The immense potential and challenges of multimodal AI Unlike most AI systems, humans understand the meaning of text, videos, audio, and images together in context. For example, given text and an image that seem innocuous when considered apart (e.g., "Loo... AI Innovation natural language processing engines
Design to Hearten Users Produced by OMRON HEALTHCARE Would you happen to know OMRON's digital thermometer, Kenon-kun*1? Released in 2004, Kenon-kun MC-670, featured a large LCD and a round shape, in sharp contrast to the conventional design of long and ... Healthcare OMRON
How RPA could help distribute and track COVID-19 vaccines The first shipments of Pfizer's and Moderna's COVID-19 vaccines arrived at health systems across the U.S. this month, a significant milestone in the fight against a pandemic that has infected and kill... AI automation COVID-19 healthcare robots RPA Social needs
Class Program Given by Doctors for Enhancing Women's Health Literacy of Adolescents In line with the U.N. Sustainable Development Goal 5, "Gender equality," the formation of a gender-equal society, in which everyone can fully display their individuality and ability in any field regar... Health Healthcare OMRON SDGs
Light-based chip brings AI to everything? Looking good RMIT Australia has been leading an international research program involving Australian, American, and Chinese researchers working on nanoscale imaging, machine learning and memory. What's new about th... AI automation environment Innovation machine learning neural network robots
Creative Use of CAE in the New Normal Era Recent years have seen companies across Japan adopting digital technology to transform their services and businesses (digital transformation, or "DX"). Following the announcement in September 2020 of ... AI Big Data IoT Manufacturing OMRON Technology
Overcoming the "Big Business Syndrome" and Bringing Back the Ever-lasting Spirit of Venture In this series of articles with 8 episodes, we trace the thoughts and speculations of OMRON's founder, Kazuma Tateishi, a rare technologically minded executive, and looks at the background to his grow... OMRON Visionary
Health Management That Supports the Creation of Innovation with Vitality There is a widespread belief that in order to promote business that is useful to society, it is important to provide an environment in which all employees can enjoy their work and give the physical an... Healthcare Jobs Management OMRON Sustainability
AliveCor raises $65 million to detect heart problems with AI AliveCor, a startup developing algorithms that detect atrial fibrillation, bradycardia, tachycardia, and other health issues from heart rate readings, today raised $65 million in funding. The company... AI cloud COVID-19 healthcare personal assistants
AI Weekly: The state of machine learning in 2020 The AI Index is due out in the coming weeks, as is CB Insights' assessment of global AI startup activity, but two reports -- both called The State of AI -- have already been released. Last week, McKin... AI Innovation machine learning manufacturing security
Seeking the Ultimate Gaming Mouse for Professional Gamers With player numbers topping 100 million globally, eSports seems to know no boundaries. By definition, eSports is a form of sport competition involving video games. As long as you have the requisite de... Manufacturing OMRON Technology
What's New in Gartner's Hype Cycle For AI, 2020 AI is starting to deliver on its potential and its benefits for businesses are becoming a reality. 47% of artificial intelligence (AI) investments were unchanged since the start of the pandemic and 30... AI COVID-19 DX healthcare machine learning manufacturing Social needs Society5.0
"AI suitcase" for a Symbiotic Society, Bringing Together the Technologies of Five Companies According to the WHO, the number of people with some form of visual impairment is estimated to be as high as 2.2 billion people around the world (*1). With the aim of realizing a society where the vis... AI Iot OMRON Open Innovation Robots
The Challenge of Establishing Health Engineering Based on Automation In this series of articles with 8 episodes, we trace the thoughts and speculations of OMRON's founder, Kazuma Tateishi, a rare technologically minded executive, and looks at the background to his grow... Healthcare OMRON Sustainability Visionary
OMRON's Technology Used in Vending Machines Across Cities Vending machines can be found all over cities, towns and station platforms in Japan and it is now a part of Japanese people's daily lives. To operate this vending machine, do you know how many parts a... Iot Manufacturing OMRON Technology
How 5G's enhanced reliability and latency can help reboot the factory floor Factories live and breathe on operational technology (OT), the systems that monitor and control physical devices. For many years, OT has lagged IT in development pace and performance. A big reason: th... 5G Innovation IoT Iot manufacturing
Deci raises $9.1 million to autonomously optimize AI algorithms Deep learning startup Deci announced that it raised $9.1 million in a seed funding round led by Israel-based Emerge. According to a spokesperson, the company plans to devote the proceeds to customer a... AI automation data science healthcare Innovation machine learning manufacturing
What I Learned from the Next Generation of Workers The future of business is being shaped by digital transformation, channel and supply disruption, evolving procurement tools and tactics, and an increased need for business agility. These shifts in the... AI DX Innovation job management
Creating New Social Value Through OMRON's Purpose In recent years, especially in the millennial generation, the concept of "Purpose", meaning the significance and value of the existence of organizations and companies in society is receiving a high at... OMRON sustainability
Aiming for Zero Greenhouse Gas Emissions by 2050 In order to combat global warming and stabilize energy supply and demand, reduction of our energy consumption is necessary. According to the FY2018 Energy Supply and Demand Results (confirmed data rep... Energy Environment OMRON SDGs Sustainability
How Thoughtfull aims to destigmatise mental health through daily chats with professionals Despite one in seven Singaporeans experiencing mental health challenges at some point in their lives, only a quarter of those seeks treatment for it. The uncomfortable truth is we do not perceive ment... AI healthcare Innovation machine learning
OMRON's Next-generation Automation for the New Normal Era In the new normal era caused by COVID-19, automation technology plays a greater role than ever before. There is a growing expectation for automation that allows machines to not only perform tasks to t... AI Automation OMRON Robotics Robots Technology
"New Normal" Railway Station Services by realizing "Station Automation" The outbreak of COVID-19 early this year has left lingering effects in every facet of our society. To prevent the spread of the virus, creating crowds around passenger support desks at train stations ... IoT OMRON Robot sustainability
A Little Communication Goes a Long Way to Unearth the Hidden Potential of Diverse People In Japan, the number of persons with disabilities on the payroll of private enterprises has been growing year by year, hitting a record-high 530,000 persons in 2019*1. Yet, out of an estimated 2.06 mi... Diversity OMRON Sustainability
"I'm going out for tea with my friends" using meemo, a community-based MaaS Changes in the environment of Japan's regional cities because of a declining birthrate, aging population, stagnant local economies, and weakened local communities, have led to a movement to make local... IoT OMRON sustainability
Dataloop raises $16 million for data annotation tools AI data management and annotation startup Dataloop today announced it has raised $16 million in funding through an $11 million series A round and a previously undisclosed $5 million seed round. A spok... AI Big date COVID-19 DX healthcare Innovation machine learning Social needs
Siren's smart socks remotely monitor foot health for diabetics Siren, a startup developing washable smart socks designed to help remotely monitor diabetes patients, today raised $9 million. According to CEO Ran Ma, the extension to Siren's series B round will be ... AI COVID-19 healthcare Innovation Social needs
Getting smarter with tech: How will smart cities look like 10 years from now? We all grew up having our imaginations run wild from science fiction movies on what the future would look like. There are myriads to recall but growing up, I remember thinking that flying cars and per... Big date COVID-19 DX Innovation Iot Social needs Society5.0 Sustainability
Developing the World's First Unmanned Train Station System to Solve a Social Issue through New Technology In this series of articles with 8 episodes, we trace the thoughts and speculations of OMRON's founder, Kazuma Tateishi, a rare technologically minded executive, and looks at the background to his grow... OMRON sustainability Visionary
Protecting the Safety and Security of the Roads Many sections of the expressways, the nation's main artery and critical infrastructure, are more than 50 years old, and their road surfaces and structures are deteriorating. Its maintenance is importa... OMRON Safety sustainability
AI researchers devise failure detection method for safety-critical machine learning Researchers from MIT, Stanford University, and the University of Pennsylvania have devised a method for predicting failure rates of safety-critical machine learning systems and efficiently determining... AI automation healthcare Innovation machine learning robots
Corporate Venture Capital that collects "The World's Most Cutting-edge technologies" OMRON believes that, to solve social issues that are becoming increasingly serious and diverse, it is important to create new business and strengthen existing businesses through open innovation that i... OMRON Open Innovation Technology Venture
Sensing as Five Senses of Machine Sensors and sensing technology support affluent lives in every possible scene of public facilities, such as offices, factories, stations and at home. In addition, its importance increases more and mor... AI Manufacturing OMRON
The Internet of Things: Being the Best at Developing and Testing IoT Products By 2022, worldwide spending on IoT related devices and systems is likely to surpass $1.1 trillion USD, making it one of the single biggest drivers of man-made change in the world. But the Internet of ... automation DX Iot
One-Stop Service for Diabetic Patients in China In China, as living standards improve, the number of diabetic patients has risen steeply to reach more than 110 million. Diabetes is a serious disease that can lead to various complications, such as l... Big Data Health Healthcare IoT OMRON
Vector Institute forms team to help commercialize AI research The Vector Institute, an independent nonprofit dedicated to advancing AI, today established a team to commercialize its industrial and health care research. This group will create tools, frameworks, a... AI healthcare Innovation natural language processing engines open innovation Social needs
A Visionary's Perspective - Unraveling the Innovations and Corporate Management Philosophy of OMRON through the Thoughts of OMRON's Founder, Kazuma Tateishi In this series of articles with 8 episodes, we trace the thoughts and speculations of OMRON's founder, Kazuma Tateishi, a rare technologically minded executive, and looks at the background to his grow... Manufacturing OMRON sustainability Visionary
How robotics and automation could create new jobs in the new normal Depending on who you ask, AI and automation will either destroy jobs or create new ones. In reality, a greater push toward automation will probably both kill and create jobs -- human workers will beco... AI automation COVID-19 factory automation Innovation jobs manufacturing robots RPA
From "tool-type" to "autonomous and general-purpose": Progress of AI towards a good partner for humans The topic of AI is making headlines in the general media and business journals every day. For example, "AI will take away human jobs," "AI will streamline the diagnosis of diseases," "AI will help chi... AI Iot OMRON Robotics
Our Ever-evolving Commitment to Meeting the Needs of Society: The Case of the Hotel Industry's Solution to the Challenges It Faces The "new normal", an era of "new way of life and common sense," created by the COVID-19 pandemic has brought us a new lifestyle. One of the most familiar examples is the growing interest in "contactle... OMRON Open Innovation Safety sustainability
Intel VP: AI-aided defect detection is a killer app for industrial IoT Computer vision has become one of AI's most promising applications, combining ever-improving cameras with faster and smarter automated object recognition. During Transform 2020 digital conference, Int... AI IIoT manufacturing
Story Behind the Rise of the World's First FDA-Approved Wearable Blood Pressure Monitor Essential at any medical consultation, blood pressure monitors play an indispensable role in the early detection of abnormal blood pressure. In Japan, it is estimated that 43 million*1 persons are hyp... Iot OMRON sustainability
Now is the Time to Aim for a Symbiotic Society Where Everyone Can Smile After an unprecedentedly short summer vacation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, a new term has started in Japan's schools. Among the various restrictions on school life, some schools have prohibited c... OMRON Sustainability
A Visionary's Perspective - Unraveling the Innovations and Corporate Management Philosophy of OMRON through the Thoughts of OMRON's Founder, Kazuma Tateishi In this series of articles with 8 episodes, we trace the thoughts and speculations of OMRON's founder, Kazuma Tateishi, a rare technologically minded executive, and looks at the background to his grow... OMRON Sustainability Visionary
The 4th industrial revolution is key to getting the global economy, and our lives, back on track Preventive measures implemented by countries worldwide to halt the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak are forcing us to make fundamental changes to how we live, from work to play, business to education, ... Industry 4.0 Innovation IoT robots SDGs
Foresight's AI-powered wearable helps low-vision users feel the world Vision is arguably the most important of the five basic senses, providing most people with the ability to navigate through the world -- but there are 285 million visually impaired people worldwide who... AI healthcare wearable
Protecting Health and Safety by Automating Disinfection Services with UV-Equipped Mobile Robots In the fight against COVID-19, the demand for sanitization and disinfection services is growing not only in hospitals but also places like airports, hotels, offices, and schools worldwide. However, th... AI Iot OMRON Open Innovation Robots Sustainability
OMRON China Takes Up the Challenge: Supporting BYD, which has become one of the World's Largest Mask Manufacturers Series list Members of OMRON in Spain contribute to an open ventilator development project Even Under COVID-19, "Keep Providing Medical Suction Equipment". Efforts by OMRON Employees in Italy OMRON C... OMRON Sustainability
Promoting the Independence of the Elderly through the Spread of Long-term Care Prevention Service that Support the Health of the Elderly in the 100-year Life Era Healthy life expectancy is an important indicator when considering QoL (Quality of Life) in the 100-year life era. This healthy life expectancy is the period of time during which people are able to li... OMRON Open Innovation sustainability technology
Next-gen ultracapacitors revolutionise capability of IoT devices The issue of effectivity is important given the predicted expansion of the Internet of Things (IoT). For example, the number of IoT devices in the world is predicted to grow from 25 billion to 80 bill... Innovation Iot sustainability
A Visionary's Perspective - Unraveling the Innovations and Corporate Management Philosophy of OMRON through the Thoughts of OMRON's Founder, Kazuma Tateishi In this series of articles with 8 episodes, we trace the thoughts and speculations of OMRON's founder, Kazuma Tateishi, a rare technologically minded executive, and look at the background to his growt... OMRON Sustainability Visionary
Japan's Largest Carport Photovoltaic System by Murata Manufacturing and OMRON In recent years, the effects of climate change, such as rising temperature and increasing torrential rains, have been observed in many places. Since the Paris Agreement was adopted in 2015, the world ... Energy Environment OMRON SDGs Sustainability
A Big Step Towards the Future Where Machines Can Unlock Human Potential OMRON's vision of the future of man-machine interaction is the "harmony between humans and machines", where machines bring out human abilities and creativity to the fullest extent. The table tennis ro... AI Iot OMRON Open Innovation Robots
Montreal AI Ethics Institute suggests ways to counter bias in AI models The Montreal AI Ethics Institute, a nonprofit research organization dedicated to defining humanity's place in an algorithm-driven world, today published its inaugural State of AI Ethics report. The 12... AI machine learning
EU robotics project gives maintenance workers a 'second pair of hands' A five-year European Union (EU) project to develop a collaborative humanoid that helps workers in industrial environments has concluded, with the participants touting breakthroughs in "AI learning, na... AI COVID-19 factory automation Innovation manufacturing Social needs
A Visionary's Perspective - Unraveling the Innovations and Corporate Management Philosophy of OMRON through the Thoughts of OMRON's Founder, Kazuma Tateishi Introduction OMRON, once known as Tateisi Electronics Co. is the company that realized the world's first electronic traffic signal with fully automated sensing system, an unmanned station system with ... OMRON Visionary
Recycling Food for the Ultimate in Local Production, Local Consumption. "Food loss" refers to the discarding of food products that are still fit for consumption. In Japan, total food loss amounts to 6.12 million tons*1 annually, or 132 grams (equivalent to one bowl of ric... OMRON SDGs Sustainability
Engaging with Diversity, Helping One's Workmates: One "Busybody" Employee Transforms the Workplace The term "diversity and inclusion" has been garnering attention in a wide variety of contexts in recent times. This term expresses the idea of organizations bringing together people of diverse backgro... Diversity Interview OMRON SDGs Sustainability
Even Under COVID-19, "Keep Providing Medical Suction Equipment". Efforts by OMRON Employees in Italy Series list Members of OMRON in Spain contribute to an open ventilator development project Even Under COVID-19, "Keep Providing Medical Suction Equipment". Efforts by OMRON Employees in Italy OMRON C... Healthcare OMRON Sustainability
Members of OMRON in Spain contribute to an open ventilator development project As of June 15, 2020, more than 7.8 million coronavirus cases have been confirmed globally, and over 430,000 people have lost their lives to the infection. Many people have asked themselves what they c... OMRON Sustainability
Supporting the Continuity of Hypertension Treatment through Telemedicine There are reportedly around 43 million hypertension patients in Japan. This means that around one-third of Japan's population suffers from hypertension. If left untreated, hypertension can increase th... Healthcare OMRON Open Innovation Sustainability
Towards Shaping the Factory of the Future Germany, a leading manufacturing country in EU Germany, a major European manufacturing power has developed into one of the world's prominent economic powers through fierce development of their industr... AI Interview Iot Manufacturing OMRON Robotics Technology
The Importance of Inclusion in the Workplace According Marc Pritchard, Chief Brand Officer with Procter & Gamble in his Forbes interview, "I think that the 5 billion people in the world who we serve are looking around and saying, 'We need to... Environment Jobs SDGs Sustainability
Hope Meets Workforce Needs at Daley College's MTEC Expansive new facility helps train the next generation of manufacturing professionals in Chicago Machining programs at community colleges can bring to mind images of old, tired equipment, housed in ... Automation Innovation Jobs Manufacturing
Creating a Sustainable Society by Putting the OMRON Principles into Practice The Sustainability of Society - An Urgent Issue The attention being paid to sustainability is increasing rapidly. According to a report issued in 2018 by the environmental preservation NGO World Wide ... OMRON Sustainability
Industry 4.0 is Big and Confusing, So Start Small BACK IN THE EARLY DAYS of the Internet, when new sites were popping up selling everything from office supplies to dog food, I told a friend that I would never shop on the Internet. Too sketchy and uns... Automation Industry4.0 Innovation Jobs Manufacturing
Emerson Launches New VR Simulation Emerson reported it is introducing Mimic Field 3D, an immersive training experience designed to help new and incoming workers gain an understanding of how changes in the field impact industrial plant ... Automation Innovation Jobs Manufacturing VR
United Nations Global Compact Unveils 'SDG Ambition' Impact Initiative The United Nations Global Compact launched SDG Ambition a global impact initiative aimed at challenging and supporting companies to integrate the Sustainable Development Goals into their core business... SDGs Sustainability
Libelium's IoT Technology Supports Sustainable Development Goals Following the United Nations call for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Libelium reported it is promoting IoT technology as a tool to achieve prosperity while protecting the planet. According ... Environment Healthcare Iot Manufacturing SDGs Sustainability
Tractica Offers Report on the Artificial Intelligence Software Market According to a new report from Tractica, the top industry sectors where artificial intelligence (AI0 is likely to bring major transformation) remain those in which there is a clear business case for i... AI Innovation Manufacturing
Technology in 2050: will it save humanity - or destroy us? Futurism is a mug's game: if you're right, it seems banal; if you're wrong, you look like the founder of IBM, Thomas Watson, when he declared in 1943 that there is room in the world "for maybe five co... AI Automation Environment Innovation Jobs Sustainability
How tech is catering to the elderly and caregivers At CES 2020, tech's biggest trade show, it was heartening to see that the tech industry is paying attention to the needs of the elderly and the younger people who provide care for the elderly. I've pa... Healthcare Innovation Robots Wearable
Tech trends to expect at this year's Consumer Electronics Show Like with fashion and Instagram Story features that tell you what Disney character you are, the tech world is full of trends. The annual CES is a chance for tech companies from all around the world to... 5G Healthcare Innovation Robots Wearable
Signposts of the VUCA Era, Co-Creating Future Scenarios We are living in the VUCA era. A time of volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity. These FACTORS make Predicting the future is extremely difficult. OMRON, however, has used the SINIC theory ... Interview Manufacturing OMRON Open Innovation
AI-powered devices are expanding its technology to cover all areas of health and fitness. FEATURE: As in just about every area of the health and fitness market, technology is increasingly infiltrating yoga, with startups and investors pushing to capitalize on the $80 billion market. Germa... AI Healthcare Innovation Machine Learning
What is a robot for Millennial Workers? (Bloomberg Opinion) -- The rise of populist politicians across the rich world has led to a profound rethinking of the way developed economies work. In particular, the impact of automation on the labor... Automation Innovation Jobs Manufacturing Robots
Tangoe Highlights 2020 Enterprise Technology Trends and Predictions Tangoe revealed its predictions for the trends that will influence the enterprise in 2020, including more businesses capitalizing on IoT, automation and the next wave of digital transformation thanks ... 5G AI Automation Innovation Iot Jobs Machine Learning Manufacturing Mobility
Technavio Issues Report on the Global Medical Device Security Solutions Market In a new report, Technavio revealed that the global medical device security solutions market size is expected to grow by USD 301.04 million during 2020-2024. Technavio provided the following report hi... Healthcare Iot Security
Research and Markets Issues Report: Global 3D Pedometer Market Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Global 3D Pedometer Market Size, Market Share, Application Analysis, Regional Outlook, Growth Trends, Key Players, Competitive Strategies and Fo... 3-D Sensors Healthcare Innovation Wearable
Kyoto Considers Entering Japan's Nascent Local Green Bond Market (Bloomberg) -- Japan's most-popular tourist city is exploring a possible sale of debt to finance environmental, social and governance projects, in what may be the country's only such municipal bond af... Environment SDGs Sustainability
Air bubble barrier traps plastic waste in Amsterdam's canals The world's first rubbish barrier made entirely from bubbles has been unveiled in Amsterdam in an attempt to catch waste in the city's canals before it reaches the North Sea. A Dutch start-up, the Ams... Environment SDGs Sustainability
What difference can a multinational make? With the right management practices in place, a lot The potential for multinational companies to tackle global issues such as poverty, climate change and gender inequality is immense. With their reach, they have the ability to transform low-income mark... Innovation Jobs SDGs Social Needs Sustainability
Research and Markets Releases Report Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "5G - Extending Human Eyesight, Extending Human Senses: Market Shares, Strategies, and Forecasts, Worldwide, 2020 to 2026" report to its offering... 5G Automation Cloud Drone Edgecomputing Innovation Iot Manufacturing
Disability is Part of Individuality When a diverse base of human resources unites in spirit under the OMRON Principles to take on all challenges, it becomes possible to create innovation driven by social needs through diversity, solving... Diversity Interview OMRON sustainability
AI maps routes to heart disease A new study in the Journal of Biomedical Informatics uses machine learning on unlabeled electronic health record (EHR) data to shed light on the emergence of cardiovascular disease (CVD). The study hi... AI Healthcare Machine Learning
Tough Times for Manufacturers - Go to Market Faster with Sales Enablement The other day, the S&P and Dow suffered their worst losses in over a month, primarily driven by data that showed manufacturing activity had contracted to its lowest point in over 10 years. And whi... AI Innovation Iot Machine learning Manufacturing
We Need a New Way to Measure Human Progress (Bloomberg Opinion) -- At International Monetary Fund and World Bank meetings in Washington, there will be much debate about slowing global growth, the impact of the U.S.-China trade war, the role of ... Healthcare SDGs Sustainability
This can be a pivotal moment for global health As a global action plan to achieve health for all is launched at the United Nations General Assembly, Alex Harris explores what this means for research and innovation. Despite some brilliant progress,... Healthcare SDGs Sustainability
Circular economies are making zero waste a reality Humans consume enormous amounts of natural resources. In 2017, worldwide material consumption reached 92.1 billion tons - about 250% more than the amount we consumed in 1970. We know that 91% of plast... Environment Manufacturing SDGs Sustainability
Work in Japan Globalizing talent, that is, diversifying talent to accelerate innovation, is a critical task facing many of Japan's companies. The call for highly-skilled international personnel in Japan has been p... Diversity Interview OMRON Sustainability
New AI technology for advanced heart attack prediction Human heart. Credit: copyright American Heart Association Technology developed using artificial intelligence (AI) could identify people at high risk of a fatal heart attack at least 5 years before it ... AI Healthcare Innovation Machine Learning
At Qualcomm, 5G is headed everywhere and into virtually everything It was easy to call 5G inevitable. Whatever it was, some next-generation cellular technology was certain to follow 2G, 3G, and 4G into the mainstream of global life. It was harder to predict that 5G w... AR Automation IIoT Innovation Iot Manufacturing Robots VR
The Tech Innovations We Need to Happen if We're Going to Survive Climate Change In the 1970s, the U.S. Department of Energy poured money into making practical a miraculous technology: the ability to convert sunlight into electricity. Solar energy was a pipe dream, far too expensi... AI Automation Environment Industry4.0 Manufacturing SDGs
Technavio Releases Report on the Global Electrocardiography Devices (ECG) Market In a new report, Technavio revealed that the global electrocardiography devices (ECG) market is expected to post a CAGR of over 6 percent during the period 2019-2023. Technavio provided the following ... Healthcare Wearable
Deep learning AI may identify atrial fibrillation from a normal rhythm ECG An artificial intelligence (AI) model has been found to identify patients with intermittent atrial fibrillation even when performed during normal rhythm using a quick and non-invasive 10 second test, ... AI Deep Learning Healthcare Innovation
Research and Markets Releases Report: Utility 4.0 Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Utility 4.0 - Impact of Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) on the Global Power Industry" report to its offerings. In a release, Research and M... AI IIoT Innovation Manufacturing
University Of Cambridge Announces Science Based Target For Carbon Reduction The University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom announced that it is the first university in the world to adopt a 1.5 degrees Science Based Target for carbon reduction, which will see it reduce its ... Environment Innovation SDGs Sustainability
How technology could be a solution to caregiver shortage for seniors Young people may roll their eyes at older people who can't use technology as fast as they do, but it's wrong to say that older Americans can't use technology. Remember, a baby boomer, Tim Berners-Lee,... AI Healthcare Robots Security
"FROM THE FACTORY OF THE WORLD" --Kusatsu and Ayabe-- (Part Ⅱ) "FROM THE FACTORY OF THE WORLD Kusatsu and Ayabe" introduces OMRON Kusatsu Plant and Ayabe Plant continue to challenge to realize high-quality manufacturing similar to mass production of small varieti... AI Interview IoT Manufacturing OMRON Robotics Technology
OMRON Automation Americas Joins Forces with SDL and Dept to Launch New Website Across 4 Languages SDL reported that OMRON Automation Americas has launched a new website across four markets and languages to support its digital growth strategy. According to a media release, designed, built and launc... Innovation Manufacturing
Lead from the top: What it takes to incorporate IoT into a legacy industry IoT is a rapidly growing area of technology -- but not as rapidly growing as analysts expected it to be back in 2015. Spending on IoT is 70% behind where research firm McKinsey predicted in 2015 it wo... AI Innovation Iot
Chest X-rays contain information that can be harvested with AI The most frequently performed imaging exam in medicine "the chest X-ray" holds 'hidden' prognostic information that can be harvested with artificial intelligence (AI), according to a study by scientis... AI Healthcare Innovation
The Forgotten Child Of Environmental Justice One question to ask on the topic of unsustainability is while we are trying to regulate textile factories in Bangladesh to better social and environmental standards, are we also lowering our need to o... Environment Manufacturing SDGs Sustainability
Technavio Updates on the Logistics Robots Market According to a Technavio Research Report, the Logistics Robots Market is expected to grow USD 3.48 billion, at a CAGR of 28 percent from 2018 to 2022. According to a release, the growth in the e-comme... Manufacturing Robots
AI and machine learning dominate World Economic Forum's list of 2019 Technology Pioneers The World Economic Forum today announced its list of 56 companies selected as Technology Pioneers, and this year's class demonstrates the growing embrace of artificial intelligence and machine learnin... AI Automation Healthcare Innovation Jobs Machine learning Management Manufacturing Smart manufacturing
Combating counterfeit products to realize a better society in Russia Illegal traffic of counterfeit products remains one of the major problems in Russia. According to the Russian Ministry of Health, about 58,000 people died of alcohol poisoning in the country in 2016, ... Interview Manufacturing OMRON Technology
5 Under-Recognized Impacts Of Air Pollution Visible air pollution in Delhi, India. Photo by Sumita Roy Dutta/Wikimedia Commons --> Most of the rising global attention to air pollution focuses on the impacts that ozone, particulate matter, and o... Environment Healthcare Innovation SDGs
Not one single country set to achieve gender equality by 2030 No country in the world is on track to achieve gender equality by 2030, according to the first index to measure progress against a set of internationally agreed targets. Melinda Gates, co-chair of the... Environment Healthcare SDGs Sustainability
Don't Stop New York's Solar Energy Leadership Governor Cuomo's clean energy policies have accelerated the growth of clean energy across New York State. Solar energy in particular has been a major success story, spurring billions of dollars of inv... Environment Innovation SDGs
CleanSpark Tunes Up Microgrid Design & Operation The tricky part of microgrids is an intelligent interaction with the utility so that in the design and operation of the microgrid, factors like time of use rates, energy arbitrage, energy efficiency a... Environment SDGs Sustainability
The Next Big Phones Could Bring a Billion People Online (Bloomberg Businessweek) -- A few short years ago, the perennial corporate quest for the Next Billion Internet Users seemed like a strong pitch. Tech companies would put the sum of human knowledge in ... Healthcare Innovation Mobility SDGs
"FROM THE FACTORY OF THE WORLD" --Kusatsu and Ayabe-- (Part I) In today's increasingly diversified consumer tastes and preferences, in the manufacturing industry, it is important to deliver fine-tuned product tailored to individual tastes. It is necessary to prep... AI Interview IoT Manufacturing OMRON Robotics Technology
How technology is transforming mental health treatment Digital technologies should have much to contribute to tackling mental health conditions. Treatment can take place remotely and some patients may prefer to discuss problems through a screen rather tha... Automation Healthcare VR Wearable
Visibility In Manufacturing: The Path To Industry 4.0 Everyone is talking about how Industry 4.0, or the use of cyber-physical systems connected in real time across the entire value chain, is the next Industrial Revolution. Integrating data from many kin... Automation Industry4.0 Manufacturing Smart Manufacturing
IXI・Innovation Platform designed to create 'innovation driven by social needs' by transcending the boundaries of business divisions Maizuru is a city in Kyoto Prefecture with a population of about 80,000. This municipality launched a project to revitalize its community by forming a partnership with OMRON. As introduced in Part I, ... AI BigData Energy Health Interview IoT OMRON Technology
Why A.I. Just Might Save Your Job Walmart's announcement last month that it's deploying thousands of robot "smart assistants" ignited fresh employment fears about the effect of artificial intelligence and automation on the American wo... AI Automation Jobs Manufacturing Robots
Friendly Robots: The Future of Advanced Manufacturing When the Czech writer Karel Capek started working on his science fiction play R.U.R., he asked his brother Josef what he should call the human-like machines at the center of the play. Josef, who was a... Automation Healthcare Jobs Manufacturing Robots
Arresting the disaster that is climate change Our unsustainable lifestyles and commitment to perpetual economic growth have become the major drivers of climate change and loss of biodiversity on Earth (Only rebellion will prevent an ecological ap... Environment SDGs
The Robots are Coming Here Robots have been a fixture of science fiction books and movies for decades. Perhaps our infatuation with them stems from some innate need to reproduce humanity in the form of a machine. Or, perhaps, i... AI Automation Industry4.0 Machine Learning、 Manufacturing Robots Smart Manufacturing
Automotive Industry Improves Automation, Adopts Advanced Tech The U.S. auto industry has been automated for decades. Production of cars and trucks is associated with large, hulking robots fenced off from human employees. Inside those fenced off areas, tasks suc... 3D-Printing Anufacturing AR Automation Industry4.0 Manufacturing Robots VR
Can Indoor Farming Solve Our Agriculture Problems? Agriculture Published on April 15th, 2019 | by Erika Clugston April 15th, 2019 by Erika Clugston --> Food is central to our lives - that's a given - but our relationship with it is problematic: agricu... Automation Environment Machine Learning Manufacturing SDGs
Quality Management Excellence Starts with Culture and Attitudes Tumisu / Pixabay As Digital transformation remakes manufacturing, so too does it recreate quality management. Despite this exciting change, Aberdeen's Quality Management benchmark study findings revea... Automation Industry4.0 Management Manufacturing Smart Manufacturing
How 5G Will Transform the Way We Live and Work (Bloomberg) -- Self-driving cars, remote robotic surgery, autonomous weapons -- all that and much more is set to be delivered via the 5G wireless network, which promises to transform our lives and add... AI AR Automation Healthcare Iot Machine Learning Manufacturing Mobility Robots Self-Driving Automobiles
Encouraging Woman Leaders! For a variety of organizations the cultivating of next generation leaders is an extremely important task. It is, of course, preferable to give everyone equal opportunities in their active involvement ... Diversity Interview OMRON
The US Is Responsible For 26% Of Global Warming Emissions & Is Morally Responsible To Help Solve It Clean Power Published on March 7th, 2019 | by Michael Barnard When you can get conservatives and libertarians to admit that global warming is real, serious, and caused by humans, almost inevitably the... Environment SDGs
Amy Webb highlights over 300 tech trends in annual report The Future Today Institute today unveiled the latest annual Tech Trends Report, which highlights 315 trends, up from 225 last year. This is the 12th year of the Tech Trends Report. The report highligh... AI Automation Drone Iot Management Mobility Robots
Origami-inspired robot gripper grasps objects up to 120 times its weight Robotic hands have a tough time getting a grip on pliable objects, but it's not for lack of trying -- most make do with rigid pincers that aren't designed for precision grasping. Fortunately, if a ne... 3D-Printing Automation Manufacturing
Breaking away from a manufacturing culture reliant on craftsmanship "It was really tough to derive the right answer from something intangible." Yoshinori Inoue, an engineer at OMRON's Automation Center, who oversaw the equipment program standardization project, looks ... Automation Global Interview IoT Manufacturing OMRON Technology
AI predicts precursors to heart attacks Acute coronary syndrome (ACS) -- an umbrella term for situations where blood flow to the heart is suddenly obstructed -- can lead to a heart attack if left untreated, and that's obviously bad news. Ac... AI Healthcare Machine Learning Neural Network
A future that makes people happy through human-machine collaborations The fifth generation FORPHEUS has abilities and behaviors that are much closer to those of a human. What kind of future will await us beyond this? Satoshi Yase, leader of the fifth generation FORPHEUS... AI IoT OMRON Open Innovation Robots
How close can a robot approach the behavior of a human? FORPHEUS, the table tennis playing robot, has evolved every year, showcasing OMRON's flagship core technologies. The newest fifth generation FORPHEUS is packed with advanced technologies to enable add... AI IoT OMRON Open Innovation Robots
Can OMRON change a community!? Regional Revitalization Project toward 2030 OMRON recently concluded a comprehensive partnership agreement with Maizuru City in Kyoto Prefecture, a municipality with a population of about 80,000. The agreement was to initiate a project to revit... AI BigData Energy Health Interview IoT OMRON
With NordicNinja VC, Japan seeks a piece of European 'deep tech' startups FEATURE: A growing amount of investment has been flowing from Asia into technology companies in North America and Europe. Chinese tech titans such as Tencent, Alibaba, and Baidu have spread their wing... AI Automation Healthcare Iot Mobility Self-Driving Automobiles VR
Designed by A.I.: Your Next Couch, Sweater, and Set of Golf Clubs At Callaway, the high-end golf-equipment stalwart, the process of making clubs has always been quite labor-intensive--from grinding and polishing clubheads to crafting wood-and-steel-shafted irons and... AI Automation Machine Learning Manufacturing
Virtual fences, robot workers, stacked crops: farming in 2040 It is 2040 and Britain's green and pleasant countryside is populated by robots. We have vertical farms of leafy salads, fruit and vegetables, and livestock is protected by virtual fencing. Changing di... 3D-Printing Environment Manufacturing Robots
CB Insights: Here are the top 100 AI companies in the world Which products haven't been imbued with artificial intelligence (AI) at this point? In 2018, analysts pegged the global AI market at a whopping $7.35 billion, buoyed by the influx of machine learning-... AI Automation Healthcare Industry4.0 Self-Driving Automobiles
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From the Crossroads of East and West: Innovating the World's Manufacturing Industry The Republic of Turkey is unique in that it spans two continents, Asia and Europe. In 2018, its population exceeded 80 million people. The economic growth of this nation, located at the crossroads of... Automation Global Interview IoT Manufacturing OMRON Robots Technology
Q&A: Improving healthcare with the IoT Healthcare IoT can assist with the collection of analytics and to improve how physicians deliver care as well. Such technologies can also boost patient engagement with the healthcare process. To under... Healthcare Iot
Ford and VW Discuss Autonomous Car Team-Up at a $4 Billion Valuation (Bloomberg) -- Ford Motor Co. and Volkswagen AG are progressing toward a potential agreement to join forces on self-driving cars and have overcome earlier obstacles, according to people familiar with ... AI Automation EV Manufacturing Self-Driving Automobiles
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Food In The Anthropocene Can Be Based On Sustainable Systems -- But You Gotta Eat Your Vegetables A recent New York Times article outlined 7 ways the US could make significant headway in reducing carbon emissions: a carbon tax, utility requirements to produce all electricity from zero-carbon sourc... Environment Healthcare SDGs
Tech companies finally care about helping older people As I walked 32 miles through tech's biggest trade show, CES 2019, I kept thinking about products my 85-year-old mother could use. That's not an easy task, as the woman -- bless her heart -- could not... AI CES Healthcare Wearable
BCtA at 10: inclusivity for all in an ambitious new call to action A decade ago, Business Call to Action (BCtA) was launched with just 18 companies at the helm. During our inauguration, then-prime minister of the UK Gordon Brown said: "Business Call to Action is a la... AI Blockchain Management Manufacturing SDGs
Jobs of the future: Are you ready to join in? We are in the middle of a fourth industrial revolution. The first saw the world move from rural societies to industrial urban centres; the second introduced mass production; and the third brought the ... AI Automation Data Science Jobs Manufacturing Robots
Michigan leans on manufacturing history in bid to become a hub for autonomous vehicles This week, Waymo announced that it will turn an old factory in the Detroit, Michigan area into a retrofitting facility for level four autonomous vehicles. There's plenty of unused factory space in the... Automation Manufacturing Self-Driving Automobiles
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Microsoft CTO: Understanding AI is part of being an informed citizen in the 21st century Microsoft CTO Kevin Scott believes understanding AI in the future will help people become better citizens. "I think to be a well-informed citizen in the 21st century, you need to know a little bit abo... AI Automation Manufacturing Robots
Hyundai's New Car Has Legs. Literally. We've all read the studies--or heard our doctors' diatribes--telling us to stop sitting all day, stand up, and start walking around. The movement has been going on for years. But for the first time, i... Environment Mobility Robots
Responsible IoT: How to keep your office safe from botnet attacks GUEST: How many smart devices are connected to your company's network right now? I once tried to figure out the number of Internet of Things devices in my office but lost count somewhere after a hundr... Iot Management Manufacturing Security Wearable
Robots Aren't Yet Killing Off All Our Jobs, World Bank Says (Bloomberg) -- The rise of automation has so far had a negligible impact on jobs at a global scale, the World Bank chief economist said, despite common gloomy predictions that humans are set to be rep... Automation Jobs Management Manufacturing
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Mobileye plans to deploy fully autonomous cars in 4 years Watch out, Waymo -- Mobileye has its sights set on you. The Tel Aviv developer of autonomous car systems, which Intel paid $15.3 billion to acquire in March 2017, had an eventful few days at CES 2019... AI Machine Learning Mobility Self-Driving Automobiles
The best new gadgets and tech from CES 2019 All the best gadgets with none of the walking. We've been dropping updates from CES this week, but we know you just want to see the best stuff with the least amount of effort--all that content you've ... AI Bots CES Healthcare Mobility VR Wearable
The state of inclusive business: four things we know Companies recognise they won't succeed in failed societies. At the same time, employees, consumers and other stakeholders are encouraging companies to also deliver societal value, and contribute to so... Environment Healthcare SDGs
SF Motors Starts Test Production At Its New EV Factory In Chongqing, China SF Motors* has taken the wraps off of its new greenfield electric vehicle manufacturing plant in Chongqing, China, as it works towards the production launch of its SF5 and SF7 electric vehicles. The n... Automation Electric Cars EV Industry4.0 Jobs Management Manufacturing Robots
Q&A: Dell Technologies 2019 predictions We've all heard of the important 'emerging technologies': Artificial Intelligence (AI), Augmented Reality (AR), Virtual Reality (VR), Internet of Things (IoT) and advances in cloud computing, and may ... AI AR Automation Cloud Iot Jobs Management Manufacturing VR
100% Renewable Energy As Catalyst For Achieving Peace & Justice Clean Power Published on December 10th, 2018 | by The Beam December 10th, 2018 by The Beam This article was published in The Beam #7 -- Subscribe now for more on the topic. The 5th IPCC Assessment Rep... Environment SDGs
New international standard for the Internet of Things The new standard is ISO/IEC 30141, Internet of Things (IoT) - Reference architecture, and it sets out to provide an internationally standardized IoT Reference Architecture using a common vocabulary, r... Automation Iot Manufacturing
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Nvidia launches Jetson AGX Xavier module for autonomous machines Nvidia launched the latest version of its Jetson Xavier chip module, which is essentially a server on a chip that handles all of the AI processing, imaging, and other computing tasks for autonomous dr... AI Automation Healthcare Iot Manufacturing
Brainstorm Health: Health Care Predictions, Diabetes Tests, Gilead CEO Good afternoon, readers. We have a special treat for you today--Bob Kocher and Bryan Roberts, longtime health care venture gurus at Venrock, are back to offer even more of their unique wisdom on what ... AI Healthcare
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Tata: 46% of organizations surveyed have adopted some form of AI Almost half of businesses have adopted some form of artificial intelligence (AI) and 43 percent of corporate "decision makers" see it as having a significant impact on their bottom lines. That's accor... AI Automation Jobs Management Robots
Helping manufacturers provide quality products to customers Today, shelves in supermarkets around the world are full of FMCG (Fast-Moving Consumer Goods). Factories of various FMCG manufacturers are striving to provide quality products accurately and quickly t... Case Study Global Manufacturing OMRON
Xprize gives an update on $5 million AI competition Artificial intelligence (AI) can be a force for good -- or so asserts Xprize, a nonprofit organization that aims to spark projects that "solve societal grand challenges." At the NeurIPS 2018 conferenc... AI Healthcare Machine Learning SDGs
What is AI's Role in Your Business' Future? --> Resistance is futile. Artificial Intelligence (AI) is here, now. Artificial Intelligence (AI) has become the software equivalent of the semiconductor --ubiquitous, unseen, and capable of changing... AI Automation Jobs Machine Learning Management Manufacturing
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DHL will invest $300 million to quadruple robots in warehouses in 2019 --> DHL Supply Chain, a logistics division of DHL, today announced it will invest $300 million to modernize 60 percent of its warehouses in North America with more IoT sensors and robots. Robotic pro... Automation Jobs Management Manufacturing Robots
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Tech Leaders Look To IoT, AI & Robotics To Fuel Growth Through 2021 30% of tech leaders globally predict blockchain will disrupt their businesses by 2021. IoT, Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Robotics have the greatest potential to digitally transform businesses, ma... AI Automation Healthcare Iot Manufacturing Robots
5th Generation FORPHEUS's First Show @CES 2019 From 8th to 11th January 2019, OMRON Corporation exhibited for the second consecutive year at CES, an annual tech event of the largest scale in the world, with more than 4,500 exhibitors from across t... CES Manufacturing OMRON Robotics Robots Technology
How AI Is Changing the Way You Work Getting Us All To Speak The Same Language EVER SINCE THE GOLDEN age of the original Doctor Who and Star Trek, science fiction has highlighted devices that can automatically translate languages so that... AI Automation Jobs Management Robots
Deloitte: 'Pervasive' AI promises to transform agriculture, health care, and manufacturing The era of pervasive intelligence is drawing nigh, asserted Deloitte in new report published today. For proof, it continued, look no further than forecasts predicting more than half a billion smartpho... AI AR Automation Healthcare Industry4.0 Manufacturing Robots Self-Driving Automobiles
Mix of startups and industrial giants makes Munich more than just Germany's 'other' tech hub When Estonian entrepreneur Ardo Reinsalu began thinking about where in Europe to base his new startup, it didn't take him long to decide on Munich. After spending nine years as the head of a committe... AI AR Automation Industry4.0 Machine Learning Manufacturing Robots
Hunger, health and energy: can disruptive tech help solve global challenges? Meeting the sustainable development goals (SDGs) - a global call to action to eradicate poverty, protect the Earth and promote peace and prosperity - will not only require all hands on deck, but all t... AI Environment Healthcare IoT
Robotic automation will become bigger in 2019 and beyond Robots are increasingly being used across industry in order to make the repetitive and high-volume tasks easier. Robots don't tire and they are easier to instruct. Advances in robotic technology and i... 3-D Technology Automation CES Jobs Management Manufacturing Robots
Bright Machines raises $179 million for factory automation with robots Bright Machines today announced the closure of a $179 million funding round and launched out of stealth. The company aims to automate manufacturing operations in factories and make manufacturing hard... AI Automation IoT Jobs Machine Learning Management Manufacturing Robots
CES 2019 will have 4,500 exhibitors, 2.75 million square feet of space, and 180,000 attendees CES 2019 will be as big as ever when in comes around again, according to the Consumer Technology Association, the lobbying group that puts on the show in Las Vegas each January. The biggest tech trade... AI AR CES Healthcare Self-Driving Automobiles VR
Designing a station that is safe for users of all ages Trains are indispensable for our life. They are used for commute, shopping and travel during holidays, forming an essential part of people's everyday activities. As foreign tourists visiting Japan in... Interview OMRON Safety
Ping Pong Playing Robots at Xi's Trade Fair: Shanghai Notebook (Bloomberg) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping opened the International Import Expo in Shanghai, giving a speech that was long on promises to support globalization and open the economy, but short on deta... AI Automation Manufacturing Robots
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Gates Foundation Backs Self-Checkup App's Africa Expansion (Bloomberg) -- A free app that lets patients do quick health checkups on themselves is the centerpiece of a Gates Foundation-backed project to bring better care to poor regions of Africa, Asia and Sou... AI Healthcare
Achieving Diversity and Inclusion in Collaboration with the Region The 38th Oita International Wheelchair Marathon was held on November 18th. This marathon, started as the world's first international marathon exclusively for wheelchair runners, is considered as the w... Diversity OMRON
Chrysalix Venture Capital raising $120 million fund to back Industry 4.0 startups Chrysalix Venture Capital has closed the first part of its new Industry 4.0 fund, which will target startups focused on more energy-efficient production. The Chrysalix RoboValley Fund will be on the h... 3D-Printing AI Electric Cars Industry4.0 Iot Manufacturing Robots
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The Robot Takeover Is Coming: Machines Will Do Half Our Work by 2025 Machines and automated software will be handling fully half of all workplace tasks within seven years, a new report from the World Economic Forum forecasts. But the group said technologies such as art... AI Automation Jobs Management Manufacturing Robots
IoT is driving a home healthcare industry The types of technologies emerging include artificial intelligence, big data, and sensor technologies. These are driving both smart hospitals and assisting with the home healthcare sector. This is acc... AI Blockchain Healthcare Iot
Limiting warming to 1.5C is possible - if there is political will The new 1.5C report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change is a sophisticated intelligence briefing on the fate of our planet. Its message is relevant to every human being on Earth. Based on... Environment
DeepMind expands AI cancer research program to Japan DeepMind is furthering its cancer research efforts with a newly announced partnership. Today, the London-based Google subsidiary said it has been given access to mammograms from roughly 30,000 women t... AI Healthcare
Machines Are Coming for India's Unwanted Factory Jobs (Bloomberg Opinion) -- A textile-yarn company in western Indian soon will have more machines than workers. A manufacturer in southern India sold almost double the number of its automated goods last ye... Automation Jobs Management Manufacturing
Q&A: Virtual reality can aid medical learning and development Osso VR is a virtual reality surgical simulation platform with advanced hand tracking. It is designed for surgeons and hospital staff of all skill levels. The product, according to Forbes, offers high... AI Healthcare VR
AI Could Devastate the Developing World (Bloomberg Opinion) -- Most studies of the impact of artificial intelligence on jobs and the economy have focused on developed countries such as the U.S. and Britain. But through my work as a scientis... AI Automation Jobs Management Manufacturing Robots
10 Ways To Improve Cloud ERP With AI And Machine Learning Capitalizing on new digital business models and the growth opportunities they provide are forcing companies to re-evaluate ERP's role. Made inflexible by years of customization, legacy ERP systems are... AI Automation Cloud Deep Learning Jobs Manufacturing
How Nvidia is using its autonomous car platform to drive into health care Nvidia is using the underlying architecture of its Drive autonomous vehicle platform to enable product development in other verticals with AI systems that deal with vast amounts of critical data, such... AI Automation Data Science Healthcare Manufacturing Robots
Revolutionizing the manufacturing scene with the visualization of master craftsmanship Today, as the population ages and fewer children are born, securing a workforce and technical capabilities is a challenge faced across the entire manufacturing industry. The transfer of experts' skill... AI Interview IoT Manufacturing OMRON Technology
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Google's DeepMind AI gains on human oncologists in planning radiation cancer treatments More than half a million people are diagnosed with cancers of the head and neck each year, many of whom choose to undergo radiotherapy. But it's a delicate process: The surrounding tissue can be seve... AI Automation Healthcare
Humatics launches spatial intelligence platform for human-robot interactions Humatics today announced the commercial launch of its spatial intelligence platform designed to help people and machines navigate a connected world with millimeter-scale precision. The technology use... Automation Industry4.0 Jobs Manufacturing Robots
Top AI and Machine Learning Trends of 2018 We've come a long way since the term artificial intelligence (AI) was coined by AI luminary John McCarthy at Dartmouth in 1955. Sixty-three years later, AI is transforming healthcare, fintech, and oth... AI Cloud Environment Healthcare Machine Learning
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IBM's new system automatically selects the optimal AI algorithm Not all deep learning systems -- that is to say, systems consisting of layered nodes that ingest data, transform it, output it, and pass it on -- are created equal. No algorithm is appropriate for eve... AI Cloud Deep Learning Neural Network
Tackling the Food Crisis with a Borderless Collaboration Soaring prices of vegetables has become a problem in today's world at a societal scale. Causes range from extreme weather, decline in labor force in the agricultural sector, the high prices of fuel ne... OMRON Open Innovation
Why Power Companies Love Drones (Bloomberg Opinion) -- There are already 170,000 small, unmanned aerial vehicles licensed in the U.S., and the Federal Aviation Administration predicts another half-million more of them to be airborne... 3-D Technology Drone Jobs Management Manufacturing
Saving our oceans - Breweries have answer to plastic can holders It's always great to hear that a company is taking its impact on the environment and sustainability seriously. Two breweries, one, Danish global brewing giant Carlsberg, and Delray Beach, Florida-bas... Environment Manufacturing
Creating a company where everyone can be themselves "What is it to be masculine or feminine?" In Japan's workplace, discriminatory expressions against LGBTs* still overflow in everyday conversation. To discuss workplace improvements to change this situ... Diversity OMRON
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A Look Inside The Tesla Fremont Factory With Elon Musk & MKBHD August 20th, 2018 by Kyle Field Marques Brownlee, aka MKBHD, interviewed Elon Musk at Tesla's Fremont factory on August 15th, 2018, and hinted that a factory tour video would be coming shortly. Today,... AI Automation Factory-Automation Jobs Management Manufacturing Robots
IBM researchers propose 'factsheets' for AI transparency We're at a pivotal moment in the path to mass adoption of artificial intelligence (AI). Google subsidiary DeepMind is leveraging AI to determine how to refer optometry patients. Haven Life is using AI... AI Automation Natural Language Processing Engines
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Google puts AI in charge of datacenter cooling systems Artificial intelligence (AI) is running one of Google's data centers -- or at least the cooling system in said data center. Today in a blog post, the Mountain View, California company said that it has... AI Automation Cloud Environment Jobs Management
Canvass Analytics raises $5 million for industrial IoT AI, backed by Google's Gradient Canvass Analytics today announced the closure of a $5 million funding round to explore applications of AI in industrial settings. The round was led by Gradient Ventures, an AI-focused investment fund ... AI Automation Factory-Automation Manufacturing
Artificial intelligence can assess personality Putting aside the concept of 'personality' and its disputed nature within psychology, the new platform attempts to group subjects into different personality types on the basis of eye-motion. The resea... AI Machine Learning Robots
R2 uses big data to develop AI solutions for enterprise customers EXCLUSIVE: Artificial intelligence is the hot new thing in enterprise. A whopping 80 percent of businesses have some form of machine learning in production today, according to a study commissioned by ... AI Automation Cloud Industry4.0 Jobs Machine Learning Management Manufacturing Smart Manufacturing
How I discovered the therapeutic power of VR -- by accident GUEST: Ask anyone that has experienced a true, high-production virtual reality experience and nearly all can remember our "first time." The immersive nature of the technology tends to evoke such a vis... 3-D Technology Healthcare VR
Algorithms may outperform doctors, but they're no healthcare panacea It perhaps shouldn't come as a surprise that Matt Hancock, the new health and social care secretary, made technology the theme of his first big speech in the new job. The former culture secretary is a... AI Healthcare Personal Assistants Personalization
Helping Kyoto Pave Its Future with Photovoltaic Power Generation In recent years, the importance of renewable energy as a countermeasure against global warming as well as transition from conventional forms of energy to alternative options are increasingly attractin... Energy Environment OMRON
Startup at odds with doctors over claim about AI diagnoses The UK-based healthcare startup's announcement that their AI had achieved medical test scores on par with human doctors, including on relevant sections of the MRCGP, was met with concern from doctors... AI Case Study Healthcare
How digital technology can help secure the food chain Data is a valuable resource across all sectors and this also stands with food production. While many technologies remain at early stages of development, the potential for newer and 'smart' devices to ... Blockchain Case Study Cloud Data Science Environment Industry4.0 IoT Management Manufacturing
How AI augmentation will fuel net job growth by 2020 The year 2020 will be a pivotal one in AI-related employment dynamics -- Gartner predicts 2.3 million jobs will be created and 1.8 million jobs will be eliminated. While AI-prompted employee churn is ... AI Case Study Chatbot Jobs Management Neural Network Personal Assistants Personalization
Towards a factory in which anyone with a handicap can show what they are capable of with the help of mechanical ingenuity OMRON has long been involved in the employment of personnel with disabilities. One of our initiatives has been the OMRON Taiyo. What distinguishes OMRON Kyoto Taiyo is not simply its role in social co... Diversity OMRON
VW, Ford Mull Teaming Up on Developing Commercial Vehicles (Bloomberg) -- Volkswagen AG and Ford Motor Co. are considering a strategic alliance to work together on a range of commercial vehicles, a move that would enable two of the world's largest automakers ... Case Study Environment Management Manufacturing
6 Effects of the Internet of Things on Project Management Author, speaker, and futurist Jacob Morgan wrote in a Forbes article that, "The internet of things (IoT) is becoming an increasingly growing topic of conversation both in the workplace and outside of ... Automation Data Science IoT Jobs Management Manufacturing Trend
Automakers must decide how much uncertainty is acceptable for autonomous vehicles To meet the goal of autonomous vehicles that can operate safely and without any need for human input -- that is, Level5 automation -- automakers must train AI systems to navigate myriad conditions the... AI Data Science Deep Learning Machine Learning Management Manufacturing Operation Report Self-Driving Automobiles
The 4 principles for building AI that benefits consumers Earlier this month, Google CEO Sundar Pichai published an excellent set of AI principles intended to guide the company's AI research. The pronouncement was prompted at least in part by Google's contro... AI Case Study Deep Learning Jobs Management Manufacturing Natural Language Processing Engines Personalization
Why Saudi Arabia Keeps Partnering With Blockchain Startups Saudi Arabia is getting friendly with U.S.-based blockchain-focused startups. The Saudi Ministry of Communications and Information Technology recently partnered with ConsenSys, a Brooklyn-based produc... AI Blockchain Industry4.0 IoT Report
Connected Technology & The Future of Your Data Facebook's recent data scandal with Cambridge Analytica highlights just how much can be collected without your knowledge via third-party apps. The data scandal has been tied to a paid online survey fr... Cloud Data Science IoT Management Personalization Security Trend
Robots in the Dockyards : Shipbuilders Automate to Cut Costs A robot invasion is underway in one of the last labor-intensive industries -- shipbuilding. In search of lower costs and speedier construction times, Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. and Daewoo Shipbuildi... Automation Case Study Industry4.0 Jobs Management Manufacturing Operation Robots Smart Manufacturing
Autonomous car innovations: from jam busters to cures for queasiness Insurers at the wheel An Oxford University startup, Oxbotica, proposes to solve the problem of liability in a collision involving autonomous vehicles by allowing insurers access to the vast amounts of... AI Case Study Environment Machine Learning Self-Driving Automobiles
Volvo Is Giving Google Assistant a Central Role in Its Next-Generation Cars Google is no longer creeping into the car. It's invading. Volvo Cars announced Monday ahead of the Google I/O developer conference that it will embed voice-controlled Google Assistant, Google Play Sto... Automation Case Study Driver-Assist Manufacturing Operation Personal Assistants Self-Driving Automobiles
Automakers and suppliers team up to share costs of self-driving cars Automotive suppliers and automakers are expanding alliances to develop self-driving car technology that can serve multiple automakers, as the race to put such vehicles on the road separates companies ... Jobs Management Manufacturing Report Self-Driving Automobiles
From Mobile First to AI First - What This Means for You Over the past year, Google has decided to switch gears from a mobile-first approach to an AI-first strategy. Though this change may seem odd since Google has focused primarily on mobile-first for clos... AI Case Study Machine Learning Personal Assistants Personalization
More Than Half of Companies Aren't Prepared to Use Today's Top Technologies In 2013, Michael Dell shocked the world by taking his namesake computer company private in the largest leveraged buyout since the Great Depression. He shocked it again in 2015 when he announced that t... AI Automation IoT Jobs Management Manufacturing Report Self-Driving Automobiles
Uber and Driverless Cars Threaten Premium for Homes Near Transit (Bloomberg) -- The premium that a condo near the train has long commanded is under threat. Ride-sharing services such as Uber Technologies Inc. and Lyft Inc., and the advent of electric vehicles and d... Automation Electric Cars Mobility Report Ride-Sharing Self-Driving Automobiles
Japanese Government Partners With Manufacturers On Solid State Battery Research The Japanese government has created a new research entity known as the Consortium for Lithium Ion Battery Technology and Evaluation Center, or Libtec. Working in conjunction with major Japanese manufa... Battery EV Manufacturing Report
IARS - OMRON's innovative-Automation Journey During Jun. 5th-8th, 2018, China (Wuhan) International Automation & Robotics Show was held in Wuhan, China. OMRON was highly praised at the show for its perfect interpretation of industrial automa... AI Manufacturing OMRON Robotics
How mobile tech is improving healthcare for some of the world's most remote communities Health conditions and illnesses, particularly those affecting children, often go untreated across the developing world. The top three killers of children in Africa for instance - malaria, diarrhoea an... Healthcare Mobility Report
New center for supply chain collaboration to focus on blockchain, other new technologies Georgia-Pacific, a provider of paper products and lumber, has announced a plan to bring together leading supply chain companies to develop solutions at its new Point A Center for Supply Chain Innovati... AI Blockchain Case Study Industry4.0 Machine Learning Management Manufacturing Robots
This 'Intelligent Highway' Will Charge Your Car as You Drive The road to China's autonomous-driving future is paved with solar panels, mapping sensors and electric-battery rechargers as the nation tests an "intelligent highway" that could speed the transformati... AI Case Study Logistics Manufacturing Mobility Self-Driving Automobiles
Motor Mouths: an audiovisual guide to the UK car industry Motor Mouths, created by the photographer and digital artist Richard Jones, offers an insight into Britain's automotive landscape. Working in partnership with the British Motor Museum and Arts Council... Case Study Jobs Manufacturing Robots
Strengthening Bluetooth for Industrial IoT The Industrial Internet of Things continues to expand. However, progress can be hampered by data transmission and connectivity. A new device, from u-blox, aims to improve Bluetooth connectivity. The n... AI Automation Case Study Cloud Edge Computing IoT Manufacturing Operation Security
Spider Eyes Help Hyundai Heir Design Its Cars of the Future (Bloomberg) -- Hyundai Motor Group's vice chairman, Chung Eui-sun, is counting on bugs and holograms to help the South Korean automaker stay relevant amid a flood of electric-vehicle startups, ride-sh... AI Automation Case Study Management Manufacturing Mobility Robots Self-Driving Automobiles
Uber, Lyft Hope to Drive Improvements in Healthcare Tech giants have focused their attention on healthcare as the next industry they would like to change. Companies such as Amazon, Apple, Google, Lyft, and Uber are often thought of as disruptors - comp... Case Study Healthcare Self-Driving Automobiles
Who's Winning the Self-Driving Car Race? (Bloomberg) -- In the race to start the world's first driving business without human drivers, everyone is chasing Alphabet Inc.'s Waymo. The Google sibling has cleared the way to beat its nearest riva... Automation Management Manufacturing Mobility Self-Driving Automobiles Trend
What the IoT Means for Remote Work As the Internet of Things (IoT) becomes more and more embedded within our lives and businesses, it's also changing the way teams across industries approach their work. In this post, we look at how the... AI Data Science Industry4.0 IoT Jobs Machine Learning Management Manufacturing Operation Smart Manufacturing Trend
Machine Learning Meets Edge Computing with AWS Greengrass In previous posts, we've looked at how edge computing can move processing, storage, and networking resources closer to the places they'll be used and away from the massive centralized data centers tha... AI Case Study Cloud Edge Computing Industry4.0 IoT Machine Learning Manufacturing Operation
Ford's New Smart Window Lets Blind People 'See' Ford has developed a prototype smart car window that lets blind people "see" the passing landscape. The "Feel the View" prototype, which was developed with Italian startup xyz, uses vibrations to give... AI Case Study Driver-Assist Mobility Personal Assistants Self-Driving Automobiles
Nvidia Inception identifies the top 4 AI startups for autonomous systems Nvidia created its Inception program to identify the best artificial intelligence startups -- those that will change the world and tap the computing power of Nvidia's graphics processing unit (GPU) an... 3-D Sensors 3-D Technology AI Automation Deep Learning Healthcare Logistics Machine Learning Management Manufacturing Natural Language Processing Engines Operation Report Robots The Eyes Of Machines
"Near-future designs" Drives Innovation At the new business announcement on April 25, 2018, "Would we need traffic signals if we have a fully automated traffic network?" asks Masaki Suwa, the CEO / Director of OMRON SINIC X Corporation. Suc... AI Interview IoT Mobility OMRON Open Innovation Robotics Technology
Blockchain, IoT, and the health data revolution (VB Live) The potential for block technology to unlock new business use cases is huge. Join this upcoming VB Live event to learn about how the security offered by distributed ledger technologies is transforming... Blockchain Healthcare IoT Personal Assistants Report Security Wearable
Tech's Next Big Wave: Big Data Meets Biology It Began in December, with CVS's proposed $69 billion buyout of insurer Aetna. In January, three more corporate behemoths-- Amazon , JPMorgan Chase, and Berkshire Hathaway --said they were forming a j... AI Cloud Data Science Healthcare Trend
Why Walmart Is Testing Robots In Stores--and Here's What It Learned Inside 50 of Walmart's U.S. stores, robots resembling vacuum cleaners affixed with small, sleek towers, patrol the aisles, checking whether the shelves are stocked with enough toilet paper and that la... Jobs Management Report Robots
Tesla Parts Spotted Piled Outside San Jose Machine Shop A large number of parts intended for the Tesla Model 3, along with parts for the Model S and Model X, have been spotted outside a machine shop in San Jose. Such third parties are sometimes used to fix... Case Study Manufacturing Self-Driving Automobiles
Joint risk management between management and staff brings fairness and transparency to a truly global company All businesses are constantly "at risk", such as data leakage and product recalls. The source of the problem often stems from inadequate internal policies rather than human errors. So why is this happ... OMRON Sustainability
Here's Your Early Look at Waymo's Next Self-Driving Car: The Jaguar I-Pace The next self-driving vehicle in Waymo's fleet will be the new all-electric I-Pace crossover sport utility produced by Jaguar Land Rover. Waymo, the former Google self-driving project that spun out to... Case Study Manufacturing Self-Driving Automobiles
It could be time to make your move into the AI job market The results of LinkedIn's latest Emerging Jobs Report in December came as little surprise to those of us in the AI space -- machine learning engineers and data scientists are the two fastest-growing n... AI Data Science Healthcare Jobs Machine Learning Manufacturing Trend
How Manufacturing Could Get A Boost From Artificial Intelligence This article first appeared in Data Sheet, Fortune's daily newsletter on the top tech news. To get it delivered daily to your in-box, sign up here. Andrew Ng, the respected computer scientist and entr... AI Manufacturing Report
Nvidia's Drive Constellation lets autonomous cars drive billions of miles in VR No matter how much you test a self-driving car, it isn't enough. There are too many situations the artificial intelligence system has to train for and not enough testing time on the highways. So Nvidi... AI Case Study Self-Driving Automobiles VR
The Future of AI is Here! Are You Making It Meaningful? Dear future robot overlords, Please read this first. I'm on your side! I promise. Mostly. With a few exceptions. Thanks for going easy on me, -Jeannie What a great time to be alive! We live in an age ... AI Bots Report Robots
Nordea Says 'Huge' Growth Awaits Those Betting on Digital Farms (Bloomberg) -- The portfolio manager running the climate stock fund at the biggest Nordic bank says now is the time to invest in digital farming. "Smart farming solutions are just at the inflection po... Environment Manufacturing Report Smart Manufacturing
The DeanBeat: The best of CES 2018 -- 'time machines', robot race cars, and ... suitcases My trip to CES 2018, the big tech trade show in Las Vegas, is over. I walked more than 75,000 steps (35 miles) to scout for the best products and ideas that will keep the tech industry humming. I won'... CES Drone Healthcare IoT Mobility Personal Assistants Report Robots Self-Driving Automobiles VR Wearable
DuoBaby: Dual Relief for Parents and Babies Have you ever had nights where your baby couldn't stop crying and didn't get enough rest? It could have been because your baby was hungry or needed comfort. Another reason is, unfortunately, one that ... Health Healthcare Interview OMRON Technology Work-Life Balance
Climate scientists are working on a way to predict snow eight months in advance The snow that builds up in mountains later determines how much water the surrounding areas will get in the spring. Public Domain Archive In Sarah Kapnick's world, Atlantic hurricanes and California sn... Environment Report
Data Scientist Is The Best Job In America According Glassdoor Data Scientist has been named the best job in America for three years running, with a median base salary of $110,000 and 4,524 job openings. DevOps Engineer is the second-best job in 2018, paying a m... Data Science Deep Learning Jobs Report
Airbus Shows Off Its New Automated Delivery Drone Service in Singapore Airbus is enthusiastically pushing into the drone segment--the company showed off its Alpha One drone taxi earlier this month--and now it has for the first time demonstrated drone-based package delive... Case Study Drone Logistics
Saving people around the globe from lifestyle disease Collaborating with the Philippine government to promote local health programs "Did you know the fact that the leading cause of death in the Philippines, is heart disease?" asked Janis Ian, OMRON Healt... Health Healthcare Interview Lifestyle-Related Diseases OMRON Technology
Walmart plans to open a computer vision and machine learning office in Dallas on April 5 Retail giant Walmart now thinks of itself as a tech company --but it's not putting all its eggs in Silicon Valley. The company announced today that it is opening an emerging technologies office in Dal... AI Case Study Deep Learning IoT Jobs Logistics Management
Safety first in manufacturing Korea has grown into an economic giant since the 1970's from manufacturing high-quality fabrics, steel, vessels, semi-conductors, automobile, electronics, and mobile devices. OMRON Korea decided to ta... Interview Korea OMRON Open Innovation Safety Technology
6 jobs that could see an uptick in demand with the rise of AI While fears abound that AI automation will lead to big staff cuts in industries around the world, technology will bring forth a plethora of new jobs and services. Similar to the onslaught of positions... AI Deep Learning Healthcare Jobs Management Report
The Amazon Go effect: How bots fit into the future workforce The illusion of job safety for the 3.5 million cashiers in America was shattered last week when Amazon Go, the first cashierless grocery store in the United States, opened in Seattle. By most accounts... AI Automation Bots Jobs Management Manufacturing Robots Smart Manufacturing Trend
Open Innovation sheds new light on agriculture Society changes, and a variety of needs and social issues inevitably arise around the world. This is a story of how OMRON utilizes open innovation to turn ideas into reality to fulfill necessities and... Agriculture OMRON Open Innovation Venture
Evolutionary algorithms are the living, breathing AI of the future AI is no longer some abstract dream for the future. It is here, now and bringing change across industries. According to the Forrester AI Readiness Study, 40 percent of the 717 businesses surveyed said... AI Creative Deep Learning Neural Network Solution
Protecting humanity from 'counterfeit' medicine A young German man who suffered an acute heart attack was taken to the hospital and died two days after taking blood pressure medicine purchased on the Internet. It turns out that the medicine contain... Interview OMRON Technology
OMRON Healthcare shows off wearable blood pressure monitor for your wrist Medical giant OMRON Healthcare is showing off a blood pressure monitor that you can wear as a wristwatch and that can deliver clinically validated accuracy. The Japanese company has also created a dig... Case Study Healthcare IoT Personal Assistants Wearable
China's Evolution in Manufacturing Innovation China used to be called "the world's factory" hosting a great number of labor intensive industries. Today, China is evolving into an innovation epicenter, creating new technologies including devices s... Interview Manufacturing OMRON Technology
10 predictions for deep learning in 2018 I've got this ominous feeling that 2018 could be the year that everything changes dramatically. The incredible breakthroughs we saw in 2017 for deep learning will carry over in a very powerful way in ... AI Management
3 Things I Learned About the Future of Technology at This Year's CES In a dimly lit ballroom inside the MGM casino in Las Vegas earlier this month, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang was discussing a strange topic in front of a very eager crowd: Different species of flowers. That... AI Bots CES IoT Self-Driving Automobiles
3 ways self-driving cars will affect the insurance industry It feels like a page out of a science-fiction book: self-driving cars shuttling people around with little or no input from passengers. And yet, here we are. Self-driving technology is already a realit... AI Manufacturing Self-Driving Automobiles
4 deep learning breakthroughs business leaders should understand It's a given that artificial intelligence will change many things in our world in 2018. But with new developments arising at a rapid pace, how can business leaders keep up with the latest AI to improv... AI Chatbot Deep Learning Management Natural Language Processing Engines
5 Unexpected Ways AI Can Save the World Many naysayers claim that artificial intelligence could destroy the world, often using the storyline in "The Terminator" to prove their point. In reality, AI can do more to save the world. Fortunately... AI Bots Environment IoT Jobs Management Robots
AI Weekly: Machine-made art does not mean the end of human creativity On Tuesday the creative collective Botnik Studios released an imitation Coachella poster with artists names generated by a recurrent neural network trained on thousands of band names. In past weeks Bo... AI Artificial General Intelligence Creative Jobs Management
The development of AI ethics must keep pace with innovation The ability of artificial intelligence to make ethically sound decisions is a hot topic in debates around the world. The issue is particularly prevalent in discussions on the future of autonomous cars... AI Bots Chatbot Cloud Management
What's So Great About Artificial Intelligence? The rapid pace at which artificial intelligence (AI) is growing results in heated debates over the technology's potential threats as well as its opportunities. Some, including global leaders like Elon... AI Management Personalization Security
Will 2018 be a year of scientific breakthroughs - or frustrations? Quantum computers This will be the year when we see a quantum computer solve a computational problem that conventional computers can't, using the rules of quantum mechanics to manipulate data, potenti... Brain Dark Matter Gene-Editing Genome Quantum Computers Quantum Internet RNA
U.S. Manufacturing Is Primed for Another Growth Year: Neil Dutta (Bloomberg View) -- U.S. manufacturing production just had its best year since 2011, yet some argue that 2017 was as good as it will get and that a slowdown is ahead. We think the opposite is more lik... Jobs Management Manufacturing
OMRON Engaged Visitors with Transformative Human-Machine Integration at CES CES 2018 As many of you know, CES is known as the largest electronics exhibition in the world, with over 4,000 exhibiting companies, 184,000 attendees which includes 7,460 media attendees from around ... AI CES Manufacturing OMRON Robotics
Exploring What It Means to be Human: Crossing AI and Neurology Imagine a factory with an ideally optimized human and machine environment. What would it be like? Machines would definitely not be dominating the factory, nor would humans simply be using machines. OM... AI Interview Manufacturing OMRON Technology
The Force Is Real: How 'Star Wars' Neuroscience Is Revolutionizing Healthcare and More More than 40 years after it hit theaters for the first time, the cultural influence of the "Star Wars" movie franchise is undeniable. You can see that reach in the skyrocketing box-office take of the ... 3-D Printing 3-D Sensor 3-D Technology AI Augmented-Reality IoT Robots VR
Tactai wants to bring better touch feedback to virtual reality Virtual reality and augmented reality have delivered realistic visuals and sound to virtual experiences, but they're completely lacking a sense of touch. Tactai wants to change that with a new kind of... Management Manufacturing
3 Things to Expect at CES 2018, The Biggest Tech Show of the Year Every January, Las Vegas' luxurious casino hotels and sprawling convention center serve as the home of CES, the tech industry's biggest confab of the year. CES, formerly known as the Consumer Electron... AI Augmented-Reality CES IoT Self-Driving Automobiles VR
4 Technology Trends That Will Transform Our World in 2018 Predicting the future requires hubris, and it should therefore be met with more than a terabyte of skepticism. In past years, I've made some calls that have proved prescient like predicting way back i... Augmented-Reality Blockchain Chatbot Fintech IoT Management Natural Language Processing Engines Quantum Computers
A User's Guide to the Dawn of Robot Driving (Bloomberg) -- The wait for the self-driving future is coming to an end. The earliest real-world applications of autonomous vehicles will arrive in 2018. Starting in Phoenix this year, a small number ... AI Jobs Robots Self-Driving Automobiles
Brain Waves Will Make Nissan's Car of the Future a Better Ride (Bloomberg) -- The world's biggest carmakers and technology companies are spending billions of dollars to perfect your ability to drive without thinking. Nissan Motor Co. is taking a different directi... AI Manufacturing Self-Driving Automobiles
CES 2018: Our guide to surviving tech's biggest trade show I've lost count how many times I've been to the Consumer Electronics Show, but I'm into my third decade for the big tech trade show. This year, I'm going to walk miles of exhibits again at CES 2018, t... 3-D Sensor 3-D Technology AI Augmented-Reality CES IoT Robots Self-Driving Automobiles VR
How Much Does It Cost to Hire a Data Scientist? If you have a data project-whether it's setting up a data pipeline, making sense of the data you've already collected, or something more complex-you're going to need data scientists with the right ski... Data Science Jobs Management
It's time for businesses to act 'intelligently artificial' Technology loves a good bit of shorthand, the shorter the better. Which is why, as we collectively try to wrap our heads around the confusing mass that is automation, robotics, machine learning, chatb... AI Industrial Automation IoT Management Robotics Strategy
Resolve To Deliver More Proactive Service in 2018 Among the trends predicted for customer service in 2017, a more proactive approach to service made the list. Depending upon the products and services a company offers, the ability to deliver proactive... IoT Management Manufacturing
3 ways AR is transforming manufacturing and logistics Augmented reality is poised to radically improve manufacturing, logistics, and skilled trades. AR can superimpose holographic images and instructions onto the real world, which is immensely valuable f... AR Logistics Manufacturing
AI won't destroy us, and Tesla is proof Ignore the noise about a "Terminator scenario" in which machines become self-aware and seek to destroy their flawed human masters. Those of us who live and work in the "salt mines" of machine learning... AI Industrial Automation Jobs Management Manufacturing Robotics
Commentary: The Top 3 Digital Health Trends to Watch In 2018 Digital health broke out in 2017. We saw more investment than ever before: Over $4.7 billion flowed into a record number of companies. While these record-breaking investments underscore the enthusiasm... AI Data Science IoT Society
Gartner's Top 10 Predictions For IT In 2018 And Beyond In 2020, AI will become a positive net job motivator, creating 2.3M jobs while eliminating only 1.8M jobs. By 2020, IoT technology will be in 95% of electronics for new product designs. By 2021, 40% ... AI Blockchain Chatbot IoT
Gary Shapiro interview: CES 2018 will have 4,000 exhibitors across 2.6 million square feet Gary Shapiro is the showman of the greatest technology show on Earth. As the president and CEO of the Consumer Technology Association (CTA), he presides over CES, commonly known as the Consumer Electr... AI CES Industry4.0 IoT Management Society Strategy
How AI will continue its journey into the mainstream in 2018 Artificial intelligence had something of a coming out party in 2017. While some intense sensationalization of AI persisted throughout the year, progress was made to help people understand the realitie... AI Jobs Management
New Technology Should Be Neither Feared Nor Trusted: Noah Smith (Bloomberg View) -- How should we think about new and future technologies? The two main stances seem to be extreme optimism and extreme pessimism. A better approach would be careful planning and manag... Technology
Robots can set us free and reverse decline, says Labour's Tom Watson Labour's Tom Watson will call on society to "embrace an android" as he argues that the rise of automation in the workplace need not cause mass unemployment and should instead be welcomed. The party's ... AI Jobs Machines Management Manufacturing Robotics
The One Skill Employees Need to Survive the AI Revolution As the artificial intelligence revolution roars on, many workers wonder whether they will lose their job to a machine. The McKinsey Global Institute estimates that 400 million to 800 million of today'... AI Jobs Management Manufacturing Robotics
What to Look for in Personalization Technology for 2018 As we come upon a new year, marketers everywhere are considering their marketing strategies for 2018, and many are finally thinking about pursuing personalization programs. If you have put off persona... Data Science Management Operation
Preventing Major Cardiovascular Illnesses with Self-monitoring According to the WHO, more people die annually from cardiovascular diseases (CVD) than from any other cause. One of the primary cause of CVD is high blood pressure - when left untreated, the damage th... Data Science Healthcare Interview IoT OMRON Technology
Collaborative Robotics Robots have drastically evolved. They are now performing medical miracles and working in places that are too dangerous for humans; carrying out complex and tedious tasks to save humans time and effort... AI Healthcare Industrial Automation Machines Mobility Report
The evolution of electronics in society is supported by electronic components Smartphones are an indispensable part of daily life. While the core concept of a phone is to communicate, smartphones nowadays are used for many additional jobs such as controlling lighting, controlli... AI Interview Manufacturing OMRON Robots Technology
Delivering technology that helps individuals grow In the past the main design criteria for industrial robots was to improve productivity and to work at a higher efficiency than humans. Now however, the relationship between humans and robots is not as... AI Interview OMRON Robots Technology
Listening to the voice of the customers, OMRON production site Engineers How to master a robot? OMRON are consulted daily about problems at production sites, for example "Can we reduce the labor involved in packing products from a conveyor belt?" Many of these customers al... Interview Manufacturing OMRON Robots Technology
The Guardian view on productivity: the robots are coming A country's ability to improve its standard of living over time depends almost entirely on its ability to raise its output per worker. That's why Nobel laureate Paul Krugman concluded that productivit... AI Jobs Report Robots
AI and quantum algorithms together can compute a better world We are in a race for quantum supremacy. Google, IBM, and researchers across the globe are working on solving the most complex of computations, computations that could only be solved by the most advanc... AI IoT Solution
Why digital assistants are so hot right now The market for AI-driven personal assistants and bots will almost double in 2018, reaching more than $12 billion by 2020 with 1.6 billion active users, according to Statista. Today, pretty much every ... AI IoT Trend
How Businesses Today Can Use Design Thinking to Drive Better Performance and Results You may have heard of "design-based strategy" or read recently how design-led companies are seeing great success. But if you're unfamiliar with the term and aren't a creatively-minded person yourself,... Management Solution
How Will AI Help Good Managers Be Great? Artificial intelligence (AI) is more than just a buzzword. From driverless trucks traversing the country to AI winning "unwinnable" games, it's already making an impact on our home lives and will soon... AI Management Solution
Edge Computing Takes the Cloud Back to the Future Cloud computing has been one of the driving forces behind many of the last decade's biggest advances, allowing businesses of any size to tap into the kind of goliath computing power that was previousl... IoT Manufacturing Solution
AI will assist creative professionals, not replace them The impact of artificial intelligence on creativity and design is top of mind for creative professionals. AI will undoubtedly accelerate the rapid pace of digital transformation and change the way we ... AI Creative Jobs Trend
A driverless future could be further away than you think Advancements in AI technology have taken automated cars from a distant science fiction endeavor to a fast-approaching reality. Tech giants and rising rideshare companies alike are investing billions o... Mobility Report
The rise of predictive maintenance is upon us In McKinsey & Company's June 2017 report, "Artificial Intelligence: The Next Digital Frontier," the institute writes about how artificial intelligence will induce a shift from preventative to pred... AI Data Science Industry4.0 Management Manufacturing Solution
Commentary: A New Electric Truck? Tesla Should Stick to Cars Last week, Tesla unveiled a prototype of an electric, semi-autonomous truck that is set to enter production in 2019. But the company's foray into the commercial truck space is unlikely to be a game ch... Case Study Mobility
Can an employee's hobby lead to a revelation in the workplace? A unique variation on the conventional production line, a shared hobby among development members - radio control and plastic models - The world of manufacturing is in for a potential upset due to a ne... Interview Manufacturing OMRON Technology
We want more people to experience technology that helps them grow while having fun In the past, robots, particularly industrial robots, were required to enhance work efficiency and increase productivity by means of processing capacity that surpasses that of human operators. Today, ... AI Interview Robots Technology
Improving on the job safety for radiologists Medical technology was forever transformed when, in 1895, Wilhelm Röntgen discovered X-rays. Since his discovery, X-ray machines and CT scanners have become an indispensable diagnostic tool in the med... Interview OMRON Technology
The Never Sleeping Driver As a society, we are soon reaching a future where the responsibility of road safety will be in the hands of AI. At OMRON Research institute, we have a designated international division working on dev... AI Mobility OMRON
The ethereal power system. Minimizing power transmission loss by cutting the cord Picture yourself sitting on a hot summer day in a nice cool air-conditioned room with your chilled beer or juice just taken from your fridge. You are eating your favorite snack which has been heated i... Energy Environment Interview OMRON Technology
A "thoughtful" robot that builds a never Yoshihisa Ijiri, who earned his doctorate in information science, specializes in image processing and machine learning at OMRON, pursuing areas like facial image processing and image sensing algorithm... AI IoT OMRON Robotics
What does it take to merge AI and Manufacturing? kira Nakajima is an information-science specialist at OMRON. He is the person who brings worldwide cutting edge information and communications technology (ICT) and artificial intelligence (AI) to OMRO... AI BigData Interview IoT Manufacturing OMRON Technology
AI can help machines and people grow together FORPHEUS keeps evolving every year as a state-of-the-art machine that presages a future in which people and machines live and work in harmony. Why was this robot created? What kind of evolution will ... AI IoT OMRON
Mission: Develop in six months a machine that will work together with people to achieve a shared goal! FORPHEUS keeps evolving every year as a state-of-the-art machine that presages a future in which people and machines live and work in harmony. Why was this robot created? What kind of evolution will ... AI IoT OMRON
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