Future Collective

22/05/2018

MIT engineers replace chefs with machines at "world's first" robotic kitchen.

At Spyce, you place your order on a screen, and then your lunch is prepared by robots. Check out the video above to hear from the founders and see how a Spyc...

16/04/2018

Whether you class her as a piece of art, a digital mannequin or virtual person, Lil Miquela is a modern-day subversion that challenges us to consider the difference between representation and actuality. In turn, she has opened the door to a new form of digitally infused, weird and wonderful celebrity.

While we’ve all been debating fake news and social data breaches, there’s a new ‘fake’ in town. Fake influencers are capturing the attention of the internet, here's how.

13/03/2018

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Air New Zealand has launched a social media campaign built around the communicative power of emoji. Across its social channels, the airline is asking consumers to send their travel points of interest in the form of emoji to receive customised interactive travel maps.

04/02/2018

Following Uber’s launch of their flying car by Bell at CES, Airbus reveals their latest creation is self-piloted crafts.

Airbus' Vahana air taxi has successfully made its first test flight, after plans for its development were released back in January 2017.

22/01/2018

Interesting to see how this will develop in the next few years.

Microsoft today is unveiling new artificial intelligence technology that's something of an artist - a "drawing bot." The bot is capable of creating images..

15/12/2017

This would make a great gift idea for designers and the 'paper people' out there. Lovely to see technology like this!

Order yours at remarkable.com. The paper tablet for people who prefer paper. Here to replace your notebooks, sketchbooks and printouts. Paper-like reading, w...

21/11/2017

Apparently, 2018 will be the year of Influencers, chatbots and short videos.

The landscape of social media and online marketing changes constantly with new trends overtaking the old in an often-speedy manner. Keeping up with those trends and predicting where the market will head towards is vital for anyone who works in the business.

Spread the love1ShareApparently, 2018 will be the year of Influencers, chatbots and short videos. The landscape of social media and online marketing changes constantly with new trends overtaking the old in an often-speedy manner. Keeping up with those trends and predicting where the market will head...

10/11/2017

Uber has partnered with NASA to develop an on-demand electric aircraft taxi service, which is scheduled to begin flights in Los Angeles in three years time. The partnership, signed under NASA's Space Act Agreement, will enable Uber to develop an on-demand, app-based flying taxi service – named UberAIR.

This video shows Uber's proposal for UberAIR, which it intends to pilot in Los Angeles in three years time. The taxi app released the video to coincide with ...

16/10/2017

Sound expert and musician Nigel Stanford has released a music video for the title track on his new album ‘Automatica’. the musical track, as well as its accompanying video, feature Stanford himself along with the robots. Though it may seem like the artificially intelligent musicians completely generated the music themselves, a combination of special effects and precisely timed footage create the image that they are. Pretty cool non the less.

11/10/2017

For all our Designer colleagues, this is an insightful read.

“We’re all in charge of AI’s future and potential.”

27/09/2017

Kabaq Augmented Reality Food Menu is an augmented reality menu that will let you preview a 3D version of each dish before you commit to it. A balm for the indecisive, users can now select a menu item and interact with a 360-degree simulation of the dish before ordering it, visualizing ingredients, portion sizes, and complimentary side dishes. The app is meant to inspire cautious eaters to try new dishes.

Kabaq offers high quality realistic food models for augmented, virtual and mixed reality experiences. www.kabaq.io https://sketchfab.com/kabaq/models