Tech Talks

Last week, Google stunned the world with the latest feature of the Google Assistant, Duplex, which was able to make an appointment in a hair salon in eerily human-sounding conversational sentences. Chatbots, computer programs or smart algorithms conducting conversation via auditory or textual methods, are becoming more and more popular and widespread. Do you want to know more dad jokes? Read the latest news? Figure out riddles? Plenty of messenger bots offer forms of entertainment. Moreover, chatbots are even surpassing into the territory of humans: empathy and feelings. Do you need a friend when you feel lonely? Have a chat with Replika, your A.I. friend to whom you can tell everything about your life. Or talk to Woebot, a little algorithmic assistant aiming to improve mood. It promises to meaningfully connect with you, to show bits and pieces of empathy while giving you a chance to talk about your troubles and get some counseling back in return. Just as a human psychologist does. Do you rather want to get connected to a human coach instantly? Click here to read the full list and find out more

Fall-in-progress technology deploys airbag protection around the hip, immediately prior to impact, in order to reduce hip impact, automatically and within a fraction of a second. Provides unprecedented protection to patients and residents with high fall risk in supervised care and senior living facilities. Watch the talk below, given by Drew Lakatos of Active Protective, the company behind this revolutionary device. Deploying airbag tech to protect the pedestrian

A new device unveiled Monday 6 November, at the Osteopathic Medical Education Conference in Philadelphia could soon change the face of rescue missions. Known as a Healthcare Integrated Rescue Operations (HIRO) drone, the device works by connecting a victim with vital medical supplies and virtual guidance needed to survive an acute emergency. Find out more here: http://www.phillyvoice.com/new-medical-rescue-drone-unveiled-philly-conference/