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Spotted: Tokyo startup Empath has developed an AI-based platform that can detect emotion from real-time speech in any language. At the moment, the app is restricted to one of four emotions joy, anger, calmness and sorrow.  The AI that powers the Empath platf…

Cleaning heavy snow from your drive or pathway is never much fun, but a new snowblower robot from Hanyang Robotics to make the job safe and satisfying. Snowbot is an intelligent snowblower robot Capable of autonomously cleaning your driveway and recharging it…

A new robot kit for kids has been launched via Kickstarter offering smart blocks that can be used to create a wide variety of different robotic projects bringing them to life with code. The Robo Wunderkind kids robot kit can be combined with Lego and has been…

This book did not go where I expected it to go at all. The title, to start with: I expected something like Forever War meets I, Robot. Protagonist finds himself kidnapped and hauled off into space to fight. I just read a Norton novel that did exactly that, Se…

Much like Walmart, Best Buy offers a slight advantage for some Black Friday shoppers because it has tons of physical retail stores throughout the U.S. Previously, the large majority of people would actually get up early on Black Friday and go wait in line to …

Many of the best Black Friday deals will be able to be found just about anywhere you look on November 29, but if you are looking to go into a physical store an maximize your shopping potential, Walmart may be the place to be. The retailer offers an insane var…

One of the best parts about Black Friday is that the sales literally take place all over, from online retail giants to little mom and pop shops in your local town. Years ago, everyone went to retail stores and spent the day bouncing from one place to the next…

a soft robotic pillow promises to help users fall asleep by mimicking breathing patterns. the somnox sleep robot, which has been developed by a team from tu delft, is designed to be cuddled like a teddy bear, helping to induce a slow, regular rhythm of breath…

Until very recently we’ve had to interact with computers on their own terms. To use them, humans had to learn inputs designed to be understood by the computer: whether it was typing commands or clicking icons using a mouse. But things are changing. The rise o…

On this episode of Digital Trends Live, hosts Greg Nibler and Luke Larsen break down the biggest trending tech topics of the day, including a recap of the Made By Google event, a Fortnite Chapter 2 trailer, Fords trunk drone, Gita the grocery-carrying robot, …