
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

Driving Net Zero – Is agritech ready to capture carbon?
The changing regulatory and subsidy systems underpinning farming are undergoing radical change. Furthermore, issues such as soil health, net zero and farm nature value are increasingly in the public eye.
- AI & Analytics
- Digital service innovation
- Optics
- Physical sciences
- Sensing
- Signal processing

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 & Data Analytics consultancy
- Connectivity & IoT
- Robotics
- Sensing

Enabling autonomous vehicles to see in adverse conditions
During 2020, advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) will continue their rise as one of the fastest growing technology segments in the automotive market. As manufacturers look to increase safety and improve the driving experience...
- AI & Data Analytics consultancy
- Connectivity & IoT
- Digital service innovation
- Electronics & ASICs
- Sensing

Powering the future of implantable medical devices
One of the major questions to address when designing a new implantable medical device is how best to power it. Drawing on his extensive knowledge of the field, medical device development expert Neil Rosewell has identified the top six issues around smart implant power that developers need to bear in mind right now…
- Digital health
- Electronics & ASICs
- Sensing
- User Experience (UX)

Collaborative autonomous drone fleets for next-level UAS operations
This reveals our vision and live demonstration of automated, AI-powered, collaborative uncrewed aerial vehicle (UAV) fleets and the exciting commercial use cases these present.
- AI & Analytics
- Digital service innovation
- Robotics
- Sensing

Biologics are the future for agriculture, but collaboration will drive commercial development and success
With transformative opportunities in biological products and sustainable biofuels on the horizon, the agritech industry needs to work together to achieve commercial success and realize environmental advantages. Fresh from his visit to the World Agri-Tech Innovation Summit in San Francisco, Niall Mottram calls for actions to back up the promising rhetoric...
- AI & Analytics
- Bioinnovation
- Sensing
- Sustainability

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

Genomics, panomics and long read sequencing – a path to better patient care?
Fresh from the Festival of Genomics and Biodata, our Head of Life Sciences Symon Cotton reflected on the future of the genomics ecosystem. Here he discusses how genomics – plus the emergence of panomics and long read sequencing – could inform clinical practice and patient care…
- AI & Analytics
- Cell and gene therapy
- Optics
- Sensing

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

When will quantum technology deliver commercially relevant results?
The excitement around quantum technology is tempered by some pretty formidable factors. Not only is it expensive, but it can also be difficult to predict when it will start to deliver commercially relevant results.
- AI & Analytics
- Physical sciences
- Sensing