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Stella Artois turns vacuum cleaners into robotic bartenders
21st of December 2018
Lager manufacturer Stella Artois has performed a Christmas miracle by turning robot vacuum cleaners into automatic bartenders this year.
The Stella Artois BART - which stands for Bartending Automated Robotic Technology - comes in the form of a kit that may be attached to a robot vacuum by means of heavy-duty hook-and-loop patches.
BART comprises
ISS to cut 100,000 jobs in bid to reduce complexity and risk
20th of December 2018
Danish facilities services group ISS is to cut its staff by 20 per cent and pull out of 13 countries in a bid to streamline operations.
As part of a two-year plan to focus on key markets, the Danish firm will reduce its customer base by 50 per cent and pare down its 490,000-strong staff to 390,000.
The company aims to increase its annual
Hand hygiene to tackle the spread of disease through air transport
18th of December 2018
The frequency with which we travel by air today has increased the rate of contagion, according to a study. But improved hand washing by travellers could significantly cut the risk of infections.
Airports attract an international population which means that infections and bacteria are brought in from many countries, claim study authors Smixin AG.
Stick-on robotic arm puts the toilet seat down automatically
14th of December 2018
A battery-operated device for the household toilet could help save relationships, according to its developers.
Described as "a box with a better memory than your boyfriend", the SmartNudge ensures that the toilet seat is always returned to its lowered position after use by a man.
The unit contains a sensor which automatically detects when the
Waste management - recycling is part of the solution
11th of December 2018
Total Recycling Services, one of the UK’s leading waste management providers, believes in the important role recycling companies play in the worldwide plastics pollution problem. ECJ spoke to operations director Andy Dobson about the effects plastics are having on the environment right across Europe and what the waste management industry is
The rise of the machines?
10th of December 2018
Robots will put us all out of a job as the march towards automation in our workplaces continues apace, we were told. Scary stuff. But now we are beginning to hear that we may have less to fear from machines than the doomsayers would have us believe, writes Hartley Milner.
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