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Bluetooth Mesh Networks and Home Automation

On October 5, 2018 in All, Wireless by Traci Browne

Bluetooth Mesh, launched in 2017, addresses many of the shortcomings in existing home automation protocols already on the market. Find out how Bluetooth Mesh is poised to advance the home automation market.

Tagged With: BLE, Bluetooth, Bluetooth low energy, Front end, HA, Home automation, IC, Integrated circuit, Mesh, Network, Nordic , Radio frequency, RF, Wi-Fi, Zigbee, Z-Wave

3D Flash Lidar Mapping and Gesture Recognition

On September 19, 2018 in All, Empowering Innovation, Robotics, Sensors by Traci Browne

Using TOF camera technology, engineers are creating intelligent solutions for a broad spectrum of problems—from landing spaceships on Mars to monitoring the health of centuries-old vineyards. As revolutionary as flash lidar is, it’s extraordinary when used in tandem with other sensor technology.

Tagged With: 3D flash lidar, 3D mapping, Gesture recognition, Time-of-flight camera, Time-of-flight sensors

SolePower’s Self-Charging Wearables: Hiking Boots

On August 6, 2018 in All, IoT, Power, Sensors, Summer Fun by Traci Browne

Imagine a boot that tells you where you are, measures fatigue and physio status, monitors environmental conditions, charges your smartphone, and can do all that just by walking around. Say hello to SolePower’s kinetic energy harvesting boots.

Tagged With: Energy harvesting, IoT, Kinetic charger, Kinetic energy, Self-charging wearable, Smart boots, Wearable device

A Smart Collar That Gives Pets a Voice

On August 3, 2018 in All, Empowering Innovation, IoT, Medical, Power, Sensors, Summer Fun by Traci Browne

If my dog could talk, I’m pretty sure he’d go on and on about food and the chipmunks in the backyard. But, what if he could also let me know when he wasn’t feeling well? Believe it or not, smart collar devices are doing just that by giving our pets a voice.

Tagged With: Acoustic monitor, Activity tracker, Health monitor , Pet activity monitor , Smart collar

Robotic Suitcases Solve Several Travel Headaches

On July 2, 2018 in All, EIT 2018: Generation Robot, IoT, Power, Robotics by Traci Browne

Tired of lugging your carry-on around the airport? Engineers now have a solution: Robotic suitcases that will follow you through the airport, charge mobile devices, weigh themselves, and more.

Tagged With: 90Fun, Consumer robots, ForwardX Robotics, Robotic luggage, Robotic suitcase, Travel trends, Travelmate Robotics

Submarine Cables: Long-Distance Pathway for Internet Data

On April 4, 2018 in All, Computing by Traci Browne

We’ve been communicating through cables across oceans for over 150 years. What has changed in the technology, and what has stayed the same? The upcoming Curie cable makes Google the first non-telecom company to build a private intercontinental cable.

Tagged With: Fiber optics, Google Curie, Google subsea cable, Marea cable, Submarine cable installation, Undersea cable Internet

Creating Faster, Safer, Cost-Effective Robots Using LIDAR

On March 13, 2018 in All, Automation, Industrial, Robotics by Traci Browne

The gift of sight via light detection and ranging (LIDAR) has enabled engineers to move beyond the development of robots that complete simple tasks to robots that can take on increasingly complicated workloads in safer, faster, and more cost-effective ways than ever before.

Tagged With: industrial robotics, laws of robotics, LIDAR, micro-LIDAR, robo-bee, robotic bee, robotics, robots

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