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Welcome to the latest issue of AI Uptake!
The ARM Hub AI Adopt Centre works with Australian businesses to co-design workshops for SMEs, create technical roadmaps, and support implementation.
With the support of the Australian Government, we've helped hundreds of businesses move AI from chatbots into practical, factory-floor usable and scalable solutions.
This month: Propel-AIR Winner Heba Khamis commences her month-long residency at ARM Hub, Australia’s path to industrial AI advantage is laid out at Google’s Sydney office and our Director of Industry Programs Corrie Germin explores why AI projects stall. Read on . . . |
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Propel-AIR Winner Heba Khamis Commences MassRobotics Residency
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BOSTON, 25th September 2026 Australian Robotics expert and Contactile CEO Dr Heba Khamis landed in Boston this morning to begin Contactile's month-long residency at MassRobotics, the world's largest robotics innovation hub; after her firm's Propel-AIR win in August.
Dr Khamis says she's very much looking forward to the trip, especially the one to one connections that the residency brings: "It's much harder to ignore someone when they're in your face in person," Khamis said. "Getting in front of people, where they can't ignore me, that's what I'm looking forward to most. It's very easy to ignore an email."
Khamis will spend four weeks embedded with MassRobotics, working alongside investors, mentors and robotics companies from across the United States. The trip also includes a visit to California for the RoboBusiness expo in Santa Clara.
Read the full story: https://aiadopt.ai/news/propel-air-winner-heba-khamis-commences-massrobotics-residency |
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| | Heba Khamis (third from left) day one at Mass Robotics.
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| Australia’s Path to Industrial AI Advantage |
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A major new report on artificial intelligence and productivity was formally launched at Google's Sydney offices on Tuesday, September 22nd. Senator the Hon. Tim Ayres, Minister for Industry and Innovation, launched Turning AI into Productivity, (co-authored by Emeritus Professor Roy Green, Chairman of ARM Hub, and Dr John H. Howard), in a joint initiative between the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) and the Google Foundation.
Minister Ayres told the launch that Australia's advantage will not come from using AI the most, but from building the skills, institutions and industrial capability to put it to work: "The question facing Australia is not whether artificial intelligence will impact our economy, but how we position Australia and Australians to shape this critical technology," he said.
Read the full story: https://aiadopt.ai/news/regional-queensland%E2%80%99s-bright-future-in-agtech
Read report: https://linktr.ee/Turning_AI_into_Productivity?utm_source=linktree_profile_share<sid=c3c63e4f-130a-483f-ac62-e1b8ac8d7ecb |
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Cori Stewart (ARM Hub), Jeremy Gill (Committee for Sydney) and Rhys Williams (Google)
in conversation at Google. |
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| Why AI Projects Stall (and how to avoid it) |
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Corrie Germin, Director of Industry Programs at ARM Hub, has spent more than 20 years helping businesses and governments make investment decisions about technology, infrastructure and economic development.
With a background in senior investment and delivery roles across the NSW Government, including at NSW Treasury, Germin, CG to his co-workers, now leads programs and commercial activity at ARM Hub.
Here we explore with CG what AI implementation actually means within the context of a complex business. Read the full story: https://aiadopt.ai/news/after-the-pilot-why-ai-projects-stall
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Corrie Germin, Director of Industry Programs. |
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| | | Building momentum in Gladstone |
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Following a series of industry engagements in Sydney, ARM Hub CEO Professor Cori Stewart joined Senator the Hon. Tim Ayres in Gladstone for a visit to Alpha HPA, one of Australia's leading advanced materials companies.
Alpha HPA has commercialized the world's first use of solvent extraction technology to produce ultra-high-purity aluminum materials at scale, supporting a range of industries, including semiconductors, synthetic sapphire, battery technologies, and advanced manufacturing applications.
The visit also provided an opportunity to connect with regional industry leaders, including Patrick Hastings, CEO of the Gladstone Engineering Alliance.
“These are real opportunities for me to share the work that we do and build collaborative momentum across the nation for what’s next,” said Cori. |
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MSD All Flex Australia is a global leader in design, development, manufacturing and delivery of animal identification and traceability that help improve the wellbeing of livestock and companion animals. MSD is working with ARM Hub to explore opportunities to support the future evolution of its manufacturing operations.
An initial assessment has identified opportunities to strengthen selected manufacturing processes and guide future technology adoption.
Building on these findings, the next phase will explore automation integration, equipment and system design, and implementation planning to support MSD's long-term manufacturing strategy. This structured approach will help inform future investment decisions and establish a scalable roadmap for ongoing manufacturing transformation.. |
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| | | Anthropic signs on $32b QLD data centre |
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AI company Anthropic has signed it’s first agreement in Australia to use a $32b data centre hub based in Queensland’s Western Downs.
The facility is set to be the largest of its kind in Australia, and is expected to create thousands of ongoing jobs.
Singaporean developer Zerra DC have been contracted to build the facility, subject to council approval. Named the ‘Western Downs Digital Park’, the facility will be built across 725 hectares over four to six years.
Anthropic aims to use the site to power its AI program Claude for answering user questions as early as 2027.
Learn more.
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| Where to find us in September |
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| EER Industry Showcase 2026 | AI and Medical Technologies in Healthcare 29 Sep, 2pm-6pm
Room 360, Y-Block, Level 10, QUT Gardens Point Campus |
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