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Last Mile Delivery: Trillion Dollar Battle of the Titans

The new IDTechEx Research report, Last Mile Electric Vehicles 2018-2028 concerns goods and people reaching final destination such as down the pathway past the guard dog or riding from the train station.

Intelligent baby breathing video monitor uses computer vision

ocoon Cam, the world's first intelligent baby breathing video monitor, has announced that it has closed a $4MM Series A funding.

nOCD

In this profile Alexis Karandrea interviews Stephen Smith, the Founder and CEO of nOCD, a company that provides a mobile app for the treatment of obsessive compulsive disorder.

Amazon Foods

In the wake of the announcement by Amazon last week that it was to acquire Whole Foods in a $13.7 Billion deal that surprised many Dr Harry Zervos looks at what the long term plans for the retailers may be.

Amazon Robotics facility opening in Colorado

Amazon.com Inc has announced plans to open its second Colorado fulfillment center in Thornton, which will be the first Amazon Robotics facility in the Centennial State

SE3D

IDTechEx analyst Nadia Tsao interviewed SE3D CEO Dr Mayasari Lim on April 5, 2017. SE3D is bringing 3D bioprinting into the classroom by providing a variety of curricula related to the technology.

Hybrid taxis produced in UK

China may be gearing up to have 100,000 pure electric taxis with zero emissions in use soon but at least the iconic British black cab is going to be made in Britain as a hybrid - by a Chinese company.

Energy Harvesting Network dissemination event

The annual one-day dissemination event organised by the Energy Harvesting Network is being held on 5th April 2017 at Manchester Town Hall.

Order a pizza with your shoes

Ordering pizza may never be easier, or more fun, than right now thanks to Pizza Hut.

Award for 3D printed bionic hands

Open Bionics is revolutionising the healthcare industry by using 3D scanning and 3D printing to dramatically cut the cost of fitting hand amputees with robotic prosthetics.

Apple joins Partnership on AI

Apple has joined the Partnership on AI as a founding member. The company has been involved and collaborating with the Partnership since before it was first announced and is thrilled to formalize its membership alongside Amazon, Facebook, Google/DeepMind, IBM, and Microsoft.

US Army flies hoverbike prototype

The Army Research Laboratory and industry partners demonstrated the flying capabilities of a unique rectangular-shaped quadcopter.

Will Amazon Go win the war between computer vision and RFID in retail?

The scenario that shopping without checkout lines has been described multiple times since the introduction of radio frequency identification (RFID) technology and many people believed if that could come true, it must be RFID that enables it. However, Amazon Go will demonstrate to us that other emerging technologies are going to realize it first, due to the significant improvement of deep learning, computer vision and sensor fusion, as announced on 5th December 2016. This leads us to consider which technology will be the future in the retail industry: computer vision, or RFID?

Advanced intelligent consumer and industrial robots

The lineup includes a home robot that doubles as a smart home gateway and intelligent home notification center, enhancing convenience in users' day-to-day lives. LG is also taking the power of IoT and smart technology outside of the home with advanced robots designed for use in airports and other public spaces.

CES 2017- Day 1, January 5th, 2017

The excitement has been building up in Las Vegas over the past few days with media days and press conferences, expectations have been riding high and the opening day of CES did not disappoint. Dr Harry Zervos reports from Las Vegas, Nevada.

Announcements to get the year started - CES Media Day, Jan 4th, 2017

Dr Zervos, Principal Analyst with IDTechEx, will be reporting daily from Las Vegas, Nevada this week, where he is attending CES 2017.

Crowd workers help robot keep conversation fresh

People can find a hundred ways to say the same thing, which poses a challenge to robots that are expected to keep up their end of conversations. A research team's solution is to devise an automated method of crowdsourcing multiple lines of dialogue.

Aerogel Technologies

IDTechEx Technology Analyst Dr Richard Collins interviewed Stephen Steiner (Founder and CEO) from Aerogel Technologies. Aerogel Technologies produce monolithic aerogel products with a specific focus on polymer aerogels

Airbus Vahana robot air taxi

Airbus Group experts are looking skywards to develop radical concepts that will relieve urban congestion.