Super-thin E Ink tablet improves mobile productivity with AI

Viwoods has cooked AI smarts into its 10-inch e-note tablet to help users get the most from ePaper productivity on the go. Voice interaction is available, the AI can summarize blocks of text or take meeting minutes, and can even correct grammar.

Source of Article

Continue ReadingSuper-thin E Ink tablet improves mobile productivity with AI

Video: Google robot paddles human table tennis competitors

Using heaps of data, Google DeepMind trained a table-tennis-playing robot to take on human competitors and get better as it did so. The results were impressive and represent a leap forward in robotic speed and dexterity. It also looks really fun.

Source of Article

Continue ReadingVideo: Google robot paddles human table tennis competitors

Erasable handheld display cube shows 2D, 3D and even animated images

A new kind of 3D display could take the form of an acrylic cube with an image inside, which can be erased and rewritten to easily. The new technique can be used to make 2D, 3D and even animated images.

Source of Article

Continue ReadingErasable handheld display cube shows 2D, 3D and even animated images

New chip design heralds arrival of compact low-power 4K projectors

Texas Instruments has announced a new DLP display controller that's markedly smaller than previous iterations, and is designed to cater to a new wave of compact 4K UHD projectors as well as augmented-reality glasses.

Source of Article

Continue ReadingNew chip design heralds arrival of compact low-power 4K projectors

Figure steps closer to humanoid robots in workplace and home with F.02

California-based robotics outfit Figure has today announced its second-generation humanoid robot, which is initially being aimed at production lines in commercial settings, but the company is promising a bipedal butler in our homes in the near future.

Source of Article

Continue ReadingFigure steps closer to humanoid robots in workplace and home with F.02

Water-skimming Ocean-of-Things bugbots run on bacteria-powered fuel cells

Researchers have prototyped sensor-packed robot bugs that mimic biological digestive systems to meet energy needs, employ a Janus interface for a steady supply of nutrients and move on the water's surface like a water strider.

Source of Article

Continue ReadingWater-skimming Ocean-of-Things bugbots run on bacteria-powered fuel cells

Just add water – revolutionary 3D printing ink has a salty secret weapon

The 3D printing of certain items could soon get a lot faster, simpler and more eco-friendly. That's because scientists have developed a new 3D printing ink which is easily extruded as a liquid, then solidifies on contact with a saltwater solution.

Source of Article

Continue ReadingJust add water – revolutionary 3D printing ink has a salty secret weapon

Video: Humanoid housebot gets stuck into domestic chores

We're already seeing humanoid robots entering the workplace, but when will we be able to kick back and let the service droid take care of household chores? A new video from Germany's Neura Robotics shows this dream is inching ever closer to reality.

Source of Article

Continue ReadingVideo: Humanoid housebot gets stuck into domestic chores

Why infected drone-dropped mosquitoes are actually a good thing

In a completely different kind of germ warfare, researchers have tested out a way to drop mosquitoes infected with disease-fighting bacteria over populations prone to outbreaks of dengue fever. It's an ingenious way to scale up a proven solution.

Source of Article

Continue ReadingWhy infected drone-dropped mosquitoes are actually a good thing

Blood vessel brain implant brings mind control to Apple’s spatial computer

Rather than cut a chunk of skull away to install a brain-computer interface like Neuralink, Synchron feeds electrodes up through the jugular vein to the motor cortex. Now the tech has enabled an ALS sufferer hands-free control of Apple's Vision Pro.

Source of Article

Continue ReadingBlood vessel brain implant brings mind control to Apple’s spatial computer