Zebra Blog and Podcast

Bob Bova, President and CEO of AccuspeechMobile, sits down with Andre Luecht, Global Strategy Lead for Transport, Logistics, and Warehouse at Zebra, to provide his honest take on why you may be struggling with your voice technology. Bob also shares some additional thoughts on the issue in this blog post .

According to two home health specialists and a nurse, AI may not be what home health providers really need right now. It all depends on what type of basic mobile technology capabilities they have – and most providers are lacking the basics. Find out why they are more concerned about the technology home health clinicians have (or don't have) as it relates to communications, safety, and patient reco...

What do you think about on-device AI? Is it all hype or will it prove helpful to frontline workers? Zebra CTO Tom Bianculli sat down with Art Miller from Qualcomm and Rouzbeh Aminpour from Google Cloud in this new podcast episode to break down the benefits of this new approach to AI so you can decide for yourself. You can learn more about on-device AI here .

You probably know a few women who “wow” you. But what makes these women so memorable and inspirational? Why are we in awe of them or interested in learning what makes them tick? Do they have something in common? Or is because they do uncommon things?   Julie Johnson, host of the Women Who Wow podcast, shares her thoughts on has spent several hours digging into the lives of tech industry movers and...

If you're planning to use machine vision to assist with quality control or automate other visual inspections, there are some things you need to account for when designing your system. In the latest episode of the Industrial Automation Insider podcast, two engineers from Tri-Phase Automation explain what you should think about when spec'ing out your vision system to avoid headaches later on and mak...

What's it really like to be a rookie in the NFL? That's one of the things that Adam Petrus and Hale Hentges wanted to get TJ Tampa's take on when they connected for the latest Chalk Talk. Hale's been in TJ's shoes. He knows what it's like to try to find your place as a pro athlete. But everyone's experiences are different, and TJ's experience has not been what you might expect. Hear how the all-st...

Unlike most clinicians, nurses at Hull University Teaching Hospitals don’t have to worry that patient care will be compromised due to missing equipment or medical supplies shortages. Why? They’ve found an unconventional but effective ‘cure’ using RFID. Listen to this episode to hear Hull RFID Charge Nurse Sarah Atkins explain what they did and the impact it has had thus far on clinicians, patients...

When an ambulance is dispatched to a call, the assumption is that it will be fully stocked with the right equipment and medicines for EMTs to stabilize patients or perform life-saving measures in the field. But with the increased number of calls for service, it’s becoming more difficult for EMTs to maintain proper stock in their ambulances – and that has patient care implications. Why is such a fu...

Stuart Hubbard, Senior Director of AI and Advanced Technology at Zebra, sat down with inspired software engineer Saliha Demir to find out what she has recently learned – and once misunderstood – about AI. Her early AI experiences are certainly a wake-up call to us all. Listen to what she says we all need to remember about AI (now that's she's spent more time developing AI applications and understa...

In a very candid conversation, tech industry leader Tim Stoddard shares the best way to steer your career and life so that you become who you want rather than who others want you to be.

Want operational excellence throughout your manufacturing value chain? Apply value engineering methods to back-office operations, too, says Zebra Director of Operational Excellence, Cristina Chaidez. (That’s how she’s helped automotive and telecom manufacturers drive award-winning improvements.) Learn more about her approach and how she's impacted manufacturers' operations as a process engineer on...

Hear how T&L companies, utilities, government agencies, and other service providers are using the tablets currently installed as ELDs to inject more automation and intelligence onboard their fleet vehicles. Our guest, Michael Inglima from Ram Mounts, explains how these mobile devices are working with AI software, cameras, RFID and more to assist workers in and out of the cab as well as those c...

In this sit down, NFL Denver Broncos Coach Sean Payton revealed the common practices he’s moving away from as a coach, what’s on his vision board, what he saw in his time “in the booth" with Fox Sports, why he values RFID/data analytics so much, and what he’s looking for when deciding which players will make it on the bus.  

They say there’s two sides to every story. Well, now there’s at least two viable machine vision solutions to every problem when you invite both seasoned and early career vision system engineers to the table, and that’s making it easier to see the right path forward, according to two engineers. Find out why they feel this way, and what diversity of thought means for the impact of vision technology...

From multiple substrate applications to automated compliance checks, the team at Cobalt Systems has come up with some interesting techniques to affix and validate labels on almost anything using common technology such as industrial printers and industrial scanners. Hear what they've done (and what you can do) in manufacturing, warehousing, distribution, and fulfillment operations. Then visit Zebra...

If you use direct story delivery to get your goods on shelves, and you're trying to get more SKUs to more stores more frequently, then you'll probably need to enlist the help of more drivers and merchandisers. That's why you may need to rethink how you plan, coordinate, and execute DSD, according to one supply chain expert. 

There’s a difference between structuring logistics operations for a customer and with a customer. Cathy Langham, CEO of Langham Logistics, shares what that difference is and why it's important to understand in this conversation with Deanna Self, Director of Digital Strategy for Global Supply Chain and Repair at Zebra Technologies.  

And what does a “good” company culture look like, anyway? Zebra's Chief People Officer shares his thoughts in this episode. 

 Though AI can work more quickly than people can in some cases, it still takes its cues from us. That's why you always need to keep a human in the loop. But that’s not the only reason why you shouldn’t let an AI work completely independently.  Zebra's Senior Director of AI and Advanced Technologies sits down with the Interim CEO of Humans in the Loop to talk more about why human oversight will alw...

Bluetooth has become ubiquitous over the last 20 years. (30 billion devices using Bluetooth.) But can it really get even more widely deployed (or better) than it is today? Inventor Jaap Haartsen has some interesting thoughts on what may happen in the next 20 years. Check it out. 

Two healthcare and pharmaceutical sector experts say resistance to change is causing many organizations to miss out on the benefits of automation and experience preventable disruptions in their operations. This is why (and how).

Cammy Shaheen shattered the glass ceiling for women. She also pulled many others through it behind her. Find out how she inspired inclusivity by helping women translate their non-technical skills to technology sector jobs. 

There are So Many Ways to Invest in and Inspire Women. Here are the Ones Inclusion and Diversity Champions Find Most Helpful.

The Blogging the Boys analyst also reveals the emotions that Super Bowl LVIII – and Usher’s sweet skating moves – stirred up, along with his reliance on NFL Next Gen Stats to bring you the “story behind the story” each week. Tune in now.

What do 3D printing, Nikola Tesla, pharmaceutical production, the future of healthcare, and farming on Mars all have in common? And what do they have to do with "proximity"? Check out this podcast episode with Zebra CTO Tom Bianculli and TWIN Global Founder Rob Wolcott to find out!