Valuewalk.com: The iPhone X will be characterized by several new features including the organic light-emitting diode (OLED) display that is increasingly being linked with it.
Archives for February 2017
Smart travel for future cities: Integrating and connecting new tram lines
The main feature that makes a public transport system smart is enhanced control and monitoring features.
In the case of the Nottingham trams Express Transit project, in the UK, these functionalities became a reality through the collaboration of big industry names such as Taylor Woodrow, Alstom, and Boulting Technology.
Nottingham Express Travel Phase Two
In a bid to become one of the UK’s first smart cities, Nottingham has recently expanded its existing tram network to include two new lines to serve the South and South West of the city.
The first new line crosses the river Trent to Clifton and the second connects the Queens Medical Centre, Beeston and Toton.
The new routes join the existing line at Nottingham Station, with the entire network accommodating over 20 million passengers every year. [Read more…] about Smart travel for future cities: Integrating and connecting new tram lines
German industrial orders increase
DW.com: Orders for German industrial goods have increased sharply, according to a report on the Deutsche Welle website.
Domestic demand incrased 6.7 per cent while foreign orders were up 3.9 per cent.
The higher demand for capital goods contrasts with business morale in Germany, which DW.com says fell in January.
Policy wonks call for 250,000 redundancies
A think tank in the UK has called on the government to fire 250,000 public sector workers and use automation technology instead.
The Reform group released a report in which it says that the government is excessively bureaucratic and inefficient.
Although similar ideas are being floated in the US, there seems no general public discussion about subject.
US President Donald Trump has, however, ordered a freeze on hiring for all civilian departments of the government.
Search for alien life: Nasa to use more sensitive tests
Inquisitr.com: Scientists at Nasa’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, are developing a new method of chemical analysis which stands to be 10,000 times more sensitive than tests currently used on the Mars Curiosity Rover.
Heard the one about the robot barista?
Man walks into a coffee bar and says, “Waiter, coffee, black, no sugar.”
How anyone can drink coffee without milk, cream or sugar is beyond our understanding of human taste buds, but anyway…
A robot barista would not be making such judgments, and would serve up the coffee just as the man who walked into the bar had ordered it.
It might take a few years, but sooner or later, you will be served some drink or food somewhere by a robot. [Read more…] about Heard the one about the robot barista?
Mecademic showcases ‘world’s smallest, most accurate’ 6-axis robot
A company called Mecademic is showcasing what it claims is the world’s smallest and most accurate six-axis robot.
The Meca500 is small enough to fit into a briefcase and its makers claim that the tiny robotic arm has a repeatability of just 5 microns, or 5 millionths of a metre.
The Montreal, Canada-based Mecademic was founded by Jonathan Coulombe, who is the CEO. His co-founder was Ilian Bonev (pictured, with one of the company’s tiny robots). [Read more…] about Mecademic showcases ‘world’s smallest, most accurate’ 6-axis robot
Kuka’s new lightweight collaborative robot for medical applications goes into series production
Kuka’s new, lightweight collaborative robot has gone into series production, says the company.
The Kuka LBR Med – short for medical – is designed to be operated in the “immediate vicinity” of the human operator.
The robot maker sees the new cobot as having applications in the health sector, as “an assistant for tasks rehabilitation or in the operating room”. [Read more…] about Kuka’s new lightweight collaborative robot for medical applications goes into series production
Can’t get to sleep? Pitch a tent for the weekend
Eurekalert.org: According to new research involving Colorado campers, being in natural light during the day and true darkness at night can help us fall asleep earlier and potentially benefit our health.
ZF unveils AI driving system which could be used for forklift trucks, while Toyota adopts the fuel cell
ZF teams up with Nvidia on artificial intelligence system for autonomous cars, trucks and industrial applications
ZF says its ProAI system for automated driving is built on high-performance Nvidia Drive PX 2 AI computing platform, and will enable vehicles to “see, think, and act”.
ZF is one of the world’s largest automotive suppliers and a global leader in active and passive safety technology, and has been working with Nvidia to develop artificial intelligence systems for the transportation industry for some time.
The two companies are looking at various sectors, including:
- automated and autonomous driving systems for passenger cars;
- commercial trucks; and
- industrial applications.
The ZF ProAI for highway automated driving is ZF’s first system developed using Nvidia AI technology. [Read more…] about ZF unveils AI driving system which could be used for forklift trucks, while Toyota adopts the fuel cell