Tapping into the Internet of Things

The rise in computational power and advanced robots has created superior earnings growth for savvy investors. Johan Van der Biest, a manager at Candriam with twenty years' experience in technology equities, explains his stock-picking approach

Partner insight "Advanced robots will be the cornerstone of a fourth industrial revolution," declares Johan Van der Biest, manager of the Candriam Equities L Robotics and Innovative Technology. "We are only at 20% to 30% into what will be possible in the field of robotics. Pretty soon we will see the integration of smart, internet-connected machines facilitating our daily lives." Certainly, unprecedented computing power is harnessing the development of artificial intelligence. And as the technology evolves, autonomous robots will have the ability to learn, reason and recognise emotion...