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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.

Ann Arbor SPARK Hires Entrepreneurial Services Director For Mobility Programs

ANN ARBOR - Ann Arbor SPARK has hired Komal Doshi as its entrepreneurial services director of mobility programs.  In this role, Doshi will work with existing and new startups to identify and solve challenges, engage stakeholders, and build new relationships within the mobility industry.  This new position at Ann Arbor SPARK, funded by the City

By |2017-11-14T20:00:55-05:00November 14th, 2017|Entrepreneurs, IoT|
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Skypersonic Developing Drones For Indoor Use Inside Cages To Prevent Damage

ROYAL OAK - Skypersonic is a Rochester-based research and design engineering company providing autonomous systems and vehicle technology services as well as real-time location systems for various industries, including its Skycopter drone for indoor use for commercial, industrial and civil purposes. CEO Giuseppe Santangelo talks about his company and drone products in this segment of

By |2017-11-14T20:03:01-05:00November 13th, 2017|Drones, IoT, M2 TechCast, Podcasts|
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MTAM Member OST Named A 2017 IoT Innovator By CRN

GRAND RAPIDS - OST, a member of the Mobile Technology Association of Michigan, has been named a 2017 IoT Innovator by CRN, a brand of The Channel Company.  OST is one of only 22 solution providers in North America to be honored with the inaugural award, which recognizes solution providers and systems integrators whose design

By |2017-11-03T07:44:10-04:00November 3rd, 2017|Connected Tech, IoT, Mobile MI|
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Michigan Senate May Let Wireless Facilities To Collocate – Streamline Digital Infrastructure

LANSING - Telecommunications industry representatives told Michigan lawmakers Thursday legislation to cap permit fees for right-of-way access to utility poles for placement of infrastructure or for work on projects along county roads would reduce barriers to installing technology upgrades and expanding service to new customers. Sen. Joe Hune (R-Whitmore Lake) told fellow members of the Senate

By |2017-11-03T07:59:19-04:00November 3rd, 2017|IoT, Politics, Politics/Government|
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Michigan Manufacturing Technology Center Adds Two New Manufacturing Courses

PLYMOUTH - To meet the increasing needs of an evolving workforce, the Michigan Manufacturing Technology Center has developed two new courses that focus on training workers with the practical skills and tools needed to succeed in a changing manufacturing industry. The courses offered are Practical Approach to Project Management and Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt,

By |2017-11-01T19:25:55-04:00November 1st, 2017|IoT|
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U-M Gets $1.6 Million Toward Artificial Intelligence For Data Science

ANN ARBOR—Researchers, hospitals, companies, consumers and government  agencies are drowning in data that they can't fully capitalize on. Now, a team from the University of Michigan has received $1.6 million from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to help develop a toolkit so that even nondata scientists can use that data to possibly answer questions

By |2017-11-03T06:10:41-04:00November 1st, 2017|Featured, IoT, New Products / Contracts|
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American Center For Mobility To Work With 15 Michigan Colleges, Universities To Train Automated Vehicle Talent

YPSILANTI TWP. - The American Center for Mobility will work with 15 colleges and universities across Michigan to create the Academic Consortium aimed at training next generation high-tech talent at its connected and automated vehicle technologies facility at the Willow Run airport.  ACM and the Academic Consortium will partner to create educational pathways to train

By |2017-10-22T15:49:27-04:00October 22nd, 2017|Autonomous Vehicles, IoT|
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Mobility Startups Join U-M Incubator To Pilot Autonomous, Connected Vehicle Innovations

ANN ARBOR - Five companies from across the country will test and develop mobility solutions with University of Michigan students as a part of U-M's TechLab at Mcity. TechLab is managed by U-M's Center for Entrepreneurship, in partnership with Mcity, a public-private partnership led by U-M to accelerate advanced mobility vehicles and technologies. Unlike traditional

By |2017-10-12T20:11:07-04:00October 12th, 2017|Autonomous Vehicles, IoT|
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Floodproofing Cities: U-M Professor Gets NSF $1.8 Million Grant To Develop Smart Stormwater Project

ANN ARBOR - Autonomous "smart" technologies for aging stormwater systems are being developed at the University of Michigan to lessen the impacts of flooding - potentially saving lives and billions of dollars in property damage. Thursday, the National Science Foundation awarded a $1.8 million grant to Branko Kerkez, an assistant professor in the U-M Department

By |2017-10-12T17:10:11-04:00October 12th, 2017|Clean Update, IoT|
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PC Sales Decline Worldwide For 12th Consecutive Quarter

STAMFORD, Conn. - For the 12th consecutive quarter, Personal Computer shipments declined worldwide. The latest downturn was for the third quarter of 2017, when 67 million units were shipped, down 3.6 percent from the year before. "While there were signs of stabilization in the PC industry in key regions, including EMEA, Japan and Latin America,

By |2017-10-12T14:00:33-04:00October 12th, 2017|IoT|
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