Switch has developed Switch Sentry security robots to deploy at future edge data centers and enterprise sites. Robots could be an important tool to solve challenges in data center management, as well as contactless commerce during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Will Robots Usher in the Lights-Out Data Center?
Are we on the verge of a new frontier in data center automation? Here’s a deep dive into the history of robotics in the data center, some implementations, and how they may help shape the data centers of the future.,
DCF Podcast: Robots in the Data Center
The robot-driven data center is closer to reality with the introduction of a robotic system to swap servers from a tank of cooling liquid. Is this another step towards more “lights out” data centers? Rich Miller, explores the past, present and future of robots in the data center.
Restaurants and Robots: How AI Might Automate Your Dining
Restaurants are experimenting with AI and robotics to automate aspects of their operations, from ordering to preparing and serving your food.
As Retail Retools, Robots Are Coming to a Store Near You
Retail chains like Wal-Mart, Giant and Lowe’s are turning to artificial intelligence and robots to help improve customer experiences and assume some of the tedious elements of retail operations.
Startups Foresee Future Where AI, Robots Manage Data Centers
Will artificial intelligence and robotics manage the data centers of the future? At DCD Webscale, LitBit and Wave2Wave discussed new AI products to streamline data center management and address the industry’s staffing challenges.
Data Center Frontier is edited by Rich Miller, the data center industry’s most experienced journalist. For more than 15 years, Rich has profiled the key role played by data centers in the Internet revolution.