the robot project was put on hold. That’s when the team’s engineers came up with the idea to use their software in a face mask. Ono co-founded the company with engineer Takafumi Okabe with the ...

When the coronavirus hit, the company pivoted from its primary robot design to developing masks. They are set to ship in September, and cost about $40. Visit Business Insider's homepage for more ...

While Pepper’s previous tasks have been somewhat cutesy, helping businesses enforce face mask rules could give the robot a new level of responsibility. It’s also good to see that the now five ...

New Face Mask Prototype Can Detect COVID-19 Infection June 28, 2021 — Engineers have designed a prototype face mask that can diagnose the person wearing the mask with Covid-19 within about 90 ...

Mask-bot can already reproduce simple dialog. When Dr. Takaaki Kuratate says "rainbow", for example, Mask-bot flutters its eyelids and responds with an astoundingly elaborate sentence on the ...