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Unusual #robotics 150: Bringing automation to the sewing industry, robotics will lower costs and lead times, allowing for more responsive manufacturing and less

As the energy transition ramps up, so does the demand for metals with copper being an essential commodity. My Materials friends are diving

Unusual #robotics 151: Engineers work to integrate (soft)robotics into our everyday lives with the hope of improving our mobility, health, and well-being.
 
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In the freight industry and commercial fleets, battery electric vehicles, electrification planning, energy management and battery recycling could insulate companies from regulatory dynamics

While 5G brought the “Internet of Everything” in a 2D world, 6G aims to create an “Intelligent Connection of Everything” in a 3D

Unusual #robotics 152: Is it possible to smoothen out 100 m² concrete floor in an hour? Floor Master Global’s robot can do that

In the past years, we have seen big price swings of commodity prices for metals such as nickel and copper, incl. increases by

Who is Ernie? More than 650 organizations in China 🇨🇳 have plans to use Ernie, including China CITIC Bank, the National Museum of China

Insightful (and short 😊) interview about digital and analytics for operational excellence in process industries with Francisco Ruiz-Tagle Edwards, chief executive officer at

Unusual #robotics 154: Using AI and drone automation, Dendra Systems is on a mission to identify deforestation areas and combat them with aerial

Electric vehicles (EV) and advanced electronics components are expected to account for 36% of market revenues by 2030. However, core vehicle components will

“Ambient IoT” = products, parts and materials that communicate their supply chain (and lifecycle) journeys from manufacturer to consumer over a ubiquitous, wireless

A new report from the World Economic Forum and McKinsey & Company details 10 ways the world can improve access to materials for

Brand new! The Global Cooperation Barometer, a tool developed in partnership by McKinsey and the World Economic Forum.

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(1) Solving the toughest global

China has the world's highest number of Industry 4.0 "lighthouse factories" and twelve Chinese companies have been included in the 11th batch of

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐢𝐬 𝐝𝐞𝐞𝐩𝐥𝐲 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝.
Recent McKinsey Global Institute (MGI) research found that every major region relies on imports for more than 25

𝑻𝒘𝒐 𝒎𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒂𝒈𝒆𝒔… (1) digital and AI pay off across sectors, (2) Energy and Materials outperformed Consumer and Insurance in 2018-22 on TRS

The cement and concrete industry has established new targets to lower and even eliminate emissions, such as those set by the Global Cement

Today deployment of low-emissions technologies is only at about 10 percent of the levels required by 2050.
 
Our new McKinsey Global Institute report, “𝑻𝒉𝒆

I had the honor to deliver a keynote address on leveraging 𝐬𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐞𝐥 𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐮𝐞, at