Misty Robotics rolls out accessible, affordable personal robot

Misty Robotics reckons it's arrived at the startup's "Apple II" moment, a point when its Misty II personal robot will go from development dream to widespread adoption. The capable-looking bot has been designed to be relatively inexpensive and easy to access for those new to robot programming, while capable enough for seasoned roboticists to experiment with.

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Category: Robotics

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• Education
• Entrepreneurs
• Programming
• Robotics
• Robots

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NYC tower design gets a BIG twist

Construction is currently underway on a pair of Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG)-designed towers in New York City named the XI (aka the Eleventh). The twin buildings will feature an unusual twisted form that's intended to maximize the view for residents.

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Category: Architecture

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The LG G7 ThinQ is official, with the display, audio, and AI the highlights

LG has unveiled its first flagship phone of 2018: The LG G7 ThinQ (that ThinQ is the added AI smarts, by the way). With a vivid, 6.1-inch screen, top-end specs and some software tricks, it's hoped to go head to head against the best phones of the year from the likes of Samsung and Apple.

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Category: Mobile Technology

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• Mobile
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IK crashes synth hardware party with impressive UNO Synth

After a short teaser campaign promising a "paradigm shift," Italy's IK Multimedia has unveiled the UNO Synth, its first hardware synthesizer. The monophonic synthesizer is battery-powered for music creation on the go, invites novice sonic scientists with a hundred ready-to-go presets and promises capable musicians an inexpensive "real analog synth with professional sound."

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Category: Music

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Diagnosing breast cancer with a pill that makes tumors glow

Mammograms are useful tools for diagnosing breast cancer, but they don't always get it right. It's not always easy to tell how dangerous a particular tumor is, meaning harmful but treatable cancers can be missed, while other patients with benign tumors undergo unnecessary invasive procedures. Now, scientists at the University of Michigan have developed a new diagnostic tool that's much easier to swallow – a pill that makes tumors glow under infrared light.

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Category: Medical

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• Cancer
• Diagnosis
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• Drug delivery
• Molecules
• University of Michigan

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Secretive off-grid Slow Cabins offer a locational lucky dip

Everyone loves the idea of a hidden retreat, although guests usually have an idea of where they're headed before committing to a weekend away. But Belgium's Slow Cabins maintain an air of mystery, with the remote locations of these self-sustaining sanctuaries only revealed as your departure date draws near.

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Category: Holiday Destinations

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Smart dresser designed to help people with dementia

When it comes to the daily activities that pose difficulties for people with dementia, getting dressed is one of the big ones. Not only can it be frustrating, but it can also be embarrassing, if they have to be helped in what is normally a private activity. It was this in mind that a new "smart" dresser was created.

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Category: Health & Wellbeing

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• Alzheimer's Disease
• Clothing
• Dementia
• New York University

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