NASA Looking to Use Purdue Robots on Moon, Mars
Purdue University researchers have completed early testing of robots using three different “end effectors” that act as hands to uniquely manipulate items (Photo courtesy of Purdue University/Jared Pike) With computer vision and onboard machine learning, the...
RFID Tracks AV Assets at James Madison University
The solution from A2B Tracking was built to be simple and easy to use, with handheld readers and smartphones with an app. Data is managed in the cloud so that the university can track location and maintenance records of thousands of high value assets, from...
Chasm Adds Production Facility for Transparent Antennas
The company’s clear, carbon-nanotube based material is being used or tested for NFC, Bluetooth, ZigBee, 5G and other wireless networks for automotive and other markets. Antennas will be offered with phased-array functionality by next year. Since releasing a...
Broadening RAIN RFID Deployment with Lifelong Company Identification Numbers
It’s fair to say that RAIN RFID technology has well and truly arrived—in 2023, the RAIN RFID industry shipped approximately 45 billion tag chips, a growth of 32% year-on-year. This growth shows how organizations of all shapes and sizes across the world are deploying...
Avery Dennison, PervasID, Beontag: RFID News Roundup
Avery Dennison Expands AD Pure Line Avery Dennison recently expanded its AD Pure range, a portfolio of inlays and tags which are entirely PET plastic-free. The inlays and tags are sustainably produced with innovative antenna manufacturing technology. The antenna and...
Institute Offers Study and Test Taking for RFID Pros
The RFID Professional Institute has released an 80-page study guide and updated exam for those seeking RFID certification and training, remotely. The institute is releasing a RFID Application Requirements document to help those planning their RFID deployment....
RFID Builds Sustainability into Construction Pallet
The Pallet Loop is providing reusable pallets to the UK’s construction industry for delivery of materials from tools to bricks and cables. With RFID on each pallet and RFID readers throughout the supply chain, The Pallet Loop’s solution from MiTeq allows users...
Simbe, Plexus Partnering to Scale Robotic Manufacturing
The partnership announced May 7 is aimed at expanding retail robotics-as-a-service to market on a global scale. On average, retailers are losing at least 4.5 percent in revenue to in-store inefficiencies Simbe has entered into a partnership with Plexus Corp. to...