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Robotic limbs Part 2: new intelligent arms
Posted by Adrian Rusu in Innovation Exercise, World News on November 11th, 2009
Losing your hand is an unfortunate accident that every once in a while still happens in the industrial world. Because of the advanced research over robotic limbs over the past years, doctors are now able to implant a new arm that is directly connected and controlled by the electrical impulses generated in the brain.
Robotic limbs Part 1: Robotic leg enhancements to help the disabled
Posted by Adrian Rusu in Innovation Exercise on August 23rd, 2009
Japanese strike again. Somehow all the robotic discoveries in the world seem to come from Japan, unlike the Hollywood motion pictures who always show these discoveries as coming from the US.
This time, we are talking about a suit that comprises of a 23kg leg expansion set and a battery pack that help people with locomotive handicap to move and walk better; keep in mind that the device is still in the early-adoption stages, thefore target clientele should be realively weatlthy. But what is the value of money when are spent towards a better health?
Find the full story here: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/news/5966367/Japanese-robot-suit-to-help-disabled.html
Exercise: Science Fiction and Innovation
Posted by max in Innovation Exercise on August 4th, 2009
I’ve been reading Isaac Asimov stories recently. He is a leading science fiction writer, and has fans of all ages worldwide. Whereas science fiction used to evoke images of flying saucers and googley-eyed monsters, he takes on a unique angle, studying our humanistic qualities in a world where robots and artifical intelligence are omnipresent. I highly recommend it to any engineer with metaphysical aspirations. But it got me thinking… arent science fiction writer some of the best innovators we have? They have the vision, which in some cases is 90% of the work. Not all the time of course, I dont suppose we will be able to teleport ourselves Star-Trek-style anytime soon. But think about your favorite scifi books and movies, and tell us: which invention do you think will materialize in your lifetime?
As for me, I am really looking forward to a face-recognition software attached to my sunglasses that is connected to a memory chip which can deliver live all the information I need about anyone I meet (e.g. what did we talk about last time, friends in common on facebook, planned events in the coming weeks). This is circa Robocop/Terminator.
Electronic Linesmen
Posted by nigel in Innovation Exercise on July 6th, 2009
Dear Readers,
Anyone of you catched the 2009 epic tennis match between Andy Roddick and Roger Federer?
I thought last year’s match between Nadal and Federer was fantastic, but I preferred this year’s Wimbledon finals. Roddick was fantastic, he didn’t drop a single set except the last one that ended the championship. Nevertheless, he has earned my respect. Much more than the respect I have for Federer.
Woops… I apologise for digressing so much. I’m suppose to talk about innovation here.
Back to the main topic, Electronic Linesmen. In the tennis association, the use of hi-tech electronic linesmen is accepted with a limited number of times each player has to curb excessive disruption to the game play. I felt that this gadget is another example of an innovative invention that significant improves the fairness of the game. And FAIRNESS is the true spirit of any sports.
To my disappointment, the FIFA does not share the same thoughts. They felt that the flow of the game is more important than fairness.
Well… enough of my opinions, its time to hear yours! Tell me:
- What other similar gadgets do you know of that promotes fairness?
- Do you understand how this gadget works?
- How much are you willing to pay such technology?
- Does the understanding of how it works affect your decisions to buy?
Let me hear your thoughts. :)
Innovation in Football: 3+2 referees proposal to be approved today
Posted by Adrian Rusu in Innovation Exercise, World News on June 30th, 2009
Potential referee scheme
When you think of football, you think of one of the oldest team sports in the world and definitely the king of modern sports.
This being said, very rarely are there any changes in the rules or the way football is being governed. Still to be approved in a board meeting today, UEFA is planning to change the number of referees that will be present during a game from currently 2 side referees and 1 central to add 2 more behind the goals. For start, the rule will apply to the newly created “Europa League” which replaces the old “Uefa Cup.” Read the rest of this entry »
Innovation Exercise #3
Posted by nigel in Innovation Exercise on June 21st, 2009
Dear All,
Here’s another shot for readers:
BitTorrent in an ingenius way of increasing supply as demand increases. What about this scenario…
- When the voting/exams results are scheduled to be released on a specific date, there’s usually a sudden surge in demand to obtain the results. It is not logical for the system owner to purchase super high-end hardware and network bandwidth to support this surge. Think of a way to support such surge in a cost effective way.
A New Exercise: Innovations that came too late!
Posted by max in Innovation Exercise on June 4th, 2009
I recently noticed a small TV on the side desk of a cashier. It caught my attention because it was the first TV-phone I ever saw in person. I must’ve seen pictures of a TV phone for the first time perhaps 10 or 15 years ago, so this new phone actually brought me back in time… I asked the lady if I could see it up close, and as I held it in my hand the reception of the antenna got screwed and the image of the TV show got fuzzy. It felt so antiquated… Who watches TV anymore anyway?
So after we have spent years, perhaps decade dreaming of TVs that could be portable, always with us, and connected to our phones, when their time finally came, it was obsolete. Tivo, youtube, and other medias have more or less made it a silly thing to own (sorry to all TV phone owners out there!).
So I ask all Innobunnies: can you remember other instances of innovations that came too late? Lets try to list as many as we can here…. Cheers!
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Search Engine war: introducing Microsoft’s BING
Posted by Adrian Rusu in Innovation Exercise, Multimedia on May 28th, 2009
It sounds Chinese, right? Bing? I mean first impression… Chinese/Microsoft? Hm!
When I heard about Bing, the newest search engine from Microsoft, my first thought was of the Chinese pancake (煎饼 = jian bing). It also means “sick” 病. So, from a Chinese perspective, I would say the name is not well chosen. But, not being a Chinese national, I might be wrong. www.bing.com
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Innovation in Theft Prevention
Posted by Adrian Rusu in Innovation Exercise on May 20th, 2009
Have you ever thought how could you stop theives to steal your objects? What kind of ideas did you have in mind?
In this photo taken by connors934 you can start brainstorming about how to “uglify” your most precious gadgets. The current trend is to really accesorize your life to make it more beautiful but how about if we start “uglifying” our assets??
Logo Contest: Give me a new look!
Posted by max in Innovation Exercise on May 13th, 2009
Dear All: dont forget to check out the ongoing Contest page. We will try to have a contest available online most of the time.
Right now, we are collecting ideas on how to redesign my own face!
Find out about the contest on the Contest page, and visit facebook to see current submissions:
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=81477136849&ref=mf
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