This week on WDD’s HotSpot:
Band-Aid-Like Self-Charging Battery Powers Wearables
A team of researchers came up with a new way to power wearable electronics, developing a soft, millimeter-scale battery that can be stretched over the skin like a band-aid.
A Kit That Turns Your Truck into an Autonomous Vehicle
A startup called Otto is developing technology that can be retrofitted to existing trucks so that they can drive themselves.
Underwater Robot Destroys Bombs
Saab has developed its Sea Wasp Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV), designed to locate, identify, and dispose of IEDs in confined spaces.
Sensors Make This Car Seat Smarter and Safer
BeBop Sensors has developed fabric sensors that are meant to make car seats smarter and safer.
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