On Fridays I post here my favorite stories about emerging technologies, experiential activations, interactive art, advances in scientific research, and other things I find inspirational.
Vitali is a vibrating smart bra that keeps tabs on how zen you feel:
Image: Kris Naudus (AOL/Engadget)
Since deep learning develops its own processes, what happens when we can’t understand our AI?
Image: Keith Rankin
Injecting a virus into the brains of Parkinson’s patients may relieve their symptoms:
Image: US National Institute on Aging
A Russian designer has redesigned the traffic light for both human drivers and autonomous vehicles:
Image: Evgeny Arinin
Scewo is a self-balancing, stair-climbing electric wheelchair designed by Swiss students:
Image: Scewo
Future retail stores could run on experiential tech like facial recognition, robots & holograms:
Image: Otto Steininger
Toyota has created an exoskeleton-like robotic leg brace to help paralyzed people walk:
Image: AP/Eugene Hoshiko
MindMaze’s Mask VR device captures facial muscle movements to render them in virtual reality:
Image: Rachel Metz
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