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Autonomous systems conjure up a future filled with self-driving cars, humanoid robots, and buzzing drones bearing packages from Amazon. The underlying technology continues to mature at a rapid pace, and in doing so is pulling designers in hundreds of new directions. In fact, the sheer number and variety of design options raises an interesting question: what does 'autonomy' actually mean to us? ByJim Tung, MathWorks Fellow

A fresh sales slump has descended on UK high streets with figures from Barclaycard and the British Retail Consortium suggesting that the sales spike retailers experienced in April was merely down to Easter falling later than previous years. If high street retailers are to survive the slump it could be time to perform a customer-tech health check. As technological innovation increases rapidly the innovations that shape the customer experience coul...

Rich Walker, CEO, Shadow Robot, discussed the utility of robots for personal - domestic - applications in the near future, at the Codex event 'World's Top 50 Innovators from the Industries of the Future', held in London, on the 27th September, 2017.

The HKTDC Hong Kong Electronics Fair (Autumn Edition) at the Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre is taking place from 13th-16th October 2017. The Autumn Electronics Fair and the concurrent electronic Asia form the world's largest electronics marketplace with close to 4,300 exhibitors showcasing the latest electronics innovations, developments and trends.

Robotic technology will transform the forklift industry, causing a colossal transfer of value from human-provided driving services, towards spending on autonomous industrial material handling machines, thus fuelling an industry revenue boom far exceeding recent growth trends. By Dr Khasha Ghaffarzadeh, Research Director, IDTechEx

In the earlier parts of this article, we discussed the flying basics of flying a drone, getting airborne, the controls, hovering, changing orientation and changing direction. Find part 1 and part 2here.

The global mobile analytics market is anticipated to flourish at a CAGR of 18.3% over the forecast period. Mobile analytics market was valued at USD 1.6 Billion in 2016 and is anticipated to reach $6bn by the end of 2024. Android mobile analytics market is expected to remain dominant and grow at highest pace over the forecast period due to rapid growth of android smartphone market.

At IFA Berlin 2017, major appliances brand, Haier, presented its range of connected and touch screen controlled home appliances. These products are equipped with high-tech features without a compromise on quality and design.Haier offers an advanced range of refrigerators, each equipped with a simple and intuitive interface that gives practical information on the product thanks to the integrated sensors.

Dimitrios Spiliopoulos shares his thoughts on IoT and how it is centred around data, which scares many consumers... "In the past few months I have attended many events, conferences and panels regarding Internet of Things (IoT) subjects, but I have also been discussing the topic with people who are not involved in IoT as professionals.

From the beginning of the 21st century, historians will remember a profound change in the economy: the 'digital revolution', where the dominant economic players no longer come from the fields of Energy or Industry, but the famous GAFA (Google, Apple, Facebook, Amazon) in Western countries and BAT (Baidu, Alibaba, Tencent) in China. This revolution is of the same magnitude as the industrial revolutions of the nineteenth century, or the invention o...