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ENTERPRISE IN SPOTLIGHT
THE BEST OF 5 INNOVATIVE
Robotics SOLUTION PROVIDERS IN 2020
Yujin RobotA Driving Force for South Korea's Robotics Sector
FROM THE EDITOR
The Pandemic and Robots
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The robotics industry is not only the face of the future but also becoming the driving force for many other possibilities and new inventions. The growth of Robotics industry has been witnessing exponential growth since the onset of IoT, AI, etc. as they not only make the functioning of a company or home easier but also provide efficient and unique solutions for the tasks that require excess human efforts, are time-consuming, and of less importance to compared to other tasks. Although, Robotics industry is new and emerging compared to peers but has been seeing a spurt in the number of start-ups and companies showcasing their unique robotic products/services. The time of the machines is on the rise and it has now become a race to see who makes it to the top place and commands the industry. The Robotics industry requires highly advanced technology backed by extensive knowledge of the same and thus, fitting almost every company/start-up in a unique niche, giving them a spot of their own. The Enterprise World special issue, The Best 5 Innovative Robotics Solution Providers in 2020 features the stories and journey of the companies that dared to venture into the unknown realm of Robotics and provide unique and innovative products/services that are not only efficient and scalable but also redefining the Robotics industry in their way. Read about Exaptec, an acronym for Extreme applications. The company specializes in telepresence, social, educational robots, as well as STEM products. Exaptec also offers workshops for educators introducing them to basic coding as part of their professional development requirements. FinTech, the short form for Financial Technology, is the innovation that aims to merge technology with financial services. For long it was tried to do so, but with the evolved Artificial Intelligence, it has now become possible to achieve a great level of the FinTech revolution. This has brought efficiency in the functioning of the institutions and made the functions simpler and time-saving. Read more about the sector in our special editorial feature. Dr Kyung Shin CEO at Yujin Robot. The company has been designing and manufacturing robots since 1988. Yujin Robot started as a factory automation system provider and has been developing service robots since 2000. The company’s portfolio encompasses a wide range of robots including models for sports, education, marketing, logistics, food services, silver care, and more. There is a lot more to read inside! Happy Reading!
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Dr Kyung Shin CEO at Yujin Robot. The company has been designing and manufacturing robots since 1988. Yujin Robot started as a factory automation system provider and has been developing service robots since 2000. The company’s portfolio encompasses a wide range of robots including models for sports, education, marketing, logistics, food services, silver care, and more. Based on the robotics technologies the company has developed over the last 32 years, its team developed SLAM and navigation modules, the main function for autonomous driving robots, and an AM board, a core technology for obstacle sensing. Recently, the team developed ANS (Autonomous Navigation Solution) that can easily and quickly transform a manual mobile machine into an autonomous navigation robot. The main feature of ANS is that it is based on Yujin's autonomous navigation solution is extensively used in cleaning robots, and is extremely efficient and costeffective. With its versatility, ANS can robotize almost any product without the need to manufacture an
Dr Greg Baiden, CEO at Penguin Automated System Inc. Penguin Automated Systems Inc. is a small robotics company specializing in mobile robotics and intelligent systems. Penguin grew out of the mining industry and the research work that Dr Baiden led in a mining company, academically and as an entrepreneur around the robotic mine of the future. Penguin has now been in business for 18 years providing robotic and mobile equipment solutions to the mining industry. This work has expanded over the last 10 years to include underwater, civil construction, agriculture and space. Mr Ian Crouch, CEO & CoFounder at Reveal Group, offering three new Software-as-aService (SaaS) solutions that allow enterprises to automate processes 30% faster with unparalleled quality in February 2020, resulting in Reveal RoboSuite™. It gives organizations access to the industry’s most advanced acceleration tools that made Reveal Group, Blue Prism’s first and only Platinum Capability Partner. RoboSuite is creating the second
generation of RPA. These tools are significantly reducing the effort and skill-level required to automate processes while improving quality, re-usability and adherence to best practice. Reveal RoboSuite™ has been initially developed to enhance Blue Prism, and expansion of the toolset to accommodate all leading RPA platforms is already underway. The three new RoboSuite products underpin Reveal Group’s strategy to lead the crusade is enabling companies to Automate Better Exaptec, an acronym for Extreme applications. The company specializes in telepresence, social, educational robots, as well as STEM products. Exaptec also offers workshops for educators introducing them to basic coding as part of their professional development requirements. The company was involved in the Robotics Roadmap for Australia in 2018. Becoming the sole distributor in Australia and New Zealand for the telepresence, robot temi was a pivotal growth time for the company. The temi was designed in Israel by Yossi Wolf and his team and has been on the market for just over a year now with enormous success so far. Exaptec has had a steady growth of 25-35% per annum since inception.
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The Pandemic and Robots Exaptec
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Putting a Face to the Future of Robotics by Humanizing Robots
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Measuring Financial Inclusion And The Fintech Revolution
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Penguin Automated Systems
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Pioneers in Industrial Automation
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Reveal Group
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Specialized in Robot Process Automation since 2013
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The Future Of Coding Is No Code
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Yujin Robot A Driving Force for South Korea's Robotics Sector
From the Editor
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he Coronavirus Pandemic has shadowed the world, and has brought it to a stand-still. Threatening lives at every walk, way around this pandemic has been the pressing question. Even after months of precautions, the virus is out at large; threatening humanity's way of life. Amid this crisis was another way of life rising, which most people have forgotten about; the robots!
The rise of robots was long anticipated, however the Coronavirus pandemic has made that a sure point. For good or for the worse, analysts have predicted that the robots will soon replace many humans in their jobs. People generally prefer for a human element to their interactions, but that is widely going to change given the circumstances. “Covid-19 is going to change consumer preferences and really open up new avenues for automation�, says Martin Ford who is a futurist and has written about how the robots will be integrated in the world economy in the following decades. a It is not a surprise now that social distancing will be with us for quite a few years. It may also turn into a regular practice. Small and large companies will be revising their safety guidelines around the same lines. Some of the companies are expanding on how they will bring social distancing into practice with robots and reduce the number of people who will have to check-in to work physically. Let us have a look at a few industries that will put robots to use heavily.
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Healthcare Industry The deadly Covid-19 is a highly contagious disease. The nature of the virus is such that humans have no immunity to it; which gives the virus an opportunity of infecting anyone in contact leading to extreme illness or even death. Medical facilities, in this case, remain the prime environments for exposure leaving the medical professionals at high risks. This risk of medical professionals can be reduced by simply reducing the number of interactions they have with the infected. This is where the robots can have a huge impact. Robots are being used to scan the patients with potential symptoms, instead of risking personnel. With this, the routine observations like temperature checks are also being carried out using the mobile robots. Dispensing medicines is another task that has been handed over to the robots, which leaves the nurses free to attend other important things. While robots are being used to perform the simple duties of doctors and nurses, it has helped them to perform other high priority duties ďŹ rst and has also increased their eďŹƒciency. Doctors and nurses are now able to use their energy and capability for the tasks that need it the most. It is a win-win situation, as the use of robots is increasing the capabilities of the medical professionals while also reducing their risk of infection. But these are not the only tasks robots are performing. Some of the very common chores like taking out trash, cleaning the rooms and disinfecting the area can also spread the infection. These tasks are also being undertaken by the robots which has reduced the exposure of infection to the medical workers. In the times of Covid-19, where even the slightest toe outside the line can be a matter of life and death, deployment of the robots, especially in the medical facilities has not only improved the capabilities of the medical facility, but also reduced the health risk of the doctors as well as the patients.
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The Supply Chains Industry The Covid-19 has struck the whole world, with an urgency of most of the manufacturing and supply chain industries to shut down. But as we trod upon this emergency, albeit with precautions, many manufacturers are looking towards robotics technology with a hope! With robots already being employed in the health and security measures, manufacturing and supply chain open up as new opportunities for operations. Some of the big players in the manufacturing industry like GE, Honda, Ford, and General Motors have also shut their plants to ensure worker safety. This emergency has reestablished the organizations' faith in the use of robotics. Resultantly, even with the constraints in the budget due to the pandemic, businesses have been reviewing robotics as a profitable long-term investment. If we look at it, robots were already being used in the industries, for some of the explicit and repeatable tasks, for which they were decisively programmed. Working on these lines, ware-house trained robots may be employed, that will carry the truck from aisle to aisle where humans can pick things. This pandemic has brought to our attention the delicate nature of this globalized supply chain industry. Industry robots that can be effectively programmed could help overcome the complexities.
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Some Other Instances of Robots at Work Robots have taken over human jobs, while prominently in the medical and manufacturing industries, here are some of the other areas where robots are seen at work. For exampleLabor-replacing robots are now put to use for floor cleaning at grocery stores and also sorting at the recycling centers. Companies like PayPal and machine driven content monitoring platforms like YouTube are now relying on chatbots for customer service. Students' graduation being moved from large arenas to houses is another instance where AI was used in a different way. The Robotic telepresence platforms in Japan provided the students with an “in-person” college graduation experience. The ABB robots in Spain were reprogrammed by Nagami Design to produce masks. The Center for Advanced Aerospace Technologies, FADA-CATEC and Airvant also stepped up by designing an aerial robot that would disinfect the logistics areas. Another instance was in Germany where a Pepper robot was used in the supermarkets, reminding people to maintain social distancing and other precautionary measures in the difficult times of Covid-19. Because of the closing of the schools, EdumotiveLab in Greece showed the students how to keep learning to use and program robots at home.
After Covid-19 Covid-19 has changed our way of live for a long time in the future. Even after the vaccine is developed, returning to how it was would be a mammoth of a task, impossible in some cases. Our interactions and experiences with robots is bound to make it easy to normalize automation as a part of our daily lives. (Ha! Who would have imagined?) During this pandemic, the companies that have replaced their human workers with robots might think it unnecessary to go back to how it was, and continue using robots. A robot cashier at supermarkets will not be a new thing to the customers who have interacted with them during this time. You might not even notice how easily the robots will have replaced the human workers. Sanitizers, masks and social distancing will still be the part of the daily check-list. Because technology has played such a huge role during this pandemic, we as a society have not questioned what type of jobs the robots will be taking over. If technology (robots) means a healthy life, a nearly Covid19 free life, then our trust in it will only increase. Before the pandemic, robots in workplace was a far-fetched idea. Humans can do what robots will do, was a general idea. But after the pandemic, here is a question we might ďŹ nd ourselves asking, Will the industries now train their employees, or will they simply program them?
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Having sold over 200 robots, we have repeat clients and clients that refer us to others. 12 June 2020
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he robotic industry is changing very quickly. There are a lot of interesting robots being produced, but the question remains, will the companies have enough capital to last the distance? There have been a few spectacular failures in the last two years where enormous amounts of money have been invested and the company has had to close, like Anki and Kuri. So, choosing the right company and product is important as you don’t want to deal with a company that suddenly goes out of business. “Whilst our products are hugely expensive, they are still an investment,” says Nicci Rossouw, Founder and CEO of Exaptec Pty. Ltd. Exaptec, an acronym for extreme application technology, was founded in 2015. The company specializes in telepresence, social, educational robots, as well as STEM products. Exaptec also offers workshops for educators introducing them to basic coding as part of their professional development requirements. The company was involved in the Robotics Roadmap for Australia in 2018. “I am one of the co-chairs for the Services Workshop for the Robotics Roadmap for Australia 2020,” shares Nicci. Exaptec also hosts the Melbourne Robotics Meet-up Group that organizes a monthly get together with an expert presenter. Exaptec is a unique, one of a kind company in Australia. Its core business is telepresence, social and educational robotics, and the company’s aim is to be experts in the area of robotics. The firm has a range of 8 different robots that and the team at Exaptec understand their functionality very well. On
top of that, it strives for excellent customer service. Most of its customers reach out to the company for a solution to a problem they have, so there is no difficulty in sale as such.
loop for the latest products coming to market.
Advanced Product Line Exaptec imports, rents and sells a variety of telepresence, social and educational robots. As the company specializes in such a broad range of robots, it has a very good understanding of what’s available on the market and which robots to invest in. Subscribing to newsletters and updates of new robots and going to CES (Consumer Electronic Show) bi-yearly, keeps the company in the
“We are approached on a regular basis to represent companies and new products,” tells Nicci. Exaptec and its team members are the sole distributors for three of its products. It creates a fine balance of not introducing competing products as the company believes that the three robots are represented as the best ones in the market. “We have just become the sole distributor for the QTrobot,” shares the team of Exaptec. QTrobot is an expressive little humanoid designed as a tool for therapists and educators. It uses facial expressions, gestures, and games to
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teach children with autism spectrum disorder about communication, emotions, and social skills. QTrobot is also being used for post-stroke rehabilitation and elderly cognitive and physical rehabilitation as well as research and development.
younger entrepreneurs was a great experience for me,” describes Nicci. She has been recognized by Inside Robotics magazine in Australia as one of 6 women ‘who rock robotics’.“It was a great honor, especially as the other 5 were highly qualified, academic women,” states Nicci.
Dynamic Leadership Nicci’s journey at Exaptec has been rather unusual as she doesn’t have a technical background. Her focus has been on continuous learning and she feels extremely fortunate that her suppliers have supported her so well, especially for technical issues. In 2018 she was accepted into QUT CEA (Queensland University of Technology Creative Enterprise Australia) Collider Mentor Program. Competing against 20 other companies for 10 spots, Exaptec qualified and it was a highlight for Nicci in terms of broadening her horizon and thought process.“Working with much 14 June 2020
Prior to Exaptec she was the business manager (as well as one of the original co-founders) for 7 years at Tabar, an agile consultancy business that’s still running in Melbourne. Before that she worked in sales and marketing, which of course, has come in very handy. Exaptec’s Challenges and Growth Trajectory The early adoption rate of telepresence and social robots in Australia was very slow and it continues to be an education process of how these robots are used, and what they can do. Nicci is a frequent speaker at events and uses these platforms as a way to
educate as many people about Exaptec specialization as well as robotics across Australia. This is a huge challenge pertaining in the industry. Becoming the sole distributor in Australia and New Zealand for the telepresence, robot temi was a pivotal growth time for the company. The temi was designed in Israel by Yossi Wolf and his team and has been on the market for just over a year now with enormous success so far. Exaptec has had a steady growth of 25-35% per annum since inception. “We predict that this will increase as the adoption rate for these types of robots become more widely used,” explains Nicci. With the Covid-19 epidemic, robots like the temi and the beam have proved invaluable in keeping people in touch with each other, doctors being able to speak to patients as well as being able to take people’s temperature in countries such as South Korea and China.
Finance
MEASURING FINANCIAL INCLUSION AND THE FINTECH REVOLUTION
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inTech, the short form for Financial Technology, is the innovation that aims to merge technology with financial services. For long it was tried to do so, but now, with the evolved Artificial Intelligence, it has now become possible to achieve a great level of the FinTech revolution. This has brought efficiency in the functioning of the institutions and made the functions simpler and time-saving. The use of smartphones for mobile banking, investing services and cryptocurrency are just a few examples of FinTech. With the help of FinTech, a customer can easily go online and check their account status or all of their financial transactions and can keep a check on their account activities with just a tap on their phones. Thus the customers are ever more taking charge of their financial lives, and there is also a rise in financial literacy than before. Financial Technology has helped the customers to optimize the use of new trends such as Artificial Intelligence, Robotics, biometric applications, the blockchain, Peerto-peer lending and may more of such technologies. With the use of mobile applications, one can send and receive money easily. The application PayPal allows its customers to receive and send money in any currency. The 16 June 2020
FinTech revolution is surely making revolutions in the financial industry. We can expect the following more revolutions to make the financial industry even more efficient. 1. Robo AdvisoryThis technology will greatly reduce human intervention in the preliminary processes. The robots will provide financially related small bits of advice to the users. These processes will run mainly on the complex algorithms, and these algorithms will be carried out with the help of the computers, and hence, there will hardly be any need for human intervention. The robot advisory can also help the investors in accessing the stock market in an easier way and also in a transparent manner. 2. Alternate LendingLending the funds to smaller businesses is sometimes not profitable to the banking institutions. So with the help of FinTech, people can provide peerto-peer lending options which are based on the mutual terms of the providers and also at low-interest rates. This has become a popular service in the emerging markets and has helped the start-up companies in many ways. 3. The use of BlockChainGenerally, in a transaction, there is a requirement of third-party
validation. But with the use of blockchain, this third-party reconciliation is easily eliminated and it also provides extra security in the actions. The blockchain technology has become popular because of the use of Bitcoin. The Bitcoin is the unregulated form cryptocurrency which can be traded in any currency. This gives us an idea that the future application of the blockchain will be through the cryptocurrencies only, which is also called as the Bitcoin mining. The process of Bitcoin mining is a peerto-peer process that verifies the Bitcoin transaction. 4. Digital Payments New and smarter payment options are being introduced in the market and the FinTech industries are providing quick and convenient payment methods to its users. For example, PayPal is a famous digital payment method used in the US. It also allows one to send or receive money in different currencies. With digital payment options, it is expected that the ATMs will no longer be needed for any transactions and the developed countries will mostly be digital modes for almost all the transactions. With the FinTech revolution, the future of the financial industry is bright, and we may see extensive use of mobiles for maximum payments.
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We focus on redeď€ ning what is possible and exploring possibilities. 18 June 2020
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utomation, sometimes also known as the labor-saving technology is the kind of technology which reduces the human assistance in certain procedures. It ranges from a large variety of process, from a household thermostat to the large industry boilers. Industrial automation specifically is the use of control systems. These may include simple computer systems to robots used to handle the different processes and machineries in industries. Industrial Automation has ample benefits, most importantly, it helps increase the quality of services and bring about flexibility in the process. Pioneering in Industrial Automation, Penguin Automated Systems Inc. (ASI) is a leading research, development and prototyping company providing professional and comprehensive robotic and automation solutions for underground, underwater, inspace and on-surface applications. The Journey Penguin automated systems is a small robotics company specializing in mobile robotics and intelligent systems. Penguin grew out of the mining industry and the research work that Dr Baiden led in a mining company, academically and as an entrepreneur around the robotic mine of the future. Penguin has now been in business for 18 years providing robotic and mobile equipment solutions to the mining industry. This work has expanded over the last 10 years to include underwater, civil construction, agriculture and space. In this advanced society, people are being open to change and
innovation; which was a mammoth of a task a few years back. This has thus rubbed off the challenge of convincing people to try something new. Instead it has given rise to many other challenges, some of them being the quality of the products and everything with it. The initial challenges Penguin ASI faced included having a networking system that was capable of moving several gigabits per second around the mobile operation for the robots. And, having the ability to locate these mobile machines in a GPS denied environments. In addition, there was a need to solve the issues around large-scale cooperative robotics for achieving tasks in mining and search and rescue.
Besides the technical challenges, the culture of these longstanding industries have proven difficult for the application of teleoperated systems and robotics. People in these industries tend to want to do things by manual means and the thought of an automated system is something that is not in their minds immediately. So selling these kinds of systems to potential customers unless there is a critical need is difficult. But with sheer dedication, the team made is possible to make success look easy. The two main events that triggered the growth of the company were a large scale recovery operation in a mining setting and the construction of a
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robot to remove rock blockages in an underground environment. Both these robot systems challenged the typical idea of what a robot was needed for.
“We focus on redefining what is possible and exploring possibilities.”
The first project, which was of large scale recovery operation in a mining setting helped Penguin ASI to develop the first real industrial cooperative robot system and solved a large industrial problem for our customer.
Penguin ASI has a suite of products that include underwater and freespace optical networking, underground GPS systems and inertial navigation and positioning. The daily operations focus on expanding and inventing new technologies in order to provide its clients with the most advanced and impressive products on the market. The combination of Penguin ASI's expert knowledge and skilled resources maximizes efficiencies and provides cost-effective solutions.
Penguin ASI is fast-developing as a leading innovator in the field of robotics and automation; providing solutions from concept and design to finished commercial products by applying specialty communications. The software and intelligent systems, unique electronics, tele-autonomy and mobile mechatronics that Penguin ASI produces enables its specialists to provide complete services to meet the mining industry’s expanding range of needs.
The company made the decision to create mobile robots that were able to be mathematically controlled in a far more sophisticated fashion then normal robots that are out in the marketplace. These robots combine laser scanning to create engineering drawings for the
Penguin has extensive experience in applying automated systems to mining. This work includes: • Site Assessment Studies • Determine the particular mine’s technology application • Technology Roadmap development for the mines
The second project too was extremely important. It required the Hang-up Assessment and Removal robot system. This was a total ground up development to solve the problem of people unblocking overhead rock with explosives. An extremely dangerous situation that required a robotic solution. Performing a major project like this was quite satisfying as it generated many 10s of patents for mobile robotics in the world today. This robot was also found potential in other applications such a scanning of civil infrastructure. 20 June 2020
The Products and Services
operator to run the machines using gaming technology. Their unique systems have allowed them to create a unique virtual reality situational awareness for operation of robots in difficult environments.
• Assessment of current technology mine plans vs potential automated mine plans to determine Cost/Benefit • Full Automated Mine Design services ♦ Scoping ♦ Pre-feasibility ♦ Feasibility ♦ And, Detailed Implementation Studies “We provide a comprehensive approach to software development, systems integration and field testing to ensure leading edge technologies are supplied to manage our client's needs.” There has been continuous research and development in the existing services so as to make the experience even better for the clients. With that being said, the company is also working on new products to expand their area of expertise. Currently, the company is working on the linking of gaming software,
which is a new addition to their robotic systems. By providing a tele-operator with the full engineering drawing of the task that they're doing in a situation where people cannot go is a unique and exciting opportunity for their clients. With innovative services and continuous research and development, the company’s mission is to perform private research and development to create technologies and systems for our clients to apply to improve safety, resource utilization and financial performance. Leading the Way- Dr. Greg Baiden Dr. Baiden has had quite a decorated profile, from being the being a senior executive in a multinational mining company to leading corporate R&D for the mine of the future, a senior research chair in Canada in the area of robotics and an entrepreneur
supplying the robotics technology that he has developed to the world. The key achievements of his entrepreneurial journey have been to be able to work in the commercial, academic and entrepreneurial environments. The work in those environments has allowed him to experience all of the opportunities and drawbacks of the various means of performing meaningful research and development. Additionally, working in the mining environment and then branching out into search and rescue, civil construction, agriculture, undersea and into the space program have provided a broad breadth of experience that have enhanced his ability to create business.
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Madrid Football’s very own
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adrid is the capital city of Spain. It is the most populous city and the second-largest city in the European Union (EU). The city lies on the River Manzanares and is the center of the country and the Community of Madrid. The urban agglomeration of Madrid has the third-largest economy in the European Union. Moreover, because of its strong influence on politics, entertainment, education, media, environment, fashion, science and culture has also gained it the status as one of world's global cities. The city has a strong sports influence too and is a home to two of football’s worldfamous clubs, the Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid. Madrid is considered as a major financial center because of its high standard of living, the economic output and the market size. Madrid hosts the headquarters of many of the major Spanish companies. And according to the Monocle
magazine’s 2017 index, the city th was also rated as the 10 most livable city. The infrastructure in Madrid is relatively modern, but the city has also managed to preserve the look of many of its historic neighborhoods and streets. Some of the popular landmarks in the city are the Plaza Mayor, the Royal Palace of Madrid, the Royal Theatre, many national museums and other historical landmarks. The Economy After London, Frankfurt, Paris and Amsterdam, Madrid is the 5th important leading center of commerce in Europe. The industrial development in Madrid started on a large scale in th the 20 century, but it grew even more rapidly, in the 1960s, an era also called as the “Spanish miracle”. During this economic boom, the economy of the city was mostly centered on different
manufacturing industries related to the motor cycles, aircraft, chemicals, electronic devices, pharmaceuticals, leather goods and many more. After the democracy in the city was restored in the 1970s, the economy is expanding and is also one of the dynamic economies in the European Union. Madrid has over 17 universities and rd 30 research centers. It ranks 3 in the EU by its gross domestic product. The economy of Madrid relies heavily on its service sector. In the year 2011, the service sector accounted for 85.9% of the GDP, while the industry sector contributed 7.9% and the construction sector for 6.1%. Even then, Madrid holds the second position as Spain’s industrial center after Barcelona. Various services prevalent in Madrid are related to business, transport and communication, property and finances, which together account for 52%. The newly emerging services are that
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which carry out the movement of capital, information, goods and person and other “advanced business” services like research and development, information technology and technical accountancy. Finance sector of the city is pretty strong too. The banks in Madrid carry out about 72% of all the banking services in Spain. The Spanish Central Bank or the Bank of Spain has been in the city since 1782. Some of the other important financial markets in the city include stocks and shares, bond markets, insurance and pension funds. The construction of transport infrastructure has played a major role in maintaining the economic position of Madrid. Work travel and other local journeys use the highquality metropolitan road network and also a public transport system. The Madrid-Barajas Airport, the fourth-largest airport in Europe also plays an important role in the city’s economy. Tourism in Madrid is another major
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industry. Madrid is the home to United Nation’s World Tourism Organization (UNWTO). Most of the city’s tourists are from the United States which is then followed by Italy, France, UK and Germany. In the year 2018, Madrid received 10.21 million tourists, 53% of them being international tourists. Art and Culture in Madrid Madrid is widely known for its art galleries and museums. The best known in the city is the Golden Triangle of Art that is located along the Paseo del Prado. This comprises of three major museums; the Prado Museum, the Thyssen Bornemisza Museum and the Reina Sofia Museum. The Prado Museum is an art gallery that features world's finest collections of European art from the 12th century th to the 19 century. The art pieces are based on the former Spanish Royal Collection. The National Archeological Museum of Madrid showcases the archaeological artefacts from pre-
historical era to the 19th century. These include the Roman mosaics, Greek ceramics, Islamic art and Romanesque art. Some of the other museums in Madrid are the National Museum of Natural Sciences, the Naval Museum and many others. Sports has always been in the spirit of Madrid, football above all the sports. Madrid is a home to the La Liga football club giant, the Real Madrid. This football club is one of the most famous and supported clubs in the world. Real Madrid has been selected as the club of the 20th century (FIFA Club of the century), and is currently the leader of the European teams ranking. The Real Madrid club is the worldwide leader with over 26 titles under its belt and is also one of the most valuable teams in the world. Madrid has hosted four of the European cup/ Championships till date. All said, Madrid is the hotspot of art, culture and economy of Spain!
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Intelligent Process Automation – the technology suite around digitization, Articial Intelligence, Blockchain, and Business Intelligence will induce and support revolutionary solutions” 28 June 2020
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very industry today is going through the technological advancements and adapting to tech changes can be a really difficult task. But, it is a necessity and there are a lot of tech-enabled solutions available in the market suitable to every nature of business to streamline the operational activities of an organization. Automation is one such process that has been introduced as a game changer in the market. As soon as the technology became available at an enterprise-level, there was one company quick enough to adopt and incorporate it into the solutions that it offers. Today, Reveal Group is one the largest implementers of Robotic Process Automation (RPA) in the world. Reveal Group is a global management consultancy firm, specializing in transforming operations to reveal the potential of every workforce. The company is advancing the possibilities of Operational Excellence programs with industry-leading consultants, innovative software and unrivalled in RPA and Intelligent Automation. As specialists in Intelligent Automation, a disruptive technology unto itself, Reveal Group is constantly seeking out transformative technologies to bring its clients the results they want; fast, cost-effectively and successfully without ever compromising on quality. Reveal Group specializes in RPA and Intelligent Automation (IA) technologies. The firm’s business model is predicated on helping clients achieve operational excellence through automation. A critical tenet of this approach is enabling clients to develop their own internal capabilities to drive
ongoing benefits sustainably and independently. Blue Prism is Reveal Group’s technology change agent of choice, ever since forming a strong partnership in 2014. Despite Reveal Group’s modest size (100 employees) in comparison with some of the firms also competing in the space, it is consistently ranked as one of Blue Prism’s largest, most successful global partners, working with clients around the world. Revealing Offerings In February 2020, the company announced the availability of three new Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solutions that allow enterprises to automate processes 30% faster with unparalleled quality, which resulted in Reveal RoboSuite™. It gives organizations access to the industry’s most advanced
acceleration tools that made Reveal Group, Blue Prism’s first and only Platinum Capability Partner. RoboSuite is creating the second generation of RPA. These tools are significantly reducing the effort and skill-level required to automate processes while improving quality, re-usability and adherence to best practice. Reveal RoboSuite™ has been initially developed to enhance Blue Prism, and expansion of the toolset to accommodate all leading RPA platforms is already underway. The three new RoboSuite products underpin Reveal Group’s strategy to lead the crusade is enabling companies to Automate Better™. Each addresses a key need for enterprises to maximize value from their investment in Intelligent Automation:
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• Reveal RoboReview™ provides intelligent code reviews, on demand. Empowers automation teams through proactive selfservice checks to generate instant feedback in line with Blue Prism best practices, every time. • Reveal RoboDesigner™ automates object development. Saves configuration time and effort by instantly creating automation components to best practice standards, for you. • Reveal RoboManager™ empowers enterprises with end-toend, real-time visibility of their RPA programs. It is built for every member of an automation team to identify, prioritize, build, and realize benefits from quality automated solutions. A Story Revealed With a mission to help clients accelerate their transformation programs by applying best-of-breed technologies, Reveal Group was founded back in 2005. The group’s focus was on enabling operational excellence and workforce optimization which eventually led it to Robotic Process Automation (RPA) in 2014. Reveal Group’s early RPA engagements convinced 30 June 2020
them of the need to establish partnership with cutting-edge technologies to enable scalability and sustainability. Reveal Group’s work on the dynamics of operations which includes employing the required skills and disciplines into the successful, comprehensive training programs that they are turned out to be today is a testament to the experience that the company has with delivering successful Process Automation programs around the world. Incorporating its best practices and benchmarks into the Training Academy courses, from Foundation to Advanced Developer, is what sets Reveal Group and its trainees apart. Sharing this knowledge through training gives the company a considerably larger footprint in the industry, which it leverages to deliver transformative results for the clients. “The global changes we have seen in the past 150 years will pale before the developments and transformations we see in the next 15 years,” says the team of Reveal Group.
The Group Leader Before establishing Reveal Group in 2005, Ian Crouch, CEO and Co-founder of the organization served at the most senior levels of the financial services industry. He is responsible for growing Reveal Group into the leading specialist consultancy it is today. Ian served as the CIO at National Australia Bank and as the Vice President of EDS, A.T. Kearney, Booz Allen, and Hamilton. The experience gained at these organizations highlighted a gap in the market, one that over the past decade he has worked to fill with Reveal Group. Process compliance in certain industries is a no-compromise factor. Mistakes are very costly, both in terms of finances and man-hours. Reveal Group’s RPA services deliver quality and reporting capabilities in a secure, auditable environment that cannot be replicated anywhere else. “International companies don’t just seek Reveal Group out for process automation; they are drawn to the results-heavy, costefficient immediacy of our solutions,” says Ian.
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The Future Of
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round two decades ago, the answer to how a website worked was quite simple. Earlier, to learn the working of website, just clicking on the view source in a web browser could help. This is how a number of developers all across the globe learned to write codes. It all started by hacking together Tumblr themes or custom MySpace, which ultimately led to build an app or website, and eventually a career. In 2018, IDC conducted a research in which it was found that only 11.65 million out of 22.30 million developers all over the globe are the full-time developers. When it comes to full-time developing, the numbers are dropped to half, so it can be estimated how these developers are amassed with loads of fixes. Henceforth, developers are not the only backbone of the web
application can be developed just by applying few methods and using a few tools. Drag and drop is one such methods applied in developing an application.
innovation world. Makers have now initiating ways to breakdown the cycle of an extreme demand and less developers available to essentially fulfil the lingering backlogs. When looking at the statistics from last few years, the ‘No Code’ seems to be favoured for the future of coding. But before giving any conclusion, let’s comprehend in detail what actually is a no code platform.
Gartner has already predicted that the number of app developers will be overshadowed in the near future owing to the increasing demand for a mobile application. Therefore, IT sector came up with a workable market of ‘No Code’ platforms, which instantaneously became a hit.
So what exactly is this No Code? When an entire application is built from scratch by a layman, we count it as a wonder. This is what exactly no code platforms are made for. A cybernetic developed environment are far-fetched from the troubles of coding. An entire
A trend starts in no time if something is reliable, easily accessible, and provides productive results. The non-IT industry in no time preached this new swing as soon as it became a layman’s job to create app through No Code platform.
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Are the Platforms of No Code and Low Code Similar? Both these tech-savvy platforms have a huge stigma around because of their effectiveness and agility. Although masses confuse them to be similar, but there is a thin borderline separating them. A visual environment is provided by the low code platforms, where the process of coding is automated by overshadowing the timeconsuming manual processes. This provides a clear vision of UX and links all the project artefacts. When all the difficulties of front-end as well as back-end codes including the configuration files, executable, etc. can be run single handed with easy integration and deployment, it is indeed a treat for the developers. On the other hand, the upgraded version of low code platforms are no code platforms. These platforms are flexible, easy to use, and simple to understand.
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The no code platforms involve zero coding visual development window. With the help of features such as form-based databases and drag & drop, a full-fledged application can be created in the development window. Thus, the non-technical users gets a chance to be the engineer of their software along with being more creative and productive at the same time. The Different Methods for Applications of No Code Platform Every no code platform has an exclusive automation to decrease time-consuming DevOps. Listed below are a few approaches to no code applications that have induced the trend of smart and easy work into the advancement cycle. Drag and Drop Interfaces You can get a clearer idea of the widget of drag and drop, which can come at ease if you use Aircurd or Google App maker while building
apps. There is a screen editor in the visual interface of these applications where the feature of your choice can be dropped and configured. Form-based Databases The key note for Filemaker, QuickBase, or Zoho Creator is the CRM type-workflow. These crossplatform relational databases use the application of no code by featuring pre-defined templates. A template can be created from scratch or you can also make use of online forms and contextualize it as per your workflow. Lastly, you can configure the working process CRM that is being modelled.
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n South Korea, the development of the robot industry and rising labor costs are accelerating the growth of robotization. But the quality and quantity of technology has been limited and the applicable areas are few, which means development is closed to other applications. If it is expanded to applications in other fields, businesses which are focused on robotics can identify the changes and develop technologies to satisfy myriad customer requirements. These companies will then be able to benefit from robotics and realize tremendous gains through the construction of infrastructure which includes technical support and the ability to apply these technologies to not only solve existing challenges but to entirely new ways to create value. Through this, many processes can be automated, driving efficiencies to new heights. This bespoke approach is the way in which Yujin Robot is elevating the nation’s robotics sector and to new heights. Yujin Robot is a total solutions provider for autonomous mobility. Its vision is to make innovation better for the world. The motto about teams’ perfect working is“We create dynamic solutions that improve the quality of life by reducing costs and saving time, while increasing productivity” What is Yujin Robot? The company has been designing and manufacturing robots since 1988. Yujin Robot started as a factory automation system provider, and has been developing service robots since 2000. The company’s portfolio encompasses a
wide range of robots including models for sports, education, marketing, logistics, food services, silver care, and more. Among the many achievements in the company’s history was the massive commercial success of its iClebo series of cleaning robots in more than 30 countries, which it released in 2005. “In recent years, our product lineup expanded to include models for the Fourth Industrial Revolution,” shares the team. These models namely are Kobuki, the ROS reference research robot platform used by robotics research labs around the world, the Yujin LiDAR range-finding scanning sensor for LiDAR-based
autonomous driving, ANS (Autonomous Navigation Solution) & YES (Yujin Engineering Service), the customized development solutions for autonomous driving, and many more. The company continues to push the boundaries of robotics and artificial intelligence, developing game-changing autonomous solutions that give companies around the world an edge over the competition. The organization has two core values. First is R&D technology. As one of Korea’s first service robot manufacturers, it continues to be the benchmark for the Korean robotics industry through its heavy investment in R&D. From AI to
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embedded machine learning and components for more efficient robots, the company’s intense focus on R&D gives it the ability to rapidly create innovative and costeffective robotics solutions. Second is its innovation-driven culture. “Our innovation-driven culture is what fuels the development of nextgeneration robotics technologies,” adds Dr. Shin.
for autonomous robots.
How it All Started?
In the more than 30 years since its establishment, the company has continuously invested 15% more of its sales revenue in R&D investment. “We have our own autonomous navigation technology, and extensive experience and expertise in the field of robotics,” shares the CEO of Yujin Robot, Dr. Kyung Chul Shin.
In early 2000, the company released Irobi, an educational robot for children. While the development of Irobi took 10 years, consuming most of their resources and efforts to acquire a high level of technology, Yujin Robot was unable to commercialize the product on time and had to face a big sales deficit. After all these hardships, Yujin Robot’s R&D center was able to develop its own SLAM and navigation technologies 38 June 2020
Based on this and growing market demand, the company then developed a cleaning robot, ‘iClebo,’. iClebo is one of Korea’s first cleaning robots and has quickly grown in the market. It has been exported to 30 countries, which led to Yujin Robot’s exponential growth.
Since he was young, Dr. Shin’s childhood dream was to make robots. He held on to that dream and studied mechanical engineering
at university. Dr. Shin later established and started managing Yujin Robot. “I have taken the single path of robot development and tried to lead big and small pioneering products and services over all areas including development and sales with my employees to grow this company,” states Dr. Shin. Now the company’s mission is service and it focuses on satisfying its customers. Selecting a product from Yujin Robot means that customers trust the company, and the company believes that the way to repay this trust is to provide best-in-class products and services. Dynamics of Yujin Robot Based on the robotics technologies the company has developed over the last 32 years, its team developed SLAM and navigation modules, the main function for
autonomous driving robots, and an AM board, a core technology for obstacle sensing. Recently, the team developed ANS (Autonomous Navigation Solution) that can easily and quickly transform a manual mobile machine into an autonomous navigation robot. The main feature of ANS is that it is based on Yujin’s autonomous navigation solution is extensively used in cleaning robots, and is extremely efficient and cost effective. With its versatility, ANS can robotize almost any product without the need to manufacture an expensive robot, enabling companies in any industry to benefit from state-of-the-art robotics minimal time and costs. Apart from this, Dr. Shin wishes to introduce two other products. The first one is 3D LiDAR, a distance measuring sensor for autonomous navigation. This product was
commercialized with successful direct development after three years of technical review. Previously Yujin’s SLAM and navigation software development was done with other companies’ LiDARs. Considering the compatibility and efficiency with Yujin’s product line, Yujin’s own LiDAR development was seen as a natural step for the company to improve on the technology. After adopting ToF methods for LiDAR, the development team engaged in many experiments in a variety of areas for 3D implementation, and then secured numerous patents for their unique methods. The other product is Opera, the company’s fleet management system. It is a robot management program that handles multiple robot control, scheduling, and task processing. A series of beta tests were carried out on factory assembly lines where AGVs and
AMRs are being extensively used, and in hospitals where many robots have to repeatedly sterilize their assigned locations at specified times. In the near future, robots will handle all work that burden humans and make life more comfortable and secure for seniors. Robots will be used naturally, not only for applications in highly developed mobile fields such as automobiles and drones but also in myriad other fields, including ones that have yet to be realized. “We are always considering the value of robots that coexist with people and provide convenience, and developing products based on that value,” concludes Dr. Shin.
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