The Scarlet Briefing 8/12

The Scarlet Briefing

Every week, the team at Scarlet shares what we consider the most compelling news in A.I., digital assistants and technology that affects and helps the lives of humans. Here are this week’s picks.

• 12 cool tech innovations that are in use during the Rio Olympics. (Entrepreneur)
• Robot-like machines are helping people with spinal injuries regain some sensation and movement — all using noninvasive technology. (NPR)
• An industrious inventor built a bionic hand out of his Keurig coffeemaker. The hand’s name is Hedberg. (Digital Trends)
• A new project out of MIT, called DuoSkin, is a kind of temporary tattoo that is a connected interface, allowing you to control your phone or computer from the comfort of your arm. (TechCrunch)
• Watch 1,000 robots dance together in unison — and break the world record for most simultaneous dancing robots. (Entrepreneur)
• A.I.s and deep learning algorithms could change the healthcare field dramatically. (TechCrunch)
• Would you stay at a robot-staffed hotel, where the receptionists are two animatronic velociraptors? (CNET)

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