Siemens’ Autonomous Vehicle Strategy
Following Siemens’ recent announcement to acquire Tass International we examine what it means for the industrial giant’s strategy. Broad range ... Read More
NACV Show: Truck Industry says, “we’re ready for autonomy”
At the recent North American Commercial Vehicle (NACV) show numerous executives from major truck OEMs and suppliers made it clear ... Read More
Manufacturing Industry Outlook (MIO) – 2017
This report offers the most complete and unified analysis of the manufacturing industry globally. It quantifies the total value of ... Read More
A Decade After the Financial Crisis, Has EU Manufacturing & Machinery Recovered?
Total EU manufacturing production peaked in 2008, at a little over €4.9 trillion, before the effects of the financial crisis ... Read More
Complimentary Report: Commercial UAV Industry Insights
Interact Analysis is pleased to present a 23-page complimentary report containing key findings from our recent Commercial UAV market report ... Read More
Where are all the security drones?
In the early 2000s the security industry had a renaissance. The ‘war on terror’, a massive technology switch from analogue ... Read More
What’s behind the robust growth in industrial robots?
Recent industry figures for industrial robots have once again put the market in the spotlight. According to the Robotic Industries ... Read More
Commercial Drones in 2022 – Our Predictions
The fledgling commercial UAV industry may be small today, but it is forecast for tremendous growth and transformation over the ... Read More
Intel announces “Insight” data platform for enterprise UAV customers – partners with Delair
Key points On September 6th at Interdrone 2017, Intel CEO Brian Krzanich revealed a new data analytics platform called Intel ... Read More
Technology and infrastructure developments fuelling commercial UAV market growth
A series of important technology and infrastructure milestones are in reach which could enable the rapid growth and adoption of ... Read More
Commercial UAV Report 2017
Commercial UAVs is a small industry currently, but tipped for massive growth, due to falling hardware prices, countless use cases ... Read More
Will commercial drones consumerize and commoditize?
The use of UAVs (drones) in commercial applications really began with the media sector and the implementation of ‘prosumer’ (professional-consumer) ... Read More
Yamaha: will alliances bear fruit or is the Ag drone pioneer at risk of a drought?
Yamaha is well established in the agricultural market with over 2500 unmanned helicopters performing agricultural spraying in Japan and other ... Read More
Softbank to Acquire Robotics Division from Alphabet: our take
The details Late last week it was announced, without much ceremony, that Softbank Group would be acquiring Boston Dynamics and ... Read More
Mass market adoption of automotive sensors to drive lower-cost UAV ‘sense and avoid’
The rapid increase in use of sensors in automotive for safety applications and autonomous driving is providing the catalyst for ... Read More
Softbank’s Investment in OSIsoft
In short: great synergies, but execution will be key Last week it was announced that Softbank Group had made an ... Read More
Google arrives just in IoT(ime)
Last month we wrote about Alphabet’s (and its subsidiaries) lack of presence in the industrial IoT space, this despite being ... Read More
Drone operators should demand better quality products
Commercial unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) operators are all too familiar with the challenges of UAV flight – poor weather, demanding ... Read More
Drone manufacturers turn to commercial market to revive fortunes
The consensus at last week’s AUVSI Xponential show in Dallas was that the footfall and size of the show was ... Read More
Clouds everywhere at Hannover, but IT’s ok
Industrial IoT, Industry 4.0, Manufacturing Digitalization, or whatever phrase you might hear is a big trend. Unsurprisingly, this was a ... Read More
Is Alphabet late to the industrial IoT party?
If you were at Hannover Messe 2017, you won’t have missed the very visible presence of IT companies – Microsoft, ... Read More
ABB to acquire B&R Automation – Our view
ABB to acquire B&R (Bernecker + Rainer Industrie-Elektronik GmbH) for an undisclosed sum to close ABB’s historic gap in machine ... Read More
Intelligent Automation – a Boon for Industrial Automation Vendors?
Intelligent Automation is an emerging trend of extraordinary scope and implication. Consequently, we are seeing the term being applied to ... Read More
Autonomous mobile robots deliver with a strong presence at Automate
Autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) are set to be the fastest growing type of industrial service robot. Manufacturing companies and end-users ... Read More
UAVs offer solar industry benefits, but at a cost
The use of UAVs (or drones) in the solar industry has been limited to date, though has the potential for ... Read More
Drone artificial intelligence is key enabler as investment dollars flow
Commercial drones – those used for precision agriculture, mining, site inspection and other applications – are big business. They are ... Read More