Be careful not to squeeze a robot’s hand too tight – they may complain. Trying to make human-robot interactions less artifical, a group of researchers has created ShadowSense. This technology uses a USB camera under the robot’s skin to capture the shadows of hand gestures and classify them using machine learning. Aside from just adding human elements to a machine, it creates the potential for robots to assist in evacuations and other emergency services. Read full article here
Economics
Show off that you’re a small company
This article shows that size matters when it comes to choosing products – but it matters in different ways. If your product is low-tech, people will judge it as higher quality if it’s from a small company. If your product is high-tech, people will judge it as higher quality if it’s from a big company. So, when it comes to marketing your product, consider how your company size fits with the type of product you’re offering. Read full article here