Vecna robotics
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Josh Kern

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August 21, 2019

Vecna Robotics

Autonomy stack and orchestration software for material handling vehicles

Develops an autonomy stack and workflow orchestration software for autonomous mobile robots (AMR), focusing on bulk material handling The company's autonomy stack transforms warehouse vehicles like forklifts into self-driving vehicles, with support for a 24/7 operating center that can remotely ... read more.
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John deere
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Michael Sullivan

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August 21, 2019

John Deere uses VR wearable for safety and productivity gains in tractor assembly

Johns Deere, one of the largest players in farm equipment manufacture, wanted to improve worker productivity and safety during tractor assembly. To tackle this challenge, the company turned to virtual reality for worker monitoring. Workers are using virtual reality (VR) headsets to virtually ... read more.

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Michael Sullivan

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August 21, 2019

Ten Degrees

SaaS indoor location services and human motion data analytics using smartphones and IoT devices.

Ten Degrees was founded in 2014 as a wholly owned subsidiary of mCube, a fabless semiconductor sensor company, and subsequently spun out as an independent startup. Received an undisclosed amount from Silicon Valley venture fund Sand Hill Angels. The company develops a cloud-based motion analytics ... read more.
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Synmatter
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Anthony Schiavo

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August 21, 2019

SynMatter

Microparticles for triggered release

SynMatter develops porous ceramic particles that enable triggered release of active agents like corrosion inhibitors, antimicrobial agents, dyes, monomers, polymers, and other organic molecules The main application is in anti-corrosion coatings, where particles enable controlled release of corrosion... read more.
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Carbon
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Xiao Zhong

Accelerating Materials Innovation More...

August 20, 2019

Carbon

3D printing solution based on "digital light synthesis"

Has developed a proprietary process called Digital Light Synthesis (DLS) that uses reactive thermoset resins, light, and oxygen to rapidly create polymeric parts Has three printer models, a smart part washer, and supporting software that it offers on a subscription model as well as a range of ... read more.
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Miraj Mainali

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August 20, 2019

SLAppForge

Serverless computing and applications

The company was started by Asankha Perera (CEO); the founder has a solid technical background in computer science and software development from companies like IBM, Apache, and Virtusa; he is also the founder and CEO of AdroitLogic, which develops serverless cloud solutions and UI/UX designs. ... read more.
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Erc
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Miraj Mainali

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August 20, 2019

Emotion Research Lab

Computer vision-based emotion analytics

The company was started by María Pocoví (CEO) and Alicia Mora (COO); the founders previously started a company called Blue Marionge Business in 2010, which helped commercialize technologies developed at research labs of universities; however, they have limited technical background and domain ... read more.
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Jerrold Wang

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August 20, 2019

Emotibot Technologies

Human-machine interaction bots that can analyze user’s emotion and intention

Developed an AI system based on deep learning, computer vision, natural language processing (NLP), voice recognition, and knowledge graph technologies The system can analyze users' text input, voice, and facial expressions, understand their emotion and intention, learn their preferences and ... read more.
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Energy Storage Market Size: 2019 Edition

Coverage Areas: Energy Storage More...

Planned Publication Date: August 2019

This report will quantify the growing market for energy storage, developing market forecasts to project the adoption of energy storage across transportation, consumer electronics, and stationary sectors.

Water Quality Monitoring: Why, How, and The Future

Coverage Areas: Owning the Energy Transition More...

Planned Publication Date: August 2019

Due to the size and complexity of water and wastewater systems and the premium instrument costs, the water industry has struggled to automate water quality monitoring. Meanwhile, increasing concerns over public health and irregularly but inexorably tightening regulations put utilities under pressure to ensure safe drinking water and wastewater discharge. Potential to improve plant performance and uptime also encourage more active adoption of advanced sensors among industrial operators. This report shows the interesting use cases for different water quality sensors across the water space.

Water Infrastructure in the Developing World

Coverage Areas: Owning the Energy Transition More...

Planned Publication Date: August 2019

The main opportunity for innovation in water infrastructure exists in developing countries, because they are not hampered by difficult-to-replace legacy infrastructure. This report looks into the developments and describes what technologies are actually being deployed, and why.

Energy Management in the Smart Home

Coverage Areas: Future Grid More...

Planned Publication Date: August 2019

The smart home ecosystem includes different types of solutions and technologies with a number of purposes, such as enabling energy savings, increasing comfort and convenience, and ensuring safety and security in the home. This report intends to focus on the role of home energy management within the smart home ecosystem. The goal is to highlight available technologies and their current applications in the smart home and identify gaps, key challenges, and areas of opportunity.

The Digital Transformation of Industries

Coverage Areas: Digital Transformation

Planned Publication Date: August 2019

The digital transformation provides a launching point for digital-native companies to establish themselves in the physical industries. Incumbents need to anticipate how this change will impact their industry and act on the threats that they face. We create a framework for understanding the digital transformation of an industry, which identifies six core outcomes that digital transformation achieves in any application: uncover invisible insights, predict the future, optimize, upskill humans, make information accessible, and automate. We also discuss how digital use cases, tools, and outcomes are typically lateral across industries, and thus how learnings from one industry can translate to another.

The Digital Maturity Model

Coverage Areas: Digital Transformation

Planned Publication Date: August 2019

There is significant hype around digital transformation and companies are vying with each other to build connected products and processes. However, estimates indicate that more than 80% of digital transformation projects fail. One of the reasons these organizations fail is due to a significant mismatch between their digital capabilities and their digital goals. Companies need a framework to determine their current level of "digitalness" and what capabilities they need to add to get to the next level; in this manner, they can approach their digital transformation in a step-by-step manner thus enhancing their chances of success. In this report, we will present the Lux Digital Maturity Model which will clearly define the different levels of digital maturity in terms of various underlying parameters. In subsequent research, we plan to use this maturity model to benchmark the maturity of digital transformation in various sectors.

The Digital Transformation of Oil and Gas

Coverage Areas: Digital Transformation More...

Planned Publication Date: August 2019

The digital transformation of the oil and gas industry has accelerated at a rapid rate in the last decade ever since the 2014 oil price crash. Oil and gas has gradually transitioned from a digital laggard to a potential leader in digital technologies such as digital twins, predictive maintenance, and gas detection. In this report, we discuss the underlying drivers for the industry's imminent push for digital and analyze the primary struggle it faces today of "digital scale-up".

Thermal Management Materials Innovation Landscape

Coverage Areas: Accelerating Materials Innovation More...

Planned Publication Date: August 2019

All types of electronic devices will need improved thermal management materials and systems. As chips improve their performance and more devices are packed into smaller areas, heat fluxes will increase, which will pose major cooling challenges. This report provides a landscape of material innovations, an overview of key players in the field, and our thoughts on future opportunities in thermal management materials.

State of Innovation in Asia-Pacific

Coverage Areas: Accelerating Materials Innovation More...

Planned Publication Date: August 2019

As the dynamics of the global innovation ecosystem continues to shift with the rise of China, interest in Asia-Pacific has never been greater. While historical powerhouses, such as Japan and Korea, continue to innovate at their reputable rates, China's nationa initiatives as well as the flow of their capital into the surrounding areas - Southeast Asia and India - will likely spur the rise of new innovation ecosystems. In this report we take a look at the key hotspots for innovation, identifying the major players in the powerhouses, as well as finding hidden gems in the less thought about countries.

Decarbonizing the Industrial Sector: Power-to-Chemicals

Coverage Areas: Accelerating Materials Innovation More...

Planned Publication Date: August 2019

In our recently-published "Decarbonizing the Industrial Sector" report, we introduced electrochemical conversion as a key technology that will allow the chemical industry to decarbonize its operations by replacing fossil-based feedstock with low-carbon alternatives produced from renewable electricity. In this report, we will look at the cost of electrifying key industrial processes, including but not limited to methanol production and ammonia synthesis, as well as the regulatory framework support needed to support the adoption of electrochemical technologies in the industrial sector.