Innovation

Factory Robot Crushes Man To Death

Rise of the Machines? Robot crushes a man to death but officials blame “human error”

10 years ago

Microsoft Believes Workers In The UK Need To Work More Flexibly

One year since the right to request flexible working legislation was passed, Microsoft research shows employers and employees aren't taking…

10 years ago

Jaguar Wants Tennis Fans To ‘Feel’ Wimbledon Using Wearable Tech

The car manufacturer hopes to capture the crowd's mood at the Wimbledon Championships

10 years ago

London Police Seize Wimbledon-Bound Drone

Tennis-loving drone spotted approaching Centre Court ahead of tournament opening today

10 years ago

Microsoft Loses Two HoloLens Headsets After SpaceX Rocket Failure

"Space is hard..." says Satya Nadella as SpaceX's CRS-7 unmanned resupply mission breaks apart just after launch

10 years ago

Apple Co-Founder Wozniak Predicts AI Will ‘Treat Humans As Pets’

Steve Wozniak changes his mind about artificial intelligence and predicts benevolent machines

10 years ago

Samsung Backs Virtual Reality Headset Firm

Eye-tracking headsets from Fove receive investment from Samsung Ventures after surpassing Kickstarter goal

10 years ago

Microsoft’s HoloLens Will Be Used By NASA In Space

WATCH: International Space Station reveals video showing astronauts training with HoloLens in parabolic flight

10 years ago

Cisco To Buy Solar Power for California HQ

Cisco will use renewables for its San Jose headquarters next year after agreeing to buy power from a 20-megawatt solar…

10 years ago

MIT Develops Solar-Powered Sensor To Keep IoT Data Flowing

Researchers invent solar-powered sensors to harness Internet of Things potential

10 years ago

Barclays Signs Up For Bitcoin Trial

Bank signs deal with Swedish start-up Safello to examine how to use Bitcoin

10 years ago

Will Robots Replace Border Guards At Airports?

Aeroplane passengers in the future could be greeted by robot border guards instead of immigration officers

10 years ago

Huawei Goes ‘All In’ On Wearables After Watch Success

Huawei to explore new types of wearable device following the success of its smartwatch

10 years ago

Reviewed – Moto 360

Is this still the best non-Apple smartwatch around?

10 years ago

Apple Watch 2 ‘Coming Next Year’

Next edition of Apple’s smartwatch will feature FaceTime, independent Wi-Fi and improved battery

10 years ago

SoftBank’s Emotional Robot Pepper Goes On Sale

An 'emotional' robot that promises to be genuinely interactive will go on sale in America this weekend

10 years ago

BBC Toys With Mind Control Headset For iPlayer

Beam me up Scotty! Headset that reads brainwaves being developed to control BBC iPlayer platform

10 years ago

The ‘Real IoT’ Will Shape The Energy Landscape Of The Future

Climote's Derek Roddy tells TechWeekEurope why smart energy usage could be one of the best use cases for the Internet…

10 years ago

You Can Now Reserve An Apple Watch Online For Pick Up In-Store

New Reserve and Pickup service lets you order online before heading to the Apple Store

10 years ago

IoT Set For ‘Monumental’ Growth

Connected device connections are set to quadruple in the next four years, with wearables such as the Apple Watch playing…

10 years ago

Airbus To Build Fleet Of 900 Internet Satellites

OneWeb selects Airbus Defence and Space as manufacturing partner for 2018 satellite constellation launch

10 years ago

Huawei Targets Enterprise Comms Market With Vodafone Partnership

Chinese firm signs ‘Strategic Alliance’ to share intelligence and research with the Newbury-based operator

10 years ago

Huawei: We Love Europe And Plan To Keep It That Way

Chinese giant reveals scope of co-operation with companies across the continent, as well as its view of the connected future

10 years ago

Baku 2015: Cloud-Based European Games Can Leave Sustainable IT Legacy For Olympics

Baku 2015 Technology Director Adrian Corcoran talks about the technology needed to power the first European Games and what the…

10 years ago

Oculus Rift To Feature Native Support For Windows 10, Xbox One

Offering a fully immersive gaming experience, virtual reality headset will go on sale to consumers early next year

10 years ago

Boffin Reveals Folding Battery Powered By Bacteria

Breakthrough design could mean smaller, more powerful batteries than ever before

10 years ago

Jaguar Land Rover’s Smart Cars Can Now Spot Potholes

Road monitoring technology helps spot obstacles in the road and hopefully minimise damage to your vehicle

10 years ago

Google Sidewalk Labs Targets Smart City Life

New startup Sidewalk Labs looks to develop unique technology to benefit the urban dweller

10 years ago

AWS to Build Solar Farm to Help Power Cloud Data Centres

The cloud provider will use the operation as part of a larger push to eventually have its infrastructure powered completely…

10 years ago

Baidu Teams Up With BMW For Self-Driving Cars

Chinese search giant may even beat Google in getting its vehicles out on the roads later this year

10 years ago