Liam F1 Urban Wind Turbine
The Rotterdam-based tech firm The Archimedes has introduced its Liam F1 Urban Wind Turbine, which is said to have an energy yield that is “80 percent of the maximum that is theoretically feasible.” That’s quite the assertion, given that most conventional wind turbines average around 25 to 50 percent. (Video)
Supernumerary Robotic Limbs
MIT creates robotic limbs that, when worn, give you more limbs than you’d normally have. The Supernumerary Robotic Limbs (SRLs) are not designed to replace biological limbs that you might be missing, but rather robotic limbs designed to augment the number of limbs that you have already. (Videos)
Continue reading… “MIT creates wearable set of robotic arms to give a helping hand”
Binaudios
As part of the Thinking Digital Conference, artist Dominic Wilcox and creative technologist James Rutherford dreamt up Binaudios, an oversized public listening device which lets visitors experience the sounds of Newcastle, UK in a completely new way. (Video)
Smart clothes and accessories will let us share thoughts and sensations as well as words
Fabled mathematicians Edward O. Thorp and Claude Shannon, of MIT, walked into a Las Vegas casino in August 1961. They intended to try their luck at roulette, a game in which players bet on where a whirling ball will land after falling from an outer stationary track onto an inner spinning wheel. But they weren’t typical gamblers.
Continue reading… “Language will be transformed by wearable computers”
Dragonbot is designed to support long-term learning interactions between children and robots.
Advances in exponential technology happen fast This week Singularity Hub points to significant developments to keep people in the know. (Videos)
Continue reading… “Advances in technology from robotic furniture to stuffed animals”
3D house printer
You might want to consider printing your own house after all of the news surrounding the 3D printed Canal House in the Netherlands, the concrete homes printed in 24 hours in China, or the Minnesotan printing his own home in his garage. But you’ll need a house printer. Maybe you should try contacting Slovenian business BetAbram. They want to be the first to sell 3D house printers themselves. (Video)
Continue reading… “Buy a 3D house printer for $16,000, print a house”
Advances in robotics and 3D printing are improving people’s lives.
Thanks to an international collaboration between universities such as Colorado State University, the Technical University of Munich and the Lily Safra International Institute of Neuroscience of Natal in Brazil, a paralyzed teen is set to open this year’s World Cup by kicking a football while wearing a motorized exoskeleton controlled by his or her brain. (Video)
The Living Heart Project
The World Health Organization’s recent research has revealed that 17.3 million people died from cardiovascular diseases worldwide in 2008, representing 30 percent of all global deaths. A report by the American Heart Association, Forecasting the Future of Cardiovascular Disease in the United States, believes the total direct medical costs of cardiovascular disease will reach $818.1 billion over the next three decades. (Video)
JINS MEME glasses
The Tokyo-based eyewear designer JINS stylish new glasses seem like an ordinary pair of glasses at first glance. However, the JINS MEME glasses offer more than style and comfort: these frames have been specifically designed to monitor your health. (Video)
Continue reading… “JINS MEME glasses can track the wearer’s mental and physical conditions”
Wavegarden
Wavegarden is bringing the power of the ocean to the mountains of North Wales. They have been given the go-ahead to build the UK’s first inland surf lake. The giant wave lagoon, three times the size of a football pitch, will be the first of its kind in the world. (Video)
Continue reading… “World’s first surfing lake slated to open in 2015”
Drone walking a dog.
Researchers are always developing and thinking of new ways that drones or unmanned aerial vehicles can be used. They are being used and studied in various industries and sectors including the military, agriculture, retail, delivery services, and even the arts. In the not so distant future, drones may even be used to take pets out for a walk in the park. (video)
Continue reading… “Drones can be used to walk your dog”
Personal Space Dress
People everywhere knows how uncomfortable it is to feel that someone is invading your personal space when commuting, and no one knows more about that than then subway riders of Hong Kong. Kathleen McDermott, an MFA Creative Media student at City University of Hong Kong, has created a mechanical dress that will adjust its hem when a nearby person starts creeping in too close. (Video)
Continue reading… “Personal Space Dress lets the wearer maintain their personal space in public”
By delving into the futuring techniques of Futurist Thomas Frey, you’ll embark on an enlightening journey.
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