Professor Einstein, a miniature educational robot, looks eerily like the genius himself — complete with the crazy wiry hair.
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TVET Innovation Week / ACTVET
The Abu Dhabi Centre for Technical and Vocational Education and Training, ACTVET, will organise the Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Innovation Week from 10th to 16th January under the patronage of H.H. Shaikh Hazza bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Chairman of Abu Dhabi Executive Council.
Hair salon? Library? Novel time for I. Coast women
As many African women spend much of their spare time in hair salons, Ivory Coast’s chief librarian, also a woman, came up with a brainwave scheme to help them read and learn to read.
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Westar increases use of drones in Kansas
Westar Energy is increasing the use of drones for such things as inspecting equipment, navigating remote areas and managing some emergencies, as the utility tries to improve safety and efficiency while also saving money, company officials said.
How mobile video is changing the way we witness crime
Mobile video is changing the way we witness crime, from live footage of a mentally disabled man tortured by four assailants , to a recording that led to the manslaughter conviction of an Israeli soldier , to the body cameras designed to keep police accountable.
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Baidu family robot a Chinese spin on Amazon Echo
Chinese internet colossus Baidu is out to make a splash with ‘Little Fish,’ a family robot that is a voice-controlled virtual valet akin to Amazon Echo or Google Home.
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Smartphones can do almost anything, but how about molecular physics?
An Israeli startup has embedded a molecular sensor called Scio in a new smartphone that can analyze any material — whether that’s the nutritional content of an apple or a person’s body fat.
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Dell’s new way to create with ‘Canvas’
Who needs a keyboard? Dell is introducing a new way to interact with your computer.
How we shop hurts endangered species
The hidden danger to wildlife posed by imported consumer goods — an espresso coffee in Beijing, a tofu salad in Chicago — can now be pinpointed and measured, researchers said Wednesday.
Gap is testing an app that will let customers try on clothes without stepping foot in a dressing room
Gap’s DressingRoom app uses avatars to help people understand how products will fit. People can then buy what fits online.