Swedish/Swiss engineering conglomerate ABB has joined forces with IBM to develop and sell digital machines powered with IBM’s Watson’s artificial intelligence analytics software. The deal is the first of its kind for a major technology company in Europe, according to Reuters. The companies will also develop a connected-product range for smart grids.
Swedish/Swiss engineering conglomerate ABB has joined forces with IBM to develop and sell digital machines powered with IBM’s Watson’s artificial intelligence analytics software. ABB already has its own platform, Ability, but the partnership will create a new product range including factory machinery that will facilitate sophisticated automation, with machines that are able to understand and reason, and take actions that support industrial workers, alerting them to faults and reducing downtime. The companies will also develop a connected-product range for smart grids.