SK Telecom, Omron Electronics develop 5G robot to fight COVID-19
South Korea’s largest telecommunications operator SK Telecom, together with Omron Electronics Korea, has developed a 5G-powered autonomous robot to fight COVID-19. Featuring technologies such as 5G, AI, autonomous driving …
Singapore unleashes robot dog to prowl parks and warn about social distancing
Singapore is trialing the usage of a robot dog from Boston Dynamics to assist with social distancing measures in parks, gardens and nature reserves. The announcement by Singapore’s Smart Nation …
Siemens spies ‘golden opportunity’ for industrial ‘leapfrog’ after Covid-19 crisis
German industrial giant Siemens has called for the planet to urgently prioritise digital technologies, of the type it is selling, in order to meet environmental and societal challenges, and to …
Connected devices have a key role to play in era of pandemics (Reader Forum)
Technology has a history of helping to track and treat viruses. With the World Health Organization (WHO) declaring COVID-19 a global pandemic, people are asking how new technologies such as …
Kudelski, CoreKinect launch tracking solution amid COVID-19 crisis
The Kudelski Group, which specializes in digital security, and hardware designer and manufacturer CoreKinect announced the launch of a joint solution enabling hospitals, government agencies and non-governmental organizations …
Bosch ramps-up production after 17% COVID reverse with focus on efficiency, innovation
Bosch is preparing to ramp up production again after shutting down production at nearly 100 facilities globally in the COVID-19 pandemic, on the back of a 17 percent slowdown in …
Dassault Systèmes supplies digital thread for rapid construction of COVID-19 hospitals
France-based industrial software provider Dassault Systèmes and China-based facilities management company Aden Group are combining their digital twin and modular architecture platforms to fast-track hospital construction. The arrangement is in …
Orange takes part in contact tracing app to fight COVID-19 in France
French telecommunications group Orange announced it has joined a French government-backed research and development project bringing together national players to set up a contact tracing application, as part of …
Semtech says LoRa devices optimize quarantine monitoring in China
U.S. company Semtech said that several of its customers, including CIAAIoT, EasyLinkin, IOCA, RisingHF, and Winext Technology, have integrated Semtech’s LoRa devices and the LoRaWAN protocol with cloud-based platforms …
Industrial AR surges on COVID-19 demand for remote assistance – and free licences
The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has put focus on various communications technologies, if only as an adjunct to disciplines like healthcare and government, and as a means to work and play …
