AI Startup Embodied Intelligence Wants Robots to Learn From Humans in Virtual Reality Ford Assembly Line Workers Try Out Exoskeleton Tech to Boost Performance Virtual driving instructor and close-to-reality driving simulator Former Facebook President Admits It's 'Exploiting a Vulnerability in Human Psychology' HTC's VR arts program brings exhibits to your…
Today is October 30th, 2017 and it's an all new Human Factors Cast hosted by Nick Roome with Blake Arnsdorff. Air traffic controllers may get a break from non-stop drone reports Amazon Key opens your home for indoor deliveries LA Looks to Rideshare to Build the Future of Public Transit…
Today is October 23rd, 2017 and it's an all new Human Factors Cast hosted by Nick Roome with Blake Arnsdorff. -Do people like government 'nudges'? Study says: Yes -Drivers are less cautious at railway crossings -Adobe says it wants AI to amplify human creativity and intelligence -What training exercises boosts…
Today is September 23rd, 2019 and it's an all new Human Factors Cast hosted by Nick Roome with Blake Arnsdorff. HUMAN FACTORS NEWS Artificial Intelligence Detects Heart Failure From One Heartbeat With 100% Accuracy https://www.forbes.com/sites/nicholasfearn/2019/09/12/artificial-intelligence-detects-heart-failure-from-one-heartbeat-with-100-accuracy/#4120db3d7ac9 Paris tests 'flying taxi' as future of city transport https://www.euronews.com/2019/09/17/watch-paris-tests-flying-taxi-as-future-of-city-transport Google says its AI detects…
Today is October 9th, 2017 and it's an all new Human Factors Cast hosted by Nick Roome with Blake Arnsdorff. -California DMV tweaks rules to allow completely driverless cars -Oculus Go is VR’s biggest milestone, and its greatest compromise -VR in healthcare: 3 developments pushing boundaries in 2017 -These hearing…
Today is October 9th, 2017 and it's an all new Human Factors Cast hosted by Nick Roome with Blake Arnsdorff. -Intel introduces IoT provisioning solution to help install devices automatically -Chatbots are coming to HoloLens and they'll help workers make better decisions -Here’s everything Google announced today -This smart bandage…
Today is October 2nd, 2017 and it's an all new Human Factors Cast hosted by Nick Roome with Blake Arnsdorff. -Elon Musk's Rocket Travel Plan Is Def Possible, Def Bananas -Fighting Cholera With a Smartphone -The 5 biggest announcements from today’s Amazon hardware event -Autonomous flying taxis take to Dubai’s…
Today is September 25th, 2017 and it's an all new Human Factors Cast hosted by Nick Roome with Blake Arnsdorff. ----News---- -iOS 11 Is Full of Tiny Design Inconsistencies -Amazon reportedly working on Alexa-enabled 'smart glasses' -Here Are the First Hints of How Facebook Plans To Read Your Thoughts -Valve…
Today is September 18th, 2017 and it's an all new Human Factors Cast hosted by Nick Roome with Blake Arnsdorff. -Hackers Have Already Started to Weaponize Artificial Intelligence -U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao has introduced a new set of voluntary guidance for self-driving cars -Lack of ‘safeguards’ in Tesla's Autopilot…
Today is September 12th, 2019 and it's an all new Human Factors Cast hosted by Nick Roome with Blake Arnsdorff. HUMAN FACTORS NEWS How Schools Are Being Designed to Minimize the Number of Deaths During a Mass Shooting https://gizmodo.com/how-schools-are-being-designed-to-minimize-the-number-o-1837862416 Video Source: https://youtu.be/EscI-TTyms4 Blind man helps develop smart cane that uses…
Today is September 4th, 2017 and it's an all new Human Factors Cast hosted by Nick Roome with Blake Arnsdorff. Robot caregivers are saving the elderly from lives of loneliness Alexa and Cortana Are on Speaking Terms Going to the doctor is a pain. Can Silicon Valley help? Stop trying…
Today is August 28th, 2017 and it's an all new Human Factors Cast hosted by Nick Roome with Blake Arnsdorff. -Musk shows off SpaceX’s custom spacesuit -Amazon’s new education tool helps students become better writers -Why blockchain needs design -Use of BCI, virtual avatars could help with gait disabilities COMMUNITY…
Today is September 11th, 2017 and it's an all new Human Factors Cast hosted by Nick Roome with Blake Arnsdorff. Alexa now responds to certain questions with skills that can help you when Alexa can’t A design flaw makes it easy to hack Siri & Alexa Equifax data leak could…
Today is August 21st, 2017 and it's an all new Human Factors Cast hosted by Nick Roome with Blake Arnsdorff. -Alexa can now steer exoskeletons -Apple, FB, Google, & other tech giants tell the Supreme Court to protect cell phone data in a key upcoming case -Ford patents removable wheel…
Today is August 14th, 2017 and it's an all new Human Factors Cast hosted by Nick Roome with Blake Arnsdorff. -HOW YOUR PHONE NUMBER BECAME THE ONLY USERNAME THAT MATTERS -Blizzard and DeepMind turn StarCraft II into an AI research lab -Startup Neurable Unveils the World's First Brain-Controlled VR Game…
Today is August 7th, 2017 and it's an all new Human Factors Cast hosted by Nick Roome with Blake Arnsdorff and Woodrow Gustafson. -Darpa Wants to Build a BS Detector for Science -The All Controller controls all your consoles -Hyperloop One's passenger pod takes its first ride -Facebook engineers panic,…
Today is August 12th, 2019 and it's an all new Human Factors Cast hosted by Nick Roome with Blake Arnsdorff. HUMAN FACTORS NEWS Academy cadets’ invention to support battlefield Airmen awarded patent https://www.edwards.af.mil/News/Article/1925461/academy-cadets-invention-to-support-battlefield-airmen-awarded-patents 4 Ways AI Can Assist Minimising Maritime Accidents - Sea News Global Maritime News https://seanews.co.uk/features/4-ways-ai-can-assist-minimising-maritime-accidents Carnegie Mellon…
Today is July 31st, 2017 and it's an all new Human Factors Cast hosted by Nick Roome with Blake Arnsdorff. -Elon Musk shares footage of The Boring Company’s first working car elevator -Disney Is Building Facial Recognition to Figure Out When You'll Laugh During Toy Story 5 -Disney plans to…
Today is July 24th, 2017 and it's an all new Human Factors Cast hosted by Nick Roome with Blake Arnsdorff. -Google Glass is officially back with a clearer vision -In a fragmented VR market, one company wants to unite them all -This ‘shape-display’ robot follows your hand and simulates the…
Today is July 17th, 2017 and it's an all new Human Factors Cast hosted by Nick Roome with Blake Arnsdorff. -Want to Stop Distracted Driving? Start by Figuring Out How People Really Drive -How L’Oréal is using VR to make decisions in its New York HQ -Photobucket's 'ransom demand' is…
Today is July 3rd, 2017 and it's an all new Human Factors Cast hosted by Nick Roome with Blake Arnsdorff. -The mere presence of your smartphone reduces brain power, study shows -YouTube's VR180 solves some of VR's biggest problems - by chopping it in half -Facebook may finally have to…
Today is July 29nd, 2019 and it's an all new Human Factors Cast hosted by Nick Roome with Blake Arnsdorff HUMAN FACTORS NEWS Elon Musk’s Neuralink looks to begin outfitting human brains with faster input and output starting next year https://techcrunch.com/2019/07/16/elon-musks-neuralink-looks-to-begin-outfitting-human-brains-with-faster-input-and-output-starting-next-year Scientists Have Created a Prosthetic Arm That Lets Patients…
Today is July 22nd, 2019 and it's an all new Human Factors Cast hosted by Nick Roome, Blake Arnsdorff with special guest Jeff Olson. HUMAN FACTORS NEWS 35 Injured on Air Canada Flight to Australia After Aircraft Hits 'Sudden Turbulence' https://gizmodo.com/35-injured-on-air-canada-flight-to-australia-after-airc-1836296050 Video Captures Delta Air Lines MD-88 Engine Failing Mid-Flight…
Today is June 26th, 2017 and it's an all new Human Factors Cast hosted by Nick Roome with Blake Arnsdorff. -Senators reveal plans for national self-driving car legislation -RE2 is making bomb-defusing robots as intuitive to control as your own hands -A tiny sensor turns any stationary bike into a…
