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Technology can be awkward. Our pockets are weighed down with ever-larger smartphones that are a pain to pull out when we’re in a rush. And... read more
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July 1, 2016 5:08 AM
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While working as a professor in the sensory-motor systems lab at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich (ETH), Robert Riener noticed a need for assistive devices that would better meet the challenge of helping people with daily life. He knew there were solutions, but that it would require motivating developers to rise to the challenge. So, Riener created Cybathlon, the first cyborg Olympics where teams from all over the world will participate in races on Oct. 8 in Zurich that will test how well their devices perform routine tasks. Teams will compete in six different categories that will push their assistive devices to the limit on courses developed carefully over three years by physicians, developers and the people who use the technology. Eighty teams have signed up so far. Riener wants the event to emphasize how important it is for man and machine to work together—so participants will be called pilots rather than athletes, reflecting the role of the assistive technology. “The goal is to push the development in the direction of technology that is capable of performing day-to-day tasks. And that way, there will an improvement in the future life of the person using the device,” says Riener. Here’s a look at events that will be featured in the first cyborg Olympics.
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Bionic Leaf is a system that uses Solar Energy to split Water Molecules and Hydrogen-eating bacteria to produce liquid fuels.
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Our faces may reveal a lot more about us than we expect.
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The next level of art is with the Google’s Tilt Brush wherein the user can turn the surroundings into a canvas to paint. Tilt Brush lets you paint in 3D space
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Forget tickets, your entry to the next festival or fun park could be via a wearable tattoo-like sensor that is void once it loses contact with the skin.
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Share with:The IBM quantum computer is now a cloud resource available to anyone who desires. You must request an invitation, but it is an unprecedented opportunity for anyone with a little ‘familiarity with the topic and desire to experiment. IBM has made a quantum computer cloud resource available to all, through its IBM Cloud Platform. …
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An amazing insight into the Future of Entertainment and Technology
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Couture and Technology Meet at the Met Gala 2016
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Solar powered drones will be a thing sooner rather than later now that Alta Devices has joined the field with its new lightweight PV cell.
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Nearly everyone has heard of the term “bionics” in movies, books or TV shows (i.e., the Six Million Dollar Man and Darth Vader). However, few people really
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A Video reports about a Company Creating amazing new mixed Reality Technology
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Introducing the new Shell Concept Car which can help to reduce Energy usage in the Transport Sector.
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Wondering where to find FREE eLearning Stock Photos? Check this article for 10 sites that offer FREE eLearning Stock Photos.
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For years, scientists have been experimenting with "biobots." Example include insects fitted with various electronic systems that can harvest kinetic energy from their wings, those that use the Xbox's Kinect interface to follow a set path, and those put to work mapping building interiors. Now, engineers at Washington University in St. Louis are developing a method to tap into the highly-tuned olfactory system of locusts, using them like tiny cyborg sniffer dogs to detect the smell of chemicals used in explosives. Leading the project is Baranidharan Raman, Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering at WUSTL, who has previously conducted research into the sensory systems of locusts. Those studies determined how the insects' brains light up in response to olfactory stimuli, and found that even when clouded by other smells, locusts are able to single out odors they've been trained to identify. Since the locusts' natural chemical-sensing system is far more powerful than any artificial ones, Raman plans to harness the power of that nose, attaching miniature electronics to the insects that monitors their brains and determines, through their neural activity, which chemical compounds the locusts are detecting.
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The physical limitations of existing materials are one of main problems when it comes to flexible electronics, be it wearables, medical or sports tech. If
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Google and Levi Strauss have teamed up to develop a touch sensitive jacket that can be used to interact with Smart Devices like Smartphones. this thing dirty,
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An Introduction to an amazing Future Transportation Concept called the Straddling Bus
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Share with:Use the microwaves for determining the level of glucose in the blood, and clears diabetes sufferers by the need to resort to a needle to the finger. The results are read on your smartphone. Five years from diabetes could be a problem much easier to manage. At Cardiff University they have invented a device …
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How Videography has Changed over the Past 10 Years
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A Video featuring how the America’s Cup is Integrating Technology more into the Sail Race for a better Spectator Experience.
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Video Game Technology could help Athletes avoid Knee Injuries
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The latest patent awarded to Sony describes a contact lens that can take photos by recognising deliberate blinks.
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How Space Technology is helping to Solve Problems in our Daily Lives
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