This artificial skin could give ‘human-like’ sensitivity to robots

A new artificial skin unveiled at CES 2026 could give robots human-like sensitivity, helping machines better understand ...

Design Interfaces That Move Heavy Ideas Forward

Part lab, part construction site, it’s where new ideas meet heavy realities. Fifty operators, pulled directly from the field, ...
Kellogg School of Management

Northwestern Innovation Institute launches international prize celebrating human-machine partnerships

The Northwestern Innovation Institute (NI Institute) at Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management today announced the Northwestern Innovation Prize for Human-Machine Partnership (NI Prize ...
People

This Human Washing Machine Could Eliminate Showering. Futuristic Pod Cleans Users in 15 Minutes, Costs $385K

The Mirai Human Washing Machine washes and dries bathers in a 7.5-foot-long pod in just 15 minutes Shawn.ccf / Alamy Stock Photo Japan-based tech company Science developed a futuristic cleaning device ...
AppleInsider

Apple's human interface design chief Alan Dye poached by Meta

Meta's latest attempt at relevance after failing to make the Metaverse or superintelligence happen is hiring Alan Dye, the guy behind Liquid Glass. On Wednesday, Bloomberg reported that Meta was ...
PC World

Japan invents ‘human washing machine’ that cleans and calms in 15 minutes

An unusual household appliance has been launched on the market in Japan: a washing machine for people. The 7.5-feet-long capsule (that’s 2.30 meters) was unveiled at the World Expo [PDF], which took ...
Ars Technica

Testing shows why the Steam Machine’s 8GB of graphics RAM could be a problem

But there’s one spec that has caused some concern among Ars staffers and others with their eyes on the Steam Machine: The GPU comes with just 8GB of dedicated graphics RAM, an amount that is steadily ...
New Atlas

Biometric 'human washing machine' cleans, dries and adapts to your mood

"The 'Future Human Washing Machine' is a modern-day scientific reproduction of the Human Washing Machine, which was exhibited at the Osaka Expo in 1970 and became a hot topic, and is equipped with ...
Digital Trends

Too lazy to shower? This human washing machine can clean your body in 15 minutes

What’s happened? If you have ever wished your shower could do the hard work for you, a company from Japan has finally delivered the gadget of your dreams. A new human washing machine, now officially ...
techxplore

Wearable tech lets users control machines and robots while on the move

Engineers at the University of California San Diego have developed a next-generation wearable system that enables people to control machines using everyday gestures—even while running, riding in a car ...
today.ucsd

Wearable Lets Users Control Machines and Robots While on the Move

Wearable technology uses everyday gestures to reliably control robotic devices even under excessive motion noise, such as when the user is running, riding in a vehicle or in environments with ...