Category: Technology
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MantaDroid offers “graceful” alternative to existing underwater robots
Researchers from the National University of Singapore have created an underwater robot designed to move and look like a manta ray, better disguising the machine among its aquatic surroundings. The MantaDroid is designed to be used for underwater surveillance and marine biodiversity studies. It proposes an inconspicuous alternative to conventional underwater vehicles currently used. See…
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Swim Coach – an App for Making Smart Swimming Workouts
Many swimmers are familiar with the problem of not knowing what exercise to do next in the pool. A new app called “Swim Coach” addresses this problem and is now available for Android devices. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gizmodus.myswimcoach The protagonist of the app is a panda coach that helps swimmers and triathletes with planning interesting swim training sessions…
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A Dutch nonprofit uses virtual reality to let disabled people ‘swim’ with dolphins
Swimming with wild dolphins is something most can only dream of, and jumping into pools with captive animals has become increasingly controversial with environmentalists condemning it as cruel. But a Dutch nonprofit believes it has found a way to bring people, especially the disabled community, closer to such a joyful experience through the technological, immersive…
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These ‘robo-bees’ can dive, swim, and jump
Water-converting device lets robot pop out of water with a spark Read more: http://scim.ag/2gDCFmE
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Fares Ksebati, My Swim Pro | Entrepreneurs in Elevators | MEDC
Things go swimmingly as David interviews Fares Ksebati, co-founder and CEO of MySwimPro. This app offers personalized swim workouts and training programs to swim smarter. Visit https://myswimpro.com and find out more about this Michigan-based company.
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Swim Smarter with Swimmo!
Swim Watch with 35+ Features – Meet Swimmo Watch and App! Get directly from manufacturer, free worldwide shipping – http://bit.ly/2gHcr1p
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DIY engineers create ‘Iron Man’ jetpack that lets you swim faster than Michael Phelps
The goal was an ambitious one: Create an underwater, “Iron Manâ€-inspired jetpack capable of propelling someone through water faster than Olympian Michael Phelps on his best day in the pool. In the process, Ryan Kung and David Shulman, two Silicon Valley engineers behind “Eclectical Engineering†– a YouTube channel dedicated to bringing imaginative contraptions to…
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Lifeguards can work with these drones to save lives faster
The drone can arrive to the struggling swimmer before the lifeguard and drop an inflatable device to keep the swimmer afloat until the lifeguard arrives.