Cyberpunk | Technologies

2022-02-16 16:20:59 "Folding" car

The CT-1 is the car model of the Israeli startup City Transformer. These are electric cars capable of accommodating two adults with a range of 100-150 kilometers without recharging.

The four-wheeled vehicle is 2.49 meters long and 1.4 meters wide. It can also quickly reduce the track width to 1 meter. Its top speed is then reduced from 90 to 45 km/h.

Such a vehicle is designed to save space on the streets, and to arrive quickly at the scene of traffic accidents. Open / Comment

2022-02-15 23:48:06 Hologram you can touch

Star Trek technology is already real. Scientists have developed a system with 3D lasers to actually "sense" the hologram.

The team relied on a device called Optical Trap Display to create three-dimensional images.

The problem with touching holograms is the surface needed to reflect the laser light so that the user's eyes can see it and hands can feel it. Open / Comment

2022-02-14 17:57:18 All-weather autonomous travel bus

Japanese company MUJI in cooperation with Sensible 4 introduced an autonomous bus, capable of operating in any weather conditions (heavy rainfall, fog, snow, etc.).

The bus was named Gacha Bus. The first modifications are designed for a capacity of 16 passengers. The interior features a comfortable, minimalist design. Open / Comment

2022-02-13 23:51:30 Exoskeletons provide superhuman strength

The CLOi Suit Bot is an exoskeleton that attaches to the lower body and provides greater stability, strength and safety in a workplace such as a factory or warehouse where heavy objects need to be lifted repeatedly.

The exoskeletons, capable of taking up to 7 kilograms, have been used by Auto Concern employees in 86 percent of all work. Open / Comment

2022-02-12 21:16:23 Boeing to exceed 6,000 km/h

Boeing presented at the AIAA SciTech forum and exhibition in San Diego, California, a hypersonic aircraft concept capable of reaching speeds in excess of 6,000 km/h.

Details of the project are kept secret, but it is known to have a hybrid drive: a turbojet and a hypersonic direct-flow air-jet engine. Open / Comment

2022-02-11 23:45:04 The $777,000 piloted hoverbike model

A.L.I Technologies dubbed it the XTurismo Limited Edition.

The hoverbike utilizes two large center rotors and four smaller electric support rotors placed on the outer edges of the machine. The rider's position resembles what it would be like if he or she were riding a motorcycle.

The prototype can reach a top speed of 80 km/h and fly for about 40 minutes when fully charged and refueled. The payload is about 100 kg. Open / Comment

2022-02-10 23:52:36 Eilik Mini Robot

Among the built-in features of the first-generation Eilik are:

- facial expressions (the electronic assistant frowns, cries, smiles, gets angry);
- songs (Eilik can sing songs, including popular Christmas carols around the world, which makes it an ideal mini-present for the New Year and Christmas holidays);
- emotions (the smart robot is afraid of heights, gets upset if he gets hurt, and is happy to see his master).

Moreover, as noted by experts in the field of electronics, a smart mini-robot is a fairly complex assembly. It has more than 20 sensors, so the device responds to physical contact, voices, movement, and other user actions. Open / Comment

2022-02-09 23:53:36 What is this, a soap bubble? Nah, it's the car of the future.

Central Saint Martins students present a "car of the future" from Renault.

The French car brand has partnered with Central Saint Martins for the second year in a row for the Life Designed competition, in which graduate students from the School of Industrial Design participate.

The capsule-shaped vehicles, designed for one or two people, would be placed next to each other, attached by a magnetic strap that wraps around the outside, allowing more than two people to travel together. Open / Comment

2022-02-08 22:32:41 The display in Seoul stuns the imagination

The screen can take on the illusion of a huge aquarium with a surging wave, a toy machine or a fantastic spaceship.

The developer of such a screen — d'strict company — has been working in the sphere of outdoor advertising for cafes, bars, stadiums and other objects for many years.

The area of the smart screen is more than 1600 square meters – 80 meters long and 20 meters wide. It took several months to install the "miracle of technology". Open / Comment

2022-02-07 21:44:16 Robot learned to play table tennis in 90 minutes

Researchers ran a simulation so the artificial intelligence could learn how the speed and orientation of the racket affected the trajectory of the ball.

After the algorithm was able to hit balls in more situations, the scientists set it up to control the arm movement of a real robot near the table.

The system used two cameras to track the location of the ball every 7 milliseconds. The algorithm processed the signals and decided where to move the robotic arm to hit the ball. Open / Comment