Amazon uses 45,000 robots in its warehouses
Amazon uses 45,000 small robots at about one-third of its U.S. warehouses to automate order processing. The robots look like bread boxes on wheels, lifting modular shelves stuffed with products…
How to get out of ObamaCare without paying a penalty
We, like many, have been hit by extraordinary price hikes under ObamaCare. ObamaCare began in 2014. Since the first year, our premiums have risen 140% culminating in a 56% price…
Measuring people’s happiness using #IoT wireless signals
By measuring subtle changes in breathing and heart rhythms, EQ-Radio is 87 percent accurate at detecting if a person is excited, happy, angry or sad – and can do so…
Many #IoT devices do not support software updates, cannot patch security holes
And even if they can be updated, consumers and customers must visit the manufacturer’s web site, download a patch and then manually update firmware in the device. Which means even…
Industrial automation will lead to autonomous/no workers factories
“You will see completely lights out factories for manufacturing,” said Rowan Trollope, senior vice president and general manager of Cisco Systems’ IoT and Collaboration Technology Group. “You’re going to see…
Procter & Gamble reduces number of factories, increases automation and robotics
Ultimately, it means P&G’s signature products, such as Tide detergent and Pampers diapers, will be made in fewer, but larger manufacturing plants, and ones with more robots and automation that…
Generation “Jones” – the generation that followed the “Baby Boomers”
Everyone has heard of the “Baby boom” generation, defined as those born between 1946 and 1964. The grouping was arbitrarily chosen by measuring the birth rate when it shot up…
There will be fewer professional coders in the future
That is the actual future of software development: It will become so easy and second nature, that for ordinary tasks you won’t even have to think about it. Source: Dear…
Coding Boot Camps produce coders, not software engineers
“Google, which has hired workers from Flatiron and other academies, recently studied the efficacy of coding camps. The company found that while the camps have shown promise, most of their…
Big opportunity for #IoT in marine shipping industry
Applications include improved navigation and efficiency, asset tracking, and equipment monitoring for maintenance scheduling (a huge money saver): The industrial internet of things has found its way to sea, with…