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The Pageantry of Jillian Ogle's Livestreaming Robots
Motherboard spoke with Ogle about her adorable robots, the emergence of live-streaming services, and where we can take this technology from here.
How Helios Is Using Intel 3D Cameras to Assist People with Vision Impairments
Helios uses Intel RealSense 3D cameras to give those with severe visual impairments a clearer view of the world.
How 'Vapor Riders '99' Is Helping Cure Motion Sickness in VR Gaming
Vapor Riders ‘99, a multiplayer racing game where users cruise through what looks like the early internet to a very chill vaporwave soundtrack, seeks to mitigate the effects of motion sickness while maintaining immersiveness.
A New Era of Assistive Technologies for People with Disabilities
Wheelie is the first computer program that can translate facial expressions into commands that can be sent to a wheelchair, allowing a disabled person to control its movements.
A 'Cognitive Healthcare System' is Changing Medical Practices in Remote Areas
A "cognitive healthcare system" links rural patents with doctors, making medical care accessible for even the most remote patients.
Drugs Designed to Aid Alzheimer's Patients Could Enhance Healthy Brains
If researchers develop a drug to improve how the brain functions, could it be useful for healthy people?
Accessible Synthetic Biology Raises New Concerns for DIY Biological Warfare
For a few hundred dollars, anyone can start doing genetic editing in the comfort of their own home.
This Prosthetic Arm Can Move and Feel Almost Like the Real Thing
A modular prosthetic limb provides one woman with 'as near a normal arm as there’s ever been in the history of amputations.'
Gesture Based Interfaces Will Provide Immersive Infotainment Experiences
With a 3D camera and a projector, gesture based computing could provide infotainment hubs for public uses
The 'Swedish Fish Theory’ Is About More Than Candy
Repair technicians have more empathy for your lost data than you might expect.
The Behavioral Economics of ‘The Swedish Fish Theory’
The Swedish Fish Theory seems to be about reciprocity–"If I do something nice for you, you do something nice for me"
To Protect Privacy, One Developer Aims To Design A More Decentralized Internet
A Swedish developer is building a better, more decentralized internet. Can it work?”