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A robot that jogs and jumps
In the past, Boston Dynamics has released videos showing its robots climbing stairs, opening doors and back flipping. The company is now sharing a video of its latest invention - a humanoid robot, Atlas, jogging in a grassy residential area. Atlas even stops to hop over a log before casually going on his way. https://youtu.be/qpmOk2YkJ7A
13 May 2018 by sunshine

Industrial

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An automated warehouse of the future
Imagine a huge warehouse with groceries going in one end and shopping orders coming out the other. Humans do the unpacking and packing, while in the middle, robots sort and rearrange this vast inventory 24 hours a day. This is the latest highly automated warehouse of Ocado, a British online-only supermarket that also sells its technology to other global grocers. This algorithmically designed warehouse maximizes available space while digitizing some of the more arduous, complex and dull aspects of warehouse work. And by licensing and selling its automation technology to other companies, Ocado monetises the research and development needed to consistently disrupt itself. ?https://www.theverge.com/2018/5/8/17331250/automated-warehouses-jobs-ocado-andover-amazon?
12 May 2018 by oliver

Inclusion

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Smart glasses that help blind people ?see?
Aira is video-equipped smart glasses, a smartphone app and one-button access to a network of trained professional agents. You get immediate assistance for almost anything you want to do without a sighted person nearby. The system uses augmented reality to enhance your everyday experience. One of the most requested services among Aira?s customers is medication recognition. As a result, AT&T is currently helping develop a recognition solution using Aira?s new AI platform, to correctly identify prescriptions and over-the-counter medications. https://aira.io/
11 May 2018 by lynnwood

Healthcare

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A DNA test that's helpful in treating depression
According to the National Institutes of Mental Health 50 percent of people diagnosed with depression use a medication to treat it. The right drug can radically improve patients' quality of life; the wrong one can actually make their symptoms worse. A new genetic test called GeneSight analyzes 12 genes from a sample to predict how a person will respond to more than 55 psychotropic medications (drugs designed to affect a patient's mental state). A study has showed that patients in the GeneSight segment were 50 percent more likely to achieve remission (a score in the normal range) than patients in the control group. https://futurism.com/genesight-dna-test-treating-depression/
9 May 2018 by emma

Healthcare

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World first- lung cancer surgery blasts tumour without puncturing skin
Surgeons at St Bartholomew?s Hospital in London used GPS-style technology to reach a tumour on a lung, without using cuts or needles, or needing to puncture the lung. After inserting a catheter through the patient?s mouth, the surgeons were able to use 3D images to guide them to the tumour and blast it with a targeted dose of microwave energy. Footage shows the tumour exploding, not unlike the target of a missile strike, or an enemy in a computer game. https://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/world/the-times/lung-cancer-surgery-blasts-tumour-without-puncturing-skin/news-story/5d9ffdc13d8bcd365ac1ceb81ca1ca05
7 May 2018 by idea-2

Wellbeing

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Beauty services on demand
Glamazon allows you to connect with on-demand beauty services and salons through a mobile app. It functions similarly to Uber so you can find freelance stylists and easily arrange for them to come to your location for a specific beauty service which you can rate.?https://glamazonapp.com/
6 May 2018 by lynnwood