Smart manufacturing, Industry 4.0 and the industrial internet of things (IIoT) are discussed constantly in the manufacturing world. As you might expect, some of it's hype, but a lot of it is more real ...

The perceptual system parses complex scenes into discrete objects. Parsing is also required for planning visually guided movements when more than one potential target is present. To examine whether ...

3D printing technology is becoming useful and to further increase its use-cases, researchers are working on to introduce something new that boosts the functionalities involved in using the technology.

The Internet of Things — the area of technology where previously dumb objects are getting equipped with radio signals and microprocessors to be connected, monitored, controlled and supercharged ...

The device and device collection known as littleBits cloudBit offers to connect every electronic object you own to the web. Better than that, these devices allow you to make things – everything from a ...

UW engineers have developed the first 3D-printed plastic objects that can connect to WiFi without electronics. The attachment above can sense when your laundry soap is running low — and automatically ...

(Nanowerk News) Imagine a bottle of laundry detergent that can sense when you’re running low on soap — and automatically connect to the internet to place an order for more. University of Washington ...

One of the big tradeoffs that comes with the convenience of having smart devices run your home is the hassle of keeping them powered, either with batteries or by plugging them into the wall. But a new ...

Such notifications have become possible thanks to a host of start-ups that are adding intelligence and communications capability to objects and appliances, giving them many attributes of computers and ...