Self-Walking Exoskeletons
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Walk the dinosaur: New biomechanical model shows Tyrannosaurus rex in a swinging gait
Researchers from the Netherlands have created a new approach to envision how dinosaurs walked. By modeling a T. rex tail as a suspension bridge, the scientists formed a new idea of the animal's walking speed. Trix, the tyrannosaur from Naturalis muse.....»»
"Dead clades walking": Fossil record provides new insights into mass extinctions
Mass extinctions are known as times of global upheaval, causing rapid losses in biodiversity that wipe out entire animal groups. Some of the doomed groups linger on before going extinct, and a team of scientists found these "dead clades walking" (DCW.....»»
Canadian politician accidentally appears naked on Parliamentary Zoom call
William Amos, who represents the Quebec district of Pontiac for Prime Minister Trudeau's Liberal Party, was caught walking around in his birthday suit during the session. Like many countries, Canada allows some MPs to participate in parliamentary sit.....»»
Android Heads Up feature aims to prevent distracted walking
“Heads Up” is a new feature for Android phones that prompts you to stay aware of your surroundings if it detects you’re using your handset while walking......»»
Robotic Exoskeletons Could One Day Walk By Themselves
AI and wearable cameras could help exoskeletons act a bit like autonomous vehicles Engineers, using artificial intelligence and wearable cameras, now aim to help robotic exoskeletons walk by themselves. Increasingly, researchers around the w.....»»
Phone app alerts users to look up while walking
The tool is being tested by Google's Android operating system, reports suggest......»»
The body armour many of us may soon be wearing
The market for exoskeletons - high-tech external body support systems - is tipped to grow strongly......»»
Explore your city’s invisible history with this free AR app
Pokémon GO meets the urban walking tour with OverTime, a new app from Philadelphia-based Monument Lab. The history of a place is as much about what’s there as what came before. But so often, unless it’s memorialized or made obvious.....»»
Cruise industry salty over CDC plan to keep travelers safe from COVID at sea
CDC didn't mandate vaccinations on board but added extra layers of protection. Enlarge / YOKOHAMA, JAPAN - FEBRUARY 10: A member of the media wears a face mask while walking past the Diamond Princess cruise ship. (credit: Getty | Carl Court) T.....»»
This 830-horsepower, crab-walking SUV will be the second Hummer EV
More agile than the Hummer EV truck but with a slightly smaller battery pack. The reborn GMC Hummer EV truck is getting a sibling—this one is an SUV. [credit:.....»»
Apple Watch Can Accurately Assess Frailty, Finds Stanford Study
The Apple Watch can accurately determine a user's "frailty," according to the findings of a recently-published study from Stanford University. MacRumors reports: Frailty can be determined using a six-minute walking test (6MWT), and the metric is a ge.....»»
Hop on COVID-19’s most famous ship—the Diamond Princess—in HBO’s The Last Cruise
A staffer sums it up (before knowing the damage): "The walking dead, a dystopian situation.” The trailer for HBO's The Last Cruise. Filmmaker Hannah Olson might be the only person to ever have two world premieres at South by Southwest w.....»»
A ship, wrecked: HBO’s The Last Cruise chronicles COVID-19’s infamous cruise ship
A staffer sums it up (before knowing the damage): "The walking dead, a dystopian situation.” The trailer for HBO's The Last Cruise. Filmmaker Hannah Olson might be the only person to ever have two world premieres at South by Southwest w.....»»
Exoskeletons with autopilot: A peek at the near future of wearable robotics
You don't consciously think about moving each leg when you walk, so why should you have to do so while piloting a robotic exoskeleton?.....»»
Watch AI Grow a Walking Caterpillar In Minecraft
sciencehabit shares a report from Science Magazine: The video in this story will be familiar to anyone who's played the 3D world-building game Minecraft. But it's not a human constructing these castles, trees, and caterpillars -- it's artificial inte.....»»
Like a wearable guide dog, this backback helps Blind people navigate
We have computers in our pockets and rovers on Mars, yet we still don't have a good alternative to guide dogs and walking sticks. Until now, that is.....»»
Slack announced it would let you DM anyone. Then people pointed out that might be a really bad idea
Wednesday morning, Slack rolled out a feature to let its users message people at other companies. By Wednesday afternoon, it was walking the feature back and making changes to prevent harassment after people pointed out that it could be used to send.....»»
Survey shows 32% of British women don"t feel safe walking alone at night – compared to just 13% of men
The recent disappearance of Sarah Everard in London has led to searching conversations about the safety of women in the United Kingdom. It prompted many women to share their own stories of feeling constrained in moving around in their local area. CCT.....»»
People Who Text While Walking Actually Do Ruin Everything
Clever experiments demonstrate how having your face in your phone disrupts the flow of pedestrian traffic and makes life difficult for everyone......»»
Engineers combine AI and wearable cameras in self-walking robotic exoskeletons
Robotics researchers are developing exoskeletons and prosthetic legs capable of thinking and moving on their own using sophisticated artificial intelligence (AI) technology......»»