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Apr 19, 2016
Augmented-reality contact lenses to be human-ready at CES
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in categories: augmented reality, wearables
https://youtube.com/watch?v=DF7OvoHzL8I
While Google works to bring a polished Glass device to market, wearables startup Innovega is taking head-mounted displays a step further: contact lenses that interact with full HD glasses.
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Apr 19, 2016
Interesting Futurism Animation 28
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in categories: futurism, materials
New stretchable material could lead to artificial muscles.
Research Paper: http://bit.ly/1StvU6b
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Apr 19, 2016
The Syntellect Hypothesis: Five Paradigms of the Mind’s Evolution
Posted by Andreas Matt in categories: evolution, neuroscience
Apr 19, 2016
Student Innovation Project Fair (SIP Fair)
Posted by Lily Graca in categories: education, innovation
The Student Innovation Project, or SIP, gives students a chance to develop an innovative idea and put their creativity to work.
As soon as their sophomore year, students are asked to begin brainstorming for their SIP, and also have two classes that help students prepare for their project. Students take PRO211, taught by Professor Vita-Moore, and PRO 483, taught by Professor Belanger.
During senior year, students use most of the time to work on the SIP, constructing a working model that will later be judged at the SIP Fair by UAT Faculty and local industry leaders for feedback.
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Apr 19, 2016
Magic Leap’s Latest Demo is Like Tripping Balls
Posted by Sean Brazell in categories: augmented reality, futurism
VERY nifty!
Wired just published a giant feature on Magic Leap, the lavishly-funded, and very secretive mixed reality startup that we know almost nothing about. Professional thoughtfluencer Kevin Kelly got impressive access to the startup and reveals some new details about what the hell they’re doing. There’s a headset! And it is capable of what you see in the video above, which is like tripping, if LSD made you hallucinate your calendar.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GmdXJy_IdNw
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Apr 19, 2016
Robots That Act Differently When You’re Around
Posted by Dan Kummer in categories: cyborgs, robotics/AI
More broadly, there’s a paradox in all this, that reflects the overarching direction of contemporary robotics. As machines become more and more general-purpose, they’re also going to become much better at tailoring their behavior to different kinds of people—and even eventually to different individuals. Already, SoftBank’s Pepper robot, a humanoid designed to interactive with people, is billed as the first machine able to read human emotions. For people to accept robots as they increasingly work their way into various areas of our lives, robots will have to develop fairly sophisticated understanding of individual human needs.
“If an assistive robot tries to help you, how much help you want really depends on your personality and the situation,” Dragan says. That’s also why robots are in some cases changing form—some of the machines designed to care for humans, for example, will have soft, cuddly bodies rather than just hard metal exoskeletons.
“We’re going to have more and more capable robots,” Dragan told me. Which means when machines interact with people, we’ll be able to customize them depending on who’s around; or if humans are around at all.
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Apr 19, 2016
The Limits of Bots
Posted by Karen Hurst in categories: business, computing, robotics/AI
Some fundamentals to consider when implementing online bots. It truly has to be for companies/ businesses a cultural, operating model, and business model fit. And, for consumers it is about your own personable fit. Not all bots are created equal meaning no one size fits all. Do your due diligence like you would on any investment as a business and any long term relationship as a consumer.
A version of this essay was originally published at Tech.pinions, a website dedicated to informed opinions, insight and perspective on the tech industry.
We’ve now had two major developer events in a row where chat bots were a significant theme, with both Microsoft’s Build and now Facebook’s F8 focusing on this rapidly emerging new form of interaction with companies and brands. With two such big names behind the trend, it’s easy to get caught up in the hype and enthusiasm these companies obviously share for the technology. But it’s important to stay grounded as we evaluate chat bots as a potential successor to today’s app model.
Apr 19, 2016
How Brain Works Differently in Winter than in Summer?
Posted by Karen Hurst in category: neuroscience
Apr 19, 2016
X2 Biosystems awarded
Posted by Karen Hurst in categories: electronics, health, military, neuroscience, wearables
They deserve it too.
X2 Biosystems has received the Society for Brain Mapping and Therapeutics (SBMT) 2016 Pioneer in Healthcare Technology Innovations Award for developing its next-generation head impact measurement sensor technology, the company said.
X2´s “X-Patch” wearable impact sensor has become widely deployed and tested head impact monitoring device, used in a continually expanding range of athletic activities from football (youth, high school, collegiate, pro) to hockey, soccer, lacrosse, rugby, Australian rules football, baseball, field hockey, wrestling, boxing, taekwondo, mixed martial arts, skiing and BMX cycling.
The X-Patch is also being actively evaluated for use in military training applications.
