This is a project to remote control a personal robot “Pepper”, using FOVE eye tracking technology. The telepresence system allowed 90-year-old grandmother to attend her grandson’s wedding ceremony from a hospital miles away. Watch the project here Discover Hug –...
In 5 year time, Visitors going to Tokyo’s Summer Olympics could be greeted by a range of self-driving taxis! This is exciting, yet taxi services in Japan are excellent (clean, ultra polite, simple perfect)…so would be hard to beat local...
A team of roboticists from the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology claimed a $2 million prize on Saturday that was offered by a Pentagon research agency for developing a mobile robot capable of operating in hazardous environments. Twenty-five...
DotFes Fukuoka (Kyushu, Japan), is a festival gathering all lovers of digital technology. Including technology courses and presentations by creators and leaders of the digital era, the event is sure to be a success. I have been interested in finding...
I am late reporting this news, but better late than never. I simply can’t miss it – I want to write about the Pepper Tech Festival 2014, which was held on 20th September, in Tokyo, Japan – an event organized by...