10 Dec 2019

Amazon Aims for 100% Renewable Energy by 2030
Amazon has announced three new renewable energy projects in the US and Spain that support Amazon's commitment to The Climate Pledge and reaching 80% renewable energy by 2024 and 100% renewable energy target by 2030 on its path to net zero carbon by 2040.
9 Dec 2019

A $250Bn Revolution: Mobile Robots and Autonomous Vehicles in Delivery
Automation in the delivery/logistic and warehousing/fulfilment chain is a growing market. A particularly exciting subset of this is the use of mobile robots, drones, and autonomous vehicles for automation of movement-based tasks.
Update
6 Dec 2019

BioLight Medical Devices
BioLight is a producer of electronic phototherapy devices.
Background
4 Dec 2019

Canvas Technologies
Canvas Robotics was established in 2015 in Colorado. It raised $15M in Dec 2017. It was acquired by Amazon in the summer of 2019. It had 42 employees.
Update
3 Dec 2019

Qardio
Qardio manufactures personal health monitoring devices and focuses on devices for monitoring cardiovascular disease. It is headquartered in San Francisco and has offices in London and Hong Kong. It was founded in 2012.
Background
29 Nov 2019

Eiratech
They are an Irish start up (2014) and have thus far raised 5.3M Euros. It has around 40 staff.
External press release
21 Nov 2019

Zigbee Alliance Augments its Green Power Program
The Zigbee Alliance announced new branding and certification measures centered around its existing Green Power feature, which is based on energy-harvesting technology and part of the flagship Zigbee PRO standard.
12 Nov 2019

Self-Transforming Robot Blocks Jump, Flip, Identify With Each Other
Swarms of simple, interacting robots have the potential to unlock stealthy abilities for accomplishing complex tasks. Getting these robots to achieve a true hive-like mind of coordination, though, has proved to be a hurdle.
6 Nov 2019

Creating the Market: Technology Development is Only Half the Work
Printed electronics has many successful market creation stories and certain materials or components have moved rapidly but sometimes, inventing the enabling technology is only half the work.
5 Nov 2019

Hearables at the IDTechEx Show!
The ear has long been touted as an excellent place for technology to exist on the body. Over 5 years of gradually gaining momentum, the topic of "hearables" is finally being recognized more widely for the excellent opportunity which it presents.
31 Oct 2019

Science Fiction Novels Generated by an Artificial Intelligence
Booksby.ai is an online bookstore which sells science fiction novels generated by an artificial intelligence.
22 Oct 2019

Ford introduces largest EV charging network in North America
Ford is providing easy access to more electric vehicle public charging stations in North America than any other automaker, Ford will make it easier for customers to find a place to charge when the company starts delivering new models next year.
18 Oct 2019

Rivian Overblown?
Those desperate to invest in "The next Tesla" continue to pile into start-up Rivian, the latest $350 million coming from a media company. That takes investment up to the $2 billion level familiar at Tesla.
Background
26 Sep 2019

Rivian
Rivian is an American automaker and automotive technology company with over 1000 staff. Founded in 2009, the company develops vehicles, products and services related to sustainable transportation.
24 Sep 2019

Amazon buys 100,000 Rivian electric trucks
Amazon and Global Optimism announced The Climate Pledge, a commitment to meet the Paris Agreement 10 years early. Amazon becomes the first signatory of this pledge. The Climate Pledge calls on signatories to be net zero carbon across their businesses by 2040—a decade ahead of the Paris Accord's goal of 2050.
Background
13 Sep 2019

JUST
JUST is a food company that uses plant proteins to produce vegan egg and dairy products. JUST is also developing cultured meat products, making it the only company operating in both the plant-based and cultured meat spaces. At the Good Food Conference 2019, IDTechEx Analyst Dr Michael Dent spoke with JUST's head of global communications Andrew Noyes.
Full profile interview
12 Aug 2019

Withings
IDTechEx spoke to Matthieu Letombe, CEO of Withings. It is a health accessory company committed to developing the next generation of smart health solutions.
9 Aug 2019

Non-invasive microcurrent waveforms to provide sinus pain relief
ClearUP is a small hand-held device that uses non-invasive microcurrent waveforms to provide sinus pain relief for both year-round and seasonal allergies.
External press release
30 Jul 2019

Introducing the Royole transparent, rollable keyboard
The Royole keyboard has been re-designed. It's small, smooth, efficient and compatible with all devices. Users can use their Royole keyboards on any surface with ease.
26 Jun 2019

New League Table of Largest EV Manufacturers Calculated June 2019
Increasingly those seeking the greatest economy of scale in EVs are making wider and wider ranges of vehicles for new applications. Read on to find out more.