Electrodes attached to a paraplegic’s sensory cortex allow him to ‘feel’ what a robot arm is touching and complete basic tasks twice as fast-in some cases, as quickly as an able-bodied person
SAS Australia’s Mark ‘Billy’ Billingham reveals footy star Sam Burgess was put through ‘horrendous’ tasks – but will ‘go far’ in the selection course By Alisha Buaya For Daily Mail Australia Published: 06:18 BST, 6 May 2021 | Updated: 06:18 BST, 6 May 2021 Sam Burgess will be put to the test – both mentally … Read more
How picking all the chocolate off your Jaffa Cakes before eating the rest can help ease pandemic isolation: Adopting unique rituals to make everyday tasks more meaningful can make you feel less LONELY Past studies have shown that lonely people often feel their lives lack meaning Meaning can be forged by rituals — even those based … Read more
These effective solutions to everyday problems prove that sometimes the simplest ideas are the best. Snaps of the brilliant designs were taken in the UK and US, with the best examples collated in a gallery by Bored Panda. The handy creations included a toilet roll with a miniature roll in the centre, rather than an … Read more
When the pandemic forced employees to work from home, Zoom emerged as the go-to teleconferencing app. Now as many are contemplating a return to their real-world offices, the company is updating its offerings to address a post-COVID future. This week, Zoom unveiled Kiosk Mode, part of its Zoom Rooms program for physical conference rooms, which … Read more
If you like automating your Android smartphone, you probably know what Tasker does. In addition to letting you block calls from someone who is not on your contact list at any particular time or location, Tasker has now been tweaked to call tasks from the app through Google Assistant. A fun way to interact with … Read more
I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here!’s Russell Watson and Ruthie Henshall are set to take on a secret mission in Thursday night’s show, as the camp’s harmony is thwarted by a magical jester. Revealing the twist in spin-off The Daily Drop, host Vick Hope said the pair will be set the challenge by an … Read more
Cyborg cockroaches designed to complete tasks inside your HOME can carry objects across the room, transform into a display and draw objects on paper Cyborg cockroaches could soon be unleashed in homes to complete tasks Scientists programmed them to transport objects, along with other skills The team calls them ‘Calmbots,’ which can reach places other robots … Read more
Niantic has just announced a new Augmented Reality feature to shoot up the Pokémon GO experience in an all-new way. The game now receives AR Mapping tasks. Certain PokéStops and Gyms, Niantic says, will feature a special design, which will provide you an AR Mapping task when you spin them. To complete the task, you … Read more
With a lot of people working not just on their desktops but also on mobile devices, it’s already common sense to bring features to both platforms. But for some time now, you could only view, caret, and edit Tasks on the desktop version and not on Google Calendar. Finally, Google has come to its senses … Read more