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Added on the 31/03/2017 14:03:14 - Copyright : RT Ruptly EN
Sadly for 'Curly', the curling-playing robot, it wasn't his time for triumph on Thursday, when the artificial intelligence (AI) machine lost a game to his human competitors in the South Korean city of Icheon. The Ministry of Science and ICT hosted the competition between two robots, both named Curly, and a team of their human counterparts. Despite losing, both robots showed signs of being able to formulate strategy and to showcase evolving levels of skill.
Japanese company Xenoma showed off its first mass produced e-skin on Wednesday, a machine washable t-shirt with electric sensors that could revolutionise health technology for the home. The e-skin is equipped with a unified monitoring sensor system that can keep checking your breathing rate, blood pressure, and body temperature, while also closely monitoring your movement, even helping play virtual reality games.
This huge setup is classic gaming with a giant twist. Gamers around the globe can now enjoy Atari classics in the ultimate way - by using what is believed to be the world's largest joystick at the Technological Laborotary of Uruguay science museum in Montevideo.
Have you ever wondered how billionaires unlock their cars? This is the Senturion diamond-encrusted wearable technology bracelet, which can be synced with your car to lock or unlock it and even start it up. Senturion presented its luxury tech wrist wear at the Top Marques automotive show in Monaco on Friday, and the bejewelled device fit right in among the supercars and wealthy participants at the world's most exclusive auto show.
One man wearing a virtual reality helmet was the star of the show on Wednesday, drawing crowds of dozens to watch him play a VR game in an attempt to break a Guinness World Record for the longest time spent playing a single VR session. 31-year-old gamer Johannes Loeffelmann strapped on the headset from a Playstation PS4 Pro VR set, secured both hand controllers, and dove into the Matrix.