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In the IEEE Digital Reality Initiative -DRI- we have spearheaded the concept of Cognitive Digital Twins -CDTs. Note that Cognitive Digital Twins have been around for a few years now, probably their first “mentioning” can be attributed to IBM (2018). What singles out the contribution of DRI is the use …

There are still quite a bit of discussions on the advantage of hydrogen power (when considered throughout the whole value chain, from hydrogen production to distribution and usage) as I pointed out in previous posts. For sure, the first practical use of hydrogen power on the road is going to …

The Industry Automotive Association is holding its flagship event this week in Munich, Germany. Among the many talks and showcases of innovation, I stumbled onto a robotic system designed to recharge EV without the need for human intervention. When we talk about autonomous vehicles we focus mostly on the driving …

Carbon Robotics is a start up focussing on what I would consider as a niche (although it is actually a very large niche): weeding. They developed an autonomous robot equipped with 12 HiRes cameras and AI software to detect weeds. Once detected a laser beam strikes, zaps, the weed without …

I found the header for this post on the website of ASML, a company at the leading edge of lithography technology, the engine of the semiconductor industry. They have a wide range of lithographic systems including the most advanced Extreme UltraViolet Lithographic systems (EUVL) using wavelength of 13.5 nm. With …

There is no question that we are shifting towards electric vehicles, EV, but how long time will it take for these EV vehicles to change the landscape, e.g. to replace the majority of ICE, Internal Combustion Engines, vehicles. It turns out the swap is nowhere around the corner. There are …

Artificial Intelligence started through massive number crunching and entangled rules (I still remember Prolog…) requiring big computers to support it. Over time the “rules” based approach shrunk a bit with number crunching taking the upper hand (as both more data and more processing power become available). This increased the use …

Using 3D printed to “produce” meat is not new. We have seen several companies cultivating animals and plants cells and then printing them into what looks like meat. Usually what you get is meat that can be used for hamburgers or, in more advanced cases, as steaks. Now scientists at …

A significant number of scientists, but not all, are convinced that if we were to replicate the neurones functionality and connectivity of a human brain in a machine we will get… a human brain. This means we will get the same characteristics generated by our brain, including intelligence in its …

OK, we are “living” more and more in the cyberspace, as an example the printing of photos has decreased, it has dived if compared with the number of photos taken, and we are using photos in digital format. Books are another example. For one, I forgot when it was the …