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Automation / Robotics

BEL POWER SOLUTIONS ABC550 and MBC550 Series of power supplies for industrial and medical applications provide up to 550 watts in a compact 3 x 5 inch footprint and can be utilized in many conditions, including convection cooled (no fans)…

The Consumer Technology Association (CTA), producer of CES 2017 show in Las Vegas this January, will feature its biggest-ever showcase of augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) innovations and unveiled the results of a new member-driven project to help…

BlackBerry has entered the race in connected and autonomous vehicle technology with its recent unveiling of its Autonomous Vehicle Innovation Centre (AVIC), to be housed within the firm’s QNX facility in Ottawa. The centre will accelerate the realization of connected…

The biggest change in cars for 100-years is now starting, according to a report on electric car technology from IDTechEx. It is driven by totally new requirements and capabilities. They will cause huge new businesses to appear but some giants…

SAMTEC ETUO series FireFly Active Optical Micro Flyover Cable Assembly supports temperature ranges of -40°C to +85°C, making it suitable for ruggedized applications. Products share the core features of firm’s existing ECUO series, while both are flexibility and are interchangeable…

Insurance carriers brace for a new reality setting the stage for a reshaped economic landscape

Researchers at the University of Waterloo will help move fully autonomous vehicles much closer to reality now that they are the first to receive approval to test their innovations on all public roads in Ontario. In a first for Canada,…

Making it first venture into RFID technology, Future Electronics has signed a distribution partnership with Amsterdam-based RFID and IoT solutions pacesetter SMARTRAC. The distribution partnership covers Smartrac’s portfolio of standard inlays and tags in UHF/RAIN and HF frequencies including NFC.…

Tech giant invests in MILA by opening deep learning research center

MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd., Vancouver, a global communications and information company, announced that it has signed a contract valued in excess of $7-million with Airbus Defence and Space to provide a communication antenna subsystem to be integrated into the Inmarsat-6 mobile…

Aeryon Labs, maker of small unmanned aerial systems, marked another milestone in its rapid growth with the recent unveiling of a $3-million testing facility at its Waterloo headquarters. The drone maker’s 7,000-square-foot reliability lab, repurposed from existing space at the…

The Internet of Things (IoT) has been hailed as the next industrial revolution, and many predict its growth will move beyond consumers to specialized IoT apps for industry vertical markets. Building IoT applications fast enough to competitively meet the needs…