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Leti, an institute of CEA
Tech, and the Institute for
Information
Industry
of
Taiwan (III), a non-profit
non-governmental technology
development
organization,
today announced an agreement
for mutual exploration of a
wide range of information and
communications technology
(ICT) related to the Internet of
Things (IoT) and 5G wireless
connectivity.
The five-year collaboration
will include, but is not limited
to, joint development and
implementation of IoT and 5G based Smart ICT solutions
for the EU and Taiwan, and scientific information exchanges.
Also envisioned are cross-invitations to scientific events, joint
implementation of international collaborative projects and
partnerships, and work on experimental platforms and test
beds that can be used to provide real-world validation of
solutions.
Leti’s background in IoT and 5G systems, including spectrum
management, radio access technologies and protocols, as
well as IoT open platforms for large-scale systems, will be a
primary contribution, along with its technological roadmaps.
In addition to its expertise in IoT systems, III will provide
3-D-printed robots with shock-absorbing skins
Leti and the Institute for Information of Taiwan
access to Taiwanese technology
platforms, as well as industry-
driven requirements and use
cases.
“Our two organizations have
very complementary skills and
ecosystems, and it’s a pleasure
to launch our collaboration.
Together we have an excellent
opportunity to pilot and
demonstrate innovative 5G
and IoT-related solutions that
will be useful for industries
and individuals in Taiwan and
the EU,” said Leti CEO Marie
Semeria at the official signing ceremony in Taipei, held during
a Leti workshop event there.
“Taiwan is currently supporting and promoting IoT and smart
city. The service and platform that based on IoT technology
will be the key factor for industrial development. III and
Leti’s collaboration will significantly enhance our ability to
pursue our mission of promoting industrial applications,
R&D technologies, and IoT infrastructures,” commented III
Executive Vice President Pao-Chung Ho. “We look forward to
our information exchange and collaboration, and to building
a creative and effective long-term research partnership
between our teams.”
By “programming” customized soft
materials, CSAIL team can 3-D print
safer, nimbler, more durable robots.
Anyone who’s watched drone videos or
an episode of “BattleBots” knows that
robots can break—and often it’s because
they don’t have the proper padding
to protect themselves.But this week
researchers at MIT’s Computer Science
and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory
(CSAIL) will present a new method for
3-D printing soft materials that make
robots safer and more precise in their movements — and
that could be used to improve the
durability of drones, phones, shoes,
helmets, and more.
The
team’s
“programmable
viscoelastic
material”
(PVM)
technique allows users to program
every single part of a 3D-printed
object to the exact levels of stiffness
and elasticity they want, depending
on the task they need for it.
For example, after 3-D printing
a cube robot that moves by
bouncing, the researchers outfitted it with shock-
Laurent Herault, VP Foreign Affairs at Leti and Dr. Pao-Chung Ho,
Executive Vice President at III
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