Can robots love us?
BBC - Three is exploring the latest robots being developed to engage with humans on an emotional level.
After turning to cutting edge tech since an accident five years ago which left him as a double amputee...
London rooftops snapped up for “vertiports” as drone travel moves closer
dezeen - Landing and recharging pads for drones will become ubiquitous atop urban buildings within a few years, according to a company that is buying up London rooftops for a network of drone ports.
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Shape-shifting Cypher sculpture by Ozel Office is controlled by motion
De Zeen - California architecture studio Ozel Office has created a blobby robotic sculpture that changes shape in the presence of people, or through the movements of those wearing a matching virtual reality hea...
Mercedes-Benz’s latest concept car takes its design cues from art deco
Dee Zeen - This concept car from Mercedes-Benz pairs future technology with elements of the past, featuring a design inspired by art deco.
The Vision Mercedes-Maybach 6 Cabriolet, unveiled at the Pebble Beac...
Jaguar Land Rover’s prototype driverless car makes eye contact with pedestrians
De Zeen - Jaguar Land Rover has created self-driving cars with eyes that are used to communicate with pedestrians when it's safe to cross in front of them. - read more ...
Meet Artmyn, the Swiss Super-Scanner That Allows You to See Artworks That Would Otherwise Crumble Into Dust
Artnet - The P66 Manuscript, which dates back to the second or third century, is likely the oldest New Testament manuscript in the world. It lives in a safe at the Bodmer Foundation in Cologny, Switzerland, and...
Is the Art Market Ready to Embrace Work Made by Artificial Intelligence? Christie’s Will Test the Waters This Fall
Artnet - Christie’s New York will make history this fall when it becomes the first auction house to sell a work of art made by artificial intelligence. The print on canvas, a product of an algorithm developed b...
David Zwirner appoints curator-cum-Instagram-influencer as its first online sales director—why?
The Art Newspaper - Reflecting the art market’s eager pursuit of e-commerce, on 1 August id Zwirner Davappointed Elena Soboleva as the gallery’s first online sales director, yet another example of galleries exp...
Backpack-style robot companion gives wearer two functional extra hands
dezeen - The arms are manoeuvred by a distant second user wearing an Oculus Rift virtual-reality headset and operating the platform's handheld Touch controllers. The robot's "head", which peers over the should...
Flip flops with sugar-cane soles released by eco shoe brand Allbirds
Dezeen - A San Francisco-based footwear startup has launched a flip flop with a sustainable sole made from sugar cane.Shoe soles are typically made from petroleum-based EVA (ethylene-vinyl acetate) plastic foam...