Manufacturers take to IIoT

Manufacturers take to IIoT

Driven by globalisation, intensifying competition and rising customer demand for more options and higher quality products, a connected plant floor has become a necessity, and the number of organisations achieving a fully connected factory is expected to rise...
A new spin on self-service drinks

A new spin on self-service drinks

A Las Vegas bar is experimenting with pub robotics, with Tipsy Robot available to mix drinks ordered using self-service kiosks. imageHolders and Robotic Innovations have set up 30 Slimline tablet kiosks, customised to mount on a 45-degree pillar in portrait on a...
Remembering the moonwalk

Remembering the moonwalk

On 1 August 1971 – 46 years ago – the second Apollo 15 moonwalk took place. Apollo 15 was the fourth crewed mission to land on the Moon and the first to visit and explore the Moon’s Hadley Rille and Apennine Mountains which are located on the...
Still hard to connect in SA

Still hard to connect in SA

There are still significant barriers to Internet access is prevailing in South Africa, Rwanda, Kenya and Nigeria. This is according to a Mozilla-backed study, carried out by Research ICT Africa, which aims to understand, from a comparative perspective, how citizens...
Funding the $1,5tn smart city opportunity

Funding the $1,5tn smart city opportunity

The capital-intensive task of transforming cities into seamless ecosystems is prompting governments to explore revenue sources beyond internal bodies and join hands with financial intermediaries and private investors. With the rising connectedness of things and...
Transformation needs bold changes

Transformation needs bold changes

Protecting market share, strengthening customer relationships and driving efficiencies are top of the agenda for South African organisations. But many companies are still to face the realities of navigating the changes brought about by digitalisation. This is evident...