & Analytics
- Digital service innovation
- Robotics
- Sensing
- Sustainability

Technology puts autonomy within reach for US Government
Advances in automation have enabled transformative opportunities for federal defense. Now is the time to seize them
- AI & Analytics
- Connectivity & IoT
- Robotics
- Sensing

Building on automation in the construction industry
Construction productivity is lagging, but AI-powered technology is ready to give industry a transformative shot in the arm.
- AI & Analytics
- Augmented reality & virtual reality
- Robotics
- Sensing

The inspiring personal story behind a game-changing solution to glue ear in children
Singapore company NousQ has created a robotic, automated, sensor-controlled, handheld applicator called CLiXX® that promises to revolutionize ventilation ear tube surgery for children.
- Human factors
- Innovation management
- Product realisation
- Robotics
- Sensing

Start-up technology can be risky business if threats aren’t tackled hard and early
Founders of early-stage start-ups are characteristically passionate, driven and optimistic. Understandably so. Very often they are nurturing a breakthrough idea with the capacity to disrupt business and change the world for the better. So, as they embark on the mission to sell their vision, they should accentuate the positive and keep negative thoughts of risk to the back of their mind, right? Wrong.
- AI & Analytics
- Bioinnovation
- Connectivity & IoT
- Innovation management
- Project management
- Robotics
- Strategic advice
- Synthetic biology

Simulated training environments take center stage at Automate 2022
Niall Mottram, Head of Industrial and Energy for Cambridge Consultants, attended the recent Automate Conference determined to put the case for simulated environments as a key accelerator for the future of autonomy. Produced by the Association for Advancing Automation (A3) this is the largest showcase of its kind in North America, staged over three days and attracting big crowds for the exhibits, keynotes, debates and presentations. His main takeaway – simulation is right on message and in tune with the mood of the industry.
- AI & Analytics
- Connectivity & IoT
- Robotics

CC and The Engine venture ecosystem: an alignment of ambition
Our brand relaunch has landed just as we ramp up our commitment to The Engine, the ambitious venture capital firm spun out of MIT to support ‘Tough Tech’ companies and solve key challenges in climate change, human health and advanced systems.
- AI & Analytics
- Bioinnovation
- Connectivity & IoT
- Robotics
- Sensing

Is highly equivalent simulation the answer to faster autonomous system development?
Simulation is only as good as its approximation to the real world… its ‘equivalence’ in technical terms. We’ve been looking at how using intelligent simulation with a modular framework can deliver results faster to drive autonomous system development forward.
- AI & Analytics
- Robotics