Technology

Rockwell Automation has appointed Applied Robotics as its first South Pacific partner for OTTO Motors Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMRs), a move the company says strengthens its manufacturing-focused automation offerings in the region.

The Queensland Government has announced a new round of Engaging Science Grants, offering up to $25,000 per project to boost participation in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) and strengthen connections between scientists and the community.

Advanced Navigation has announced that it has demonstrated high-precision underground positioning without the use of fixed infrastructure or GNSS, achieving consistent results in Europe’s deepest underground mine in Pyhäjärvi, Finland.

Konecranes has rolled out an upgraded version of its KBK workstation cranes in Australia and New Zealand, with features designed to enhance safety, functionality, and flexibility for manufacturing and assembly operations.

Digital twin modelling is reshaping how infrastructure and manufacturing systems are designed, operated, and maintained, according to researchers at the University of New South Wales (UNSW).

Australian researchers from Monash University have developed a novel method to improve the delivery of mRNA to target cells, potentially paving the way for a new generation of mRNA medicines beyond vaccines.

Endua, a Brisbane-based clean technology company, has received $4.88 million in funding from the Australian Government’s Industry Growth Program to accelerate the development and commercialisation of its advanced hydrogen electrolyser technology.

Breakthrough Victoria and Monash University have jointly invested $2.25 million in three emerging startups – Myostellar, Fyton Bio, and Remagine Labs – with the goal of developing technologies that could ease pressure on Victoria’s health system and deliver global health benefits.

Engineers at RMIT University have developed a new type of 3D-printed titanium alloy that is approximately 29 per cent cheaper to produce than commonly used titanium alloys, marking what researchers describe as a significant advancement in additive manufacturing.

The Australian Research Council (ARC) has announced more than $62 million in funding for 13 new Industrial Transformation Training Centres and Research Hubs under its Industrial Transformation Research Program (ITRP).