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.
GrainSense is a handheld scanner that can measure how nutritious food is:
Image: Grainsense
ATHENA is a laser cannon from Lockheed that can shoot drones out of the sky with ease:
Image: Lockheed Martin
Super-accurate (to 30cm as opposed to 5m) GPS chips will be coming to smartphones in 2018:
Image: Broadcom
Concussions can be accurately diagnosed using VR headsets:
Image: SyncThink
Boeing and startup GoFly announced a competition for a working personal jetpack by 2019:
Image: BRET HARTMAN/TED
Toyota confirmed that it’s using Luminar’s new lidar for their driverless cars:
Image: LUMINAR
MIT CSAIL’s Primer origami robot wears foldable exosuits that it can wash off after use:
Image: MIT CSAIL
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