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The surge in the number of connected IoT devices creates a need for better management of huge volumes of data during the production journey from factory floor to end user . The convergence of Artificial Intelligence ( AI ) and IoT has prompted companies such as SAS Software to suggest ‘ AIoT ’ as the next advancement based on Gartner ’ s prediction that , by 2022 , more than 80 % of IoT projects will include AI . It offers the ability to support predictive maintenance by using algorithms in the form of machine learning to brief technicians on inspections and repairs . In 2020 , AI will continue to enhance human-robot collaboration enabling robots to handle more cognitive tasks and make autonomous decisions based on real-time environmental data . JANUARY 2020