The Connectivity Standards Alliance (CSA) has released version 1.2 of Matter with nine more device types and improvements. Version 1.2 is now available for device makers and platforms to build into their products. It has nine new device types, revisions…
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u-blox announce Wi-Fi 6/E compatible MAYA–W3 family for LE Audio
u-blox has announced the MAYA–W3 family, a series of compact dual-mode Bluetooth LE 5.4 modules with LE Audio. The modules also support Wi-Fi 6/E and are designed for demanding industrial applications, including healthcare, industrial automation and monitoring, asset tracking and…
Cars, kites and climate change: how transportation is adapting to climate challenges
The government’s Build Back Greener strategy aims to decarbonise all areas of the UK economy and achieve a net zero emissions target by the year 2050. The transportation sector is the country’s main culprit when it comes to greenhouse gas…
Revolutionising indoor IoT energy harvesting
Dracula Technologies announces its new ‘Green MicroPower Factory’ – a state-of-the-art, fully automated facility. The largest of its kind in Europe (2,500m²), this factory will produce up to 150 million cm² of organic photovoltaic (OPV) devices per year, using inkjet…
BlackBerry to segment IoT division and go for IPO
BlackBerry announced earlier this month its intention to divide its IoT and cybersecurity divisions. It is hoping to target a subsidiary initial public offering for the IoT business next fiscal year. The former smartphone producer, which at its peak owned…
World Robotics Report: Asia ahead of Europe and the Americas
The new World Robotics report recorded 553,052 industrial robot installations in factories around the world – a growth rate of 5% in 2022, year-on-year. By region, 73% of all newly deployed robots were installed in Asia, 15% in Europe and…
Swedish startup using AI and IoT to improve elderly care
Måna Care AB is a new Swedish start-up focused on delivering an intuitive digital communication and care platform Måna in the first quarter of 2024. By combining the latest advances in generative AI and industrial IoT technology, Måna will simplify care and…
RoboFab: world’s first factory for humanoid robots
Agility Robotics, creator of the bipedal robot Digit, revealed that the company is opening RoboFab, a robot manufacturing facility in Salem, Oregon with the capability to produce more than 10,000 robots per year. Initial construction of Agility’s 70,000 square foot…
Vodafone and Amazon extend Africa connectivity
Vodafone and Project Kuiper, Amazon’s low Earth orbit satellite (LEO) communications initiative, have announced a collaboration through which Vodafone and Vodacom will use Project Kuiper’s network to extend the reach of 4G/5G services to more of their customers in Europe…
ABB to invest $280m in its European Robotics hub in Sweden
ABB announced an investment of $280 million to expand its manufacturing footprint in Europe and build a new state-of-the-art ABB Robotics European Campus in Västerås, Sweden. The Campus will serve as the hub for ABB Robotics’ offering in Europe, providing…