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China develops app targeting those in debt
Authorities in China have developed an app that lets users know if they are within approximately 1,600 ft of someone in debt, according to reports from China’s state-run media.
Amazon cloaks warehouse workers in protective vests to prevent robot collisions
Humans working alongside robots in Amazon fulfillment centers are now outfitted with “tech vests” to prevent human/robot collisions.
Pope launches 'Click to Pray' app
The app, which will be available in six different languages, will enable more than one billion Android and iOS device users to virtually pray alongside the pope.
Sensata Technologies introduces multi-turn absolute encoders for smart industrial applications
Sensata Technologies has introduced the availability of MHM5 and MHK5 absolute multi-turn encoders with either Ethernet/IP or ProfiNet interfaces for Factory 4.0 applications.
Watch: All about Aceinna's new Open Source IMU package
Aceinna has announced a new video, “All About the New Aceinna OpenIMU Package," to provide a quick and easy overview of its new OpenIMU package.
Video: Metal deposition method yields smart fabrics
It could lead to the development of low-cost medical diagnostic tools and wirelessly powered environmental monitoring sensors.
Watch a robot walk like a 300 million year old animal
The gait of an extinct lizard-like animal was replicated by means of digital simulations and robotics.
Robocalls, telemarketing calls to increase amid government shutdown
Consumers may experience a surge in robocalls and telemarketing calls thanks to the partial government shutdown in the United States.
Even robots can get laid off
Japan’s all-robot hotel sacks half its robotic workforce after problems arise.
Researchers using AI to diagnose PTSD
A team of researchers in London has created a system using AI to diagnose patients with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
Digital display designed for small modular reactor
A safety display and indication system based on field programmable gate array technology was designed for NuScale’s small modular reactor.
Watch: Art installation to play Toto's 'Africa' for the rest of time
Max Siedentopf, a 27-year-old German-Namibian artist, has created an art installation that will be around for the rest of time, or at least until the elements get to it.
Rare metal recovery from e-waste in Switzerland
Prospects for increasing the recovery and recycling of indium, neodymium and gold are examined.
Anymal traverses and inspects Zurich sewers
During testing the robot transmitted images and a mind-boggling 500,000 measurements per second back to the above-ground team.
Moonbounce turns 73
The results of a Jan. 10, 1946, experiment have powered various practical applications, including communications between distant ground receivers.
US tech companies facing hiring skills gap
According to a new report, U.S. tech companies are facing a hiring skills gap.
Scientists teach AI to identify facial features associated with rare disorders
Scientists have trained artificial intelligence (AI) to recognize facial feature characteristics suggestive of rare genetic disorders.
IoT sensors to predict train track and station faults
Researchers from the University of the West of England (UWE Bristol), engineering solutions company Costain and startup Enable My Team (EMT) have devised a system capable of predicting parts, equipment and device failures at train stations.
Wearable alerts emergency contacts of opiate overdose
The Hope Band improves opiate overdose response times and increases survival rates by alerting emergency contacts that the wearer has suffered an overdose.
China to Begin Tracking Students Using "Smart" Uniforms
Known for high-tech surveillance of its citizens, China is taking its efforts one step further with “smart uniforms” for school-age children, which are designed to track and monitor student locations to improve school attendance rates as well as to better monitor student safety.