After developing a prototype portable breath-based alcohol detection device in March last year, Hitachi has now developed a prototype system for a new breath-alcohol detection device equipped with facial recognition.

A compact sensor has been announced by Kanazawa University and Hitachi, capable of identifying the source of electromagnetic interference (EMI) that causes malfunction in components for autonomous operation. The realisation of the compact sensor will not only allow multiple sensors to be embedded in vehicles such as automobiles and trains but also, by configuring it with several antennas, enable the direction of this low-frequency electromagnetic...

Deutsches Forschungszentrum fur Kunstliche Intelligenz (German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence, "DFKI") and Hitachi announced the joint development of AI technology for human activity recognition of workers using wearable devices. The AI technology performs real-time recognition of workers' activities by integrating technology in eye-tracking glasses to recognise gazed objects with technology in armband devices to recognise actio...

Development of a 5MW offshore wind turbine generator system has been announced by Hitachi with the HTW5.2-136 including a downwind configuration. The new system features a 15% larger rotor swept area to increase output in light-wind regions that have annual average wind speeds below 7.5m/s.

Hitachi and Hitachi Building Systems have announced that on 2nd September, they will begin Proof of Concept (PoC) tests of passenger services using the "EMIEW3" humanoid robot, which was developed by Hitachi. The tests will be conducted at Haneda Airport Passenger Terminal 2 (Domestic Flights) in collaboration with Japan Airport Terminal.

Hitachi has announced the development of a database management system optimised for the high-speed embedded memory in the hardware (FPGA) and technology for high performance parallel data processing in FPGAs. Using these technologies, speed of data analytics was successfully increased by up to a maximum of 100 times compared with not using these technologies.

The HIVECTOL-HVI-E2 series has been introduced by Hitachi, to expand its product line of HIVECTOL-HVI medium voltage multi-level IGBT drives, which contribute to energy conservation in process plants, as well as improvements in productivity and quality. Sale of E2 series, the smallest in class, will start on October 1st.

In collaboration with Daicel Corporation, Hitachi has developed an image analysis system that supports quality improvements and increased productivity by detecting signs of operational failures in production line facilities and deviations in worker activities on the front lines of manufacturing.

Hitachi announced that it has developed a basic AI technology that analyses huge volumes of Japanese text data on issues that are subject to debate, and presents in Japanese both affirmative and negative opinions on those issues together with reasons and grounds. In this research, Hitachi applied deep learning to the process of distinguishing sentences representing reasons and grounds for opinions, eliminating the need for a dedicated program to ...

Hitachi and Honda Motor's subsidiary Honda R&D have announced they have successfully developed a prototype of a portable alcohol detector that is tamper-resistant as it can distinguish human breath from alternative gases and that can be integrated into smart key.

Hitachi has announced the development of 'EMIEW3', a humanoid robot, and its 'remote brain' robotics IT platform. EMIEW3, capable of autonomously approaching customers requiring assistance, was developed to provide necessary services and guidance in stores and public facilities.

Hitachi announced the development of technology to securely anonymise encrypted personal data. Anonymisation converts information related to individuals, personal information, to a form which cannot identify the individual. This newly developed technology which conducts anonymisation in a more secure manner will be applied to respond to the expected increase in market needs for anonymised personal data resulting from the revision of the Japanese ...

Hitachi Medical Corporation, a subsidiary of Hitachi, and Redlen Technologies have announced an agreement to jointly develop a direct conversion semiconductor x-ray detector module required for Photon Counting Computed Tomography systems (PCCT), a promising next generation diagnostic medical imaging modality.

Hitachi has developed a technology which can accurately measure human behaviour and estimate attributes (characteristics) in real time. By analysing 3D data obtained from a stereo camera, human behaviour can be measured accurately, in real time, even in a crowded space, which used to be difficult with 2D image data from conventional surveillance cameras.

Bank Zachodni WBK, part of the Santander Group and Poland's third-largest bank in terms of asset value and number of outlets, has introduced a biometric signature solution using Hitachi Finger Vein biometrics to its branch network, on a pilot basis. Since April 2015, customers of Zachodni in Lubin, and since June, in selected branches in Warsaw, can authenticate and sign personal account agreements using just their finger.

Hitachi-GE Nuclear Energy and AREVA declare that they have reached an agreement aimed at improving the safety of nuclear power plants through the delivery of filtered containment venting systems. The two companies intend to work together, including the adoption by Hitachi-GE of AREVA technology for the design, fabrication, and installation of these components. They will be used for the boiling water reactors in Japan.

Hitachi Display Products Group will be represented at the Embedded World trade fair in Nuremburg, Germany by local distributors Data Modul, Glyn and MSC. The three day Embedded World exhibition represents an opportunity to view the latest Hitachi Rugged+ TFT display solutions aimed at extreme industrial and embedded applications.

Hitachi Display Products Group (DPG) have announced the latest addition to its growing range of Rugged+ TFT display modules. The new 7.0” TX18D35VM0AAB is designed and manufactured to function in challenging and harsh environmental conditions. IPS (in-plane-switching) TFT technology provides exceptional colour saturation, colour stability, contrast and black levels with a 170° wide vertical and horizontal viewing angle.

Hitachi Asia Ltd. today announced that it has received an order to supply the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) with a Passive Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Equipment Tracking Solution. This is the first time SCDF will be utilizing a RFID solution which will enable the tracking of equipment such as fire extinguishers, portable pumps, etc. onboard SCDF's three main operational appliances, namely Pump Ladder (PL), Light Fire Attack Vehic...

Hitachi Europe Ltd, Display Products Group (DPG) has announced the introduction of a new 7.0” WVGA TFT display module. The new TX18D44VM2BAA features a 15:9 wide aspect ratio, a display resolution of 800 x 480 pixels and delivers excellent optical performance in a compact and slim mechanical package.