Superpedestrian, the MIT spin-off engineering firm behind LINK, ‘The Volvo of E-Scooters’, has unveiled a breakthrough active safety system dubbed ‘Pedestrian Defense’. The new system doesn’t just detect unsafe behaviours like riding on the sidewalk, but puts a stop to…
The fourth industrial revolution – changes and challenges
Between 1760 and 1840, the first industrial revolution moved from hand production to using steam and waterpower. From around 1871 -1914, the second industrial revolution came about due to the prolific building of railroads and factory electrification. It was…
Smart building budget shortfalls put sustainability at risk
Building decision-makers list budget constraints and buy-in from senior leadership as the two biggest barriers to their adoption of smart technologies, according to a new research report from Johnson Controls. The report, ‘Thinking Smart: How the foundations of the UK will…
Embedded machine learning for industrial applications
Over the last few years, there have been countless predictions of how our lives are about to be transformed by Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML). All this comes at a cost, with the worldwide market forecast to grow…
IoT solutions for AI can now be created up to 30% faster
Designed to be the solution for an AI compute device right at the Edge, Sondrel’s new SFA 100 IP reference platform makes creating high performance, battery-powered IoT devices easy and fast. The design has an onboard Arm CPU to locally process…
IoT Continuum to accelerate digital transformation of industrial markets
Orange, Sierra Wireless, LACROIX, and STMicroelectronics have announced the creation of the IoT Continuum which is a partnership that aims to simplify and accelerate the mass deployment of IoT in Europe and beyond. By bringing together for the first time…
Trust enters UK smarthome market with launch of its smart lighting range
Trust has announced the launch of its new smarthome WiFi line in the UK with its smart WiFi lighting products, making smart lighting available for everyone. The new smart LED bulbs and smart plug can be controlled via one app…
Protecting environments and improving waste management efficiency through IoT
The challenge BCP Council (Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole) are a unitary authorityresponsible for the upkeep of central services serving around 395,000 residents and 6.8million additional tourists every year. Fun fact: every year, 750,000 ice-creams are sold on Bournemouth seafront! In…
