In October 18, in a first for drone delivery in the U.S., Wing delivered packages, over-the-counter medication, snacks and gifts to residents of Christiansburg, Virginia.

Automobili Lamborghini presents its new concept car, the Lamborghini Lambo V12 Vision Gran Turismo, ahead of the World Finals of the 2019 FIA Certified Gran Turismo Championships taking place in Monte Carlo, Monaco. The Lambo V12 Vision GT is a highly visionary concept, emphasizing 'fun to drive' within the digital environment of the iconic racing game Gran Turismo Sport for Sony PlayStation 4, where it will be virtually available from spring 2020.

Malware continues to be the most significant threat that users are facing today. This is according to the CEO of Avira Antivirus Travis Witteveen, who kindly agreed to talk to PreciseSecurity.com. 

He has also discussed which are the main challenges the industry is currently facing and how the cryptocurrency market became an investor vehicle today, among other things. 

Arckit, the Irish company behind the award-winning architectural model building kits, dubbed 'architect's Lego', announces the launch of Arckit Sports Volume 1 and Volume 2, The World's First Multi-Stadium Model Building Kits. Construct anything from American Football, Baseball and Soccer stadiums to Basketball, Tennis, Ice Hockey arenas and more.

ABB has been selected by energy companies SSE Renewables of the UK and Equinor of Norway to supply its high-voltage direct current (HVDC) Light® converter systems to connect the world’s largest offshore wind farms in the Dogger Bank region of the North Sea to the UK transmission network.

Skeleton Technologies CEO Taavi Madiberk pitched Skeleton Technologies to the top spot at The Business Booster 2019 in Paris.

TBB, a two-day international networking event organized yearly by InnoEnergy, showcased the best sustainable solutions to fight climate to high-level attendees from over 40 countries, and culminated at the award ceremony at the end of busy two days of thousands of meetings between energy industry representatives, financial communities, policy makers, and regulators.

3D lidar is an optical perception technology that enables machines to see the world, make decisions and navigate. At present, machines using lidar range from small service robots to large autonomous vehicles.

Lidar technologies and markets are rapidly evolving, there are more than 100 3D lidar players worldwide. Each player claims to offer a unique, next-generation product that is superior to competing technologies. The technology landscape is cluttered with numerous options for every component in a lidar system.

A robot which encourages kids to wash their hands has helped pupils at a remote Indian primary school take a fresh approach to hygiene. The hand-shaped robot, dubbed ‘Pepe’, is the product of a collaboration between researchers from the University of Glasgow in Scotland and Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham University in India.
 

ABB today opened its first global healthcare research hub on the Texas Medical Center (TMC) campus, in Houston, Texas – showcasing a number of concept technologies, including a mobile YuMi® robot, which will be designed to assist medical and laboratory staff with laboratory and logistics tasks in hospitals.

Following the recent news (Wednesday 2 October) that UPS has received Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) approval to operate a fleet of aerial delivery drones;

Mike Vousden, Automotive Analyst at GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company, offers his view on this home delivery development:

“This remarkable development heralds a new era of parcel logistics. It is a clear indicator of how UPS will provide coverage on critical ‘last mile’ of parcel delivery – the distance between the delivery van or local hub, and the front door of the intended recipient.