Who doesn’t like a good CES success story? For Aeolus Robotics, it was the 2018 show where things really clicked in. Exhibiting at the event garnered interest from folks looking for a solution to help out around hospitals, nursing homes and school. The company was more than happy to help. Japan in particular was taken […]
The Aeo robot is designed to patrol and disinfect hospitals by Brian Heater originally published on TechCrunch
Ember’s a bit of a weird one. The Southern California firm has two distinct – though not wholly unrelated arms. There’s the smart mug side of the business that launched the startup and the more recent cold chain shipping wing, which leverages its temperature control technology to move things like medical supplies. While it seemed […]
Ember brings Find My functionality to its self-heating travel mug by Brian Heater originally published on TechCrunch
At CES, BMW today unveiled its new i Vision Dee concept car, an E Ink-clad four-door sedan that can shift colors on demand. Why ‘Dee,’ you surely ask? It stands for Digital Emotional Experience. We’ll leave it at that, but what matters here is that it’s BMW’s platform for showing off its new head-up display, […]
BMW reimagines the head-up display by Frederic Lardinois originally published on TechCrunch
Nearly a year after Sony and Honda shared plans to jointly make and sell electric vehicles, the two companies revealed a prototype under the brand name Afeela. The four-door sedan was driven onstage at CES Wednesday as Kenichiro Yoshida, the CEO of Sony, talked through the company’s mobility philosophy, which prioritizes building vehicles that have […]
Sony and Honda reveal Afeela, their joint EV brand, at CES by Rebecca Bellan originally published on TechCrunch
CES is about to begin in earnest, but even though the show floor opens tomorrow, we’ve already found lots of interesting tech at the show, ranging from practical to bizarre (yet compelling). Read on for our roundup of the coolest things we’ve seen so far. Last night we spotted a suitcase-sized electric bike, the Icoma […]
Today at CES: Smellscapes, robot dogs, and ‘awareables’ by Devin Coldewey originally published on TechCrunch
Sony has been embracing accessibility options in its games for a few years now, but one place it has lagged behind perennial rival Microsoft is in accessible hardware. They aim to change that with Project Leonardo, a new gaming controller aimed to be customizable to the needs of any person. The device was described only […]
Sony aims to make PlayStation more accessible with Project Leonardo controller by Devin Coldewey originally published on TechCrunch
Sony’s CES press conference is always a real smorgasbord of the electronics giant’s different media offerings. Tonight it kicked things off my bringing District 9 director, Neil Blomkamp, to offer some insight into the filming of his upcoming Gran Turismo adaptation. Sony’s perfected a lot of unique camera tricks in order to capture the look […]
Sony offers a sneak peek at Neil Blomkamp’s ‘Gran Turismo’ film by Brian Heater originally published on TechCrunch
Automotive supplier ZF is partnering with autonomous shuttle operator Beep to deliver “several thousand shuttles” to customers over the coming years, ZF said at CES in Las Vegas. Beep, which describes itself as an autonomous mobility-as-a-service company, will implement ZF’s next-generation, Level 4 autonomous shuttle, which the company also launched at CES today. Level 4 […]
ZF and Beep to launch ‘several thousand’ autonomous shuttles in the US by Rebecca Bellan originally published on TechCrunch
Unless you live in a natural fibers-only household, your laundry is likely exacerbating an environmental crisis with each wash. The terrible microplastics mess we’re making — thanks in great part to the rise of synthetic clothing — apparently inspired Samsung to develop some new washing machine tech, which it called a “breakthrough in the fight […]
Samsung’s new washer captures microplastics from your dirty laundry by Harri Weber originally published on TechCrunch
I’ve written a fair bit about exoskeletons on these pages. They’re a fascinating subset of the robotics industry designed to improve mobility and assist with manual labor that can be taxing on the body. The FX Stick is a lower tech version, lacking the sorts of battery powered systems that drive those products. If anything, […]
Archelis’ exoskeleton is basically a chair you can wear by Brian Heater originally published on TechCrunch