This interview with DAVCOR Group Managing Director Marc Cohen discusses the business decision process around the introduction of the AutoStore Robot warehouse, which resulted in impacts on business efficiencies, cost savings in warehouse space and inspired the use of robotics in other aspects of the business, including the use of two Universal Robot arms for cycle testing on locking mechanisms. Payback on the AutoStore system is less than two years on rental space alone, including 75% reduction in power usage.


On location at National Manufacturing Week, Sydney Olympic Park, Martin Keetals, National Business Manager for Robotics and Marc Brandon, Marketing Manager for 3D Printing & Robotics provided insights into the fast-developing 3D printer systems, including the release of the ‘Figure 4’ scalable DLP system, the convergence of technologies in material sciences, computer processing and market demand for cost saving and high productivity systems, including robotics.


In this interview, Morry Morgan talks to Luke Schibeci of Hatamoto to discuss video analytics and artificial intelligence and the increase in capability for mapping faces across public and corporate spaces. We also discuss the use of deep learning to identify human behaviour, and how privacy legislation affects the advancement in AI systems across Australia.


Shawn Rogers, co-author of ‘Analytics: How to Win with Intelligence’ and Senior Director of Analytic Strategy at TIBCO Software discusses the key trends in computer based analytics, its innovation and the associated trailing debate on ethics.