Guidance Automation announces that it has become reseller of OTTO Motors’ autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) in the United Kingdom. OTTO Motors provides autonomous mobile robots for material handling inside manufacturing facilities and warehouses. With over three million hours of driving experience, OTTO operates in industrial environments.
Wrekin Council in the UK, deploying an AI Assistant, managed to cut extremely high waiting times by 50%, shifting many users to digital. A year into the AI assisted operations, new services are added to support residents and lessen strain on staff. The Council’s AI acceleration eliminated the need to employ additional headcount, which is important given the current struggle to recruit and retain staff in the sector.
“Automation is important for three very good reasons”, says Chris Argent, founder and MD of GENCFO. After the deep insights on automation from the GENCFO live virtual summit, Chris has consolidated the importance of automation into three main reasons.
A UK healthcare AI company says winning the ‘Nobel Prize’ in biopharmaceutical research for its X-ray analysis algorithm is important proof of the scientific validity of using Machine Learning in diagnosis.
The University of Liverpool’s Digital Innovation Facility (DIF), a £12.7 million Centre of Excellence in emerging digital technologies, has officially opened. The 1500 M2 facility includes state of the art laboratories featuring cutting edge equipment and highly skilled support to facilitate enhanced access for businesses and organisations that wish to collaborate with University experts across multiple technology areas including virtual reality, robotics, artificial intelligence, data science, simulation and data modelling.
The Digital Finance Function Awards are back this summer, and will be held in person for the very first time. Hosted by GENCFO in partnership with ACCA and supported by Advanced, these awards recognise individuals and teams in the finance and accounting industry that deserve celebration.
The UK is one of the front runners in automation. A lot of companies have moved beyond just RPA, and added technology such as process mining and AI to their business. This change has implications for the involvement of the CFO in IT investments. “The C suite has to not only buy into it even but champion it more than anything else, because they’ve paid for costly mistakes in the past already.”
Bosch has acquired Five, a European startup in the field of automated driving. At six locations in the United Kingdom, its roughly 140 associates are working on self-driving vehicles. Five gave preference to Bosch over other takeover bidders. The agreements with Five were signed at the beginning of April. It has been agreed that the financial details will not be disclosed. The acquisition is still subject to approval by the antitrust authorities.
NICE announced that police forces across England and Wales have used NICE Investigate to manage more than 4 million investigations involving millions of digital evidence items. Powered by NICE’s cloud-based Evidencentral platform, NICE Investigate helps police forces digitally transform how digital evidence and investigations are managed.
London department store Selfridges showcases the future role of robotics in retail. An ABB robot demonstrates 3D printing using upcycled Parley Ocean Plastic to create a range of designer items. Personalized items can be ordered on site by customers and produced in-situ by the robot, ready for purchase.
