An Indian company has developed a cheap and easy-to-install system that will allow users to avoid pushing elevator buttons.As employees return to work after the pandemic, one of the first hurdles they face is transportation; calling a lift requires pushing the elevator buttons, which carry the risk of passing on the virus. Indian IoT company Techmax Solution has an answer to this conundrum – c...

Four strategic options for pure-play software companies merging into the automotive lane.Pure-play software companies gain importance with every product or process that incorporates software; automotive mobility solutions are part of this equation.THE future of mobility promises nothing short of seamless, automated, personalised travel on demand. Various elements of the extended automotive ecos...

Hello Robot's Stretch wants to reinvent how mobile manipulators perform tasks in home environments.Over the last 10 years, the PR2 has helped roboticists make an enormous amount of progress in mobile manipulation over a relatively short time. I mean, it’s been a decade already, but still—robots are hard, and giving a bunch of smart people access to a capable platform where they didn’t have t...

A Stay-at-Home Stock Market Kept Investors Afloat. There’s a rational explanation for the buoyancy of U.S. equities even in a capsized coronavirus economy.The coronavirus stock market, like Covid-19 itself, is something never experienced before. Get used to it.Since March, when the global pandemic became an American catastrophe, the U.S. economy has been a shadow of its 2019 self. Yet some of...

DoNotPay’s legal bots help consumers fight the system during lockdown.The pandemic has opened a Pandora’s box of consumer concerns, with flights canceled, gyms closed, and monthly membership commitments to contend with. For DoNotPay, a company that has created dozens of bots to help consumers fight for their rights, the crisis has meant increased demand. “We were doing well before, but since...

Undeterred by its historic Google Glass flop, Google is still investing heavily in various oddball forms of wearable technology.Recent projects, according to CNET, include new mixed reality glasses, virtual reality controllers that let you feel the weight of virtual objects, and new smartwatches. But perhaps the most unusual is a high-tech temporary tattoo that basically turns your flesh into a...

Its economic rebound is impressive but uneven.AT THE START of the year no one would have predicted that China would crow about such slow growth by its lofty standards. Yet on July 16th it proudly reported that GDP grew by 3.2% in the second quarter compared with a year ago, rebounding from its coronavirus lockdown. This makes it, by far, the best-performing big economy.Sceptics question the dat...

With zero chemicals or harmful ingredients and all-cardboard packaging, the products are a great investment for a waste-free bath.Ergonomic, egg-shaped shampoo bar HiBar is quickly becoming the ‘mane’ talk of the haircare world. Their solid shampoo uses a fully-sulfate, phthalate, paraben and silicone-free formula with all-natural, non-toxic hair-nourishing ingredients only. HiBar also provid...

Italian architect Arturo Tedeschi has designed a tram concept for the city of Milan called Passerella, which is equipped with discreet social distancing solutions.Designed as a modern take on the classic ATM Class 1500 tram, which was first introduced to the city in 1929, the Passerella reinterprets the style and proportions of the first model numbered 1503.Along with updating its form, Tedesch...