The device would let you interact with Facebook’s upcoming augmented-reality glasses just by thinking.Facebook says it has created a wristband that translates motor signals from your brain so you can move a digital object just by thinking about it.How does it work? The wristband, which looks like a clunky iPod on a strap, uses sensors to detect movements you intend to make. It uses electromyog...

Fort Robotics, a startup developing a safety and security platform for robots, today announced it has raised $13 million in a funding round led by Prime Movers Lab. With the new investment, Fort says it will more than double the size of its workforce and expand its product offerings in “key markets.”Worker shortages attributable to the pandemic have accelerated the adoption of automation. Acc...

If the pandemic has ruined your posture, these workout clothes could help—and might even improve your lung capacity.Working hunched over a desk or a kitchen table or reclined on a couch is probably ruining your posture. So is staring at your phone for prolonged periods of time or walking with your head down.But what if you could wear something that made you sit just a little taller during the...

More than half of US adults said they have never shopped for goods via voice and have no interest in trying voice shopping. In fact, just 9% of US adults have ever shopped via voice, and only 2% have done so regularly.[insiderintelligence]

A new window design uses a passive system to block sunlight in the summer and let it in during the winter.French window manufacturer Immoblade is developing new methods for providing passive shading to buildings. Their products aim to block sunlight in the summer, while letting it in during the winter months – providing energy savings year-round. The company’s main system, called MiniBlades,...

Ori makes motorized furniture that can dramatically transform small spaces.There has long been a trade-off associated with dense urban areas. In exchange for the action and vitality of city living, people often compromise on space. If you’re spending most of your time working and enjoying the city, the shoebox apartment isn’t a major problem. But now, when most people are working in that same...

The world of payments in healthcare is currently very disconnected. Learn how to have a better contactless check in experience, courtesy of PracticeSquire.Infographic : https://bit.ly/3c7z11E[PracticeSquire]

When a person taps with their fingers, each finger generates a different vibration profile propagating to the wrist through bones. ETH Zurich researchers have now leveraged this discovery in the development of a dual-​sensor wristband that brings intuitive free-​hand interaction to virtual productivity spaces.Virtual reality technology is advancing into new and different areas, ranging from p...

Health tech innovators played a key role in the industry’s COVID-19 response. Moving forward, those strategizing for the Future of Health will likely be well-positioned for success.A year ago, our annual insights report revealed a fast-growing health tech sector. We noted that nimble and consumer-focused health tech innovators had begun to fill the gap between current and future needs, enablin...