Sports fans visiting the United Center in Chicago will soon be able to take video and photo selfies with augmented reality (AR) versions of players and mascots. This “Pose with the Pros” experience results from a partnership between AT&T and two teams: the Chicago Blackhawks and the...
As the tagline for “Alien” so helpfully reminds us, “In space, no one can hear you scream.” That’s probably for the best as commercial space flights and projects proliferate, carrying crews not of military-trained fighter pilots and aloof NASA scientists, but of regular people instead....
What do America’s roughly 71 million Baby Boomers and 72 million millennials have in common? They’re all aging, and they’re all living longer. These facts are accelerating a digital healthcare boom that got an extra kick from COVID, and will only grow in the coming...
Purpose-built smart cities are seen as the ultimate fruition of connected living — at least as they’re depicted in movies and TV shows. Not surprisingly, such grand visions face obstacles. Fortunately for this idea, hope springs eternal. The latest proponent to lock onto smart cities,...
Augmented reality (AR) is being used by automakers to give potential customers a chance to explore their vehicles as if they were in a showroom and experience the car in motion as if they were on the road. In a recent example of this, Volkswagen...
As the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) launch a regulatory sandbox for FinTech companies, it’s worth looking at just what they are and how they aim to foster and nurture innovation. Announced on Monday (Nov. 29), the...
A street robot vending machine can prepare healthy food from vegetables and cereals in under one minute, and can cook as many as 1,000 different dishes using 16 basic ingredients and 20 dressings and toppings. The prototype of the SalatOmat vending machine was developed by...
When automotive technicians need help diagnosing a problem, they can share what they’re seeing and receive helpful information through a pair of smart glasses. On the other end of that connectivity, a diagnostic troubleshooting team member from Ford Motor Company’s Technical Assistance Center (TAC) sees...
The labor shortage triggered by COVID-19 has been a boon to robot sales as businesses scramble to fill jobs amid increasing consumer demands for goods and services post-pandemic. Orders for robotics January through October reached 29,000 units for a record $1.48 billion compared to last...
