MIT researchers and members of the Work of the Future Task Force have released a research report on the state of industrial robotics. [ + ]

There is a seismic shift happening in the manufacturing industry as it advances towards Industry 4.0, according to a new report by Ericsson. [ + ]

Registration is now open for the OnRobot Expo featuring live demos and interactive keynote insights on collaborative applications. [ + ]

The majority of mining organisations report that cybersecurity has not been a priority for their IoT solutions, according to Inmarsat research. [ + ]

BlueScope is backing the NSW Government's renewable infrastructure plan through a $20 million investment in a Renewable Manufacturing Zone at Port Kembla. [ + ]

The order includes ABB water-cooled variable speed drives and high-voltage induction motors. [ + ]

CSIRO signs new agreement with US partners for a transformational power generation technology. [ + ]

Konica Minolta has partnered with Edith Cowan University to boost the university's capability of meeting the growing need for advanced manufacturing in WA. [ + ]

Madison Technologies has announced a distribution partnership with Control Solutions, to provide its Babel Buster protocol gateway products across ANZ. [ + ]

Researchers have discovered that build orientation has an effect on the formation of residual stresses in parts made by additive manufacturing. [ + ]

Connected devices increase vulnerability to cybercrime. [ + ]

Vanadium flow batteries provide the necessary performance to allow green hydrogen to be produced continuously by tidal generation. [ + ]

Hawk Measurement Systems has designed and developed what it says is the industry's first in-plant and cloud-based measurement and monitoring system. [ + ]

Claroty and Schneider Electric have disclosed four Modicon M221 authentication bypass flaws. [ + ]

BHP has announced that it has signed an MOU with steel producer China Baowu, with the intention to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in steelmaking. [ + ]