Written by Peter Suciu on 30 July 2010
If movies and TV shows are to be believed someday the machines will take over. When that day comes – and Terminator and The Matrix plus the iPhone and hybrid cars are enough to make us think it is just around the corner – we’ll all likely be bossed around by robots. Until then you can have a robot help you with your diet. That’s the idea behind the new Autom, a personal robot developed by Intuitive Automata, which was designed to be a motivational tool as part of a weight loss regimen. The Autom robot was officially unveiled at an entrepreneurial event in Barcelona, Spain in June, 2009.
The robot is actually based on the PhD thesis of MIT graduate Cory Kidd, co-founder and chief executive of Intuitive Automata Inc., who suggested that interactive technology could help people lose weight. Thus the concept behind Autom is that people who keep track of their food and exercise whilst dieting will have more success, and if you don’t have someone to help you manage this information the robot can help.
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Tags: Autom, Boston Medical Center's clinic, Cory Kidd, Intuitive Automata Inc., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MIT
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Written by Les Shu on 29 January 2010
This piece from MIT is a couple months old, dealing with ways to stay healthy while flying during the holiday travel season. But if you’re like the crew here at KS, you may be one of the many who travel regularly, so the advice given by Howard M. Teller, M.D., of MIT Medical will come in handy.
Besides debunking some myths (recirculated cabin air is not the cause of why people get sick when flying), Heller offers some common sense advice on what you can do. Essentially, the main cause of illness when flying are from the people around you, from fellow passengers to the flight crew. Heller also says eating is one of the ways of getting sick, because you’re bringing your hand to your mouth; your hand may have been contaminated.
For more on the subject, check out MIT’s page, which includes a video. We at KS will also offer our own tips on flying healthy in an upcoming post.
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Tags: air travel, health, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MIT
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