May 27, 2017

Will autonomous vehicles cruise the factories of tomorrow? GE and Caterpillar have joined forces by investing in Clearpath Robotics, a startup focused on bringing self-driving vehicles to the factory floor. This startup, which has been around since its founding out of the University of Waterloo in Ontario, CA, has been focused on research and development of robots that transport materials, pallets, and other … Read more » AT&T Labs unveils wireless broadband over power lines In a technological advance that could drastically extend the global reach of wireless web access, AT&T Labs unveiled a project to deliver ultra-fast wireless broadband over power lines. The research and development wing of U.S. communications giant AT&T unveiled Project AirGig today. The company said the project is still deep in the experimentation stage but … Read more » Can wearables empower patients despite doctors’ skepticism? Medical wearable devices have a pivotal role to play in empowering patients to take ownership of their own health. But overcoming the medical community’s skepticism remains a daunting challenge for medical device makers, as related by mHealth Intelligence. One medical wearable maker says it is incumbent on both the wearable technology firms and the medical … Read more » Rithmio gathers new data on Paralympic athletes and trainers For the first time, a Paralympic team is getting data on the athletes’ movements instead of data on the wheelchair only thanks to Rithmio, a leading motion recognition company. Rithmio was founded in 2014 when doctoral student Adam Tilton partnered with his academic advisor Prashant Mehta, an associate professor of mechanical science and engineering to found … Read more » Energous hearing aid charging tech keeps you listening With the proliferation of connected devices, comes the fear that our home and work environments will eventually become hopelessly entangled with endless power and data cables. Enter Energous, a maker of wire-free charging technology, which is moving into providing cordless juice for wearables and hearing aids. The San Jose-based company announced that it is partnering … Read more »