Clever clothes: Seams in clothing capture body movement
Everyday clothing may soon be able to capture and record body movements according to new research published by the Universities of Bristol and Bath.
Jul 2, 2024
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Consumer & Gadgets
Wearable devices can now harvest neural data—urgent privacy reforms needed
Recent trends show Australians are increasingly buying wearables such as smartwatches and fitness trackers. These electronics track our body movements or vital signs to provide data throughout the day, with or without the ...
May 10, 2024
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Computer Sciences
Researchers develop a new way to instruct dance in virtual reality
Researchers at Aalto University were looking for better ways to instruct dance choreography in virtual reality. The new WAVE technique they developed will be presented in May at the CHI conference for human-computer interaction ...
Apr 29, 2024
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Robotics
A scalable reinforcement learning–based framework to facilitate the teleoperation of humanoid robots
The effective operation of robots from a distance, also known as teleoperation, could allow humans to complete a vast range of manual tasks remotely, including risky and complex procedures. Yet teleoperation could also be ...
Consumer & Gadgets
Glasses use sonar, AI to interpret upper body poses in 3D
Throughout history, sonar's distinctive "ping" has been used to map oceans, spot enemy submarines, and find sunken ships. Today, a variation of that technology—in miniature form, developed by Cornell researchers—is proving ...
Nov 9, 2023
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Computer Sciences
Human body movements may enable automated emotion recognition, researchers say
An individual may bring their hands to their face when feeling sad or jump into the air when feeling happy. Human body movements convey emotions, which plays a crucial role in everyday communication, according to a team led ...
Oct 16, 2023
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Robotics
A novel motion-capture system with robotic marker that could enhance human-robot interactions
Motion capture (mocap) systems, technologies that can detect and record the movements of humans, animals and objects, are widely used in various settings. For instance, they have been used to shoot movies, to create animations ...
Consumer & Gadgets
Virtual reality headsets are vulnerable to hackers, demonstrate studies
While augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) are envisioned as the next iteration of the internet immersing us in new digital worlds, the associated headset hardware and virtual keyboard interfaces create new opportunities ...
Aug 9, 2023
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Robotics
Robotic proxy brings remote users to life in real time
Cornell University researchers have developed a robot, called ReMotion, that occupies physical space on a remote user's behalf, automatically mirroring the user's movements in real time and conveying key body language that ...
May 11, 2023
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Engineering
Scientists develop high-sensitivity strain-temperature dual-mode sensor
Researchers led by Prof. Li Runwei at the Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering (NIMTE) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) have developed a strain-temperature dual-mode sensor with high stimuli discriminability ...
Mar 3, 2023
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