[ad_1] Why it matters to you MIT’s Interactive Robogami software means that anyone can design and 3D print their own robot. No high-end robotics lab required! As with many areas of fabrication, 3D printing has been a godsend to researchers wanting to easily prototype, build, and test robots. Researchers from ...
Read More »The best cold-brew coffee maker
[ad_1] Why cold brew Cold brewing makes better iced coffee than refrigerating hot-brewed coffee. When you add hot-brewed coffee to ice, it slowly dilutes, resulting in a weaker-tasting beverage. Cold brew, which generally starts from a concentrate, is meant to be watered down, so adding ice, milk/cream, and not too ...
Read More »Petcube Bites is a capable canine companion for when you’re not home
[ad_1] Keep your dogs close but your kitties closer, is I think the expression. Maybe. Whatever it is, pets are important to people. And keeping a close watch on them even when you’re not located in the same place has become increasingly possible thanks to the broad proliferation of tech ...
Read More »Self-driving forklift takes the human factor out of warehouse work
[ad_1] Why it matters to you The new Seegrid GP8 Series 6 forklift can pick up and move heavy loads, all without requiring humans to break a sweat. Robots and autonomous vehicles are taking over a growing number of domains, and jobs in warehouses are no exception to that rule. ...
Read More »The Morning After: Weekend Edition
[ad_1] It’s coming back.‘Black Mirror’ season four teaser trailer Black Mirror is coming back to depress us all, and Netflix has revealed the cast and directors for season four’s episodes in a 50-second teaser trailer. Yes, it looks like one of them is about a killer robot. We like big ...
Read More »Crunch Report | Samsung Heir Apparent Found Guilty
[ad_1] Samsung heir apparent is found guilty of embezzlement, Go-Jek closes a $1.2 billion round and the Google Pixel could be coming October 5th. All this on Crunch Report. Read More [ad_2] Source link
Read More »In a world saturated in Wi-Fi, there’s still room for Bluetooth Mesh
[ad_1] Yes, current Wi-Fi-based smart home technology can turn on the lights with your smartphone or voice. But do you call that home automation, really? Isn’t it just a slightly more convenient light switch? How about this? When you unlock your front door, the lights in the foyer come on, ...
Read More »UK snooping laws could sever EU data ties come Brexit
[ad_1] Data sharing is important for the economy and the intelligence community, but EU-wide regulations are also the reason a social network or cloud storage provider can keep your data in a server room in another country. For the foreseeable future, the UK will be aligned with EU law. The ...
Read More »Carbon nanotube ‘twistron’ yarn generates electricity when stretched
[ad_1] Everyone wants smart clothes, but no one wants to wear a battery pack. Truly a first-world problem. But that doesn’t mean a solution can’t be interesting. Researchers at the University of Texas, Dallas have created a power-generating yarn from woven carbon nanotubes, and given it an amazing name: twistron. ...
Read More »Hiding behind your hands won’t stop next-gen facial recognition software
[ad_1] Why it matters to you Teaching computers to better recognize hands promises to make facial recognition technology even better. As evidenced by Apple’s rumored plans to replace Touch ID with facial recognition technology for the iPhone 8, the ability of computers to seamlessly recognize faces is pretty darn impressive ...
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