Late last year, German Bionic announced a $20 million Series A round led — in part — by Samsung Catalyst Fund. It was a curious alliance, given that Samsung has shown off its own robotic exoskeleton technology. I took Samsung’s Gait Enhancing and Motivation System out for a spin a few CESes ago — and while it was limited in functionality, it worked well for walking assistance.Of course, it...

Traditional retailers are shifting more focus to direct-to-consumer channels, and Nike has been no exception. From demand planning to metaverses, here's how brands are unbundling the sportswear giant.[click to enlarge]American sportswear retailer Nike has made strides to position itself to pioneer the next era of direct-to-consumer (DTC) selling.In 2021 so far, the company has grown its direct-...

Bulgari Shanghai is defined by its eye-catching facade, which is designed to resemble jade.[Bulgari Shanghai's facade is made up of recycled glass bottles, which have been melted down and pressed into panels]MVRDV's stunning facade for Bulgari's flagship store in Shanghai, China, is designed to look like the building has a luxurious jade finish, however the glowing green exterior actually has f...

Veho, a startup applying technology to next-day package delivery, aims to solve the last mile of delivery — how packages get from fulfillment centers to the customer’s door. It also wants to do it with a unique flair: providing transparency into deliveries that starts with the option of when, where and how customers want their packages delivered and then real-time communication throughout the...

Nonfungible token (NFT) games generated $2.32 billion in revenue in the third quarter, according to data compiled in the annual report by the Blockchain Game Alliance. That was roughly 22% of all NFT trading volume industry-wide in the quarter as blockchain games gathered steam.The BGA is an advocate for NFTs games, which use the transparency and security of the digital ledger of blockchain to...

The system is claimed to be "the first autonomous robotic delivery of food, beverage and lifestyle products in an airport environment.Although some people are starting to venture back into air travel, the more that they can continue physical distancing, the better. A new robotic in-airport food delivery service has been introduced in order to help them do so.Currently in use at the Cincinnati/N...

The Metals Company will outfit its nodule-collection robot with lights and cameras, which will document its effects on the ocean floor.Last March, BMW and Volvo joined other companies calling for a moratorium on deep-sea mining, one spearheaded by the World Wildlife Fund. These names were significant because the battery in an electric vehicle contains at least a few kilograms of cobalt, a metal...

Although the COVID-19 pandemic is far from over, mobility has returned to precrisis levels. But the industry faces changes in consumer preferences, technology, and regulation.The automotive and mobility industries have been among the hardest hit during the COVID-19 pandemic, yet mobility has recently reached precrisis levels again in many regions of the world.While international travel is recov...

AMAZON's doorbell system, Ring, has just secured 17 new patents and some of the features have privacy campaigners worried.Ring's tentative new features would employ artificial intelligence (AI) and facial recognition systems to identify strangers and perform other tasks that some find dystopian.For starters, Ring may soon be able to remember frequent callers, as well as notify homeowners when a...