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The development of the food industry will be essential in the coming years to feed the ever-growing population on Earth. Food production, sustainability, and distribution issues are at the core of various international agendas. The urbanization trend is also driving research on methods to feed high-density communities. Although it is the largest industry in the…

According to MarketsandMarkets, the global smart robots market is projected to grow from USD 6.1 billion in 2020 to USD 23.0 billion by 2025. Even though the economy has shrunk considerably due to the COVID-19 outbreak and the demand for domestic robots has therefore come down, professional robots have seen a rise in demand. Increasing…

When you think about it, your most recent healthcare experience probably involved some sort of medical equipment or device – be it a blood pressure monitor, continuous glucose monitor, or MRI scanner. More than 500,000 medical technologies are currently available, with today’s connected devices being designed to improve efficiency, lower costs, and provide better care.…

We are clearly in the cloud computing era. We still use our own personal computers but mostly just to access centralized services like Dropbox, Gmail, or Office 365. Many devices now rely on AI and data that is stored in the cloud. Most of our day-to-day processing is hosted on infrastructure from a few cloud…

We are firmly inside Industry 4.0, where manufacturing has taken on the label of “smart” through the integration of the IoT, AI, cyber-physical systems, Cloud and cognitive computing. But Industry 5.0 is becoming more and more a reality, which will bring an increased human touch back to manufacturing. Where Industry 4.0 put smart technology at…

The Eclipse Foundation has carried out its 6th annual IoT Developer Survey for 2020. Eclipse is the world’s largest open-source foundation focused on the Internet of Things. The survey was conducted by the Eclipse IoT Working Group, and it provides useful insights into the IoT industry.It highlights the challenges faced by developers and possible opportunities…

This will be the year the IoT becomes a mature, practical, technology. Here are a few thoughts on what we can expect in the next 12 months. The IoT will see wider adoption and faster development The IoT has grown a lot in the past few years both in terms of adoption and investment and…

Waterstream version 1.3.0 introduces MQTT version 5.0 support, alongside multiple improvements – including better metadata, easier debugging, more lightweight communication, scaling out reads capability, and much more. Let’s take a look what Waterstream users can gain from switching to MQTT version 5.0: Message properties Somewhat similar to HTTP headers, message properties contain metadata, such as…

Event streaming with Apache Kafka at the edge is commonly used to provide the same open, flexible, and scalable architecture at the edge as in the cloud or data centre. Possible locations for a Kafka edge deployment include retail stores, cell towers, trains, small factories, restaurants, etc. “Edge Kafka” is not simply another IoT project…

SimpleMatter, the tech startup behind Waterstream, is proud to announce its membership of the Eclipse Foundation. As a Contributing Member of the Foundation, SimpleMatter is looking forward to collaborating with the other members to drive innovation in IoT technology. “We are very excited to be part of this new European reality now that Eclipse has…