You’d think that a robot arm made from air bags would sacrifice strength for being lightweight, but while Otherlabs’ prototype weighs in at just 900g, it’s still strong enough to lift a human being.
Unless you’re using a Bluetooth headset or their speakerphone, you can’t really operate a touchscreen smartphone while it’s held to your ear during a call. So this prototype once again merges a phone with a pico projector to give you full access to your device during a call, as well as the device of the person you’re talking to.
In the ongoing pursuit of making touchscreens feel a little less flat and smooth, researchers at Aachen University in Germany have created a prototype display with embedded magnets that provide a tactile response to users interacting with on-screen elements.
