6 protagonists of precision agriculture, the future of food

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The use of batteries for vehicles and agricultural machinery promises to revolutionize the cultivation industry by lowering costs and improving production. From large tractors to small harvesting machines, all vehicles will be completely transformed by electric. On the other hand, current agriculture is under pressure: on the one hand the need to produce more food to avoid the food crisis. On the other hand, the need to reduce waste and abuse of land and water. Precision agriculture can increase the production of… Read more

TRACIR, the wearable medical armor that saves lives

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The US Department of Defense has started a contract of around 7 million euros with the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine (UPMC) and Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) to develop a trauma care system that with the help of advanced sensors , robotics and artificial intelligence intervene on wounds instantly and automatically.

The largest company in 2030 will supply robot teachers

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Just thirty years ago the frontier was a school with a computer. Today, the frontier is having students with their own laptop. According to futurologist Thomas Frey, in the next 14 years the frontier will be to have students learning from robot teachers on the internet, and the company that will be able to provide this service will become one of the largest, richest and most important in the world. Frey's prediction is certainly made taking into account the latest macroscopic advances in artificial intelligence research. Robot teachers… Read more

Amazon Prime Air: the first parcel with a drone has been delivered

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It seemed like a dream, but instead the first delivery with a #drone is already a reality (in just 13 minutes). There was talk for the first time about #Amazon #Prime Air, a service for the delivery of products via drone, three years ago, way back in 2013. At the time, however, the use of drones was not allowed in the United States for reasons commercial, and therefore the testing platform was organized in the United Kingdom. The first Amazon Prime Air delivery center is based in Cambridge and on the 7th… Read more

AirSelfie arrives, the drone that takes photos of you from above

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From #selfie sticks to drones. The selfie craze, or rather the self-timer, has now been cleared through customs, and technology is unleashed. Today, with mini-drones, it is possible to take "flying" selfies: the campaign for the #AirSelfie has started on Kickstarter, the first pocket-sized and flying camera that can be connected, via Wi-Fi, to your smartphone. The camera can be controlled with an app from your phone and can reach up to 20 meters in height thanks to 4 Brushless micro motors. The … Read more