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Continental: Seamless Mobility Combines Autonomous Shuttles and Delivery Robots

At CES 2019, Continental demonstrates a seamless approach to goods delivery with the help of delivery robots and driverless vehicles. Continental’s driverless vehicle called CUbE can carry one or multiple delivery robots and deploy them to handle the last yards of the goods and parcel delivery logistics chain. In Las Vegas Continental showed delivery robots developed by ETH Zurich spin-off ANYbotics. The demonstration caused a stir in social as well as in traditional media. A picture of Anybotics’ robot Anymal made it for example to the frontpage of FAZ.net

The Verge: Robot dogs are the weirdest package delivery system we’ve seen  

 

Germany automotive firm Continental is best know for its tires, but at CES 2019 the company is demonstrating something a little different: package delivery by robot dog. As part of its research into the future of mobility, Continental has partnered with robotics company ANYbotics (a spin off from ETH Zurich) to imagine the future of package delivery.

 

L’Agefi: Dossier special CES Las Vegas

Le Consumer Electronics Show (CES) accueille en 2019 pour la première fois un Pavillon suisse, composé d'une trentaine de start-up. Plongée dans le plus grand salon international dédié à l'innovation technologique.

 

Innovaud: “Each startup should realize that such events can make them realize a jump, not a step.” Interview with coach Vincent Bieri (Nexthink)

From January 6-12, 13 Vaud startups pitch at CES 2019' SWISS Pavilion. Innovaud organized a Sales Pitch Training with Vincent Bieri (co-founder of Nexthink) to prepare the startups. How will they deliver their perfect pitch to make impact?

Wired: CES 2019 LIVEBLOG: THE GADGET MADNESS CONTINUES

The Ava fertility tracking bracelet isn't new, but the second iteration is much sleeker and easier to wear than the first. 

Wired: CES LIVEBLOG: ROBOTS, FLYING CARS, AND A GAZILLION GADGETS

With Birdly's VR flight simulator, you can almost *literally* fly like an eagle. It doesn't just throw you into a virtual world, it has a fan that simulates the wind and side panels so you can flap your arms, er, wings, and soar.

EPFL: EPFL drones draw crowds in Las Vegas 

 

This week, four EPFL-designed drones are being shown in the Swiss Pavilion at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. The spin-offs developing the drones are trying to follow in the footsteps of Flyability and Pix4D by establishing themselves in the international market. Americans may be more familiar with Swiss chocolate than with Switzerland’s “Drone Valley,” but US specialists are keeping a close eye on the technologies being developed here.

Forbes : 22 Innovative Technology Startups To Watch At CES 2019

22 startup finalists will pitch on stage at CES, competing at Richard Branson's Extreme Tech Challenge (XTC) and at ShowStoppers' LaunchIt, the official competition for startups exhibiting at Eureka Park. Among them Padrone - built a digital ring that replaces the computer mouse, reshaping the future of work - and Pigzbe - created a "piggy-wallet" that teaches children ages 6+ the building blocks of modern money management.

 

20 Minuten: «Smarte Brillen werden unseren Alltag prägen»

Las Vegas ist diese Woche der Mittelpunkt der Tech-Industrie. Das Start-up Creal3d aus der Schweiz reist für die Consumer Electronics Show in die USA.

 

Swissinfo: ‘Cool’ Swiss tech puts on a show in Vegas

The cream of Swiss innovation is being presented at the Consumer Electronic Show (CES) in Las Vegas – for the first time ever. It is hoped the decision will reap financial rewards.

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