Malek Murison
Upskill’s augmented reality tech makes impact at GE
In the world of engineering, even small mistakes can cost millions further down the line. General Electric (GE) is using augmented reality technology in...
ZMP CarriRo robot to deliver sushi in Japan
Sushi lovers are no strangers to food on demand – but now Japanese robotics company ZMP is moving from conveyor belts to autonomous robot...
MIT start-up mPath reads consumer emotions and impulses
The MIT Media Lab has been the birthplace of many forward-looking technologies. Start-up mPath is taking one of them forward and developing wearables that...
Amazon Echo assumed responsible for successful 911 call
In March, Arkansas police ordered Amazon to hand over data from one of its smart home devices as part of a murder investigation. In...
UCSD engineers develop near-zero-power sensor for ‘unawearables’
Electrical engineers at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD), have unveiled a temperature sensor capable of running on just 113 picowatts of power:...
Malawi and Unicef open air space for drone deliveries
Unicef has joined forces with the government of Malawi to set up an air corridor to test humanitarian drone applications.
Some 80km of air space...
Tour de France to use IoT in digital race for spectators’...
This year, Tour de France spectators are set to benefit from the use of IoT technologies, big data and machine learning to take their...
MIT drive/fly prototype could represent future of transport
A team at MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab has released a paper showcasing a new method of transport. The drone/car hybrid prototypes...
Tobii Pro combines eye tracking with VR to understand human behaviour
Stockholm-based Tobii Pro is a world leader in eye-tracking technology, with its products and services used by businesses and academic institutions around the world....
JD.com launches robot delivery in China
Chinese e-commerce giant JD.com has taken a big step towards logistics automation, introducing a robot delivery service at several universities around the country.
The prospect...
Drone defibrillator ready to take off and save lives
The prospect of any drone delivery network is complicated by privacy concerns and a lack of infrastructure. But when lives are on the line,...
SoftBank acquires Google robotics specialists Boston Dynamics and Schaft
Japanese telecoms giant SoftBank is acquiring two robotics companies from Google parent company Alphabet: Boston Dynamics and Schaft.
Japanese billionaire and SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son's passion for...