According to the International Federation of Robotics (IFR), an industry association, there were around 4.7m industrial ...

Reducing shop-floor hardware, Siemens’ Simatic Automation Workstation delivers centralized software-defined factory automation and control. The system allows manufacturers to replace a hardware ...

We are witnessing a transition from passive automation to integrated, agentic autonomy — a shift that moves beyond simple ...

When I think about what factories will look like in 2040, my money is on hyper-automation. In these factories, AI systems will self-optimize operations in real-time and production lines will flex ...

For decades, the OT world has had to navigate the challenges of proprietary systems and vendor lock-in as they pined for solutions modeled on the open standards and interoperability precedents that ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about the auto industry and its impact on almost everything. Automation – robots, sensors, simulation software among other ...