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Technology has played a big role in developing the agricultural industry. Today it is possible to grow crops in a desert by use of agricultural biotechnology. With this technology, plants have been engineered to survive in drought conditions. Through genetic engineering scientists have managed to introduce traits into existing genes with a goal of making crops resistant to droughts and pests.
Lets take a example of agricultural robot: An agbot, also called an agribot, is an autonomous robot used in farming to help improve efficiency and reduce reliance on manual labor.
Agriculture is quickly becoming an exciting high-tech industry, drawing new professionals, new companies and new investors. The technology is developing rapidly, not only advancing the production capabilities of farmers but also advancing robotics and automation technology.
Agricultural robots are increasing production yields for farmers in various ways. From drones to autonomous tractors to robotic arms, the technology is being deployed in creative and innovative applications. Agricultural robots automate slow, repetitive and dull tasks for farmers, allowing them to focus more on improving overall production yields. Some of the most common robots in agriculture are used for:
Agriculture has quickly become a high-tech business.
Internet devices powered by Wi-Fi and other telecommunications signals will make small computers and sensors more pervasive.
Even the smallest Internet-connected devices typically need a battery or power cord. Not for much nearby TV, longer. Technology that lets gadgets work and communicate using only energy harvested from radio, cell-phone, or Wi-Fi signals is headed toward commercialization. The University of Washington researchers who developed the technique have demonstrated Internet-connected temperature and motion sensors, and even a camera, powered that way.
Transferring power wirelessly is not a new trick. But getting a device without a conventional power source to communicate is harder, because generating radio signals is very power-intensive and the airwaves harvested from radio, TV, and other telecommunication technologies hold little energy.Shyamnath Gollakota and his colleague Joshua Smith have proved that weak radio signals can indeed provide all an Internet gadget needs, using a principle called backscattering. Instead of generating original signals, one of their devices selectively reflects incoming radio waves to construct a new signal a bit like an injured hiker sending an SOS message using the sun and a mirror. A gadget using the technique absorbs some energy from the signal it is modifying to power its own circuits.
We can get communication for free,
says Gollakota. RFID chips for the contactless smart cards used in mass transit also rely on backscattering, but they require specialized reader devices and can communicate only within a few inches because the reflected signals are weak and the reader itself presents interference.
One version of the University of Washington technology, dubbed passive Wi-Fi, is being commercialized through a spin-off company, Jeeva Wireless. It lets battery-free gadgets connect with conventional devices such as computers and smartphones by backscattering Wi-Fi signals. In tests, prototype passive Wi-Fi devices have beamed data as far as 100 feet and made connections through walls. Doing that requires altering the software of a Wi-Fi access point to generate an extra signal for passive Wi-Fi devices to use, very slightly increasing its power consumption.
Hence I conclude that Google Home has been technological trends for the year 2016.
Facebook Live has arrived on the scene at a particularly opportune moment. While Twitters Periscope and Meerkat opened the door, it appears they did only scratched the surface. And so the media world already used to presented content in a live context is rapidly adopting Facebook Live as the platform for real time storytelling and journalism.
It's early days, and as with all products at Facebook we build people-first, but we are committed to finding a sustainable monetization model for partners sharing live video on Facebook,
Fidji Simo, a director of product at Facebook told Poyntner.com " It's something that we're thinking carefully about, and it's important to us to create something that is a good experience for people on Facebook and that works for our partners."
The Washington Post has 3.9 million Facebook fans who are notified by Facebook when they go live unless they've shut off notifications in their preferences. The Post plans to host Q&A's with reporters both in the field and in the newsroom and go live during breaking major news events. Gelman says they're producing between six and 12 live streams per week produced by the Post's 40-person social media team.
TMZ which is the leader in entertainment video news has more than 6.1 million fans on its Facebook page. They launched Live almost as soon as it was launched last fall. Today live streams average between 75,000 and 100,000 live viewers per broadcast Donald Alexander, director of social media and audience development told Digiday. TMZ is doing more than breaking news but rather now has a slate of scheduled shows for Facebook produced by the TV's production teams and talent.
There's no question that the are early days for Facebook Live. But with just two months of mainstream us, it's clear that the platform's impact is impressive. Will it be the home for publishers who's names we know, or will a new crop of niche video publishers rise up to delivery narrowcast content to the life platform. We'll have to tune in to find out.
An innovative application formed by integrating artificial intelligence and advanced machine leaning is called as Intelligent apps. These apps are pro active. They interact with an enterprise's data. They adapt and learn from it and deliver unparalleled customized insights that will enhance business results. There will be a very huge volume of high quality data. Our key requirement is to have access to such data. An application of an intelligent app is a Virtual Personal Assistant. It is the one which helps by highlighting important information to the user so that he or she can make use of it. These assistants still have limited options but are getting more and more sophisticated. An intelligent app along with predictive analyst engine can alert field technician that a part has to be replaced .These intelligent apps is the base through which we will reach human-machine interaction. For great things there will be a small beginning. And so the first step towards human machine interaction is the innovation of intelligent apps. We can't always expect a person to assist us. Sometimes we will by alone and we want someone to share our feeling. If there is machine which can act as a human being and interact with you, you will feel comfortable. Till today machine answers what we ask. But do machine know whether we are satisfied with its answer?? The answer is no. This is because machine don't understand us . But if a machine can interact with us and can feel our emotion it can absolutely improve itself and we can get an satisfied answer. These smart apps can suggest you certain ideas or even can provide a perfect solution for your daily problem. It is composed of three layers- first layer is innovative data and meta store , second layer is data intelligence system and third layer is predictive intelligence system. It uses machine learning technology for developing these apps using historic and real-time data so that it can provide a rich and interactive experience to the users.
The important features of intelligent apps are:
In protective environment it uses beacon signals to alert people. Based on wifi and smart phone data it can determine when to turn-off lights in office.
Finally I conclude that, a decade later all apps will be intelligent. Machine learning will gain importance. Hence intelligent apps provide an interactive and personalised experience to the users.
A delivery drone is an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) utilized to transport packages, food or other goods. In February 2014, the prime minister and cabinet affairs minister of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) announced that the UAE planned to launch a fleet of UAVs for civilian purposes. Plans were for the UAVs to use fingerprint and eye-recognition systems to deliver official documents such as passports, ID cards and licenses, and supply emergency services at accidents. A battery powered prototype four rotor UAV about half a meter across was displayed in Dubai.
In the United States initial attempts at commercial use of UAVs, were blocked by FAA regulation. In June 2014, the FAA published a document that listed activities not permitted under its regulations including commercial use, which the organization stated included delivering packages to people for a fee
or offered as part of a purchase or another offer
. In August 2016, updated FAA rules were enacted. The new rules included guidelines for commercial use of small UAVs stating they must weigh less than 55 lb(25 kgs), fly up to a maximum of 400 feet, at a speed of no greater than 100 miles per hour, could only be operated during daytime, and that drone operators must also qualify for flying certificates and be at least 16 years old. In October 2017, a presidential directive was issued that called on the FAA and Transportation Department to work with local officials to create initiatives that would enable American companies to eventually use drones for delivery purposes.
In 2014, a Dutch student created a prototype Ambulance drone
which would be capable of rapidly delivering defibrillators and include live stream communication capability allowing paramedics to remotely observe and instruct on-scene individuals in how to use the defibrillators.
In July 2015, the FAA granted NASA, the drone delivery company Flirtey and Virginia Tech approval to deliver medicine to a rural Virginia medical clinic. Flirtey also made the first fully autonomous FAA-approved urban delivery in March 2016, when it delivered bottled water, emergency food, and a first aid kit to an uninhabited residential area in Hawthorne, Nevada.
In 2016, the Rwandan government partnered with the company Zipline International Inc. to build a distribution center near the town of Muhanga, from which the company's drones are placed.
In January 2018, Boeing unveiled a prototype of a cargo drone for up to 500 lb payloads, an electric flying testbed debuted flight tests at Boeing Research and Technology's Collaborative Autonomous Systems Laboratory in Missouri.