Again, from Japan the news of the innovative robots keeps on astonishing me. The newest one is a shopping robot- that does the shopping for you. Read here a nice story from PinkTentacle blog.

NTT  in Japan has started to sell device that transmits data across the skin of human body and lets the user to communicate with other electronic device by just touching them. NTT considers this device called FIRMO to be useful for security purposes in companies (using it like “key”), but of course this device will have huge potential for many applications. Firmo is based on NTT’s RedTacton human area network (HAN) technology, which is designed to allow convenient human-machine data exchange through natural physical contact for example by clothing, gloves and shoes. Currently the device is very expensive (8 000 USD), but in the future the price is expected to drop when the mass customizin starts.

Source: pinktentacle

image: RBB Today

Now in Finland it is time for bicycling. The weather starts to be so warm that you will even enjoy bicycling. A couple of weak signals concerning bicycles came into my mind. Another one of them I read some days ago from Helsingin Sanomat,the main news paper in Finland. It was about a request of bicyclists from Holland. They demanded airbags for cars, but this time outside of the cars. This will decrease the risk of bicyclist to seriously injure or die when hit by a car. Another weak signal comes from Japan. It is a new bicycle parking place. Check the video here.