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IoT

The Internet of Things (IoT) is a system of interrelated computing devices, mechanical and digital machines, objects, animals or people that are provided with unique identifiers and the ability to transfer data over a network without requiring human-to-human or human-to-computer interaction.

Program Guides Robots Towards Human-Like Ways To Collaborate

HOUSTON  – Like toddlers, robots can use a little help as they learn to function in the physical world. That's the purpose of a Rice University program that gently guides robots toward the most helpful, human-like ways to collaborate on tasks. Rice engineer Marcia O'Malley and graduate student Dylan Losey have refined their method to

By |2017-12-04T20:12:46-05:00December 4th, 2017|IoT|
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Report: 3.1 Million U.S. Jobs To Become Obsolete Due To Artificial Intelligence Tech

WASHINGTON DC - According to the Council of Economic Advisors, approximately 3.1 million jobs will be rendered obsolete or permanently altered as a consequence of artificial intelligence technologies. Artificial intelligence (AI) will, for the foreseeable future, have a significant disruptive impact on jobs. That said, this disruption can create new opportunities if policymakers choose to harness

By |2017-11-30T18:38:34-05:00November 30th, 2017|IoT|
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MSU Professor: Transparent Solar Is Wave Of The Future

EAST LANSING — See-through solar materials that can be applied to windows represent a massive source of untapped energy and could harvest as much power as bigger, bulkier rooftop solar units, scientists report in a recent issue of the scientific journal Nature Energy. Led by engineering researchers at Michigan State University, the authors argue that

By |2017-11-30T15:56:54-05:00November 30th, 2017|Clean Update, Featured, IoT|
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Automation Could Add $1.1 Trillion To Global Economy In Next 10 Years

LONDON — Technological advances such as automation could increase global GDP by more than $1.1 trillion over the next 10-15 years, according to a new report from analysts at JPMorgan Asset Management seen exclusively by Business Insider. The asset management arm of banking giant JPMorgan believes that technological advances across all areas of society could lead

By |2017-11-30T14:59:55-05:00November 30th, 2017|IoT|
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Pixo Shows Off Virtual Reality Training Tech For First Responders

DETROIT — The virtual reality development company Pixo VR premiered its training platform for emergency management and first response teams at the Emerging Technologies Symposium for Emergency Solutions hosted earlier this month by Concordia University in Portland, Ore. Pixo was one of five companies selected to demonstrate the range of VR options for training emergency responders in

By |2017-11-29T20:06:26-05:00November 29th, 2017|ESD, IoT|
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VR Training As Done By Pixo – Tech248 Company Profile

ROYAL OAK - PIXO is a software developer for industrial, energy and utility companies that are committed to providing the safest training available: virtual reality training. In this M2 TechCast segment, CEO Sean Hurwitz is interviewed by Tech248’s Greg Doyle to highlight the cool tech companies in Oakland County. Founded in 2009, Hurwitz believed in

By |2017-11-29T12:27:01-05:00November 29th, 2017|Featured, IoT, M2 TechCast, Podcasts|
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Construction Begun On WMU’s Grand Rapids Manufacturing Lab

GRAND RAPIDS - Construction has begun at Western Michigan University’s Grand Rapids regional location for a state-of the-art manufacturing laboratory. AMP Lab @WMU, an Advanced Manufacturing Partnership Laboratory, will be built in collaboration with West Michigan manufacturers and Grand Rapids Community College to address the shortage of skilled trades and engineering employees in the region.

By |2017-11-26T17:37:04-05:00November 26th, 2017|IoT, STEM|
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Lightweight Vehicle Frame Popularity Leads To Funding For Low-Volume Production

PLYMOUTH - An innovative lightweight car frame was rolled out at the SEMA show a few weeks ago in Las Vegas by the Michigan Manufacturing Technology Center that could soon lead to investments in tooling and testing for an initial market of replica car buyers, but could be used on mass produced vehicles in the

By |2017-11-27T12:37:22-05:00November 26th, 2017|Featured, IoT, New Products / Contracts|
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IgniteCast Provides Cutting Edge Video Training, Harvest Company Knowledge

ROYAL OAK - Motor City Connect Founder Terry Bean talks to his new business partner, Stephen Sadler, entrepreneur, inventor, engineer, author and founder of IgniteCast, a cutting edge video tool that not only helps companies provide online training, but also harvest company knowledge before it walks out the door. To learn more about this cutting

By |2017-11-19T18:44:51-05:00November 19th, 2017|IoT, M2 TechCast, Podcasts|
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Actual Reality – UM Initiative Paves The Way For Graduate Certificate In Augmented/Virtual/Mixed Reality

ANN ARBOR - Augmented reality, virtual reality, mixed reality. AR, VR, MR. Today, these are increasingly familiar terms and acronyms as this technology grows more familiar. Once cutting edge and sci-fi, AR/VR/MR – or AVMR - is approaching business-as-usual. Ongoing and proposed applications of AVMR across campus are numerous and varied. AVMR is being used

By |2017-11-19T11:28:53-05:00November 19th, 2017|IoT, New Products / Contracts|
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