AI in manufacturing brings offers streamlining and automation of complex processes. AI technology can effectively take control of data processing and input, that would otherwise require manual human labour.

Unlike humans who require breaks and holidays to rest, software including artificial intelligence can work 24/7. It can perform tedious, repetitive jobs without running the risk of burnout or fatigue.

AI tools can process and interpret vast volumes of data at a rate the human mind can’t compete with. This can include tracking, measuring, and monitoring inventory, machinery, and output.

AI has the capability to reduce human errors and reveal anomalies that would otherwise be missed. It’s a powerful tool when detecting quality defects and facilitating predictive maintenance of machinery.

The ARM Hub is an agile world leading technology centre in robotics and design-led manufacturing.

Headquartered in Brisbane, the ARM Hub provides access to a network of research institutions, facilities and smart commercial companies in the region.

The Australian Cobotics Centre is funded via a grant from the Australian Government through the Australian Research Council's Industrial Transformation Research Program, and its industry and university partners.

The centre is a multidisciplinary and multi-industry collaboration with partners from a range of industries including medical devices and steel making and academics from different universities (and disciplines including Engineering, Business, Health and Design.

Our core values reflect who we are and how we approach our work. Everything we do is EPIC: • Excellent – World leading research with transformational outcomes for industry. • People-centric – Positive, inclusive and supportive people building a workforce for the future. • Innovative – Forward thinking solutions created for industry through interdisciplinary research. • Collaborative – Multi-sector and multi-disciplinary expertise unified in a shared goal to improve the Australian manufacturing industry.

Our vision is to transform the Australian manufacturing industry and increase global competitivity through the deployment of collaborative robots.

Semiconductors, often referred to as ‘chips’, are the electronic ‘engines’ underlying almost all technology applications, and hence a significant proportion of regional, national and global industry development, economic performance and growth. Chips perform all the calculations in computers (digital logic), industrial control systems in manufacturing, traffic control systems, medical devices, aircraft, to name but a few applications and markets. Other kinds of chips store data, as memory, in computers, servers and data centres. Still other types of chips create and receive radiofrequencies (RF) as the backbone of all wireless communication systems.

The semiconductor sector is a global engine for technology, economic and social progress within high participant countries. The semiconductor global value chain is among the most complex, capital intensive, extended and dynamic of any industry. It is intrinsically linked to the performance of high technology, which drives much of our digitally dominated present and future. Increasingly the sector is also seen as an important theatre of national and international security concern.

Australia’s semiconductor sector is relatively small compared to some other economies, but Australia is not without areas of strength and strategic significance. With a long-term view and commitment, there is potential for NSW and Australia to increase their participation in the global semiconductor value chain. The very dynamism and change which has characterised the last 40 years of the semiconductor industry – and allowed countries such as Taiwan and Singapore to emerge and prosper – will only increase over the next 40 years. This presents an opportunity for new participants, such as Australian firms with new products, processes or business models, to enter and prosper in the global semiconductor value chain and related industries.

Biotechnology, also known as the life sciences, covers a broad spectrum of disciplines that is concerned with the study of living organisms, including microorganisms, plants, animals and human beings.

The life sciences industry develops therapeutics and pharmaceuticals, medical technology (including devices and diagnostics). It fuels innovation in agritech and foodtech, biotherapeutics (including stem cells and regenerative medicine) and digital health.

It seeks to treat diseases such as cancer, hepatitis C and HIV/AIDS and find ways to feed the world’s growing population, which is expected to exceed 9 billion by 2050.

Graphene – a single layer of carbon atoms arranged in a honeycomb lattice – is renowned for being up to 200 times stronger than steel and being a highly efficient conductor of both heat and electricity.

Graphene is particularly useful in man-made products such as polymers, composites and plastics.

Major users of graphene include automotive giant Ford, which is already using the material in certain car parts, and China’s Huawei uses graphene to help manage heat in its smartphones.

Despite the accelerating growth in demand for graphene, there are only a handful of companies on the ASX that are actively involved in the graphene sector.

First Graphene produces the product at its factory in Henderson, south west of Perth from where it exports to a global market.

High-quality graphene requires very pure graphite, and it turns out that South Australia has many high-grade deposits.

HILT CRC is a collaborative venture that brings together industries, researchers, and government organisations to share the responsibility for the big shift of decarbonisation. We have the scale to make a difference and seek new low-carbon technologies and methods that will overcome barriers, and help transition the steel, iron, alumina, and cement industries to decarbonise heavy industry.

Robotics, autonomous systems and sensing technologies sit at the heart of the fourth industrial revolution, at the intersection of physical and digital worlds. These technologies underpin self-driving cars, smart cities, autonomous drones, and sensor technology capturing data that will revolutionise and enhance industries.

The fast-growing robotics industry is expected to be worth $23 billion by 2025, with our local robotic industry already generating about $12 billion in revenue a year and employing almost 50,000 people.

Australia and its major industries such as mining and agriculture are primed to be transformed by robotics and autonomous system. The opportunity is in using robots and sensors to capture information about complex environments and to automate tasks that would otherwise be completed by humans in high-risk situations and at a greater cost.

The SmartSat CRC is a consortium of universities and other research organisations, partnered with industry that has been funded by the Australian Government to develop know-how and technologies in advanced telecommunications and IoT connectivity, intelligent satellite systems and Earth observation next generation data services.