After more than a decade of awe-inspiring gymnastics and heavy lifting, Boston Dynamics‘ humanoid robot, Atlas, is hanging up its hat—or should we say, its hydraulic hoses. In a poignant farewell video, the Hyundai-owned robotics pioneer announced that Atlas is…
Beam us up, Scotty! Philadelphia’s own University of Pennsylvania has seemingly pulled a page straight out of “Star Trek: The Next Generation” by developing a real-life holodeck. This cutting-edge virtual reality system, named after its sci-fi counterpart, is designed to…
Manufacturers are looking into better ways to package their products, and companies strive to make packaging smarter, more connected, and more engaging. QR codes, radio frequency identification (RFID) tags, augmented reality (AR), and Internet of Things (IoT)-based technologies are used…