A bad example, but a great way to make you understand the importance of the Autostop System in the Smart Intelligent Stroller, is the airport trolley. The ones in my city come with an automatic braking system, where you need to press down the handle to activate the wheels. If you have not engaged the handle, by pressing down on it – the trolley will not move.When you’re pushing heavy bags, an...

New products, services and changes in pet-owner behavior are opening up a plethora of opportunities in the pet segment, especially in the areas of pet health and wellness. For example, 9 in 10 dog and cat owners consider their pets “part of the family” — with nearly half of dog owners finding it harder to leave their pet than their human partners for a week.This infographic by Advantage Solu...

A data-driven look at global financial technology investment trends, top deals, active investors, and corporate activity in Q2 2019.[click to enlarge]REPORT HIGHLIGHTS :Q2’19 fintech funding topped $8.3B, boosted by a record quarter of 25 $100M+ mega-rounds: Funding to VC-backed fintech companies grew 24% QoQ in Q2’19 and neared previously quarterly funding highs.Despite funding surge, Q2’19...

Walmart filed two patents this week looking at drone delivery, specifically dealing with how to safely and securely drop off packages when they get to their destination.Currently, receiving a delivery from a drone means having the drone drop it on the ground, at least according to Amazon's FAA application and photos from Project Wing. These patents show Walmart is trying to work out this crucia...

Piper Jaffray Completes 38th Semi-Annual Generation Z Survey of 9,500 U.S. Teens.- Overall teen “self-reported” spending decreased by 4% Y/Y & 10% sequentially to $2,400—the lowest level since Fall 2011- Thirty-two percent of teens believe the economy is getting worse—higher than the 25% level in Fall 2018- Cosmetics spending for females hits 2019-survey low with spending down 21% Y/Y-...

A pair of robotics labs at a Swiss university have developed a soft, wearable skin that provides high-fidelity tactile feedback. Potential uses are wide-ranging and include rehabilitation and virtual reality.We take our sense of touch for granted. Oenologists have devoted dictionaries to describing the tastes and smells of wine, and sight and hearing have long been the vectors of choice for mas...

After three years of quietly toiling away on a robotic food system, Seattle startup Picnic has emerged from stealth mode with a system that assembles custom pizzas with little human intervention.Picnic — previously known as Otto Robotics and Vivid Robotics — is the latest entrant in a cohort of startups and industry giants trying to find ways to automate restaurant kitchens in the face of sli...

When asked about 13 job aspects, U.S. workers remain most satisfied with their physical safety on the job, their relations with coworkers, the flexibility of their hours and their job security. At the same time, they are least satisfied with on-the-job stress, the retirement plans offered and the money they earn.Yet, the views of all U.S. workers are not the same. There are marked gaps in satis...

When you start to question why things are shaped a certain way, and what it would take to make them shaped a different way, you unlock a certain potential to design something truly avant garde. That’s the word I’d honestly use to describe Huigyu Kim’s motorbike, the Travele. The Travele isn’t shaped like normal motorbikes because Kim decided it didn’t need to be. Designed as an electric ve...