New Baton Helps Blind Musicians Follow Conductor Posted April 18, 2019 A new baton enables visually-impaired musicians to follow an orchestra conductor’s movements. The Haptic Baton, which is a wand-like instrument, was developed …
Startup Company Launches Robot Companion for the Elderly Posted April 13, 2019 Israel-based startup Intuition Robotics has released a digital companion robot for elderly people in January. ElliQ is a small robot that looks like a combined tablet and speak…
Facebook to Merge Messaging Features of Messenger, Instagram, and WhatsApp Posted April 9, 2019 Facebook is planning to merge Messenger, Instagram, and WhatsApp. The plan is to integrate only the messaging function of the three platforms. Other functions of the social net…
Scientists Develop Material for Space Travel Posted April 3, 2019 Scientists develop a strong and durable material that is ideal for space travel. Scientists from the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) recently annou…
Amazon Plans to Make New Delivery System with Buses Posted March 14, 2019 Amazon has filed a patent for a new package pickup system that takes advantage of buses to make the company’s delivery lockers more accessible. The e-commerce …
Skin Patch Uses Sweat to Analyze Health Posted March 9, 2019 Researchers from Northwestern University in Illinois developed a skin patch that uses sweat to monitor health conditions. The patch is a wearable device that has the size and s…
Scientists Create Robots that Can Move Inside the Body Posted March 3, 2019 Scientists have developed robots that are designed to move inside the body. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne and Federal Institute of Technology Zurich researcher…
AI Camera to Combat Illegal Wild Animal Killings Posted February 9, 2019 AI cameras will be installed in the African wild to detect poachers. Resolve, a non-profit organization, worked with Intel to develop TrailGuard AI, a camera m…
Walmart Uses Robots for Its US Stores Posted January 25, 2019 Retail giant Walmart is venturing into the use of robots in its stores in the United States. By the end of January, the biggest US retail corporation will empl…
Mobile Data Speed Beats Wi-Fi in Several Countries Posted January 23, 2019 Mobile data has outpaced Wi-Fi in 33 countries, according to a study. OpenSignal, a company that surveys the efficiency of mobile networks, claims that mobile …