tions : one of the biggest challenges ( and market opportunities ) is presented by high-speed communications . In this field alone , he says , TE holds more than 200 global patents . Here automation has been the key . “ In many product categories we are achieving over 99 % first-time-right pass rates . There ’ s no way that can be achieved through manual processes , and our customers really appreciate that reliability . We have developed spatial intelligence machine learning capability for a variety of our products , with at least 18 deployments across sites of various business units . We use artificial intelligence to learn what is done right and what is not : there ’ s deep learning behind our processes and our inspections to increase our speed and quality .”
In 2011 , Roberto started to draw up technology roadmaps to chart forward development , and today he and his team continue to use this approach . A year later , with the support of Rob Shaddock and Tom Lynch , he introduced TE Connectivity to the global RoboCup competition . With so much talent residing in its engineers , dispersed as they are , it was necessary to find collaborative routes to
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