On (most) Fridays I post here a roundup of interesting things I’ve read and/or posted on social media since my last roundup, generally stories about emerging technologies, experiential activations, interactive art, advances in scientific research, and other things I find interesting.
Featured Image: Color Factory/PSFK
Researchers in Australia developed a method to detect subtle patterns in people’s typing that could reveal early signs of Parkinson’s disease:
Image: © User:Colin / Wikimedia Commons
German scientists have developed AI algorithms that can determine personality traits by tracking 200 different eye movements:
Image: YouTube/Tobii Gaming
The US Army is experimenting with a system that uses high-energy laser beams to power quadcopter drones mid-flight, allowing them to patrol indefinitely over a base or a convoy:
Image: By 최광모 [CC BY-SA 4.0], from Wikimedia Commons
A comprehensive look inside Color Factory NYC, the experiential destination and interactive exhibit in Soho where visitors can learn about colors inspired by the city:
Image: Color Factory/PSFK
In order to deal with people’s apprehension of self-driving cars, Jaguar Land Rover has created a driverless prototype with “eye pods” that look directly at pedestrians as they cross:
Image: Jaguar Land Rover
University of Washington researchers found a way to estimate a US city’s obesity level using artificial intelligence to analyze its buildings in Street View images:
Image: Quartz
German startup Sono Motors is developing a solar-paneled electric car called Sion that aims to make your daily commute free:
Image: Quartz
Lex is a wearable exoskeleton that provides an ergonomic chair whenever you need it, to relieve back and neck stress:
Image: Lex
A new lidar system from startup Blackmore uses the Doppler effect to understand the speed of detected objects instantaneously, giving autonomous vehicles better ways to understand their surroundings:
Image: BLACKMORE
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