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Tech news reviewed, explanations, stories, and insights.

Told from a non-technical point of view.

5 Reasons Why PLCs Drive Industry 4.0 Topics Generating Billion Dollar Markets

Nov 10, 2020
4 min

5 Reasons Why PLCs Drive Industry 4.0 Topics Generating Billion Dollar Markets

New trends in industrial automation such as virtual commissioning, machine learning algorithms, and smart factory concepts need the PLC.

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The Unlikely Techie

Oct 27, 2020
3 min

Daddy's Car and Tasmanian Devils

How do songs created by AI sound like? Check it out here!

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Everything You Need to Know About Recommendation Systems

The Unlikely Techie

Aug 28, 2020
3 min

Everything You Need to Know About Recommendation Systems

Recommendation systems seek to predict the "rating" or "preference" a user would give to an item.

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Let's Talk Digital Detritus: How Much Data Do I Produce?

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Aug 18, 2020
3 min

Let's Talk Digital Detritus: How Much Data Do I Produce?

How much datat do we produce every day? What is a digital footprint and why is there more and more data generated every single day?

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Conditioning Algorithms: Reinforcement Learning - An Introduction

The Unlikely Techie

Jul 23, 2020
2 min

Conditioning Algorithms: Reinforcement Learning - An Introduction

Reinforcement learning is a machine learning field concerned with how software agents should take actions.

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Jun 25, 2020
3 min

What Is Edge Computing?

Bringing computation and data storage closer together to improve response time and save bandwidth is the goal of edge computing.

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White Box vs Black Box Models: How Can They Be Used?

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Jun 19, 2020
2 min

White Box vs Black Box Models: How Can They Be Used?

Data scientists building or using machine learning models and, therefore, AI systems use such models to describe a system.

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Autonomous Driving - How Close Are We to a Self-Driving World?

The Unlikely Techie

Jun 15, 2020
3 min

Autonomous Driving - How Close Are We to a Self-Driving World?

It's autonomous driving! This is quite worrisome from a legal point of view, but there is no stopping this future technology!

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May 29, 2020
2 min

What Is Virtual Commissioning?

Virtual Commissioning facilitates the introduction of a production system.

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May 25, 2020
3 min

Smart Factory: Concept or Reality?

The concept of smart factory is nothing less than the attempt to have a factory running by as little human intervention as possible. Huh?!

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May 8, 2020
3 min

The World of Friendly Fusion

With the Norman fusion device, engineers and scientists are now one step closer to clean fusion energy. What is that - well, it's the future

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Apr 29, 2020
2 min

On-the-fly And In-vehicle Testing

In this blog post I will explain "on the fly" testing. Also, we'll look at an innovative LED headlamp projection technology. Enjoy!

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The Forklift, Model-Based Design And Rapid Control Prototyping

The Unlikely Techie

Apr 23, 2020
2 min

The Forklift, Model-Based Design And Rapid Control Prototyping

The thing I've learned while writing this blog post: if you want to have an optimized forklift, use Rapid Control Prototyping.

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Apr 17, 2020
2 min

What About Making a Digital Twin of The Unlikely Techie?

What is a digital twin? Why do we need them and are engineers already implementing digital twins?

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What is Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) simulation?

The Unlikely Techie

Apr 13, 2020
2 min

What is Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) simulation?

What exactly is Hardware-in-the-Loop? What is plant simulation in this context and what has this tractor to do with it?

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How A Success Story about the Hyperloop Changed Everything

The Unlikely Techie

Apr 13, 2020
2 min

How A Success Story about the Hyperloop Changed Everything

I have always been drawn to new challenges and up to this very day, I am always on the lookout for new stories to tell.

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When the Word Hybrid Stops You in Your Tracks

The Unlikely Techie

Apr 13, 2020
2 min

When the Word Hybrid Stops You in Your Tracks

Real-Time Hybrid Simulation of tall buildings under multiple natural hazards was another fascinating story I wrote about.

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5 Reasons Why PLCs Drive Industry 4.0 Topics Generating Billion Dollar Markets

Daddy's Car and Tasmanian Devils

Everything You Need to Know About Recommendation Systems

Let's Talk Digital Detritus: How Much Data Do I Produce?

Conditioning Algorithms: Reinforcement Learning - An Introduction

What Is Edge Computing?

White Box vs Black Box Models: How Can They Be Used?

Autonomous Driving - How Close Are We to a Self-Driving World?

What Is Virtual Commissioning?

Smart Factory: Concept or Reality?

The World of Friendly Fusion

On-the-fly And In-vehicle Testing

The Forklift, Model-Based Design And Rapid Control Prototyping

What About Making a Digital Twin of The Unlikely Techie?

What is Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) simulation?

How A Success Story about the Hyperloop Changed Everything

When the Word Hybrid Stops You in Your Tracks

CONTACT

WELCOME TO
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