Sensors

Autonomous mobility is the key value proposition for many robots. Thanks to the successes of self-driving systems in commercial vehicles from companies like Tesla and John Deere. Autonomous driving has gained significant momentum across the robotics industry.

Forecasts from the IDTechEx Research report "Wearable Technology Forecasts 2023-2033"

Integrating multiple functionalities within a single entity promises simpler, more efficient devices without compromising capability. Smartphones are a great example, with maps, diaries, phones, cameras, games consoles, and more integrated into a single, compact device.

Innovation roadmap for automotive lidar players.

This IDTechEx premium article discusses the development and potential applications of electronic skin patches for sweat sensing and wound management. Electronic skin patches are thin, flexible devices that adhere to the skin and contain sensors to detect and measure various biomarkers. The article discusses galvanic skin response, the various analytes present in sweat, and the players involved in sweat sensing. In wound monitoring, electronic skin patches have the potential to be smart bandages, a potential solution to problems with wound dressing such as the development of infections. The article discusses the players and technologies in electronic skin patches for wound monitoring.

The annual Advanced Technologies and Treatments for Diabetes (ATTD) conference is one of the leading events for diabetes management, with exhibitors and participants from all over the globe. Glucose sensors and digital health and telemedicine were of particular interest at the event, and their developments will be covered in this premium article.

Are you unsatisfied with the color reproduction of your smartphone camera? Would you like your phone or other household appliance to detect different materials or even assess the freshness of food? The emerging technology of miniaturized spectrometers and multispectral cameras holds the solution.

Zebra is a manufacturer with capabilities in enterprise mobile computing, data capture, and thermal printing. Zebra produces TempTime, a chemical indicator label for temperature sensitive goods.

Surfaces, be they in kitchen appliances, automotive interiors, medical devices, or even furniture, are becoming increasingly smart. Embedded lighting, touch sensitivity, heating, and even haptic feedback enables inanimate and often neglected surfaces into a design feature with seamlessly integrated user controls. But what is the best way to manufacture these smart surfaces?

This premium article reviews the specific technology opportunities and market outlook for wrist-worn wearable technology.

TCL Technology were founded in 1981 and are a Chinese electronics company. At CES 2023, TCL were demonstrating their latest innovations in augmented reality glasses. TCL have incubated a now independent outfit 'RayNeo'. Tess Skyrme, Technology Analyst at IDTechEx, interviewed RayNeo's Algorithm Expert Zhuijun Bao and Global PR Manager Dongyao Nie at their booth.

Withings are a French, consumer-focused, healthcare technology and remote patient monitoring provider. Tess Skyrme, Technology Analyst at IDTechEx, interviewed Product Manager Julius Dewarin about their latest innovation, the U-Scan for urine analysis at CES 2023.

Lidar, which refers to light detection and ranging, is a technology that has been adopted in various applications such as mapping, surveying, military, archaeology, agriculture, geology, industry, etc.

Moticon is a Munich-based company developing wireless sensor insoles.

With an increasing demand for automation in the 21st century, robots have had rapid and unprecedented growth across many industries, including logistics, warehousing, manufacturing, and food delivery.

Movano Health was founded in 2018 and develops consumer-focused medical devices. IDTechEx analyst Dr Skyrme interviewed the CEO John Mastrototaro at their booth at CES 2023.

Innovation roadmap for haptics technology and its adoption.

Thursday 23 February 2023 - Opportunities for Integrated Functionality. In this webinar Dr Matthew Dyson, a Principal Technology Analyst at IDTechEx, will discuss the following topics: - The status of IME and competing approaches for creating functional and decorative interfaces across multiple application sectors. - The challenges and benefits associated with functionality integration, and how the value proposition of IME is likely to grow over time. - IME specific material requirements, especially for conductive inks. - A roadmap for IME adoption, segmented by industry.

Hirose Electric was founded in 1980 and is based in both the United States and Japan. The company is a major component provider for wearable OEMs.

Thursday 16 February 2023 - During the webinar, Dr. Isabel Al-Dhahir will discuss: The motivation and applications for emerging image sensors, which span autonomous vehicles, drones, industrial quality control, and more; The current technological and commercial status of the emerging SWIR imaging technologies competing to replace InGaAs; Discussion of event-based vision and hyperspectral imaging; and Identification of market challenges