When the Covid-19 pandemic made face masks an everyday essential, Japanese startup Donut Robotics spotted an opportunity. They created a smart mask — a high-tech upgrade to standard face ...

Donut Robotics’ first 5,000 c-masks will be shipped to buyers in Japan starting in September, with Ono looking to sell in China, the United States and Europe too. There has been strong interest, he ...

Japanese startup Donut Robotics has created the c-mask, a Bluetooth-connected face covering to mitigate the spread of the coronavirus.According to the startup's official website, the smart mask ...

Student engineering team wins $250,000 for adaptable surgical mask design in XPRIZE competition. Image caption: Polair team captain Jerry Zhang is pictured with a prototype of the team's flexible ...

Mask-bot 2 will see the mask, projector and computer control system all contained inside a mobile robot. Whereas the first prototype cost just under EUR 3,000, costs for the successor model should ...

Now he’s a mask-ot. Metro-North has deployed its robot mascot — yes, the Metro-North railway has a mascot — to distribute face masks on platforms and trains. Metro-Man — a h… ...

Pepper the humanoid robot can now scan face to tell whether or not people are wearing masks. Home; ... helping businesses enforce face mask rules could give the robot a new level of responsibility.

They have tackled space travel, the oceans and robotics. Now it is taking on face masks. XPRIZE has launched the “ Next-Gen Mask Challenge.” One million dollars will go to three teams of 15 to 24 year ...

Most robots that have human faces still have the appeal of a dead-eyed zombie or doll creepily brought to life with twitching facial features and jerky mouth movements. A new robot may prove more ...