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In this Tokyo Cafe, The Waiters are Robots Operated Remotely by People with Disabilities
[Tech]
2018/12/23 09:04
A pop-up restaurant in Tokyo has run a trial employing disabled people to work as waiting staff. But this is no ordinary trial. Instead of taking orders or clearing tables themselves, the staff of the Dawn ver.β cafe were piloting a team of robots from the comfort of their homes.The robots were developed by Kentaro “Ory” Yoshifuji, CEO of the Ory Lab, which he set up with co-founders, Aki Yu...
(Infograhic) Balancing the Environmental Costs of Cannabis
[Business]
2018/12/23 09:03
Economic development comes with a massive environmental cost.Since 1980, heavy industrial activity has caused the doubling of CO2 emissions. As scientists warn of the lasting negative impacts this will have on the planet, nearly every industry is committing to sustainable practices to try to counteract this effect.Today’s infographic comes from The Green Organic Dutchman, and it demonstrates t...
(PDF) Bain - Delivering What Consumers Really Value
[Consumer]
2018/12/20 10:52
Companies are using the Elements of Value approach to solve challenges such as growing revenue, earning customer loyalty and designing offers.- Bain’s new survey of more than 45,000 US consumers shows how the elements link to revenue, market share, customer loyalty and willingness to pay in 22 consumer categories.- Companies that deliver strong performances on more elements than competitors wi...
The Boring Company Just Showed Off Its First Completed Tunnel
[Tech]
2018/12/20 10:52
Elon Musk’s Boring Company just revealed its first completed tunnel to the world. Or at least, it’s the “first section” of its first tunnel, according to the company’s website.The company threw a massive party last night, showing off the tunnel to hundreds of members of the press and investors — rumor has it even Kendrick Lamar and Diplo showed up.Despite the fanfare and hype, reality lea...
World's Top 20 AI Drug Development Companies
[Business]
2018/12/20 10:52
Interconnection of Top Tier AI for Drug Discovery and Drug Development Companies with Pharma and Tech Companies.DKAAs Margaretta Colangelo, Partner at Deep Knowledge Ventures, mentions in her recent article 'Although pharmaceutical companies spend over $172 billion on research and development annually, over 90% of molecules discovered using traditional techniques fail in human clinical trials....
Israeli Startup Makes Peter Rabbit Hop Out of the Book - Inception VR'S Bookful
[Product]
2018/12/20 10:51
Tel Aviv-based Inception adding augmented reality to beloved children’s stories published by Penguin Random House.Children will be able to interact with beloved characters such as Peter Rabbit, thanks to a pioneering Bookful platform from Israeli virtual and augmented reality (AR) company Inception VR.Penguin Random House is integrating Bookful into some of its most classic and front-list titl...
(Video) Honda Tests Self-Driving, Off-Road “Autonomous Work Vehicles”
[Tech]
2018/12/20 10:51
Honda sees potential for its AWV in a wide range of applications, including construction.They're almost cute, these little seatless quadbikes, and they can be programmed to autonomously perform a bunch of handy tasks outdoors. Honda has been testing prototypes in search and rescue, firefighting, construction, agriculture, landscaping and snow removal applications, and is looking for partners to...
Neilsen's Tops of 2018 : ORGANIC
[Consumer]
2018/12/20 10:51
While organic products have been available for decades in the U.S. fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) industry, they’ve become more accessible than ever in the last few years. Despite this growing popularity, organic products are not necessarily a fad. Sales of organic FMCG haven’t waned, and given sales trajectory across the store, organic appears to be an age-old growth driver that’s here t...
4G LTE Smart Pet Collar - RAWR
[Product]
2018/12/20 10:51
RAWR is an all-weather ready, robust smart collar that features a rugged design. A dog’s journey from A to B often doesn’t follow a well-maintained path, our adventurous four-legged friends seek excitement in some of the muddiest of places, from shallow streams to boggy fields… they are just attracted to dirt! So naturally, this means that any dog-friendly wearable must be able to keep up wi...
