Love with robots is closer than you think

Last-minute Valentine's Day tech gifts; How bionic eyes are restoring sight...

ZDNet Innovation Weekly February 8, 2019

Robot Love: Why romance with machines is a foregone conclusion Sex robots are sold for physical pleasure, but emotionally fulfilling relationships with machines is closer than you may think. READ FULL STORY RELATED • Robots dismantle and neutralize 100,000 mustard agent chemical weapons • Gecko Gripper utilizing NASA-created tech launches commercially • US military equipped with tiny spy drones Pioneering bionic eyes restoring sight: How implantable tech is fighting blindness READ FULL STORY When it comes to innovation, even shipping cartons can be improved upon READ FULL STORY Bringing VMware Environments to the Public Cloud White Papers from IBM Top Supply Chain Management Software for 2018 Downloads from Select Hub VoIP Phone Solutions vs Traditional Service White Papers from Vonage More Innovation 1. Honeywell, Curtiss-Wright plan to overhaul airline black boxes 2. $18 million for startup behind phone-assisted urine test 3. Human Services has wiped over 26,000 'robo-debts' 4. Comparative thinking: Are analogies the engine of innovation? Read more › Even More Innovation 1. Smart Glasses: AR stalwart has staying power thanks to slow growth 2. Google Live Transcribe and Sound Amplifier to help deaf 3. The most important new cable iPhone owners can buy 4. Samsung will call its foldable phone what?! Read more › Last-minute tech gifts and gadgets for your Valentine Chocolate and flowers are not the only options this Valentine's Day. READ FULL STORY More innovation coverage More robots? You got it 8 Reasons More Companies are Moving their Communications to the Cloud White Papers from Vonage Download Now Build-in Information Governance eBooks from Alfresco Software Read More Securing the Future: How to Keep IoT Deployments Safe White Papers from Aeris Systems Download Now The Future of Personal Data and Online Verification White Papers from Evident ID Download Now

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