Ori’s Robotic Furniture Hints at Future of Smart Homes, Urban Design
by Jeff Engel, Xconomy The “smart” device movement has brought us gadgets like Internet-connected thermostats, light bulbs, and speakers. Now, a startup out of MIT called Ori wants to add furniture and walls to the so-called Internet of Things. “When we think of the home of the future or office ...
Have an empty room? City initiative wants a graduate student to rent it
by Megan Turchi, Boston.com Empty nesters no more. At least that’s the plan. On Thursday, Mayor Martin J. Walsh — in collaboration with the Elderly Commission, the Mayor’s Housing Innovation Lab, and a social enterprise startup called Nesterly — announced the Intergenerational Homeshare Pilot. The program’s goal is to match Boston homeowners who have a ...
“Personal thermostat” startup heats up for commercialization
from MIT News by Rob Matheson Sitting in a stifling subway car or walking Boston’s cold winter streets may soon become more bearable, thanks to a “personal thermostat” wristband being released by MIT spinout Embr Labs. For a design competition in 2013, four MIT engineering students created a smart wristband, ...
Roots Studio’s ‘Shutterstock for cultural art’ could transform rural communities
Have you bought a really nice bedspread with a design from India and assumed it’s just something a designer dreamt up somewhere? Sometimes the designs have been appropriated from artists who live in “isolated areas, in the absence of mass manufacturing.” What’s required is a sort of “Shutterstock for cultural ...
This MIT-Born Startup Matches Patients With the Right Therapist
from BostInno by Lucia Maffei Let me set the scene for you. Eva Breitenbach is pursuing her MBA at MIT’s Sloan School of Management. On December 1, 2016 she wakes up and discovers that she cannot move half of her face. Later, she’s diagnosed with Bell’s Palsy, a rare neurological ...
Perch: A Camera/Tablet Combo Making Gains for College Athletes Everywhere
from VentureFizz by Colin W. Barry Collegiate athletes have a lot on their plates, especially when taking into account their school work, practice time, and strength training in order to keep themselves fit for playing. Sometimes, in the heat of it all, accidents can happen in the school’s fitness center. ...
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