Automation

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D2C jewellery brands take shine to logistics automation for quick deliveries this festival season

As jewellery market expands, brands are under pressure to modernise logistics and fulfilment models, so that they can scale without bulking up on hiring

Reliance investing in AI-powered, human-centric robotics, Mukesh Ambani calls it an 'exciting frontier'

Mukesh Ambani announced that the group will invest Rs 40,000 crore ($4.7 billion) to create Asia's largest integrated food parks with AI-driven automation and robotics, over the next three years.

Discovery Series: Jyoti CNC Automation – An emerging leader in precision machine tools

With a strong order book and expanding capacities, the company is well-positioned to outperform peers with superior returns

China launches 24/7 self-operating humanoid robot that swaps its own battery – Watch video here

Walker S2 is built by UBTECH, a Chinese firm. It stands 5 feet 3 inches tall and weighs 43 kilograms. Its size is similar to a small adult human.

SaaS startups raise AI budgets, go slow on hiring amid technology shift

From lean teams to smarter tools — AI is reshaping how SaaS startups scale, spend, and staff.

Siemens to cut 6,000 jobs in automation, EV charging units

The automation business, which employs about 68,000 people, has been hit by muted demand in China, and Siemens signaled last year that job cuts were on the horizon.

Economic Survey 2025: Low value-added services IT jobs most susceptible to automation

Describing policymaking 'a wicked problem, the survey calls for rather overestimating the uncertainties and being overprepared than underestimating the effects and managing the fallout

93% manufacturers keen on sustainability standards to boost exports, revenue: PwC survey

52 percent of executives are prioritising investments in automation for repetitive and mundane tasks to allow employees to focus on high-value work

How will Human-AI work relationships pan out? Expect career liquidity, jobs targeting specific problems rather than industries

Human-AI future: Enough has been said about sentience, a world where AI will dominate over humans, etc. That could become a reality, but until then, the opportunity lies in working with AI. The idea that artificial intelligence is here to get us, is gradually changing.

Ericsson and DoT collaborate to offer accredited courses on 5G

Ericsson and Department of Telecommunications (DoT) collaborate to offer accredited courses on 5G for DoT’s initiative on 100 5G use case labs.

Adoption of AI and automation will require 16.2 million Indian workers to upskill by 2027

India’s tech-hub Bengaluru is seeing the highest demand for tech talent specifically in Gen AI and automation, according to the report.

Automation: Here’s what the lending ecosystem will look like in future

Whether we are comfortable with it or not, underwriting and decision-making will get completely automated and decisions on disbursing loans will be taken in a few hours, not the days or weeks it takes in traditional procedures

Only 3% of SME accounting representatives in India use AI tech, 52% optimistic about automation: Study

Over 78 percent of accountants said they experienced the need for accuracy verification in entered data, resulting in heightened labor-intensity during audit preparations, the study added

Volkswagen to launch self-driving vehicles in Texas by 2026

This year, Volkswagen plans to test 10 ID Buzz electric vehicles retrofitted with Mobileye’s autonomous driving platform with safety drivers on board in limited areas of Austin, including downtown.

IBM to acquire Apptio for $4.6 billion from Vista Equity Partners

Along with the tech giant’s IT automation software and its watsonx AI platform, Apptio will be able to help businesses around the world optimise IT spends and derive tangible financial value and operational improvement.

Australia considering a ban on unethical uses of AI, including deepfakes

The country's National Science and Technology Council has drafted a discussion paper on "safe and responsible" AI practices.

Generative AI like ChatGPT is changing the landscape of software: Hotmail co-founder Sabeer Bhatia

Sabeer Bhatia expects that AI assistants like ChatGPT and Bard will bring to software the same transformation that robotics brought to manufacturing.

Robots will do 39% of domestic chores by 2033, predict experts

Researchers said that grocery shopping was likely to see the most automation, while caring for the young ones or the elderly was the least likely to be impacted by AI.

Honeywell bullish on India, sees growth across infra, energy transition, automation

Honeywell India President Rajesh Rege said that India looks to be a brighter spot in the global economic landscape based on GDP data that is coming from experts.

Machine-made biryani? How robotics and automation is taking over cloud kitchens in India

A few Indian startups like Mukunda Foods, Xook and On2Cook are trying to build the so-called food-as-a-service (FaaS) business by adding robotics to the kitchen menu. These machines guarantee to prepare food faster with consistency without or minimal manual labour

Robots need to move faster to save the world

Alarmists say AI will steal jobs, but underlying demographic trends foretell continuing worker shortages

Mahindra lines up new products; firms up investments for electric future

The automaker plans to roll out the five electric SUV models under two brands — XUV and the all-new electric-only brand called "BE".

ABB India says customer enquiries have increased, hopeful of private sector capex revival

The company has followed the global strategy of its parent, the Swedish-Swiss engineering multinational ABB, to move away from projects business to products. This has augured well for cash flows and revenue despite COVID-related disruptions, says Sanjeev Sharma, country head and MD, ABB India Ltd.