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Omron

Omron Healthcare is a division of Omron, a Japanese electronics company. Omron Healthcare are a leading provider of medical equipment for both professional and consumer use.

Thinfilm announces organizational changes

Thin Film Electronics ASA announced several organizational changes that further accelerate the Company's growth in the NFC mobile marketing solutions space.

A report from BIOMEDevice San Jose 2017

2017 marked BIOMEDevice's tenth year showcasing devices that provide innovative solutions to current day problems in human health. IDTechEx analyst Dr Alexis Karandrea attended. Held this year in San Jose, the conference featured an expo alongside a number of talks on various subjects related to medical devices.

3-D printed objects connect to WiFi without electronics

Imagine a bottle of laundry detergent that can sense when you're running low on soap — and automatically connect to the internet to place an order for more.

Dubai Electricity and Water Authority recruits five robots as staff

Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) announced the recruitment of five robots as staff, as part of its continuous quest to envision and make the future through the development of mechanisms that enrich the experience of customers and contribute to the provision of seven-star quality services at its Customer Happiness Centres.

Electric Vehicles: Full 1.5 trillion dollar picture at last

The "IDTechEx Show!" November 15-16 in Santa Clara, California brings the electric vehicle picture alive showing the Terrafugia flying car, a presentation by the most admired manufacturer of single propeller electric aircraft Bye Aerospace and a California State University talk on biomimetic aircraft.

Drone delivery: publicity stunt or game changer in instant fulfilment?

The idea of drone delivery sharply divides commentator opinion: some dismiss it as a mere publicity stunt whilst others consider it a game changer that will bring near instant product fulfilment to e-commerce, stripping traditional shops of their last major differentiator.

Mobile warehouse and logistic robots: start-up scene is hot

In this article, we provide an overview explaining the major technology changes and market trends that underpin this growing interest. We will also consider how the future will look like, discussing the rapid rise and fall of multiple technologies.

Mitsubishi e-Evolution concept

A new-generation high-performance all-electric crossover SUV, and it allows a glimpse of Mitsubishi Motors future.

Trucking: a large attractive business to autonomize?

Trucking is a big business. In the US, trucking industry revenues are in excess of $726bn. No wonder then that autonomous trucking is a hot topic.

Mobile robotics: forklifts will never be the same again?

Robotic technology will transform the forklift industry, causing a colossal transfer of value from human-provided driving services, towards spending on autonomous industrial material handling machines, thus fuelling an industry revenue boom far exceeding recent growth trends.

HP, Deloitte alliance to establish industrial-scale 3D printing

HP Inc and Deloitte Consulting LLP announced a first-of-its-kind alliance to help accelerate the digital transformation of the global manufacturing industry.

Helping robots to correct errors on-the-fly and learn from each other

New stochastic separation theorems proved by mathematicians could enhance capabilities of artificial intelligence.

Smart label could let you know when to toss food and cosmetics

Detecting food and cosmetic spoilage and contamination. Identifying new medicinal plants in a remote jungle. Authenticating tea and wine. Scientists have developed a low-cost, portable, paper-based sensor that can potentially carry out all of these functions with easy-to-read results.

Smarter robot vacuum cleaners

Can you really use Outlook to make sure your office floor gets vacuumed? Absolutely!

Using AI to control a robotic exoskeleton

Bionik Laboratories Corp, a robotics company focused on providing rehabilitation and assistive technology solutions to individuals with neurological and mobility challenges from hospital to home, has announced it has integrated Amazon's Echo technology and Alexa Voice Service into its ARKE™ lower body exoskeleton.

Locus Robotics Corporation

Lotus Robotics is a warehouse mobile robotics company established in 2014. it currently has 36 employees and $8m in investment.

Kiva (Amazon Robotics)

Kiva is the most successful example of an AGC company having achieved a sales price of $775 in 2012 to Amazon. This acquisition left a gap in the market that many similar companies are now seeking to fulfill.

Mobile robots will transform material handling, logistics industries

Mobile robotics in material handling and logistics will become a $75bn market by 2027. It will then more than double by 2038. These staggering headline figures mask turbulent transformative change underneath: some technologies will rise and transform the fortunes of industries, fuelling growth rates far outpacing recent trends, whilst others will face with decay and obsolescence. We are at the beginning of the beginning of a transformative change, and the time to plan is now.

Will this Aussie robot be Amazon's pick of the bunch?

CartMan the logistics robot will pit its item-picking skills against 15 other international robots in the third annual Amazon Robotics Challenge.