Two additional Galileo satellites are now in space and also additional projects have started to prove the core technology. By 2019 there will be 30 satellites in space and the system ready for civil applications. According to a report on 02elf.net two additional research activities (“automotive GATE” and “train Gate”) recently started. Goal of these …
Monthly Archives: May 2015
UR3 – New robotic arm from Universal Robots
Collaborative robots are one of the hottest trends in industrial automation. Universal Robots, based in Odense, Denmark, presents this year a smaller version of its industrial robots, the UR3, which is desgned to work along humans. Competing with Universal Robots are startups like Rethink Robotics, but UR seems to have a much more advanced technology …
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Clarks uses iPads to measure your feet and to collect biometric data
Its all about big data – Clarks places iPad based devices in shoe shops to support customers and improve the shopping experience. But as a nice side effect it also collects biometric data about your feet and process this data at its headquarters in order to get information on regional trends. Have a look at …
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