Month: May 2019

An autonomous smart scooter to drive you home

ga(‘send’, ‘event’, ‘Uncategorized’, ‘article’, ‘article-industry-impression’, {nonInteraction: true}); Spotted: UK design studio Layer is designing a smart autonomous scooter with Chinese electric vehicle company NIO. The scooter, called Pal, will use machine learning to remember a passenger’s regular routes. It will learn the route over time, eventually becoming autonomous, the company said. It will respond to voice commands via…

By jrtrombold@gmail.com May 2, 2019 Off

Researchers develop matchbox-sized radar

ga(‘send’, ‘event’, ‘Uncategorized’, ‘article’, ‘article-industry-impression’, {nonInteraction: true}); Spotted: Researchers have created a radar that can fit inside of a matchbox and is sensitive enough to detect when someone sitting nearby is breathing. It was developed by a team at the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) and researchers at the VTT Technical Research…

By jrtrombold@gmail.com May 2, 2019 Off

Tech explained: The AI of Things

ga(‘send’, ‘event’, ‘Uncategorized’, ‘article’, ‘article-industry-impression’, {nonInteraction: true}); At Springwise, we have seen applications for both artificial intelligence and the Internet of Things growing at a tremendous rate. From using AI to create a digital economist to smart beehives, these two technologies are everywhere. IoT innovations are now incorporating AI to become “smarter”. In fact, a…

By jrtrombold@gmail.com May 1, 2019 Off

Japanese designers create shared kitchen experience

ga(‘send’, ‘event’, ‘Uncategorized’, ‘article’, ‘article-industry-impression’, {nonInteraction: true}); Spotted: Tokyo-based Schemata Architects has created a new kind of shared kitchen concept. The idea is that the kitchen space can be rented and used by diners or to host food industry events. The concept provides diners with a new way to eat out by cooking for each…

By jrtrombold@gmail.com May 1, 2019 Off