Four years on and Pokemon GO is still flying high

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It's hard to believe that the first summer of gaming surrounding Niantic's worldwide catch 'em all took place four years ago. It's even more bizarre when you think about how the current lockdown situation that has plagued large portions of the world has changed the game, possibly forever.

Pokemon GO's arrival in July 2016 brought about a new way to play mobile games for a mainstream audience, creating some truly memorable months with many quipping that the period was the closest the planet has ever come to reaching world peace.

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Jennifer Haas Joins Noteworth as EVP of Sales & Marketing

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Noteworth, a first-of-its-kind Digital Healthcare platform for modernizing Digital Medicine delivery operations, today announced the addition of Jennifer Haas to its executive leadership team. In her new role as Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing, Haas will be in charge of leading companywide sales, channel partnerships, business development, marketing and social media including profit and loss management. She will also be responsible for the end-to-end customer journey to bring Digital Healthcare Delivery into mainstream medicine.

"We are excited to bring Jennifer on board to help Noteworth steer our continued growth and go-to-market strategy as she will play a critical role in our efforts in building our brand and positioning the company as a dominant leader in the digital healthcare space," said Justin Williams, Co-founder and CEO of Noteworth. "We look forward to having Jennifer on board building on our momentum in delivering proactive holistic care across all current digital healthcare information silos."

In her previous roles, Jennifer has built and scaled high-performance teams focused on continuous improvement and transformative growth. For two decades, she has held progressive global leadership positions in Fortune 100 companies and start-ups in the technology and medical sectors. In her most recent role, Haas led a national Business Development team in a $1.6B segment of the $40B tech company Oracle. Haas also brings with her in depth experience with the healthcare market stemming from her time at GE Healthcare.

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Boulder-based Misty Robotics Inc. adds temperature screen capabilities to robot

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BOULDER — Misty Robotics Inc. has added body temperature screening capabilities to its Misty II personal robot’s skill set in an effort to help curb the spread of COVID-19.

“The Temp Screening Assistant for Misty II is an automated, contactless, and touchless solution for screening and detecting individuals with an elevated temperature and other health risk factors associated with COVID-19 infection,” Misty said in a news release. “Companies benefit from reduced risk to their frontline staff and the elimination of surface hygiene concerns associated with touch-based systems. Screening is consistent, reliable and most of all friendly.”

The robotic assistant with temperature screening technology starts at $2,999 plus monthly fees.

“This is different from any other solution for temperature screening on the market. It isn’t a tablet. It isn’t a kiosk. It isn’t a human with a no touch thermometer. Misty II in the role of temperature screener is a new kind of assistant, who can make the whole temperature screening process pleasant and memorable,” Misty CEO Tim Enwall said in the release.

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Lantronix teams with Misty Robotics to build Misty II open platform

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Among the hurdles for social robots is the need for engaging content and development of useful applications. Lantronix Inc. today said that it has supported Misty Robotics in creating the Misty II open platform. The robot, which uses Qualcomm Robotics technology, has built-in apps for education, elder care, and COVD-19 transmission prevention.

“For robots to become a part of our everyday lives, developers need an accessible robot platform upon which to build,” stated Morgan Bell, head of engineering at Misty Robotics. “Working with Lantronix and its Intelligent Edge Solutions [IES] platform, we created Misty II with the performance and development capabilities needed for meaningful tasks and customization for business, home healthcare, and educational use.”

“Lantronix’s role in the creation of Misty II is a direct result of our expanded offerings in edge computing and engineering services attributed to our recent acquisition of Intrinsyc Technologies Corp.,” said Paul Pickle, CEO of Lantronix. “Our expanded strengths enable us to offer Intelligent Edge Solutions that address a wide variety of development and manufacturing needs to support our customers’ visions — ranging from robotics to medical solutions to the fight against COVID-19.”

Lantronix acquired Intrinsyc Technologies, which supports the development of embedded and Internet of Things (IoT) products, in January.

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