In a typical construction cycle, sturdy slabs are treated as waste once a building dies, crushed into rubble for roads rather than being reborn as new structures
However, new research shows that these scrapped pieces are valuable assets that…
Category: Engineering
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Robots and AI: What Their Convergence Reveals About the Factory of the Future
For a long time, industrial robotics and artificial intelligence evolved along parallel trajectories. On one side, reliable, precise robots programmed to endlessly repeat the same tasks in controlled environments. On the other, AI confined to…
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PlusAI moves closer to public listing as autonomous truck merger clears key regulatory step
Autonomous trucking software company Plus Automation has moved a step closer to becoming a publicly listed company after US regulators approved a key filing linked to its proposed merger with a special purpose acquisition company. PlusAI said its…
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Exotec expands partnership with Renault at warehouse in Germany
Exotec, a provider of warehouse robotics, is equipping Renault Deutschland, the France-headquartered car manufacturer, with its Skypod system to modernize its logistics capabilities at its Brühl site. Starting in 2026, Renault plans to supply…
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Fauna Robotics Unveils Sprout
Fauna Robotics has launched its debut robot, Sprout. Shipping as a Creator Edition, Sprout is a friendly and capable humanoid robot platform designed to operate safely in shared human spaces. Moving beyond the closed industrial systems of the…
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Siemens and Nvidia expand partnership to build the industrial AI operating system
Siemens and Nvidia have announced a significant expansion of their strategic partnership to bring artificial intelligence into the real world. Together, the companies aim to develop industrial and physical AI solutions that will bring AI-driven…
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Hyundai testing humanoid robots at US plants amid union objections
Hyundai Motor has reportedly begun testing humanoid robots at its automobile manufacturing facilities in the United States.
The company said it has been running proof-of-concept trials of the humanoid robot unveiled at CES 2026 at its US…
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How Rigging Makes Ambitious Architectural Designs Buildable
Architectural design has never been more daring. From dramatic cantilevers and sweeping glass façades to sculptural roofs and mixed-use megastructures, today’s buildings push materials and geometry to their limits. What often goes unseen is…
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Interview Alex Catana on the Future of Robotics & Automation Jobs
Alex Catana is a Consultant within the Industrial Practice at Beaumont Bailey, where she supports clients across industrial automation, robotics, and the wider manufacturing ecosystem.
>Her work focuses on executive search, market mapping, and…Continue Reading
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Autonomous vehicles: Regulation paving the way to public acceptance
Why law, governance and trust matter as much as technology Autonomous vehicles are often presented as a technical inevitability. Sensors improve, software advances, compute power grows, and the vehicles themselves become steadily more capable….
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