Significant to economic stability across the world, the current scenario in the aqua-farming industry is far from what it was a decade ago. With fewer changes in people and processes, the growth and evolution of the aqua-farming sector have been steady in the past decade. Although the technological advancements have been limited, yet the onset of IoT has triggered the introduction of AI-based process adoptions and automation. The sector is fairly large and deals with the production, and supply of aquatic animals. Fish, shrimp, oysters, and algae farming are closely associated with the global food industry.

If I had told you in 2010 that one day you'd be able to take photos and videos with a flying camera that would take off from the ground, follow your directions as it soared into the skies and miraculously returned back, you might have thought I was pretty crazy. As did an app that could sense where you were and get a car to you within minutes for a ride. And a small box that connected to the TV and changed how we view entertainment forever. Yup, the "10s" were pretty mind-blowing for tech. So enjoy, as we run them down in the final 2019 edition of the Talking Tech newsletter.

Jefferson Graham reports from CES 2018, where this year, with hot new robots from LG and Sony, it looks like robots are poised to finally go mainstream. LAS VEGAS -- When LG, one of the world's largest corporations, brings a home robot to CES and places it smack dab in the middle of its mammoth booth here, you know something is up. So what if the debut of the South Korean giant's CLOi fell flat at a press conference? Early technology can be spotty, especially here where on-stage demos often can go south. Perhaps LG is early--very early, in wanting to bring robots to your homes alongside TVs, appliances and mobile phones.

If there is a single image that sums up what can be expected in consumer technology over the coming year, it appeared barely three hours into the press conference cycle Sunday at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas: Steve Koenig, senior director of market research at the Consumer Technology Association, flashed an image on a ballroom screen of a woman in bed with her arms peacefully wrapped around the Somnox (pictured), a robotic pillow designed to breathe with the holder and ensure a restful sleep. The coming year will be about more than just using new tech gadgets. Thanks to advances in artificial intelligence and relentless data gathering, technology has crossed the Rubicon into a world where user interaction will become personal, contextual and intimate. When consumers are not cuddling up with robots, they will be using more devices with AI capabilities for home appliances, TVs, cars and health monitoring. The news from the mammoth CES gathering so far is that digital assistants such as Amazon.com

The top tech trends for the coming year will be about the coming of 5G, artificial intelligence, companion robots, smart cities, mixed reality, sports innovation, digital therapeutics, and other things that are going to be a big part of the global economy in the years to come. Those were some of the takeaways based on a presentation by analysts at the beginning of the media day for CES 2018, the big tech trade show in Las Vegas this week. The presentation was made jointly by Steve Koenig and Lesley Rohrbaugh, two tech analysts at the Consumer Technology Association, which puts on CES 2018. Overall, they said the tech economy is healthy. The U.S. market for tech devices is expected to grow from 621 million units in 2016 to 671 million units in 2017, up 8 percent.