How IoT is Shaping the Smart Cities of Tomorrow
By the year 2050,
approximately 70% of the world’s population will be living in cities, according
to Gartner. Cities have evolved a lot over the last...
Fraunhofer’s Soft Robotic Wearable System Protects Workers from Back Injury
A common complaint among workers in factories, construction
sites and several other fields is back pain. While back injuries affect more
than 1 million workers, it...
AR/VR Can Enable Smart Factories to Reduce Cost and Delays and Boost Production
For the manufacturing industry, technology such as Augmented
Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR) can bring huge opportunities for cutting
cost and delays in product development...
This Smart Cane Can Double as an Activity Tracker for the Elderly
For people who use a cane, it’s very difficult to track
their activity with a wrist-worn wearable. Researchers at the University of
Malaga (UMA) in Spain...
Wearable Pet Technology Company Link AKC Acquired by Smart Tracking Technologies
Smart Tracking Technologies, a Jacksonville, FL-based IoT
company, acquired Wearable Pet Technology Company Link AKC. Link AKC, a GPS
enabled dog collar, won the CES 2017...
IBM Watson Wants to Use Wearable Devices to Improve Worker Safety
IBM has announced collaborations with Garmin Health, Mitsufuji, Guardhat and SmartCone to improve worker safety for those working in hazardous environments like construction sites,...