Background
3 Mar 2023

Open Bionics
Open Bionics is a UK-based company developing prosthetics that has created the world's first clinically approved 3D printed bionic arm.
Full profile interview
23 Feb 2023

NXP Semiconductors: AI/ML Applications
NXP Semiconductors are a Netherlands-based designer and manufacturer of semiconductor chipsets. IDTechEx spoke with Ali Ors, Director of Global AI ML Strategy and Technologies for Edge Processing.
25 Jan 2023

Promising Innovations in Emerging Image Sensors
The new IDTechEx report, "Emerging Image Sensor Technologies 2023-2033: Applications and Markets", explores a diverse range of image sensing technologies capable of resolutions and wavelength detection far beyond what is currently attainable.
24 Jan 2023

Deploying Materials Informatics: Is SaaS a One-Size-Fits-All Approach?
The materials industry is sometimes described as conservative, but digital transformation is well underway in the sector. Materials informatics - the application of data-centric approaches, including machine learning, to materials R&D - has the potential to be the most impactful arm of this process.
Update interview
17 Jan 2023

VividQ and Dispelix: Pairing Holographic Displays with Waveguides
Holographic display technology firm VividQ discussed the development of a combined waveguide combiner and 3D holographic display system for AR headsets in conjunction with waveguide development firm Dispelix.
Full profile interview
9 Jan 2023

Prima Additive
Prima Additive are a group company of Italian machinery company Prima Industrie which produce metal powder bed fusion and direct energy deposition printers. IDTechEx spoke with Applications Engineer Lorenzo Abrusci.
Background
21 Nov 2022

International Hellenic University
International Hellenic University has recently developed an integrated autonomous robot for grape (ARG) harvesting.
Full profile interview
16 Nov 2022

Cambridge Mechatronics
Cambridge Mechatronics Ltd. (CML) develops technology and IP around shape memory alloy actuators. Their primary use is optical image stabilization for mobile phones, but applications range more widely from AR/VR headset components to haptic feedback.
Background: Partners
10 Nov 2022

Elliptic Labs
Partnered in 2022 with the aim of expanding the markets of Elliptic Labs' AI Virtual Smart Sensor Platform to laptops and PCs using the AMD Ryzen PRO 5000 Series processors.
Update
2 Nov 2022

Canatu
Canatu, a provider of carbon nanotubes and sensing applications that utilize them, announced a €18 million funding round led by 3M ventures.
Update
26 Oct 2022

The Surgical Company
The Surgical Company makes Sensium, a wireless patient monitoring system with electronic skin patches.
External press release
20 Oct 2022

Octopus Energy Enters Italian Generation Market Through Partnership
Octopus Energy Generation enters Italy's green power market by investing in renewables developer Nexta in a move to help the country wean itself off gas and lower future energy bills.
18 Oct 2022

Walking Robot Design Could Revolutionise How We Build Things in Space
Researchers have designed a state-of-the-art walking robot that could revolutionize large construction projects in space. They tested the feasibility of the robot for the in-space assembly of a 25m Large Aperture Space Telescope.
Full profile interview
13 Oct 2022

PragmatIC
PragmatIC is a UK-based company developing flexible integrated circuits on polymer substrates. It has received a total of ~US$150 million in funding and is focused on scaling up its technology, which is already commercially available at a low cost.
Background
13 Oct 2022

LifeSignals
LifeSignals designs chips for wearable sensors and electronic skin patches for patient vital sign monitoring.
6 Oct 2022

Are Cobots Safe to Work Side by Side with Humans?
Human-centric manufacturing puts a high requirement for safety in production because machines work closely with human operators.
External press release
4 Oct 2022

Downing LLP First Finnish Wind Farm Investment Completes Construction
Investment manager Downing LLP is pleased to announce the acquisition and entry into operations of a 30MW onshore wind farm in Finland as it expands its focus on sustainable investing.
22 Sep 2022

Join the Upcoming IDTechEx Webinar on Collaborative Robots (Cobots)
Thursday 13 October 2022 - The Key Driver for the New Industrial Transition? In this webinar, IDTechEx Technology Analyst Yulin Wang will talk about the critical enabling technologies used in collaborative robots, explain several key applications, and analyze how the market size will change in the next two decades.
21 Sep 2022

Sensing Pressure Using Paper
Several industrial, automotive, and healthcare applications rely on accurate and precise measurement of pressure. Flexible and wearable pressure sensors are typically fabricated using petroleum-based polymers. The solid waste generated from using such non-biodegradable plastics is harmful for the environment. To avoid this issue, researchers have now fabricated pressure sensors that use paper as the medium.
Background
20 Sep 2022

DigiLens
DigiLens is a major innovator in holographic diffractive waveguides that has attracted interest from major investors including Samsung.