From senior safety to holographics, a variety of technological advancements were on display at the 2019 BC Tech Summit at the Vancouver Convention Centre this week.
Proto Ototo 91裸聊视频� Science World
The Proto Ototo (musical fruit) from at the . This is a demonstration of capacitance. By touching the fruits and vegetables, a signal is sent to play a different musical note.
91裸聊视频� Kieran O'Connor (@kieranroconnor)
The Proto Ototo is a demonstration of capacitance, or the ability of a system to store an electric charge. The device is connected to fruits and vegetables, such as a potato, and when you touch the potato, it sends a signal to the hardware and plays a musical note.
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Cypress Smart Video Sensor 91裸聊视频� AltumView Systems Inc.
This video sensor is meant to monitor senior citizens and detect unusual behaviours or dangerous actions.
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He said the sensor can be placed within an individual91裸聊视频檚 home or a care home.
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Big Top Robot 91裸聊视频� Advanced Intelligent Systems
The Big Top Robot helps greenhouses when they91裸聊视频檙e short on staff.
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He said the company was trying to addressing a problem in industries, such as the greenhouse industry to hire workers.
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SMRT1 BRAIN Stem Toolbox 91裸聊视频� SMRT1 Technologies
This company based in Nelson, B.C., manufactures a 91裸聊视频渟mart91裸聊视频� vending machine sells more than just snacks, drinks or headphones.
It has a special touchscreen that can display product descriptions, advertising, the weather forecast, traffic cameras, and more. It also uses machine-learning to remember a customer91裸聊视频檚 information and make recommendations on future purchases.
LiDAR 91裸聊视频� Selkirk College
LiDAR is similar to radar, but uses lasers to find the direction or range of an object.
91裸聊视频淲ith this particular LiDAR, there are 16 laser diodes that are spinning around at 600 times a minute, profiling the room,91裸聊视频� said Jonathan Doyle, a physics and computer science instructor at Selkirk College91裸聊视频檚 Castlegar campus.
It91裸聊视频檚 often used for self-driving vehicles or unmanned aerial vehicles, especially when they go over complex terrain.
Dynamics 365 Guides 91裸聊视频� Microsoft
(Photo via Microsoft HoloLens YouTube screenshot)
This mixed-reality headset provides holographic, step-by-step instructions for learning a complex new skill without having to pore through a giant manual.
An employee at a car manufacturing plant, for example, would put on the headset and see instructions and graphics displayed holographically onto an engine, showing them how to do an inspection on a fuel system.
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kieran.oconnor@bpdigital.ca
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