Verizon opens new 5G labs at Caltech and Penn State

Researchers will use the high-speed connections to develop autonomous systems and manufacturing use cases for industry 4.0.

Researchers, students and entrepreneurs at Caltech and Penn State now have 5G connections to support research and development in new labs funded by Verizon. These universities join Arizona State University, the University of Illinois and the University of Michigan, which are using 5G connectivity for research projects. Students are working on manufacturing process automation, autonomous vehicles and robotics.

The Caltech Center for Autonomous Systems and Technologies is working with drones to detect, interpret and respond to weather conditions in real time. Researchers will use the 5G connection to offload the heavy computing hardware that artificial intelligence operations require from a...