Intelligent Machines This Robot Knows When It’s Confused and Asks for Help Misunderstandings will be an unavoidable part of communication between robots and humans. One robot is learning to cope with them. by Signe Brewster 2017-04-25T15:13:00-04:00
Intelligent Machines Meet Kuri, Another Friendly Robot for Your Home Mayfield Robotics set out to build an approachable robot on wheels for surveillance and entertainment. Will anyone buy it? by Signe Brewster 2017-01-05T00:00:00-05:00
Connectivity Behind the Numbers of Virtual Reality’s Sluggish Debut After years of hype, high-end VR headsets finally launched in 2016. Here’s why you probably don’t have one yet. by Signe Brewster 2016-12-30T00:00:00-05:00
Connectivity Pairing Devices Is About to Get a Lot Easier Imagine using your phone as a paddle to play air hockey on a giant touch-screen tablet, without having to formally pair the devices. by Signe Brewster 2016-12-16T13:33:00-05:00
Connectivity Two Weeks with Oculus Touch and I’m Hooked Virtual reality gets much more immersive as soon as you strap on these new hand-tracking controllers. by Signe Brewster 2016-12-05T10:00:00-05:00
Connectivity The Best VR Game Is Also One of the Simplest If you get only one virtual reality headset in your household this holiday, here’s the game that will include everyone in the room. by Signe Brewster 2016-11-25T05:00:00-05:00
Connectivity Body Heat Powers This Smart Watch The Matrix PowerWatch is a FitBit competitor that exploits the temperature difference between your skin and the air for power. by Signe Brewster 2016-11-16T16:26:00-05:00
Connectivity Wilting Shrubs? Diagnose Plant Diseases with an App A neural network trained on pictures of sick plants is now openly available to all. by Signe Brewster 2016-11-07T13:00:00-05:00
Connectivity A $799 Device That Brings Your Phone to Your Windshield With Navdy’s heads-up display, drivers can get directions without taking their eyes off the road. by Signe Brewster 2016-10-25T08:00:00-04:00
Connectivity Building a Library for VR, One Image at a Time The Internet is slowly becoming available in virtual reality with a new library of photorealistic scans. by Signe Brewster 2016-10-11T14:00:00-04:00