To mimic the human hand is surprisingly difficult. Giving a presentation at Hardware Pioneers this week, Dr Stephen Ihmels showed a video of a human hand moving in front of a camera. As fingers flexed and wiggled, a robotic hand…
BYD adopts connected emergency call capabilities for Australian market
BYD has partnered with Australian connected vehicle technology provider Intelematics to introduce advanced emergency call capabilities across its vehicle range, beginning with the newly launched Sealion 8 SUV. The agreement will see Intelematics’ connected car platform integrated into BYD vehicles…
Europe’s first sovereign chip manufacturing flow could reshape the IoT supply chain
Europe has taken a significant step towards semiconductor self-sufficiency after Dutch chip designer Qualinx and GlobalFoundries announced what they describe as the first fully European end-to-end semiconductor manufacturing flow for security-critical applications. The milestone centres on Qualinx’s QLX3xx global navigation…
Imec unveils world’s first IEEE 802.15.4ab UWB receiver
The Belgian research institute imec has unveiled what it says is the world’s first narrowband receiver chip compliant with the upcoming IEEE 802.15.4ab ultra-wideband (UWB) standard, a development that could significantly extend the range and reliability of next-generation positioning and…
Driverless taxi rollout raises concerns over future of UK cabbies
Plans to introduce autonomous ride-hailing services to London have prompted renewed concerns over the future of taxi and private hire drivers, with the GMB union warning that hundreds of thousands of jobs could eventually be affected by the widespread adoption…
Infineon targets wearable payments market with SECORA Connect X and tokenisation platform
Infineon Technologies has launched a new platform designed to bring secure contactless payments to smart wearables, as semiconductor suppliers seek to capitalise on growing demand for connected devices capable of operating independently of smartphones. The German chipmaker said its new…
Smart homes: how connected systems enable intelligent domestic energy consumption
By Allan Lagasca, Global leader of Smart Industrials Segment organisation at STMicroelectronics The concept of the “smart home” isn’t new. There can be few homes which don’t integrate connected technology to monitor and manage energy, entertainment, heating and lighting, cleaning,…
From pilot to production: overcoming IoT’s most common roadblock
By Ryan Carlson, Technology Evangelist at Soracom IoT has a pilot problem no one wants to talk about. Not the technology kind. The kind where a perfectly good proof of concept sits in a slide deck for two years, gets…
IoT Insider webinar: LEO satellite constellations, connectivity challenges, and industry integration
The Internet of Things industry is accelerating towards a hybrid connectivity model in which low Earth orbit (LEO) satellites are increasingly deployed alongside, rather than as a replacement for, terrestrial networks, according to executives speaking at an IoT Insider webinar…
Top dog: Hyundai to deploy Boston Dynamics robot dogs for FIFA World Cup 2026 security
Hyundai Motor Group will provide robot dogs for the FIFA World Cup 2026, marking one of the most visible deployments of robotics yet at a global sporting event. In an official campaign document titled “Next Starts Now”, the company says…