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Dec 21, 2016

Peggy begins the show by reflecting on the major mergers and acquisitions that shaped IoT services and generated growth this past year, and predicts that even more are on the way for 2017. She says the IoT in 2016 has led to new innovations in construction, infrastructure, security, along with becoming a major component...


Dec 21, 2016

Carlo Ratti, professor and Senseable City Lab director, MIT, says that by using the term, “senseable” cities, researchers and developers are able to put the emphasis back on the human side of urban life. He says cities are being shaped by mobility, and that self-driving cars and artificial intelligence can...


Dec 21, 2016

Greg Thomas, professor at the Center for Design Research, University of Kansas, discusses how we are living in a time of renaissance for industrial design, as the vast availability of IoT products open new opportunities for research to solve problems and help people. He says his latest development, the wellcar,...


Dec 21, 2016

Sanjay Sarma, vice president for Open Learning, MIT, says that while the IoT will ultimately become integrated into everything we use to adapt to our needs and improve our daily lives, the most important thing we can do with the majority of incoming data is throw it away. He says it is a matter of discipline when it...


Dec 13, 2016

Peggy says Amazon Go is merging the physical world with the digital world to transform the consumer experience with product sensors that enable shoppers to walk-in and get the products they need without having to wait in line. She says Amazon’s work in artificial intelligence will offer new opportunities for...