When should you automate your warehouse?
Most businesses know that automation improves operational efficiency and reduces overall costs. It is no less true for warehouses and distribution centers handling high...
Long term research questions in machine learning (ML)
Over the last 50 years, machine learning (ML) has evolved from a small group of computer scientists who wanted to see if computers could...
Serverless computing: New opportunities and applications
Over the past few years, many technological innovations such as infrastructure as a service (IaaS) and platform as a service (PaaS) have been developed...
Top 10 cloud storage solutions for homes and offices
The cloud refers to a network of computers owned by one person or company, where other people or companies can store their data. In...
Automated Storage and Retrieval System (AS/RS): An overview
The performance of any manufacturing firm depends largely on its material handling and storage systems that store various materials like raw materials, finished goods,...
Warehouse Automation – Why does it matter?
Warehousing is a vital component of a supply chain, where the optimal planning of its workforce is a prerequisite towards achieving its global efficiency....
Wearable sensors for Plant Health Monitoring
Plants are necessary for the survival of all living organisms on the planet. They provide 98 percent of the oxygen we breathe and 80...
Potential practical applications of swarm robotics (SR)
Swarm robotics (SR) is a relatively new research area inspired by biological swarms such as insect colonies (ants or bees), flocks of birds, and...
Alternative energy solutions for wearable sensors
Over the years, wearable sensors gained considerable attention due to offering constant and real-time physiological information about the human body. They dynamically and noninvasively...
Machine Learning: A key component in business transformation
Machine learning (ML) is experiencing an unprecedented boom in several academic and business fields and is an important lever for transformation in the business...
Web Scraping: Basics, benefits and business cases
The internet is a gold mine of information that’s just waiting on you to take it. Whether you need data on sports stats, product...
Mobility as a Service (MaaS): Opportunities and challenges
Thanks to the recent breakthroughs in transportation technologies, the entire way we travel from point A to point B is changing, creating a new...
