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Boston Dynamics' Robot Dog Spot Now Sees the World in Color, Has 5G, and Uses a Fancy New Controller

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for “commercial and industrial use,” Boston Dynamic’s robotic quadruped Spot is getting some upgrades that are mostly designed to improve the user experience for those behind the robot’s controls. Almost two years after it officially went on sale in the U.S. Read more.

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Boston Students Are Turning Classic Novel Ulysses Into A VR Experience

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Winking Entertainment is trying its hand at retelling ancient Chinese story, Romance of the Three Kingdoms, inside the HTC Vive, and now a group from the Boston College is attempting to do the same for James Joyce’s Ulysses. Tagged with: Boston College , htc vive , Joycestick , Ulysses.

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SIGGRAPH 2017: Neurable Lets You Control A Virtual World With Your Mind

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At SIGGRAPH this week the Boston-based startup is showing its modified HTC Vive which include EEG ( Electroencephalography ) sensors along the interior of the headstrap. The game allows you to manipulate objects and battle foes with your mind, and is played entirely without handheld controllers.

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Banishing Your Nightmares With The Help Of VR

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Virtual reality-based imagery rehearsal and rescripting treatment (ReScript) aims to enable participants to gain cognitive control over intrusive imagery, and lessen overall anxiety, nightmare distress, or nightmare daytime effects. The post Banishing Your Nightmares With The Help Of VR appeared first on VRScout.

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Banishing Your Nightmares with VR

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Virtual reality-based imagery rehearsal and rescripting treatment (ReScript) aims to enable participants to gain cognitive control over intrusive imagery Click To Tweet. Center for Mind and Culture cofounders Dr. Patrick McNamara (neurology professor and researcher at Boston University) and Wesley J.

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PTC, Rockwell Partner for IIoT, AR Manufacturing Solutions

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Additionally, the executive explained it aims to create a host of novel use cases across manufacturing, including asset monitoring, quality control inspections, and predictive maintenance. The Boston, Massachusetts-based event showcased multiple manufacturing technologies from companies exhibiting at the time.

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The NBA and TNT Partner With Intel For Biggest VR Push Yet

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Each camera will have at least four angles of the game that you can control. Thursday, March 8 – Boston @ Minnesota. Tuesday, April 10 – Boston @ Washington. Through the app, you will have the ability to be courtside during the games, or up in the stands. Thursday, March 1 – Philadelphia @ Cleveland.

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