Embedded tech allows robot to move itself, has own rhythm
Alter is a new type of robot. A video of the robot is posted via The Japan Times. One viewer commented that it was the creepiest thing the viewer had ever seen.
Robotics
Alter is a new type of robot. A video of the robot is posted via The Japan Times. One viewer commented that it was the creepiest thing the viewer had ever seen.
Computer Sciences
(Tech Xplore)—What can technology accomplish in reconstructing a face? Scientists have come up with surprising results. Yale Daily News in 2014 reported on a study about how, with a brain scan, a face is reconstructed—neuroscience ...
Computer Sciences
(Tech Xplore)—IBM researchers are working on a system that may prevent brain seizures. Cade Metz in Wired had a detailed story on Thursday about a Melbourne, Australia, team exploring how a computing can analyze brain waves ...
Security
One consequence of the Apple vs FBI drama has been to shine a spotlight on the security of smartphone lockscreens.
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Engineering
(Tech Xplore)—Scholars have recognized that Medieval Islamic tiling reveals more than beauty; it also reveals mathematical prowess. A report in New Scientist in 2007 discussed how Medieval Islamic designers used elaborate ...
Consumer & Gadgets
Sunny days are easily linked to feelings of well being; gloomy days with no sun in sight are accordingly linked to feelings of sadness. That's the easy part. People who work night shifts have a more complex problem of missing ...
Robotics
(Phys.org) —Click, clunk, whir, pitter-patter go the footsteps of numerous quadruped robots worldwide, but a recent report focuses on one walking robot, Pneupard, a project from Osaka University. Tuesday's IEEE Spectrum ...