@DrivesnControls n NEWS SIEMENS HAS JOINED forces with Google’s robotics software business, Intrinsic, to explore the possible integration of Siemens Digital Industries’ open, interoperable portfolio for automating and operating industrial production, with Intrinsic’s easy-touse, AI-based software. They believe that the collaboration could make industrial robotics more accessible and usable, especially for SME manufacturers. Currently, the development and runtime environments for AI-based robotics and automation components differ significantly in their development paradigms, making integration difficult. For example, deploying advanced robotic capabilities such as automated path planning and manipulation are complex processes that typically need teams of experts. The two companies plan to investigate methods to bridge the gaps between robotics, automation engineering and IT development. They say that bridging the two worlds will speed up the development of flexible, AIenabled robot workcells and make them easier to operate. This will make industrial robots more accessible and usable for more businesses, entrepreneurs and developers – particularly in new markets and for smaller companies. “Intrinsic’s mission is to democratise access to robotics,” says the company’s CEO, Wendy Tan White. “However, robotics is rarely decoupled from the production environment, where the most value is created today. That’s why working with Siemens Digital Industries is an exciting opportunity to bring joint solutions to the market, so many more businesses can benefit from the value that robotics and automation can offer.” “Siemens is dedicated to bringing IT and OT closer together – the key principle of our Industrial Operations X portfolio,” adds Rainer Brehm, CEO of Factory Automation at Siemens. “We are impressed by Intrinsic’s open approach to industrial robotics and we are excited to explore with Intrinsic how coupling of AI-based robots and automation technology can be further accelerated.” Intrinsic, launched by Google’s parent Alphabet in 2021, recently announced a robotics development platform, called Flowstate, that it believes will speed up access to industrial robotics for developers. Its first industrial partner is the Italian robot manufacturer and systems integrator Comau. More News reports on our Web site We post many more news reports on our Web site than we have space for in the magazine. Often the Web site also carries longer, more detailed versions of reports in the magazine. Here are some of the stories that we have posted since the last issue of Drives & Controls appeared. n UK manufacturers say digitalisation is driving productivity https://drivesncontrols.news/stvwr2 n Single-phase motors comply with new EU efficiency rules https://drivesncontrols.news/hnepfu n RS adds details of more than a billion parts to DesignSpark https://drivesncontrols.news/gvq83e n Ideal Electric buys Louis Allis large motors and machines https://drivesncontrols.news/uqafzu n Cobot is mounted on an autonomous mobile platform https://drivesncontrols.news/lu54aa n New link modules can create twinarmed modular robots https://drivesncontrols.news/ved1ch n Germany expects automation sales to break record in 2023 https://drivesncontrols.news/1boypb n Industrial Ethernet tester spots causes of network failures https://drivesncontrols.news/einsw0 n Nidec forms electric aircraft JV with Embraer https://drivesncontrols.news/whanpn n UK-developed 1MW motor will power hybrid aircraft https://drivesncontrols.news/wiocx Intrinsic Flowstate facilitates robotic designs from concept to deployment All Data In Hand? Get Connected! Siemens joins Google’s Intrinsic to integrate robot software with automation
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