Technology
The firefighters of the future
Thursday, December 6th, 2007Qinetiq are testing 3 of their firefighter robots by putting them into service for a six month trial. The first robots is the Talon bot that uses thermal imaging to asses the situation, the second one is a 2,160-pound Brokk 90 robot that can “tear through walls or shove vehicles out the way“, and the [...]
Toyota’s driving simurator, the world’s largest
Tuesday, December 4th, 2007Toyota has built a driving simulator that looks real. It’s considered as one of the world’s most realistic virtual driving environments. The size of it is really huge. It’s a 23-foot dome that moves over 6,000 square feet. Hopefully they’ll install one here in the Toyota showroom in Kuwait. I’d love to test it!
Tag Heuer’s Cellphone Watch!
Saturday, December 1st, 2007Tag Heuer announced last week that they’re designing a luxury cellphone. That’s kinda knew for them. But the rumor says that it might be a Watch that has a cellphone in it. I find it really nice from the pictures I’ve seen. I’d love to have one!
Dental students can now practice on robots
Saturday, December 1st, 2007Dental students can now practice on robots that could tell them if they hit a nerve by talking and telling them that it hurts. Reportedly, the bot can exclaim “it hurts” and move her eyes / hands whenever discomfort is felt. I think that we need some of those robots in Kuwait just to help [...]