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CommonSense Robotics Raises $20M for Robotics Tech for Online Grocery Fulfilment
[Investing]
2018/02/26 10:07
ommonSense Robotics, an Israel-based startup developing AI and robotics tech to help online grocery retailers speed up fulfilment and delivery, has raised $20 million in Series A funding.The round was led by Playground Global, with participation from previous investors Aleph VC and Eric Schmidt’s Innovation Endeavors. It brings the company’s total funding to $26 million.‘The funds will be us...
The Internet Can’t Stop Talking About These Leggings Made of Recycled Water Bottles
[Product]
2018/02/26 10:06
I own nearly 20 pairs of black leggings, but Girlfriend Collective's classic high-rise has been my all-time favorite for two years now. Girlfriend Collective leggings are made from a flattering and helpful compression material that never pills. The well-placed seams elongate and slim.Each legging is made from 25 recycled water bottles, and the company prioritizes ethical and sustainable product...
Singapore's New Chewing Gum
[Consumer]
2018/02/26 10:05
Banning heat-not-burn tobacco devices is illogical on many levels.Back in 1992, Singapore feared that its gleaming new subway would be wrecked by people using something sticky to disable automatic train doors — so it banned chewing gum.Twenty-six years later, the prohibition on the import, manufacture and sale of gum is still in place, 1 even though the utility of that harsh curb has never rea...
Add-On Clip Turns Smartphone Into Fully Operational Microscope
[Tech]
2018/02/26 10:04
Australian researchers from the ARC Centre of Excellence for Nanoscale BioPhotonics (CNBP) have developed a 3D printable 'clip-on' that can turn any smartphone into a fully functional microscope.Reported in the research journal Scientific Reports, the smartphone microscope is powerful enough to visualise specimens as small as 1/200th of a millimetre, including microscopic organisms, animal and...
The Almost Supersonic Supertrain
[Design]
2018/02/26 10:04
SpaceTrain concept pays homage to the legendary project of the Aerotrain, an avant-garde achievement of the engineer Jean Bertin and his team who were active in the 50s and 60s. The modern Spacetrain aims to connect and exceed the same 12 mile line of the Aerotrain located between the French cities of Saran and Ruan that remains currently unused.The subterranean train system would circulate in...
(PDF) The New Creative Economy
[Business]
2018/02/25 10:10
Over the past two decades, the internet has not only brought us funny memes, cat videos and an unfiltered view into the mind of the U.S. president, it has also enabled millions of creative people to market their craft and make an income. Essentially the world’s largest marketplace, the internet with platforms such as Etsy, YouTube and Instagram has given creatives around the world an outlet fo...
(PDF) RoMA : Interactive Fabrication with Augmented Reality and a Robotic 3D Printer
[Tech]
2018/02/25 10:09
Robotic modelling assistant (RoMA) combines an augmented reality headset and two controllers, allowing the user to build a 3D model using a CAD (computer-aided design) program. A video demonstrating the system shows a robotic arm constructing a skeletal model using a simple plastic depositing 3D printer mounted on its hand. RoMA joint project from MIT and cornell university hopes to provide a f...
Are Alpha Males Worse Investors ?
[Investing]
2018/02/25 10:08
New research suggests high-testosterone traders earn lower returns.PROFESSIONAL investors are often portrayed in popular culture as aggressive, hyper-competitive alpha males: think Gordon Gekko in the 1987 film “Wall Street”, or the “Big Swinging Dicks” in Michael Lewis’s “Liar’s Poker”. New research suggests, however, that these fictional characters’ aggressive traits may not be so ef...
(Video) The World's Tiniest Life-Jacket is 50 Times Smaller - The Ploota
[Product]
2018/02/25 10:07
The ploota is a sensor controlled swimming safety device that sits around your neck. both compact and reusable, unlike most life-jackets the ploota can be worn underwater. swimming, snorkeling or deep sea diving, the device can be triggered when you need to be brought back up to the surface.1/50th the size of a regular foam-based life jacket, the ploota is compact, taking up 50 times less space...
