In Alibaba's hotel of the future, robots do everything

Earlier this year the Chinese e-commerce giant opened its Flyzoo hotel, described as an “ultra-modern boutique with 290 rooms that combine hospitality and technology”. The hotel of the future is the first in the world to bypass the entire check-in and key and room assignment process, leaving all management to the users themselves. Reservations and payments are made with an app, reception is entrusted to an interactive kiosk and entry into the rooms takes place with facial recognition. Automatic hotel If… Read more

Technology for bored students

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Schools are starting again, and it is often difficult for #students to stay focused and active during all class hours. But how can you tell if a student is bored? Professor Wei Xiaoyong, who teaches scientific subjects at Sichuan University, in the Chinese city of Chengdu, thought about it. The professor has developed software which, based on a facial recognition algorithm, is able to identify bored students. Not to punish them, but to get useful feedback to improve their own… Read more

Here is the software that predicts the future

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From a photo to the #future, or to the past. #Dreambit is a curious time machine, a software that cross-references data based on facial recognition, 3D reconstruction and age progression. The program was created by the University of Washington, and could be used in the future to identify unknown or fugitive people. Not just a game, then. Dreambit adapts anyone's face to different eras and looks. All you need is a photo and then you choose: curly and light hair, or long... Read more

Amazon: we will soon pay with a selfie

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No more fingerprints, PINs, security systems: soon you will be able to pay for something purchased on Amazon simply with a selfie. As reported by the specialized press, in fact, Amazon has requested a patent for payment via selfie. Jeff Bezos' company has filed documentation for a process that will allow shoppers to pay with a photo or video of themselves instead of typing a password, which we often forget. According to experts, paying with a selfie would increase the security of… Read more

Google Glass to cure Autism

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The Autism Glass Project is a laboratory at the School of Medicine: in a small office in the administration building, researchers Catalin Voss and Nick Haber are bringing together facial recognition technology and artificial intelligence to create new autism treatments. The second phase will involve 100 young people to evaluate the effectiveness of the treatments, which can also be carried out at home. The goal is to create a sort of "translator of emotions" capable of providing children with a "dictionary" of moods in real time... Read more