iPet Companion: tele-play with their pets
Posted by admin in Computers, Electronics, Robots on 10. Oct, 2011 | 0 Comments
If you own a dog or a cat and are having a hard day at work, wouldn’t it be nice to be able to take a break and play with them? Well, if you’ve got the money, now you can do it – via the internet. A consumer version of a system already in use [...]
More realistic pet robots that recognize and respond to human emotions
Posted by admin in Robots on 20. Sep, 2010 | 0 Comments
The next generation of robotic pets may detect a person’s emotions and respond accordingly Sony’s Aibo may be discontinued, but robotic pets of all shapes and sizes continue to stake a claim in the hearts of people around the world. Despite the apparent intelligence of some of these robot pets, their behavior and actions are [...]
Eyewriter enables paralyzed artists to express themselves with eye-drawn art
Posted by admin in Electronics on 21. Mar, 2010 | 0 Comments
The Eyewriter project is an ongoing collaborative research effort to empower people who are suffering from ALS with creative technologies Credit: Eyewriter For any person, the onset of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) and associated loss of muscle function is a heartbreaking event, but for an artist the loss of creative expression must be felt keenly. [...]
Displax ‘skin’ turns virtually any surface into multi-touch display
Posted by admin in Electronics on 07. Feb, 2010 | 0 Comments
One doesn’t have to look very far these days to see the ever increasing prevalence and popularity of multi-touch technology and the additional interaction it offers the consumer. Opening up an even bigger world of potential interactive possibilities is Portuguese company Displax, which has announced the development of a “skin” that can turn virtually any [...]
