Look at any VR device head-on and you’ll notice something. They look TERRIBLE. They don’t look like they’re designed for the human face. Flip that around, and you see a more ergonomic design around the eyepieces, but the front of the device remains horribly un-designed. Why is it that the Oculus, or the HTC Vive have such a strangely un-human design language?The Mild VR headset is designed t...

In Singapore, a University partnership has developed a robotic system that can paint and wash the exterior of high-rise buildings.Robotic technology is increasingly being developed to help people avoid dangerous situations. Good examples of innovations doing just that are these drone-mounted lights that follow users, lighting their journey in areas without street lamps.Similarly, is this equipm...

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This year, we saw the New York Stocks Exchange welcome Snap Inc., and the relaunch of SpaceX Falcon 9/Heavy, and maybe, the first Hyperloop trip coming soon in near future.[click to enlarge]But if you are looking to see some of the most successful startups than you must look into these most amazing investors with significant returns. If their fortune cost millions before, now they are worth bil...

Capital allocation may be the most critical means of translating corporate strategy into action. Yet many companies today are reducing their capital expenditures, returning cash to shareholders, and holding huge amounts of cash on the sidelines. [click to enlarge]A survey of BCG’s capital allocation database, which includes some 7,000 large, global firms, found capex levels relative to revenue...

At the University of Glasgow in Scotland, researchers have developed a way of creating touch sensitive artificial skin that, as an added bonus, is also photovoltaic and therefore self-powered. This is a surprising development, as prosthetics typically consume a lot of energy and are always powered by an external source such as a battery. Besides helping to reduce the drain on the battery, self-...

They mainly build cars and computer chips, for now.YOU may never have heard of FANUC, the world’s largest maker of industrial robots. But the chances are that you own a product built by one of its 400,000 machines. Established in 1956, the Japanese company’s automated workers build cars for Ford and Tesla, and metal iPhone cases for Apple. The firm distinguishes itself from competitors by the...

Italian company Pirelli’s new smart tire system, the Connesso, records miles driven and alerts drivers via cloud-based app when any maintenance is required.World famous tire company Pirelli has introduced the Pirelli Connesso, a smart tire system that helps drivers better maintain their vehicle’s performance. Embedded within two types of Pirelli tire, the P Zero and Winter Sottozero ranges, t...