25 spin-offs were founded at ETH Zurich last year – more than ever before in a single year. The new record highlights the benefits of supporting young talent early on and illustrates that ETH’s own support programme is paying off. Over 20 spin-offs have been founded at ETH Zurich every year since 2007. This trend Read more about Wave of spin-offs at ETH Zurich[…]
Hilton Worldwide (NYSE: HLT) and IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced a collaboration to pilot “Connie”–the first Watson-enabled robot concierge in the hospitality industry. Connie draws on domain knowledge from Watson and WayBlazer to inform guests on local tourist attractions, dining recommendations and hotel features and amenities. Connie, named for Hilton’s founder Conrad Hilton, marks the Read more about The World’s First Watson – Enabled Hotel Concierge[…]
Before we get into any of that, let’s step back a moment and look at what haptic technology is. In most cases it uses a kind of motor called an actuator to convert electrical, hydraulic or pneumatic energy into vibrations, which can be managed and controlled by software that determines the duration, frequency, and amplitude. Read more about Why Haptic[…]
Haptic simulators addresses to tactile user which creates the sensation of touching virtual objects. Currently there are several companies in the field of haptics products which offer a wide range of haptic facilities interaction with virtual environment. Haptic simulation applications demonstrates its applicability in various fields such as medicine mainly in surgery, engineering through 3D simulations Read more about Haptic applications[…]