Tech Spotlight
Posted Feb 17, 2015 01:45:59 PM.
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TECH SPOTLIGHT
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Kurtis McBride, co-founder and CEO, Miovision (www.miovision.com)
Increased traffic problems affect everyone, but what if it could be solved with smart technology? Kitchener’s Miovision uses modern tech to connect data from intersections for real-time traffic management. They are currently working with 500 organizations and government agencies in over 50 countries, and announced a $30 million financing raise last week to further the “smart cities” vision.
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Alroy Almeida, University of Waterloo mechatronics engineering grad and co-founder of Voltera (www.voltera.io)
3D printing is revolutionizing how fast and simple a variety of things can be created. Local start-up Voltera has created an electronics printer that enables circuit boards to be prototyped within a matter of minutes. The start-up passed their $70,000 crowd funding campaign on Kickstarter in just 35 minutes.
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