SiLabs and Quuppa develop Bluetooth LE indoor asset tracking
Texas electronics company Silicon Labs is working with Finland-based locations systems specialist Quuppa to deliver highly accurate indoor asset tracking based on the Bluetooth Low Energy (LE) direction finding [...]
Plextek puts micro radar on Griff heavy lifting drones
UK engineering and design consultancy Plextek is putting micro radars and sensors on Norwegian unmanned aerial systems (UAS) specialist Griff’s heavy lifting drones. Griff is developing UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles) [...]
Ark RFID provides asset management for small firms
Ark Business Systems has launched an RFID cloud-based asset management system that helps smaller businesses save time and money keeping track of their equipment and materials. It is the [...]
Körber acquires Otimis to expand in Latin America
The logistics division of Germany’s Körber Group has acquired a majority stake in Brazil-based Otimis, a supply chain management software and consulting company that specialises in warehousing and logistics [...]
Semtech, Wilhelmsen and TTI put LoRa on ships
Semtech, Wilhelmsen and The Things Industries (TTI) aim to transform the maritime industry with LoRa-based connectivity. Norwegian maritime firm Wilhelmsen is implementing LoRa in its portfolio-wide digitalisation strategy; the maritime [...]
Trimble acquires Kuebix to gain TMS
Trimble is to acquire privately-held Kuebix, a Massachusetts-based transportation management system (TMS) provider and creator of North America’s largest connected shipping community. This acquisition will enable Trimble to bring together [...]
IBM blockchain lets Farmer Connect trace coffee supply chain
At last week’s Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Farmer Connect and IBM announced a consumer mobile application that lets coffee drinkers trace their coffee to understand its quality [...]
Intel shows how IoT can protect food supply chain
The IoT can help reduce food supply waste and theft and combat foodborne illnesses, according to Laura Rumbel (pictured), a director in Intel’s IoT group. Rumbel works with Intel’s customers [...]
Toronto researchers develop smart skin
Researchers at the University of Toronto have developed a stretchy, transparent and self-powering sensor that records the complex sensations of human skin. Dubbed artificial ionic skin, or AISkin, the researchers [...]
Electronic Caregiver partnership improves discharge process
Finding an available senior care facility for a loved one during a hospital stay can be an emotional and often difficult task, but Electronic Caregiver, a remote patient monitoring [...]
ADA gives green light for AI to detect diabetic eye problems
The American Diabetes Association’s 2020 Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes now include FDA-authorised artificial intelligence systems that detect diabetic retinopathy and macular oedema. The US association that fights against [...]
IMedtac adds CyberLink facial recognition to medicine cabinet
IMedtac has integrated AI-based facial recognition technology from fellow Taiwanese company CyberLink into its automatic dispensing medicine cabinet. The FaceMe AI facial recognition engine has been integrated with the smart [...]
