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prediction and anomaly detection in industrial
equipment, residential facilities and home appliances.
ROHM has also released an AI simulation tool (Soloist-
AI™ Sim) on its website, allowing users to evaluate
the effectiveness of learning and inference prior to
deployment of the AI MCU. The data so generated World First for Largest Coral Reef
may then be used as training data for the AI MCU, Restoration Programme
supporting pre-implementation validation and
The King Abdullah University of Science and
improving inference accuracy.
Technology (KAUST) in partnership with digiLab is
developing an AI-embedded digital twin platform
ABB launches Gen-AI Vault to support its KAUST Coral Restoration Initiative, the
world’s largest coral restoration project.
ABB has launched a generative AI-driven tool to
DEVELOPMENTS IN AI prevent knowledge from being lost in industrial The AI solutions are designed to tackle critical
environments. aspects of coral resilience, such as thermal tolerance
APPLICATIONS The Industrial Knowledge Vault can store and and growth, reducing the time required for coral
safeguard critical expertise, while transforming that assessments and increasing the accuracy of data
that can be retrieved from environmental stressors
knowledge into step-by-step workflows, allowing
workers to access and apply best practices. It learns such as temperature and light. They will help scientists
to closely simulate and predict the behaviour of the
continuously from real-world applications, refining
workflows and best practices in order to drive real-world reefscape in real-time, identifying factors
such as algae growth and signs of disease.
continuous improvement. By integrating with existing
industrial systems it enhances collaboration between
The project focuses notably on the restoration and
Isambard-AI goes live in Bristol supercomputer. It was constructed using low-carbon field workers and control rooms providing real-time enhancement of coral reefs through a large-scale
visibility into job status and operational procedures,
modular parts and aims to incorporate waste
The UK’s most powerful supercomputer, Isambard- which can reduce bottlenecks and improve overall coral nursery system to support coral propagation
recycling to support local heating needs. It ranks
AI, is now operational at the University of Bristol. process functioning. and natural reproduction, with KAUST planning to
fourth globally on the Green500 list of the world’s most
plant two million corals around the reefscape by 2030.
It will be used in conjunction with Dawn, a similar but energy efficient supercomputers. As experienced employees retire, the loss of their At peak capacity, the sea-based nurseries should
smaller supercomputer in Cambridge, to create a
Reference: Cappella, N., ‘UK’s most advanced Supercomputer decades of knowledge threatens operational produce 100,000 corals a year, with the primary land-
national AI backbone for scientific research. Isambard-AI goes live in Bristol’, Data Centre World, 25th. July continuity, efficiency and innovation. Traditional based nursery producing about 400,000.
documentation is typically fragmented, requiring
Applications include:
significant manual effort to compile, interpret and An innovative sensor placement system will augment
• Analysing MRI scans to detect early signs of Breakthrough AI-equipped MCUs apply. The Industrial Knowledge Vault addresses this data collection, with machine learning being used to
Cancer The first MCU capable of predicting equipment by capturing and structuring expertise in a secure assess optimal sensor placement.
• Modelling protein structures to discover drugs anomalies via on-device learning and inference central repository that can be accessed using natural
faster without a network has been launched by ROHM. language conversations. Professor Dave Suggett, Director of the KAUST
Restoration Initiative, states:
• Interpreting video data from wearable devices to The device enables fault prediction and degradation Structural procedures can be created in seconds,
improve support for dementia forecasting using sensing data of various kinds, such eliminating the need to parse documents manually. “ The KAUST Coral Restoration Initiative represents
as that from industrial equipment like motors. a significant step towards more effective
• Monitoring livestock to detect early warnings of The Industrial Knowledge Vault uses ABB’s Genix restoration of reefs globally. By partnering with
disease Equipment manufacturers are increasingly seeking CoPilot in conjunction with Microsoft’s Azure OpenAI digiLab to develop an AI-enabled digital twin
solutions that allow real-time monitoring of to analyse and synthesise information into actionable
It will also support the UK’s AI Safety Institute, helping operational status while avoiding the drawbacks procedures. of the reefscape, we are pioneering innovative
to assess and mitigate risks associated with so- approaches to upscale coral management
of network latency and security risks. Standard AI
called frontier AI technologies such as biothreats and processing models, however, typically depend on ABB’s Global Head of Digital for Process Industries, efforts, including restoration decision-making. This
cybercrime. Sanjit Shewale, states: collaboration allows us to leverage cutting-edge
network connectivity and high-performance CPUs, AI technology to monitor, predict and optimise
Housed at the National Composites Centre at the which can be costly and difficult to install. “Industries everywhere are facing a critical our restoration strategies in real-time, potentially
knowledge gap as a generation of experienced
Bristol and Bath Science Park, Isambard-AI was In order to help address this, ROHM has developed revolutionising how we approach coral reef
built using 5,400+ NVIDIA GH200 Grace Hopper groundbreaking AI MCUs that allow stand-alone AI workers retire and take their invaluable expertise conservation on a global scale”.
Superchips and is the world’s eleventh most powerful learning and inference directly on the device. These with them. Our Industrial Knowledge Vault tackles
this challenge head on by providing a secure and
deploy a simple three-layer neural network algorithm accessible platform to enable businesses to do Co-founder of digiLab, Anhad Sandhu, adds:
implementing ROHM’s proprietary on-device AI more with digital. By capturing, preserving and “ digiLab’s partnership with KAUST on the world’s
solution known as Soloist-AI™, enabling the MCUs to sharing this vital knowledge, businesses can ensure largest coral restoration project marks a significant
perform learning and inference independently without operational continuity and empower workforces milestone in the application of AI technology to
the need for cloud or network connectivity. with in-the-moment information to perform their solve the world’s challenges. digiLab is supporting
Incorporating a 32-bit Arm® Cortex®-MO+ core, CAN FD jobs smarter, faster and more sustainably”. revolutionary methods for coral reef monitoring
and restoration by developing these AI models for
controller, 3-phase motor control PWM and dual A/D
Reference: ‘Gen-AI Vault will preserve Knowledge from Industry
converters, and achieving a low power consumption the reefscape’s digital twin”.
Experts’, Drives and Controls, May 2025
of 40mW, they are said to be ideally suited for fault
Reference: Wood, A., Electronic Specifier, 2nd. July

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