Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths skills feature in SA’s official Critical Skills List
In August, the ministry of home affairs gazetted South Africa’s official list of Critical Skills (available here). The list gets […]
Meet Japan’s cyborg, Bluetooth-enabled search and rescue cockroach
One of the features of the Fourth Industrial Revolution is the fusion of Biotechnology with Information Technology. In this most […]
Darth Vader’s voice to be AI-generated in future
Arstechnica is reporting that future Star Wars movies and series will use an AI-generated voice, trained using vocal performances from […]
South African startup working on lab-grown wildebeest and impala meat
If you want to start a lively conversation around the braai, ask people their opinions on lab-grown, synthetic meat! I […]
Mind Control your computer or VR experience with this consumer brain-computer interface
NextMind is selling a simple head-mounted device that can analyze your brainwaves and know what you’re looking at on a […]
Walmart introduces drone delivery of items up to 4.5kg within 30 minutes for $3.99 (~R60)
We’ve been hearing about drone delivery for a while now, and Walmart has just announced they are rolling out the […]
Magnetic slime + magnets = liquid robots!
A fast and fun look at some interesting new developments to create liquid ‘robots’ with new and useful capabilities. The […]
Scientists develop a pig translator AI to understand the emotions of pigs from their grunts
Strange, but apparently true! Several news outlets are reporting that an AI has been developed that can tell if a […]
Drone aircraft to fly cargo cheaper and with less emissions than a Boeing 747
As reported at SingularityHub, a new startup Nautilus has secured orders of over 440(!) of its drone ‘blended wing’ aircraft […]
US startup Formic will rent you a robot for less than a person’s minimum wage
The popular press has been saying ‘the robots are coming’ for a while now. Have they now started to arrive? […]