Tag: applied technology

With the tight labor market, cashierless shopping has never been more appealing.

Computer vision is the technology behind many of the innovative solutions available to grocers today.

Electronic shelf labels (ESLs) that can update pricing in minutes have been available for years.

We live in a high-tech world. Consumers today are accustomed to fast, seamless transactions, and they want what they want, when they want it.

Ally Robotics – a startup making smart and affordable robotic arms – has launched a campaign to raise up to $8.5 million in seed capital via equity crowdfunding site WAX.

This industry segment is all very promising, but how far can vertical farming go?

Another recent addition to the vertical farming scene is 80 Acres Farms, a Hamilton, OH-based operation started in 2015 by current CEO Mike Zelkind and business partner Tisha Livingston.

Charleston SC-based Vertical Roots is a company with a novel approach to vertical farming.

Focusing squarely on the technological solutions side, Canadian firm CubicFarm Systems Corporation, from Langley, BC, takes a different approach to the vertical farming concept.

Fitting into the urban landscape is Bowery Farming, Inc., a New York City-based startup founded in 2015 by Irving Fain.