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AILA robot, young assistant in a factory in future world


The innovation that is hi-light in Hanover Messe 2010 at exhibit in German this year, DFKI Bremen company get present robot humanoid , the name is that "AILA" . Purpose for the demonstration and show future world in ten year (2020) at a robot will can help to work all cooperate with a human more and more

The work of AILA will use the system "SemProM (Sematic Product Memory)" which, be the work combine between computer vision system with the ability in the touch object at have the figure and all size dimension ; for example AILA can calculate by oneself that if, must use a hand picks a bottle upwards, how much is the power ? For can lift that bottle can upward by it not broken or drop out of the hand. Which, the object or the all material is will have the data about property in RFID for use in the communication with AILA

AILA be young robot at set up laser beam eye, its can detect the space of the object. While, its brain will see and remember object character in 3D which, make it can analyze a position, angle all corner of the object for can calculate that will use the handle in which character

AILA, there is free joint 22 position (wheels x2, 2 arms x7, torso x4, head x2) and movement by 6-wheels stay below, make it can turn to go to in the direction that can want easily, although, the surface will rough no matter

Designers: DFKI Bremen






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Rain drum, umbrella innovation has a voice


The time uses an umbrella and must pass the falling rain, listen rain drop sound affects with umbrella cloth and several times feel annoyed. We come to change this feeling to good amusement, come to change rain sound to drum sound better

Rain drum is an innovative umbrella that features drums with various kinds of sound outputs, making the most interesting amusement for user during rainy days. When playing a drum, the hi-hat, crash and tom-tom needs a high frequency of drumstick play to make the range bigger, whereas, the bass and snare requires a lower frequency for a smaller range of sound. To meet these requirements, the shade of the umbrella contains five wax cloth made shades with different elasticity that makes different sounds with the fall of every raindrop.

Designer: Dong Min Park


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"DROP" GPS Braille system


This one’s for those of you who have low or no visibility with the eyes. Blind, sometimes people say. This is what’s known as the "DROP GPS" system, and it’s all hand-held. It uses the 3D-dots you might be used to calling braille, here known more as Tactile Display technology, and it all works in conjunction with things such as a cane or seeing eye dog sometimes used by the blind. Smooth sailing on an abstract device.

It’d be interesting to try’s use one of these, blind or sightful, The 3D-map of the city is lifted up from the surface of the device and moves as you move, like a compass and with zoom, search, voice command, and everything. All in your palm

Designer: Allan Sejer Madsen and Lukasz Natkaniec
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Bluetooth 4.0 technology is coming by June 2010

Bluetooth 4.0 technology ImageThe next generation of Bluetooth technology i.e. "Bluetooth 4.0" should complete sometime in June 2010. The new Bluetooth 4.0 is exciting for two main reasons:
  1. Low-power consumption
  2. And high speed data transfer are priorities in Bluetooth 4.0
Low-power consumption could come in handy for electronics such as pedometers and glucose monitors. Obviously you do not want to keep charging and replacing batteries every few months. Bluetooth’s power consumption will be so minute that the battery can last years. Mobile phones and PCs can definitely use the low-power consumption as well as high speed data transfer rates. In addition, another cumbersome limitation of the current Bluetooth technology is the 30 foot range rule, however Bluetooth 4.0 will make that limits of 200 feet and higher.
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Ford Start Concept


Ford be famous that be automobile of American big producer at have the progress in automobile development small-sized car. Technology research of Ford have admit from index technology world-class office that be brand at build the innovation is ranked worldly, and the works that make fame to is engine technology "Ecoboost" which, technology Ecoboost will use with engine six-cylinder and four-cylinder. That wants power at equal to high-engine

Ford, reveal a secret original miniature automobile at conceal develop more than 3 year; use the name that "Ford START Concept" start good life to in a city. The idea in development car this be from consumer behavior survey or new trend from a person in 20 famous capitals

The Ford START Concept showcases a future 1.0-litre EcoBoost three-cylinder petrol engine that delivers a CO2 rating under 100 g/km. and built from a combination of hybrid aluminum/high strength steel, the START keeps weight down without sacrificing safety. The body panels are made from deformable, pre-colored recyclable composites, eliminating the need for Earth damaging paints.

Designer: Ford









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Touch & Go navigator


The "Touch & Go" is a navigation system for the visually impaired, which navigates them in the outside world and makes them autonomous even beyond the four walls of their homes. Combining a hand gadget with earpiece, the device can be worn around the hand like a fashionable accessory.
Featuring a tactile display that shows the directions as a relief map, the wearable navigator uses 1:1000 scales and plum in the center depicts the position of the user. Indicating the direction wherein the user has to move with an arrow, the system also provides auditory support via the earphone, which is fitted with an ultrasonic transmitter-receiver. Since the device fastens to the back of the hand, users can carry it around quite conveniently.
Designers: Natalia Ponomareva







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Robot taxis, car service in the future


Taxi, the travel by a car serves both convenient and must not drive a car by oneself and taxi in the future use robot control replace driver, it will make easy go

This is robot taxi concept does away with the driver all together, replacing them with a computer operated vehicle. The robot taxis can seat two passengers with hand luggage and are ideally suited for large cities filled with congestion. If you need use them, a rider would call the operator, who would dispatch a taxi to their location. Once inside, the rider would enter their destination into the on-board computer and voila.

Designer team believes that design could travel at speeds up to 90 km/h and run for 20 hrs using two electric motors.

Designer: petr kubik




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"V Lock" can open the door within seconds

Many times at you come back to arrive at a house at night and must open lock the door with key. But, you fail to see a key hole, it is become dark!! .Try several times until take long times more than found key whole and can open it. Though, it should not get into trouble difficult. But, this problem can improve easily, unbelievable that it simple until miss idea like this

Good idea like this to be doing lid or which part at key hole is "V Lock" Which, the V Lock it’s got a V. You put the key in the V. You open the door. Perfect?

I think you'll understand this concept in basically 0 seconds and can open the door within 0-1 seconds

Designer: Junjie Zhang



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Street Hopper, a portable scooter


The idea for the easiness and safe in the travel in a city, moreover for the amusement, scooter be one choice vehicle that interesting because of at it has small-sized, portable easy, and durable with all environment, and this be a small-sized scooter that can design look good and strong

The "Street Hopper" is a portable scooter that offers safe and brisk commutation in urban environments. It’s a small scooter at have designing by removing the seat for an upright riding position with hands on the handlebar and feet on two small footrests, the new scooter runs on a center mounted electric engine that propels the rear wheel linked to the main body with a suspension for a smooth ride.

Generally, already it's small scooter to adds fun to your ride while sustaining the environment.

Designers: Adir Zilber





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Super Slim Mouse

  Optical Super Slim Mouse is very slim, at 10mm thickness and it’s as large as your hand.

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The designer Lukasz Natkaniec is making this optical mouse as simple as he can, so you can only see a glowing light in the middle of two buttons’ strait without any other gimmick added. The click buttons also flat enough but it has some level of height or ergonomic curve in the middle to support your palm.

Looks very cool. It makes those who use this mouse feel like they are not holding a mouse at all.

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Folding digital newspapers


The idea changes the method reads a newspaper for be appropriate the digital world in the future, cause the combination takes the print and online newspapers into a new device

Which, the designer has the idea that reading e-reader that want more precise and easy method of interaction with newspapers in a digital context, then design page of e-reader for the prototype e-reader by makes use of a semi-transparent e-ink screen to display images and text with more clarity and still folding like a common newspaper for the ease of use and transportation, the latest e-reader also includes a flexible grid system to go through content in a much broader way. Moreover, users can directly interact and alter content as if they are surfing the internet. Check out the video after the jump.

Designer: Jae Kim




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