The experience of going to your local coffee shop to buy yourself a coffee in the morning could one day change. Over in Berkeley, California there is a new shop called Bbox cafe that is run by robots. The process of ordering a coffee is done with an app. After you make your order you will be presented with a timer displaying how long until...
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Loon is bringing balloons to Kenya to provide 4g internet connectivity to rural areas of the country. The balloon is powered by solar panels that powers the gear to provide the 4g internet. It also has a battery to help it operate at night when there is no light. The balloons can also move with the wind to different locations. This can help provide a internet...
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AR (Augmented reality) technology will soon be used within google maps. A new feature coming soon to the app will use AR navigation technology to display what direction you need to go using your phone's camera. A visual guide on how to reach your destination. The technology compares your phone's camera data with google's street view data to then understand what direction you are facing. After...
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The future of automation is slowly becoming a reality with autonomous cars, boats and planes being worked on but now we have autonomous trains here in Australia. An iron ore mining company in Western Australia called Rio Tinto has recently launched a fully automated rail network. The trains travel 800 kilometers and take up to 40 hours to load up the cargo, reach their destination and...
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