Hytera, a global provider of innovative Professional Mobile Radio (PMR) communications solutions, has debuted its next-generation P-LTE convergence communications solution, which includes a P-LTE Mission Critical Services (MCS) solution and PoC handset. With this, Hytera has the capability of converging broadband and narrowband, public and private networks to provide on-demand communications solutions for public safety, […]
Nissan’s Van Transforms into Traveling Woodworking Shop
Nissan’s NV series vans are catering to those who need a traveling garage with its versatile van that unfolds into a workshop, according to New Atlas. The van mixes professional work, such as carpentry, while integrating the necessity of traveling. Originally, in 2007, Nissan revealed its slide-out NV200 concept to show how automobiles can provide […]
Ping-Pong Playing Robot is Worthy Opponent While Offering Encouragement
Omron’s fifth generation of Forpheus, a ping-pong playing robot, is breaking new standards in robotics by giving us tips on how to play ping pong and stepping in as our opponent. Featured at CES 2019, many individuals stepped up to the plate to play against this worthy opponent, and many lost. Omron focused on having […]
Nike Releases Smart, Self-Lacing Basketball Shoe
Tripping on our shoelaces is one of those pesky circumstances we never want to deal with, especially if we’ve already fallen flat on our face. In order to prevent untied laces during a basketball layup, Nike has released self-lacing basketball shoes called the Adapt BB. Although Nike’s less concerned of a basketball player tripping on […]
Brew Coffee from Bed with Knocki, a Device that Makes All Surfaces Smart
Today, there’s a smart toilet, so you can’t put it past product designers to make our stoic walls, complacent countertops, and swinging doors smart, too. That’s exactly what creators of Knocki have done. Once Knocki attaches to your wall, piece of furniture, or really anything, you simply tap gestures anywhere on the Knocki-enabled surface to […]
Say Hello to This Nonverbal Robot
Although it doesn’t have any eyes, arms, or legs, this basic-looking sphere robot greets people as they come into its view. Created by a team of researchers at the Media Innovation Lab at IDC Herzliya, Israel and a team from Cornell University, the researchers developed the Greeting Machine to determine if a simplistic robot could evoke […]
Robotic ‘Sensor Fish’ Navigates Dams
While dams are being built to provide more renewable energy to the world and trying to prevent the release of greenhouse gases, the fish who swim near these dams are at stake of dying. The main concern is the harm caused to salmon traveling up river to spawn and downriver as juveniles when they […]
Robotic Bartender Made from Legos Brings, Opens, and Pours Drinks
BuWizz has created a Lego Technic robot to act as our own personal bartender. Beer Bot, made out of Lego bricks, contains an extension crane, mechanical claw, and bottle opener, and doesn’t just focus on bringing and opening beers. The remoted-controlled bot can also pour a glass of milk, open a can of soda, or […]
Make a Run for it While Your Smart Pepper Spray Notifies Emergency Contacts
If you’re using pepper spray, it’s likely you’re in some need of assistance. Now, the Plegium Smart Pepper Spray has been designed to immediately alert emergency contacts via a smartphone app when pepper spray has been released, according to New Atlas. The smart device not only informs contacts, but also triggers a siren and flashing […]
Holabot Delivers Food Right to Our Door and Takes the Elevator
The future of our food delivery services could be in the hands of Holabot, an IoT-powered robot that can navigate the realms of an elevator by itself. Showcased at CES 2019, PuduTech, a company focused on the delivery robot industry, showed off its sleek, yet meek-looking Holabot. This food-servicing bot is smaller than most measuring […]