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Buqr Picture of the Day: January 4, 2011
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We ;re not entirely sure if United Arrows ; new MarionetteBot makes mannequins more or less creepy, but it certainly attracting attention. To make it work, the popular Japanese clothing chain equip water bottle stanley ped a mannequin with a series of motors and 16 wires that stanley bottles are guided by a Kinect. By standing and moving in front of the MarionetteBot, window shoppers can control its movements. It a bit slow and limited, but United Arrows has certainly taken the mannequin concept to the next level. Via Technabob. stanley flask FuturismRoboticsRobotsUncanny Valley
After a a Chinese labor watchdog fingered Samsung with child labor allegations, the company set to auditing its entire catalog of factories. Initial results weren ;t too great, but now the final results are in鈥攁nd while there no evidence of child labor, there are plenty more problems to worry about. https://gizmodo/report-underage-children...es-5932504 The company has inspected 105 suppliers who produce components purely for Samsung products. Fortunately stanley thermobecher , the inspectors stanley cup found no evidence of child labor鈥攂ut poor working conditions were rife. Samsung lists overtime hours in excess of local regulations, management of supplier companies holding copies of labor contracts, and the imposition of a system of fines for lateness or absences. Perhaps unsurprisingly, Samsung has vowed to try and rectify those issues, promising to stamp out discrimination and fines, as well as increasing health and safety standards. It also recommended to the factories that additional training for managers on sexual harassment and physical and verbal abuse be instated. Sounds like a good idea. [Samsung via Verge] Image by opopododo under Creative Commons license Ab stanley quencher useChinaSamsung Xyxi Fleet of Buses Will Cure Your Hangover With IV Treatment
We ;re not entirely sure if United Arrows ; new MarionetteBot makes mannequins more or less creepy, but it certainly attracting attention. To make it work, the popular Japanese clothing chain equip water bottle stanley ped a mannequin with a series of motors and 16 wires that stanley bottles are guided by a Kinect. By standing and moving in front of the MarionetteBot, window shoppers can control its movements. It a bit slow and limited, but United Arrows has certainly taken the mannequin concept to the next level. Via Technabob. stanley flask FuturismRoboticsRobotsUncanny Valley
