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(PDF) Disney's Stickman : Towards a Human Scale Acrobatic Robot
[Tech]
2018/05/28 09:08
Disney's Stickman robot is basically a mechanical stick with two degrees of freedom.They say everyone needs to learn to crawl before they can walk, but if you're a stick-like robot dreamt up in the weird and wonderful lab at Disney Research it looks like you can skip a few steps and learn to do majestic backflips first.Scientists working at Disney Research have made a habit of showing off early...
How Mobile-First Connections Drive Local Business
[Consumer]
2018/05/28 09:07
Why do people choose to shop locally? More than 85 percent of people surveyed by Facebook IQ, the social network’s research arm, cited trust and security as their main motivation.Facebook IQ commissioned a survey of more than 6,000 local businesses and over 10,000 people in the U.S., U.K., Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Poland and Canada by third-party international market research and analyti...
Why Industrial Robot Sales are Sky High
[Tech]
2018/05/28 09:06
Industrial robots have come a long way since George Devol invented “Unimate” in 1961.After pitching his idea to Joseph Engelberger at a cocktail party, the two soon saw their new creation become the first mass-produced robotic arm to be used in factory automation.Today, this robot class is raising the bar of global manufacturing to new heights, striking a seamless mix of strength, speed, and...
A Dehumidifier with a Difference - Share
[Design]
2018/05/28 09:05
We feature a large number of innovative dehumidifiers here at Yanko Design, covering a wide variety of aesthetics and each of them aimed at a different consumer, but none of them have been quite like ‘Share’.‘Share’ combines two household appliances, a dehumidifier and steam vacuum cleaner to create an environmentally considered product. It gets its name from the process of sharing water be...
Rosé is Still the Drink of the Summer, And No, It’s Not Going Anywhere
[Business]
2018/05/28 09:04
Rosé undeniably took first place for last year’s drink of the summer. With Instagram-ready varieties like White Girl rosé to several high-end options, wine-watchers marveled at the pink drink’s unlikely rise from tacky to chic. The Hamptons even gave the beverage its stamp of approval by setting up a drive-thru rosé stand—there were rosé gardens, rosé perfumes, even a short-lived musica...
(Infographic) A Comparison Of Generation X, Y And Z At The Workplace
[Consumer]
2018/05/28 09:03
NextGeneration Recruitment has created an insightful infographic that compares the strengths and weaknesses of generation X, Y and Z at the workplace. According to the infographic, Gen X are considered the best workers, Gen Y are the most passionate and committed to succeed, while Gen Z are tech experts and they are the most connected. Find about more about their respective skills and work habi...
(PDF) Mckinsey - Skill Shift : Automation and Future of the Workforce
[Business]
2018/05/27 09:10
Demand for technological, social and emotional, and higher cognitive skills will rise by 2030. How will workers and organizations adapt?Skill shifts have accompanied the introduction of new technologies in the workplace since at least the Industrial Revolution, but adoption of automation and artificial intelligence (AI) will mark an acceleration over the shifts of even the recent past. The need...
This Vitamin Startup Is Delivering Its New Product Directly to Consumers in NYC
[Business]
2018/05/27 09:09
Care/of thinks it can still stand out in a crowded market.Despite GNC, the vitamin-shop giant, announcing the closure of about 200 stores this year, vitamins and supplements are still a thriving market for at least one direct-to-consumer brand that’s releasing a new product today.Care/of, which was founded in 2016, is a monthly subscription box of vitamins and supplements. The company is relea...
(Infographic) Chatbots For Business - Revolutionizing Customer Service
[Consumer]
2018/05/27 09:07
Here has been a constant evolution of artificial intelligence since the past year, the creation of chatbots for business has seen a striking rise on the digital platform. Today, chatbots are gradually making their mark in our lives by assisting in nearly every crucial aspects, especially, in the field of making purchase decisions. In this infographic from Infographic Design Team, learn how chat...
