The EU has set a global precedent by introducing the AI Act, the world's first comprehensive regulation on artificial intelligence. This landmark regulation is designed to ensure that AI technologies developed and deployed within the EU are aligned with fundamental human rights, whilst providing a supportive environment for innovation and investment. I explore more in this month’s column (p. 4).
This month’s cover story comes from Oriental Motor, who chats to us about what its latest AZ series, which supports a wide range of communication protocols, offers and breaks down how it is designed to benefit smart factory environments and emerging sectors like automated guided vehicles (AGVs) (p. 18).
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Finally, for the 27th edition of the Formula Student project, the University of Hertfordshire team benefitted from the learning resources and product provided by LOCTITE. Find out more about this exciting project on page 24.
Other notable stories include:
• Understanding the safety standards that will unlock North American markets (p. 28)
• Setting a new path for sustainability with robots (p. 20)
• Video of the Month: Design Engineer at Coda Systems demonstrates connector range (p. 37)
• The Industrial Automation Technology Exhibition (p. 34)
• Five ways SCADA systems can benefit sustainability (p. 32)
• Understand your motor’s nameplate (p. 11)
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