Robotics & Automation
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Bringing Clarity and Objective Guidance to Software Based Intelligent Process Automation Space
While automation—the heart of the “fourth industrial revolution or Industry 4.0”—clearly has moved from the corners of enterprise strategy and into mainstream conversation, it remains a rapidly maturing technology field characterized by constant change and, sometimes, market confusion. For example, various innovative Software-Based Intelligent Process Automation (SBIPA) technologies have emerged…
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IEEE 1588-2019 Enhances Network Connectivity with Precision Time Protocol
In a world where automation based on robust and reliant connectivity is being implemented across a wide range of industries, time synchronization within networks has become a key factor in advancing technology and developing new applications to benefit humanity. This year IEEE has brought changes to how time within networks…
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IEEE 802.1AS-2020 Standard Fuels Growth of Industrial Automation, Automotive Networking, and 5G Applications
With a growing need for Time-Sensitive Networking (TSN), primarily to meet new and developing industrial automation and in-vehicle networking applications, the IEEE 802.1 Working Group continues to expand the development of standards for the transport of synchronized time over Ethernet (IEEE 802.3) and Wi-Fi (IEEE 802.11) networks. This is essential…
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Expanding Bench-to-Bedside Research with Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and Deep Learning
What Do You Really Mean? Language is both ambiguous and important in this fast-paced and changing artificial intelligence (AI) market. The terms AI, machine learning (ML) and deep learning (DL) are often used interchangeably, yet each term has its own properties. Let’s venture into the jungle of technical definitions and…
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From Principles to Practice in Autonomous and Intelligent Systems
As technology grows more and more pervasive across the ways that governments and citizens interact and relate with one another, hard ethical questions have arisen around the concepts of data, privacy, security and the potential benefits to and unintended consequences on human wellbeing. IEEE in recent years has worked to…
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IEEE 802.3™ Ethernet Working Group Adds Task Forces and a New Study Group
Ethernet continues on a steady path of growth and advancement, enabling higher speeds and opening the door to new and enhanced applications. The IEEE 802.3 Ethernet Working Group has announced the addition of four new Task Forces and the launch of a new study group. These new efforts include: IEEE…
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The Council on Extended Intelligence (CXI) – Resisting Reductionism
“Instead of thinking about machine intelligence in terms of humans vs. machines, we should consider the system that integrates humans and machines—not artificial intelligence, but extended intelligence.” – Joi Ito, Resisting Reduction: A Manifesto. Technology is evolving and expanding at a profound rate, giving rise to new innovations with the…
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Creating Awareness of Biases in Autonomous Systems
As developments in autonomous systems advance, it’s important to look at how unconscious bias might be penetrating these systems. Considering that technology leadership is skewed 80% men and 83% white, the key is to be aware of this bias and make efforts to change it. In a recent contribution to…
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Collaborative Conversations on A/IS and Robotics
As autonomous systems infiltrate everyday life, no longer should we just rely on technologists and engineers to make decisions about how these technologies should act. It’s important to bring together multiple viewpoints when considering the ethical implications of autonomous and intelligent systems (A/IS) and robotics. In a recent Q&A in…
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Bringing a Global Industry Perspective to Standards Development
By IEEE Standards Association Corporate Advisory Group It’s well understood that standardization efforts–from identifying standards needs to building consensus on standards projects through to a standard being published—are closely aligned with companies vested in advancing technology to bring new products and services to market in their respective areas of interest…