Maptor Projection Map Device

Maptor is a compact and stylish concept device that will resolve these problems in an innovative way. You can download a map on this device and it will let you project the map onto any flat surface such as wall, ground or even on your hand. Moreover, this device includes a GPS that will indicate your exact location on the map.

Yelp Augmented Reality App

Shaking your phone a few times unlocks a hidden augmented reality mode called Monocle, that shows reviews for anything you point your camera at. Called “Monocle,” it’s an Easter egg within Yelp. As in, Yelp 3.0, the one that’s currently available on the App Store. When I first read a tweet about it, I was disbelieving. But all you have to do is shake your phone three times like in some fairy tale to trigger the Monocle button, which suddenly appears on the top of the screen. For more information click here

Robotic Furniture by MKare

Interesting robotic furniture concept. mKare is a mobile care unit designed to help seniors who have suffered a stroke and thus have lost mobility on side of their body. This robot helps assist these seniors.

Nokia 888 Concept Phone

Next generation phone design by Tamer Nakisci. The flexible design enables the device to respond and change state or allow a user to reconfigure the device to the human body.

Nanofactory Design

A nanofactory is a proposed system in which nanomachines (resembling molecular assemblers, or industrial robot arms) would combine molecules to build larger atomically precise parts. These, in turn, would be assembled by positioning mechanisms of assorted sizes to build macroscopic (visible) but still atomically-precise products.

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Tunnel Vision by Isabelle Hayeur and Eric Raymond

Tunnel Vision is a multimedia installation that consists of a video projection, surround sound and lighting effects. The imagery was created using 3D modeling and animation. It was produced specifically for the Centre and seeks to explore the body’s experience and the sensory effects of industrial architecture. Usually an installation inhabits the space, but here the work disappears, or rather, it is the space itself that manifests through the work. Before entering the room, the visitor sees a dimly lit video still and hears an almost inaudible rumble. The projection creates the illusion that the room is much deeper and curved, like a tunnel or long corridor, than it actually is. When the viewer enters the room, the visual and sound environment changes. The still image starts moving, giving the impression that one is travelling along a winding passage. The rumble becomes louder and stronger. The projection gradually becomes brighter as the sound increases in volume. When both sound and light reach a saturation point, a set of lights illuminates the room. The rumble travels past the visitor and fades away. The light also disappears, and silence takes over.

MicroFactory

Great student project for creating new manufacturing robot that can be used in a local environment.

Waalbot Robot by nanoRobotics Lab at Carnegie Mellon

New nanorobot videos of the Waalbot, a wall climbing robot from the Nanorobotics lab at Carnegie Mellon University. Video shows robot  climbing on wood cabinets using synthetic dry adhesive microfiber footpads. More info at nanolab.me.cmu.edu/projects/waalbots/tri-leg.shtml and nanolab.me.cmu.edu/projects/geckohair/