How to keep up with us without really trying!

Whether you call it the Computer Age, Digital Age or Information Age, if you are reading this you are probably immersed in this world. By the late 90’s the Internet became mainstream in the United States. You can hardly go anywhere now without seeing a “hotspot” where you can get Internet access over a wireless […]

Sensing robots and smartphones help navigate the blind

Robots use gyroscopes and accelerometers to monitor their speed, location and to keep track of their position. Now, these technologies are being employed to help those who are blind navigate indoor and outdoor spaces. Helen Knight, a writer for “New Scientist,” wrote about one such system, being developed by Edwige Pissaloux and colleagues at the […]