Toyota recently announced the Concept-i at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. The concept vehicle promotes a welcoming, fun, and user-friendly automotive experience. Artificial intelligence (AI) creates a system that promotes a truly unique relationship between human and machine. The concept car employs multiple tools to measure emotional states, which are analyzed against […]
Kuri: An Intelligent Robot for The Family
Mayfield Robotics recently unveiled Kuri, a helpful, high-tech robot built to assist with family life. A camera is located behind one of Kuri’s eyes, capturing videos and HD pictures. The camera system has livestream capabilities, which keeps a watchful eye on your house whenever you’re away. Capacitive touch sensors add a sense of humanity to this […]
You Can Easily Build Your Own Robot with Legos
Lego Boost is a complete tool kit that enables users to construct fully-functional, Lego-based robots. The supply list includes a color and distance sensor, motor, 840 Lego bricks, and a power system with a built-in tilt sensor. Don’t let the prospects of programming impede your exciting Lego designs. Users can still enjoy creating these robotic projects […]
This Underwater Drone Will Change the World of Fishing
Fishing is often considered a game of patience, and it’s a game I usually lose. If the fish aren’t interested in taking the bait, perhaps it’s time to add technology to your fish-catching arsenal. PowerVision has recently created an underwater drone that’s poised to completely change the fishing world. The PowerRay is capable of diving […]
Create Infinite Music From Ambient Noise With The Gecho Loopsynth
The Gecho Loopsynth is a tiny musical instrument that cozily fits in your pocket. Users can physically interact with this miniature device, or let it create melodies from the noise of its surroundings. Technically, the Gecho is a polyphonic synthesizer. Its body consists of a printed circuit board (PCB) centered around a 32-bit ARM microprocessor. […]
AI Uses Acoustic Analysis To Warn Drivers Of Impending Car Troubles
Nobody enjoys a surprise car breakdown. Wouldn’t it be great if your car could send notifications about a potential problem before it malfunctions? Thanks to Israeli startup 3DSignals, vehicles wired with artificial intelligence (AI) might be able to send early warning signs to its drivers. Utilizing the technique known as deep learning, AI studies the specific […]
IBM’s Watson And BMW Will Improve Intelligent Automotive Software
Named after IBM Founder Thomas J. Watson, this supercomputer combines sophisticated analytical software and artificial intelligence (AI). Watson can process information at 80 teraflops per second, has 15 terabytes of RAM, and accesses 2,880 processor cores. The computer uses over 90 servers, accumulating to a whopping 200 million pages of information. All of these impressive stats […]
Volkswagen System Reads Road Signs You Might Have Missed
Distractions are lurking around every corner, especially when you’re behind the wheel. Perhaps you’re passionately singing along to the current song blasting through the radio, or maybe you’re locked into a heated Bluetooth conversation with your friend. Whatever the case may be, sometimes it’s hard to catch every single road sign that zooms past your windshield. The […]
Watch Audi Test Its Intelligent Parking Software With A Toy Car
Audi plans to continue expanding autonomous car technology by introducing more features to its automated systems. In order to test out these complex concepts, it helps to initially work on a much smaller scale. According to Audi, “1:8 scale model car – the ‘Audi Q2 deep learning concept’ – is demonstrating an intelligent parking process. […]
This Lexus Is Decked Out With Over 40,000 Programmable LEDs
If you suffer from occasional indecision, choosing the color of your next car can be a long and arduous process. Well, thanks to the Lexus LIT IS sedan, you can avoid this choice entirely by suiting your car with over 40,000 programmable LEDs for an ever-changing display. This car is the product of a collaboration between […]