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German car factory robots assisting workers assembly line automation

Forrester predicts cautious surge in humanoid robots

Wed, 25th Feb 2026
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risk & compliance
Forrester sees humanoid robots shifting from trials to targeted deployment, promising efficiency gains but slowed by cost, complexity and risk.
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OEMs prioritise resilience, recovery & security in design

Wed, 25th Feb 2026
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robots
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iot security
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supply chain
Rockwell finds OEMs shifting focus from peak performance to resilience, recovery speed and built-in cybersecurity amid rising industrial volatility.
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NTT DATA rolls out private 5G across 50 Cargill sites

Wed, 25th Feb 2026
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NTT DATA has deployed private 5G across 50 Cargill plants, underpinning connected workers, robotics and edge AI in complex factories.
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FireCell-Acceleran merger targets Europe's mid 5G tier

Sat, 21st Feb 2026
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robots
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network infrastructure
FireCell merges with Acceleran and secures EUR €7.9m to chase Europe's growing sub-EUR €1m private 5G market for industry and defence.
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WBA pushes common AI frameworks to modernise Wi-Fi

Fri, 20th Feb 2026
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uc
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network infrastructure
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digital transformation
Wireless Broadband Alliance urges common AI frameworks to tame rising Wi-Fi complexity and cut costs as networks become critical infrastructure.
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SUSE buys Losant to boost open source industrial IoT

Fri, 20th Feb 2026
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virtualisation
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manufacturing
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hybrid cloud
SUSE acquires Industrial IoT platform Losant, vowing to open source the tech as it expands from edge infrastructure into automation software.
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Aeris & Palo Alto link SASE to secure global IoT fleets

Fri, 20th Feb 2026
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firewalls
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digital transformation
Aeris links its IoT Watchtower with Palo Alto Networks' Prisma SASE 5G to unify zero-trust security and connectivity for global IoT fleets.
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Axis report charts rise of intelligent video in business

Thu, 19th Feb 2026
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firewalls
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manufacturing
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hybrid cloud
Axis finds intelligent video moving beyond security as firms use cameras for analytics, cloud adoption rises, and unified platforms gain favour.
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AI tops 2026 industrial tech radar as maturity gaps grow

Thu, 19th Feb 2026
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robots
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data analytics
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digital transformation
AI tops IoT Analytics' 2026 industrial tech radar as firms chase less mature trends while core connectivity and compute quietly solidify.
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Celonis & LeafLabs launch app to decode robot fleets

Thu, 19th Feb 2026
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manufacturing
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digital transformation
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partner programmes
Celonis and LeafLabs unveil an app to decode robot fleet data, linking factory‑floor telemetry to real‑world supply chain performance.
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Most enterprises unprepared for HPE's virtualisation reset

Thu, 19th Feb 2026
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virtualisation
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dr
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private cloud
Most enterprises are unprepared for HPE's 'Great Virtualization Reset' even as two‑thirds plan major strategy changes within two years.
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London Tech Week 2026 agenda puts sovereign AI centre stage

Fri, 13th Feb 2026
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robots
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semiconductors
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digital transformation
London Tech Week 2026 unveils an AI-heavy agenda, with founders and global enterprises set to debate sovereign models and large-scale deployment.
Uk power plant control room ai failure darkened grid chaos

Gartner warns misconfigured AI could halt G20 power

Fri, 13th Feb 2026
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robots
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drones
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iot security
Gartner warns a misconfigured AI in cyber-physical systems could knock out critical infrastructure and power in a G20 nation by 2028.
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Honeywell, TCS partner to drive AI-led IT-OT convergence

Thu, 12th Feb 2026
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data analytics
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digital transformation
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edge computing
Honeywell and TCS form an AI-driven cloud partnership to merge IT and OT, targeting autonomous, secure and efficient industrial operations.
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ANYbotics gains ISO 27001 for industrial robot security

Thu, 12th Feb 2026
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data protection
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digital transformation
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cloud security
ANYbotics becomes first four-legged robot maker with ISO 27001, easing security reviews for scaling autonomous industrial inspections.
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Telehouse Europe appoints Chris Lamb as Enterprise Director

Wed, 11th Feb 2026
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manufacturing
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hybrid cloud
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digital transformation
Telehouse Europe names Chris Lamb Enterprise Director to drive sector-led growth and tailored infrastructure for demanding workloads.
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UK operators rapidly scale up AI deployment in logistics

Wed, 11th Feb 2026
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manufacturing
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data analytics
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digital transformation
UK logistics firms shift from AI pilots to full rollouts as interest hits record highs, targeting faster, smarter and more flexible supply chains.
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Cloud providers launch SME onboarding drive for data

Wed, 11th Feb 2026
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manufacturing
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digital transformation
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hyperscale
European cloud providers unite to onboard 10,000 SMEs into trusted data spaces within 18 months, easing access to secure data-sharing.
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OpenAI unveils Frontier to deploy AI coworkers at scale

Wed, 11th Feb 2026
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saas
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crm
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manufacturing
OpenAI has launched Frontier, an enterprise platform to deploy AI coworkers at scale by unifying data, tools and governance across firms.
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Yokogawa links OpreX software with ANYmal inspection robots

Wed, 11th Feb 2026
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fleet management
Yokogawa is integrating its OpreX Robot Management Core with ANYbotics' ANYmal robots to automate hazardous industrial site inspections.