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When you played with action figures as a kid, you probably tried picturing yourself having the same adventures that they were having. Well, doing so is about to become easier than ever, as Hasbro is offering to a put a 3D-printed miniature copy of your… Continue reading Hasbro will soon put your 3D-printed face on an action figure’s body
Although there are various systems that detect quadriplegics’ head movements, most such setups are limited to the control of wheelchairs. Such is not the case, however, with the MagTrack system.Continue ReadingCategory: Good Thinking, LifestyleTags: Ge… Continue reading MagTrack system uses face and head movements to control devices
If you smiled at someone and they didn’t smile back, you’d probably find it off-putting. Well, that’s what usually happens if you smile at a humanoid robot … but not in the case of the expression-mirroring EVA.Continue ReadingCategory: Robotics, Techno… Continue reading EVA robot identifies and copies people’s facial expressions
Although certain celebrities are widely considered to be nice-looking, beauty does still ultimately lie in the eye of the beholder. A new AI-based system is able to ascertain which features are found most attractive by individual people, and then creat… Continue reading AI learns from brain signals to create personalized attractive faces
For several decades botox injections have been a popular way for many individuals fighting against the inevitable facial wrinkles that come with aging. To overcome the stereotypical emotionless and stiff “Botox face,” physicians have been working on no… Continue reading New Botox microdose technique is safe and effective, trial reports
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) causes people to lose control of their muscles – unfortunately, this often eventually causes them to lose their ability to speak. A new skin-worn device, however, could still let them communicate with others.Continue… Continue reading Face-sticker sensor could allow ALS patients to communicate
With people wearing masks so much of the time now, it can be difficult to tell what expression is on someone’s face. A new system can reportedly do so, though, utilizing cameras mounted on their headphones.Continue ReadingCategory: ScienceTags: Facial,… Continue reading C-Face tech “sees” people’s expressions, even through masks
Ordinarily, if you want to create a lifelike three-dimensional digital model of someone’s face, a 3D scanner and/or multiple cameras are required. Now, however, scientists from Pittsburgh’s Carnegie Mellon University have created a system that lets a s… Continue reading System uses smartphone video to produce detailed 3D facial models
We’ve seen it in movies many times before … the reluctant witness who looks right at the mug shot of the murderer, and falsely claims that they don’t know him. Soon, however, police could know if such people are lying – by watching the… Continue reading Lying eyes may reveal criminal ties
In the near future, it may be a lot more difficult to make computers believe that you’re happy with something when you’re actually not. That’s because scientists at Britain’s University of Bradford have developed software that can reportedly … Continue reading Computer system learns to spot fake smiles