Meet Healthfundr: Equity-Based Crowdfunding For Health Startups
When Marshall McLuhan said that the medium is the message in the 1960s, it’s amazing to think about how much that idea still applies in present culture. What he meant is that new forms of media (technology) transform our experience and is ultimately more important than the content that is shared. In other words, technology [...]... Read More
Archive for the ‘Robots’ Category
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Control A Cockroach’s Brain With A Tweet Thanks To Chicago Artist
BY: Kathryn HoughChicago artist Brittany Ransom has hacked the control circuit on a bionic cockroach to crowdsource the insect’s movement via Twitter.
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Etsy For Electronics: Marketplace For Gadget Tinkerers Tindie Moves From Side Project To Company
BY: Kathryn HoughWhile Kickstarter may be the place to raise money for a massive hardware project, Tindie is the marketplace for homemade gadgets, kits, & parts.
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Ubooly: iPhone Sock Puppet Plays Games With Kids
BY: Jon ChristianA Boulder-based startup will soon ship a cuddly stuffed animal built to hold an iPhone or iPod, with the display serving as the creature’s face and a custom app that interacts and plays games with young children.
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Botiful: The Affordable Telepresence Robot Built For Your Smartphone
BY: Corey CummingsBotiful, a telepresence robot created by engineer Claire Delaunay, allows any remote Skype caller to move freely in their projected environment using a mobile robotic smartphone stand.
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Make Digital Kisses Real (And Creepy) With Lovotics’ Kissenger
BY: Corey CummingsA new two-way digital kissing gadget called the Kissenger will allow remote lovers to translate their branded kiss into a digital form and back again, straight to the lips of a user hundreds of miles away.
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Harvard Smart Suit Gives Flexible Support, Fights Fatigue
BY: Corey CummingsThe planned smart suit will be made up entirely of soft, flexible materials, aimed to provide the wearer with a greatly increased freedom of movement over similar support systems today.
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DARPA: Look To Muscle, Sinew, Viscera For Robot Innovation
BY: Jon ChristianThis week, DARPA challenged researchers to find new ways to bridge the gap between power-thirsty man-made robots and energy-efficient biological systems.
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The Burrito Printer Is Only The Beginning
BY: Jon ChristianA much-talked-about 3D printer designed specifically to fabricate burritos is just a stepping off point for recent NYU graduate Marko Manriquez, who hopes to use the technology to research gastronomic science, economic inequality and culinary arts.
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The Voice Of The Network: Douglas Coupland’s Audio-Visual Representation Of Online Data
BY: Corey CummingsIn a pairing with telecommunications company Alcatel Lucent and musician Paul Humphreys, tech conscious author Douglas Coupland has created an artistic audio-visual representation of internet traffic data.
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S Voice Released, Promptly Hacked To Run On Other Android Devices
BY: Jon ChristianHackers wasted no time in releasing S Voice for other current-generation Android phones, casting a shadow on Samsung’s day in the sun while potentially opening up the functionality to a much wider range of users.
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Monterey Bay Engineers Developing Massive, DARPA-Funded “Power Buoy”
BY: Corey CummingsResearchers at Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute is developing a power buoy which utilizes ocean waves to generate electricity in greater capacities than ever before.
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Eco-Friendly, Biodegradable Robot In Development At University Of Bristol
BY: Corey CummingsResearchers at the University of Bristol have received a grant to develop an environmentally friendly, completely biodegradable robot.
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