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Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMR) and Autonomous Guided Vehicles (AGV) are becoming more and more common and the FTI’s report foresees a significant increase in their deployment in the logistics, most notably in warehouse automation. However, as their flexibility increases and cost decreases, we can expect to see them used in …

Our world is becoming more and more a melange of bits and atoms. The boundaries between cyberspace and physical space are blurred to the point that we no longer perceive a difference between the two and we are living into a Digital Reality. More than that.The pervasiveness of bits (and …

Soft Robotics Robots have been associated with something “hard”, most likely because their roots are in the world of mechanics, being built with cogs and bars. That was something that was clearly setting them apart from living things that are all made by some soft substance (we call it flesh….). …

Possibly the biggest impact of the Industrial Revolution has been on … agriculture. By using machines for farming it made possible to increase productivity 100 folds (both in terms of yield per acre and much more in terms of human work to till, farm, harvest the field). The employment in …

Robots have become pervasive in many sectors and their presence and capabilities are going to keep increasing in the coming years. The FTI’s report includes several areas of evolution, made possible by technology increased capabilities. In the following I provide a list (addressed in the FTI’s report) adding to each …

The architecture of networks used to be a top down activity, usually carried out by a Telco Operator (clearly standardisation always played a major role). The overall structure was hierarchical because hierarchy greatly simplifies the rules that each equipment has to follow (considering that those equipment in the past were …

We spend a good portion of our life at home, we are there for shelter, for entertainment, for care and of course to eat and rest. No wonder that there is a lot of effort in making homes better and better. We have technology today, like 3D printing, that can …

There have been a (limited) number of accident involving Tesla cars caused by the inability of the autopilot to become aware of the actual situation. A car slammed onto a tractor-trailer, failing to recognise what it was, another hitting a truck blocking an highway after capsizing (see the picture or …

The recent announcement of the Mercedes Hyperscreen creates, as they say (watch the clip) a Wow factor. Indeed, the screen covers the whole dashboard, door to door -141 cm-, in front of the driver and the front passenger. It is curved and shaped to fit the dashboard, quite different from …

Tele-Health The pandemic has accelerated the adoption of tele-health in many Countries. In the US, according to Fair Health, the usage of tele-health has increased over 4,300% between March 2019 and March 2020. Medicare and Medicaid have added over 80 services in 2020 to be delivered remotely and have set …