Imagine piloting a drone using the movements of your torso only and leaving your head free to look around, much like a bird. EPFL research has just shown that using your torso to pilot flying machines is indeed more immersive – and more effective – than using the long-established joystick. The results are published in…
3D Systems announces On Demand Anatomical Modeling Service
3D Systems announced the availability of its On Demand Anatomical Modeling Service. This new service offers medical professionals access to anatomical models 3D printed from their digital files, enabling enhanced 3D visualization for surgical planning as well as patient education. Obtaining a model requires a few simple steps: · Medical professionals can easily upload a […]
A new digitized era for European manufacturing
Manufacturing in the EU is heading to another level that will make it more competitive than ever, thanks to better service models and to innovations such as digitisation, Big Data and the Internet of Things. In the face of Asian competition and cheaper labour abroad, Europe’s manufacturing industry must stay ahead of the game and remain competitive…
Using Eye Blinks For VR Walking, Presented At SIGGRAPH 2018
In the burgeoning world of virtual reality (VR) technology, it remains a challenge to provide users with a realistic perception of infinite space and natural walking capabilities in the virtual environment. A team of computer scientists has introduced a new approach to address this problem by leveraging a natural human phenomenon: eye blinks. All humans…
Medical Device Development: the Digital Future has Arrived
There are a number of acute challenges facing life sciences and medical device developers and manufacturers: cost, time to market, and developing custom solutions. But digital technologies may well be key to improving medical device design. Lynn Manning, Contributing writer Digital design tools—computer modeling and realistic simulation—have emerged as key contributors to success in medical…
A Webcam Is Enough To Produce A Real-Time 3-D Model Of A Moving Hand
Capturing hand and finger movements within milliseconds is becoming increasingly important for many applications, from virtual reality to human-machine interaction and Industry 4.0. So far, its enormous technical demands have limited possible applications. Computer scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Informatics have now developed a software system involving the interaction of various neural networks…
Walk This Way: Enabling Infinite Walking In VR
In the ever-evolving landscape of virtual reality (VR) technology, a number of key hurdles remain. But a team of computer scientists have tackled one of the major challenges in VR that will greatly improve user experience–enabling an immersive virtual experience while being physically limited to one’s actual, real-world space. The research team will present their…
City Planners Can Widen Streets And Make It Snow, Virtually
Researchers at the Entertainment Technology Center (ETC) at Carnegie Mellon University are developing a tool for city planners to view their future plans in 3D, according to CMU News. Using the technology used in video games, the researchers created an immersive and interactive tool for city planners to develop plans, make changes and share their…
Researchers Develop Virtual-Reality Testing Ground For Drones
Training drones to fly fast, around even the simplest obstacles, is a crash-prone exercise that can have engineers repairing or replacing vehicles with frustrating regularity. Now MIT engineers have developed a new virtual-reality training system for drones that enables a vehicle to “see” a rich, virtual environment while flying in an empty physical space. The system, which the team…
Researchers Develop Virtual-Reality Testing Ground For Drones
Training drones to fly fast, around even the simplest obstacles, is a crash-prone exercise that can have engineers repairing or replacing vehicles with frustrating regularity. Now MIT engineers have developed a new virtual-reality training system for drones that enables a vehicle to “see” a rich, virtual environment while flying in an empty physical space. The…
May 2018 issue: Linear actuators: smarter, more powerful
The coming power of AI Last month’s GPU Technology Conference was a fascinating insight into the power of artificial intelligence, and how it is being harnessed by software developers and engineers to break through old barriers in a bevy of industries, from autonomous vehicles to virtual reality to medicine. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang offered his…
Microsoft Launches $25M Program To Use AI For Disabilities
Microsoft is launching a $25 million initiative to use artificial intelligence to build better technology for people with disabilities. CEO Satya Nadella announced the new “AI for Accessibility” effort as he kicked off Microsoft’s annual conference for software developers. The Build conference in Seattle features sessions on cloud computing, artificial intelligence, internet-connected devices and virtual…
Theorem’s latest Creo-NX CADverter supports Creo 4.0 and NX 11
Theorem Solutions, of Tamworth, Staffordshire U.K., has announced the release of their latest CADverter for Creo to NX. V20.3 supports Creo 2.0, 3.0 and 4.0 as well as NX 9.0, NX 10 and NX 11. This uni-directional CADverter can also be licensed with Theorem’s NX-Creo CADverter to create a bi-directional translator. Additional features and benefits […]
Brainstorm: How Are Manufacturers Preparing For 5G?
Q: In what ways are manufacturers preparing for 5G? By Michael Chinn, Deputy General Manager ICT Group, Electronic Components Sales & Marketing Group, Senior Vice President, TDK Referred to as the enabler of the “Fourth Industrial Revolution,” 5G facilitates wireless solutions for applications across many industries by reliably connecting massive numbers of devices, providing ultra-low…
JT Standard Now Standardly Used for CAD Visualization
Since the JT open standard became ISO certified in 2012 and then ISO-revised in 2017, the 3D data format, many, if not most, CAD programs have adopted JT functionality. JT is a standardized 3D data format used for product visualization, collaboration, CAD data exchange, and sometimes for long-term data retention. The JT file format can […]
Flight Of The Future: UC Students, Faculty Create Innovative, Internationally Recognized Technology For Boeing
Air travel can be a pretty disconnected experience. Often times passengers are left without typical phone and internet capabilities and a limited choice in entertainment options to pass the time. Meanwhile, flight attendants are stretched too thin to cater to the needs of many travelers, from safety instructions to drink orders. That could all change…
BOXX receives Americas 2017 NVIDIA Partner Network Professional Visualization Partner of the Year Award
BOXX Technologies, the leading innovator of high-performance computer workstations, rendering systems, and servers, today announced that it has been recognized with the Americas 2017 NVIDIA Partner Network (NPN) Professional Visualization Partner of the Year Award at the 2018 NVIDIA GPU Technology Conference (GTC). In related news, BOXX will showcase multiple NVIDIA Quadro hardware solutions and…
VRgineers’ Engineering-Grade VR Headset Makes Gamers Jealous
VRgineers debuted its VRHero 5K Plus headset at NVIDIA’s GPU developers’ conference (GTC), last week, allowing attendees to experience a new level of high visual performance and realism in virtual reality with NVIDIA. Combining high-resolution, true-to-life VR imaging with next-generation, high-performance graphics opens possibilities never seen before in enterprise VR. For the first time, with…
NVIDIA introduces DRIVE Constellation Simulation System to drive autonomous vehicles in virtual reality
NVIDIA has introduced a cloud-based system for testing autonomous vehicles using photorealistic simulation – creating a safer, more scalable method for bringing self-driving cars to the roads. Speaking at the opening keynote of GTC 2018, NVIDIA founder and CEO Jensen Huang announced NVIDIA DRIVE Constellation, a computing platform based on two different servers. The first…
Power of AI is on display at GPU Technology Conference
This week’s GPU Technology Conference, being held at the San Jose Convention Center, is a fascinating insight into the power of artificial intelligence, and how it is being harnessed by software developers and engineers to break through old barriers in a bevy of industries, from autonomous vehicles to virtual reality to medicine. The conference, which…
Thousands jam to see Jen-Hsun Huang’s keynote at GPU Developers Conference
In a 2+ hour talk that filled the Keynote Hall and spillover rooms at the San Jose McEnery Convention Center and had thousands of people in line for hours before, Nvidia’s CEO Jen-Hsun Huang, in characteristic jeans, leather jacket, and humble humor, described the world of graphics processing units (GPUs) with brilliant images and memorable…
Army’s Institute For Creative Technologies Advances Research To Reality
Soldiers, Airmen, Marines and Sailors have benefited from the research created by the U.S. Army Research Laboratory and its academic partner, the Institute for Creative Technologies at the University of Southern California. The research collaborators continue to make great strides in the fields of artificial intelligence, simulated graphics, immersion and virtual reality-supporting both military and…
Verizon, Cisco Validate Information-Centric Networking Software
Verizon and tech giant Cisco conducted a test of networking software that company officials hope could eventually lead to simpler networks and better user experiences. The wireless carrier successfully demonstrated mobile video delivery at its Boston-area laboratory using Cisco’s open-source Information-Centric Networking software. The companies said the Hybrid ICN approach to content-aware service offerings would…
CAD Models on Mars
Contestants in a recent Mars design challenge are creating 3D CAD models that depict buildings and vehicles that would allow humans to colonize the red planet. Jean Thilmany, Senior Editor Sometime in the not too distant future, one million humans will live in the Mars Valley located on the planet Mars. Okay, that’s far from […]
Three Technologies Being Utilized At The 2018 Winter Olympics
Earlier this month, I wrote a piece on how 5G was being used to keep wild boar populations at bay around the Pyeongchang stadium during the 2018 Winter Olympics. The piece covered one of the most innovative technologies being utilized at the games, which was ultimately the tip of the iceberg. The 2018 winter games…