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Switch Developing Security Robots to Patrol Edge Data Centers

By Rich Miller - August 10, 2020

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.

Tagged With: DartPoints, Data Center Security, Robotics, Security, switch, Switch Data Centers, TMGcore

Will Robots Usher in the Lights-Out Data Center?

By Rich Miller - January 27, 2020

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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.,

Tagged With: Data Center Management, Robotics

DCF Podcast: Robots in the Data Center

By Colleen Miller - November 26, 2019

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.

Tagged With: Immersion, Podcast, Robotics, Submer, TMGcore

Restaurants and Robots: How AI Might Automate Your Dining

By Kayla Matthews - August 30, 2019

Restaurants are experimenting with AI and robotics to automate aspects of their operations, from ordering to preparing and serving your food.

Tagged With: Artificial Intelligence, Robotics

As Retail Retools, Robots Are Coming to a Store Near You

By Kayla Matthews - July 18, 2019

Marty (at right) is a robot that patrols the aisles of Giant Food Stores, using AI and computer vision to detect and report spills. (Photo: Rich Miller)

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.

Tagged With: Artificial Intelligence, Retail, Robotics

Startups Foresee Future Where AI, Robots Manage Data Centers

By Rich Miller - June 23, 2017

ROME is a robotic cable management system from Wave2Wave that can automate cross connects in data center Meet Me Rooms. (Photo Wave2Wave)

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.

Tagged With: Artificial Intelligence, Data Center Management, LitBit, Robotics

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Edge Computing is Poised to Remake the Data Center Landscape

Data center leaders are investing in edge computing and edge solutions and actively looking at new ways to deploy edge capacity to support evolving business and user requirements.

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