
Caterpillar Opens New Data Analysis Lab At U Of I Research Park
University of Illinois students will make up much of the staff at Caterpillar's new Data Innovation Lab, devoted to analyzing data collected by sensors in Cat equipment.
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University of Illinois students will make up much of the staff at Caterpillar's new Data Innovation Lab, devoted to analyzing data collected by sensors in Cat equipment.
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