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Technologies of the Year
Toys: Mechanical gecko
Stickybot - mechanical gecko is able to move, even on vertical glass
As you know, live geckos can crawl on smooth vertical walls thanks to millions of microscopic hairs on each sole - they act as miniature hooks, clinging to the slightest unevenness of the wall. This principle has been used by experts at Stanford University to create a mechanical lizard Stickybot. Limbs robot crowned with hundreds of tiny cilia of synthetic fibers, due to which it can creep even vertically put the glass at a rate of up to 4 cm / s. While the device is in the form a single prototype.
Services: Baby hydrogen
H-Racer - baby hydrogen is controlled by radio
Cars on the hydrogen fuel cell, there is only a piece of fashion prototypes and concept cars - the stage of mass production it is far away. Tired of waiting, the specialists of Horizon Fuel Cell released production model H-Racer, running on hydrogen - that is radio-controlled toy
Clothing: Affectionate shirt
For all those who love hearts, or just missed embrace people CuteCircuit company created a "hugging T-shirt» Hug Shirt. It is enough to send a partner to your mobile phone for a special message - and that will give a signal via Bluetooth smart shirt that all the details will play the corresponding sensations, including warmth of the hands, and even heartbeat
Safety: Jumping from the windows
The security system allows firefighters to evacuate the upper floors
Combined security system, created by the New York fire department, combines heavy-duty hook that can "bite" in the brick walls, heat-resistant 15-meter cable and a mechanism to control the speed of the "fall". Equipped with such a device (weighing, by the way, less than 3 kg) can easily firefighter safely and easily evacuated from the upper floors of a burning building.
Home life: Iron to lift
Oliso - iron lift to keep clothes and nerves
It would seem that the iron has been left just for a moment - but the sad result is obvious: clothes hopelessly flawed. This solves the old problem of a new iron Oliso: enough to let go of the handle, it automatically pops up on the board for a couple of centimeters, saving favorite things and a lot of nerves.
Weapons: Steel nurse
BEAR - steel nurse carried the wounded from the battlefield
Developed by Vecna robot is designed for the evacuation of wounded soldiers from the battlefield. Thanks to the hybrid wheel-track basis, he has excellent maneuverability and two iron hands on the pneumatic actuator can be gently worn soldier with a weight up to 180 kg, which is more than covered by the weight of the average foot soldier in full gear.
Food technology: Robot with taste - taster wines
Robot tasteful tasting food on their mind
Electronic taster tasting enough to throw a "view" on the bottle, to using special infrared sensors and built-in spectrometer to analyze liquid that it contains. He successfully determines the type of wine and may even recommend to him the perfect kind of cheese. Electronic sommelier was the second unit NEC System Technologies, uses a technology called "optical language." The first robot was PaReRo, who can determine the ingredients in solid food, released last year.
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Invention of the Year: YouTube
Network service YouTube, which is a convenient (and, importantly, free) the possibility of posting and viewing of videos, completely changed our understanding of the webcast. Speed, simplicity, the rating and the ability to link exchange done hundreds of unknown people, creators and characters of video clips real stars of the new digital time.
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Stickybot - mechanical gecko is able to move, even on vertical glass
As you know, live geckos can crawl on smooth vertical walls thanks to millions of microscopic hairs on each sole - they act as miniature hooks, clinging to the slightest unevenness of the wall. This principle has been used by experts at Stanford University to create a mechanical lizard Stickybot. Limbs robot crowned with hundreds of tiny cilia of synthetic fibers, due to which it can creep even vertically put the glass at a rate of up to 4 cm / s. While the device is in the form a single prototype.
Services: Baby hydrogen
H-Racer - baby hydrogen is controlled by radio
Cars on the hydrogen fuel cell, there is only a piece of fashion prototypes and concept cars - the stage of mass production it is far away. Tired of waiting, the specialists of Horizon Fuel Cell released production model H-Racer, running on hydrogen - that is radio-controlled toy
Clothing: Affectionate shirt
For all those who love hearts, or just missed embrace people CuteCircuit company created a "hugging T-shirt» Hug Shirt. It is enough to send a partner to your mobile phone for a special message - and that will give a signal via Bluetooth smart shirt that all the details will play the corresponding sensations, including warmth of the hands, and even heartbeat
Safety: Jumping from the windows
The security system allows firefighters to evacuate the upper floors
Combined security system, created by the New York fire department, combines heavy-duty hook that can "bite" in the brick walls, heat-resistant 15-meter cable and a mechanism to control the speed of the "fall". Equipped with such a device (weighing, by the way, less than 3 kg) can easily firefighter safely and easily evacuated from the upper floors of a burning building.
Home life: Iron to lift
Oliso - iron lift to keep clothes and nerves
It would seem that the iron has been left just for a moment - but the sad result is obvious: clothes hopelessly flawed. This solves the old problem of a new iron Oliso: enough to let go of the handle, it automatically pops up on the board for a couple of centimeters, saving favorite things and a lot of nerves.
Weapons: Steel nurse
BEAR - steel nurse carried the wounded from the battlefield
Developed by Vecna robot is designed for the evacuation of wounded soldiers from the battlefield. Thanks to the hybrid wheel-track basis, he has excellent maneuverability and two iron hands on the pneumatic actuator can be gently worn soldier with a weight up to 180 kg, which is more than covered by the weight of the average foot soldier in full gear.
Food technology: Robot with taste - taster wines
Robot tasteful tasting food on their mind
Electronic taster tasting enough to throw a "view" on the bottle, to using special infrared sensors and built-in spectrometer to analyze liquid that it contains. He successfully determines the type of wine and may even recommend to him the perfect kind of cheese. Electronic sommelier was the second unit NEC System Technologies, uses a technology called "optical language." The first robot was PaReRo, who can determine the ingredients in solid food, released last year.
Posted in [mergetime] 1163140832 [/ mergetime]
Invention of the Year: YouTube
Network service YouTube, which is a convenient (and, importantly, free) the possibility of posting and viewing of videos, completely changed our understanding of the webcast. Speed, simplicity, the rating and the ability to link exchange done hundreds of unknown people, creators and characters of video clips real stars of the new digital time.
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