SAM, the robot that lay bricks six times faster than a human

brick laying robot

It is a fact: efficiency is one of the great advantages that robots have against humans. The machines are able to perform many tasks better than we, in less time and without needing rest, qualities that make them the perfect operator. Many experts predict the advent of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, and if you take a look at the technology that surrounds us, you will agree that there is no shortage of evidence to think that there is little left for workers to be replaced by machines. The figures speak…

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The smart jacket from Google and Levi’s will arrive in autumn

google smart jacket

Two years, after announcing its development plans of interactive and connected textiles, the company has confirmed that the smart jacket of Google and Levi’s will start shipping this fall and will cost $350. The launch date and price have come to light at the SXSW festival which was held in Austin, where Ivan Poupyrev, Head of the technical team of Google ATAP (Advanced Technology and Projects) and Paul Dillinger, head of Levi’s Global innovation took the stage to shed more light on their first smart clothes; this product has new…

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Breaking2, the new project of Nike: do technological doping?

nike breaking2

Running the 42-mile and 195-meter marathon in less than two hours was and still a dream, though it may not be for long. Nike has announced the launch of Breaking2, an innovative project that pulls technology to achieve this almost inhuman record. The man who closer has been to achieve this goal is Dennis Kimetto, who with 2 hours and 2 minutes is still far from the record that now wants to achieve Nike. This athlete is not part of the team chosen by the brand to face this challenge,…

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Lockbook, the first notebook with fingerprint recognition

lockbook

Did not you have a journal when you were a teenager for fear your parents or older brother would read it to you? Did you have a diary and were ashamed when other people looked at you? It would all have been different if Lockbook had existed in those days, a notebook with fingerprint recognition that can only be opened by the owner himself, and can leave in its inside all the personal and labor secrets with maximum protection. The notebook with fingerprint recognition, Lockbook, has come out to it…

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You can now buy the world’s first smart condom

first smart condom

The box in which the i.Con Smart Condom is distributed includes a notice that with their purchase are acquiring “the world’s first intelligent condom”; its logo (a condom coated with circuits) helps to reinforce that impression. A good marketing strategy, but that is not entirely correct: it is actually a ring that is placed on the condom for a lifetime and helps its user both monitor their activity and genital performance and detect some diseases of Sexual transmission.

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Google reveals new details about their futuristic campus

google futuristic mountain view campus

Google plans for its futuristic Mountain View campus changed once again when they exchanged land with LinkedIn last year. The technology giant has recently submitted its updated proposal in which claim that the set of buildings will have the ability to regulate the climate, the quality of the air and sound in the interior. The company claims that their campus turns into a public space opened for any person, therefore has focused on creating a place with a large number of spaces available not only for the employees.

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