[Foreign News Briefing] Motion Sensors for Golf Posture and Milking Robots Emerge
Published2017.06.05 10:51Business Insider reported that trains in the Netherlands operate on 100% wind power. Although the planned target year was 2018, after January 1 of this year, through the efforts of government officials, all public transportation trains are now powered by wind energy. Beyond the Netherlands, Scotland is also investing in wind power generation and tidal power generation with a goal of achieving zero carbon by 2020, according to reports.
Robot that Milks Cows by Identifying Individual Characteristics
There is a robot that milks dairy cows. When a cow enters to eat food, the door closes and the robot identifies the cow, then milks it based on the last milking data, positioning the teats according to the location of the udder and the milk yield ratio of each teat. According to Business Insider's report, the farm owner of Stensland Family Farm, which has been in the dairy business for three generations, was concerned about the time and cost of repeatedly training workers and the stress that cows experience in adapting to these changes, leading him to develop the robot directly. The robot can milk up to 60 cows per day, and reportedly over 2,000 robotic milking units are being used on various farms.
Heating Water with 'Server' Heat
There is a company that uses the heat generated by operating computers for home heating. In 2015, Dutch company Nerdalize announced a wall-mounted heater that operates as a 'server'. The heater required one hour of warm-up time and produced relatively weak heat. This time, the company announced a project targeting the development of a water heater that warms tap water and launched crowdfunding. Once this device is introduced, it is expected to reduce annual household costs by approximately 300 euros and decrease carbon emissions. According to The Verge's report, questions are being raised such as "Won't companies be reluctant to store data in private homes?" and "What happens to customer heating if the server breaks down?"
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Vibration Belt Helps People with Visual Impairments
TechCrunch reported that MIT is developing a vibration belt. The research team stated that because visually impaired individuals tend to rely on hearing, they selected the abdomen, which is sensitive but not subject to interference from other senses, excluding the head and neck area. The belt is equipped with a 3D camera that detects object location and communicates the distance and various aspects of objects through vibration in diverse patterns. The actual research was conducted with study participants walking around the MIT halls, and collisions were reduced by 86% compared to when using a cane alone.
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