Industrial plastics company igus is offering a €5000 prize to the winner of the ROIBOT Award for smart, low-cost robotics applications worldwide. [ + ]

A transformative experience encourages career in engineering for Indigenous students. [ + ]

Steven Wyatt of ABB has been elected as the new president of the International Federation of Robotics. [ + ]

Acquisition intended to enhance Rockwell Automation's ability to deliver IT/OT cybersecurity services globally. [ + ]

European logistics company IAG Cargo has announced that it has successfully trialled autonomous drone technology within its warehouse facility in Madrid. [ + ]

Carlsberg says it has almost eliminated the risk of accidents in its Fredericia plant in Denmark. [ + ]

Carbon capture technology has been successfully implemented in a pilot cement plant in Belgium. [ + ]

Fanuc has announced an open industrial IoT platform for which third-party vendors can create apps. [ + ]

Functional safety certifying company exida has launched its first self-paced cyber course. [ + ]

Belden has appointed APS Industrial as its Australian distribution partner from 1 January 2020. [ + ]

Program announced and record attendance celebrated at Rockwell Automation's 27th annual Automation Fair. [ + ]

Dynapumps will market SPX Flow's APV brand pumps, valves and mixers as well as WCB brand pumps and valves in Queensland, Victoria and Western Australia. [ + ]

Autonomous driving systems are currently very expensive, but the cost is expected to decrease rapidly in the coming decade. [ + ]

A market analysis report by the ARC Advisory Group confirms that ABB increased its share of the distributed control system (DCS) market to 20%. [ + ]

Targeting enterprise verticals is vitally important for telcos and the successful deployment of 5G. [ + ]