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As things get smaller, we can fit more processing power into devices like robots to allow them to do more things or interact with their environment in new ways. If …read more Continue reading The Design Process For A Tiny Robot Brain
Wi-Fi security usually means keeping virtual intruders off your network, but a new system claims to be able to use Wi-Fi networks to detect physical intruders. Gamgee’s Wi-Fi Home Alarm System can learn to recognize people and pets who belong there and… Continue reading Wild new Wi-Fi routers turn your home network into a security radar
If you have pet with a little access door to the outside world, and that pet happens to be a cat, you’re likely on the receiving end of all kinds …read more Continue reading AI Pet Door Rejects Dead Mice
[Jason Winfield] shared with us a video describing a project with a lot of personality: a mounted, lit, and quivering Alien facehugger triggered by motion. The end result is a …read more Continue reading Quivering Facehugger is All Geared Up
Late last year, Sony launched a mobile motion-capture system in Japan that worked with a companion app to create a VR avatar for such things as gaming or chat. Now the Mocopi system is up for pre-order in the US.Continue ReadingCategory: Virtual Realit… Continue reading Sony’s Mocopi system takes motion capture mobile
Motion-measuring strain sensors have many uses, such as tracking a person’s physical activity, or reading their blood pressure. A new such device could prove to be particularly useful, as it combines high sensitivity with a wide range of detectable mot… Continue reading Experimental strain sensor uses cuts to combine range and sensitivity
While some of us can fall asleep anywhere from a noisy auditorium to a brightly lit train station, others are more fussy, requiring quiet and dark to nod off. [Craig …read more Continue reading Motion-Activated Clock Only Lights Up On Command
Most modern computer games have a clearly-defined end, but many classics like Pac-man and Duck Hunt can go on indefinitely, limited only by technical constraints such as memory size. One …read more Continue reading Silicone-Slapping Servos Solve Simon Says
One of the best ways of tracking an infant’s neurological development is to observe their movements as they play. A new “smart” jumpsuit is designed to do so automatically, providing consistently accurate data via machine learning technology.Continue R… Continue reading Jumpsuit uses motion sensors to tracks infants’ neurological development
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