Nimble Beomni That Can Open Coke Bottles & Lift 30kg Weights To Be Unveiled At CES 2022
The Beomni 1.0 robot is one of the most sophisticated general-purpose humanoid robots on the planet. Built by a US-based firm Beyond Imagination, the robot has been developed to provide assistance to humans using artificial intelligence.
Elon Musk says Neuralink could start implanting chips in humans in 2022
Elon Musk claims his Neuralink, a brain-interface technology company, is less than a year away from implanting chips into human brains. ‘Neuralink's working well in monkeys and we're actually doing just a lot of testing and just confirming that it's very safe and reliable and the Neuralink device can be removed safely.
Japanese firms will test a bank-backed cryptocurrency in 2022
Japan is about to take a significant step toward developing a digital currency.
A consortium made up of approximately 70 Japanese firms said this week they plan to launch a yen-based cryptocurrency in 2022. What’s notable about the project, tentatively called “DCJPY,” is that three of the country’s largest banks will back it.
Sophia-The Humanoid Robot-Will Be Rolled Out
This Year Potentially Replacing Workers you may have previously seen Sophia, the humanoid robot, in viral videos. Unlike Boston Dynamics, whose robots look like frighteningly fun Terminator-type machines that can dance, Sophia from Hanson Robotics is eerily designed to look human.
South Korean capital Seoul will become world's first 'metaverse' city
The South Korean capital of Seoul has announced plans to build its own virtual city 'metaverse'. Residents will soon be able to attend gigs and famous tourist sites or complain to the council about potholes all through virtual reality.
Virgin Galactic Is Selling Space Tourism Tickets for $450K
Virgin Galactic has revealed that so far 100 people have each handed over $450,000 for a flight on its rocket-powered suborbital spaceplane. That brings the total number of reservations for its upcoming space tourism service to 700, with the other 600 having paid $250,000 before the seat price was raised to $450,000 in the summer.
The First 'Space Hotel' Plans to Open in 2027
The word vacation conjures many images: pristine beaches, glittering ski slopes, outstretched highways and theme parks. It doesn’t call to mind cosmic journeys upon colossal rotating wheels, or vistas defined by the long arc of Earth’s surface — but it might soon.
Solar-Powered Unmanned Aircraft is Closer to Revolutionizing Telecommunication
High Altitude Platform Stations (HAPS) are an alternative to satellites operating in the stratosphere instead of space. This innovative aircraft is meant to carry the telecommunications payload to the required area, and the fact that it’s been backed by NASA shows the importance and potential of this new way of providing connectivity.
@Honda is working on small rockets, electric aircraft and robots for the Moon 🌙
Honda builds products that include cars, motorcycles, generators, lawn mowers and planes. Now it will add robots, small rockets, and a second plane.
Crypto-Backed High-Altitude Hydrogen Balloons Propel Newest Method of Near-Space Tourism
AVA Space today announced its plan for regular passenger travel to the edge of space in high-altitude hydrogen balloons. Its futuristically styled balloons are safer than rockets and emit substantially fewer pollutants into the atmosphere. This new method of space tourism promises to revolutionize perceptions of what is possible in travel, exploration, and decentralized finance.
