Everything is slowly becoming “smart”, with continuous technological advancements that allow us to implement sensors in everything, but not until I’ve learned about the development of smart underwear that I started thinking about all the unusual places and ways developers plan to implement this technology. You may find some of these gadgets interesting, odd, strange, practical, or simply entertaining, but one thing is for sure – they’re innovative and are designed to revolutionize our lives.

#1 The Ziro Glove

Put a golf-like smart glove on and start controlling things with your hand. Ziro’s glove is motion-sensing and is used to control servo motors (in conjunction with a mobile programming interface). Some simply call it a robot, while others prefer the term remote manipulator better. The point is, the user uses the cybernetic glove (which covers the thumb, forefinger, and middle finger) not to direct the autonomously-moving machine, but to control the servos directly. The Ziro glove essentially reads your hand movements and translates them into gestures that can be configured with the mobile app (the robot is programmed by assigning hand gestures to different motors). It is still considered a mechanical experimental platform, but nevertheless – you can move a robot with your hand, and that’s pretty cool.

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