All-in-one modular robot mower with 3D vision keeps your lawn clean without fuss or wires

Robot vacuum cleaners have become more common these days, but indoor spaces aren’t the only ones that need cleaning. Maintaining a lawn is even harder work, especially since the tools available haven’t exactly been the easiest to use. Gasoline-chugging lawnmowers are noisy and dangerous, but robot lawnmowers with perimeter wires are only a step less inconvenient. More than just their efficiency, however, these supposedly smart lawnmowers turn out not to be that smart at all and require a bit of human intervention just to make sure they stay within boundaries. Fortunately, you can finally stop wishing for an effortless way to keep your lawn clean and green with this truly smart mower that makes lawn care not only easy but also safe for both people and animals alike.

Designer: Heisenberg Robotics

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Compared to a vacuum cleaner, a robot mower needs to juggle a lot more responsibilities. Cutting grass is actually the easiest part, but a hands-free mower also needs to know where it should and shouldn’t go, avoid obstacles that may come in the form of unexpected furry critters, and more. Keeping within boundaries is already a difficult task, and most robot mowers require setting up wires around the area, which means digging up the ground to set these up.

With today’s technologies, especially AI and machine learning, that shouldn’t be the case anymore, and the Heisenberg LawnMeister demonstrates how to utilize these to free up our time and energy for the more important things in life. Calling this robot mower “smart” might even be an understatement because of how many features it packs inside to keep your lawn looking beautiful, no matter the time of the year.

Set Virtual Boundaries – Its smart navigation uses vision AI and GPS to learn your whole lawn – so you’ll never have to dig up dirt and lay wires around your yard.

Avoid All Kinds of Objects – LawnMeister can recognize all types of objects from a hedgehog to a lawn chair, then use its AI-powered system to steer around.

Instead of using cumbersome and intrusive boundary wires, the LawnMeister utilizes a combination of vision AI and GPS to know its location and its path. It creates a 3D navigation guide of your lawn and detects the edges, so it knows where to go and where to keep off. It sees and learns in real-time, avoiding obstacles like chairs and toys even if they change locations every day. Of course, it also avoids people, pets, and even unexpected furry visitors, so everyone and everything is safe, except for unmanageable grass, that is.

Custom Mowing Schedules – Customize your mowing schedule to fit your routine, giving you the freedom to have a great lawn on your time.

Set Up No-Go Zones – Simple lawn zone management means you can protect certain areas of your lawn, like a vegetable patch or a spot your dog likes to nap.

Conquer Any Terrain – They designed LawnMeister to handle slopes, bumps, and divots while still delivering the same even cut.

Th LawnMeister is so smart that you can immediately start using it right out of the box, but that doesn’t mean you don’t have any control over it. Using its companion app, you can set no-go zones or even have different settings for different areas, trimming grass short in one place while letting it grow in another. The robot mower can also take into account the season and the weather so that it can offer mowing schedules tailored to the grass’ needs.

Fertilizer – LawnMeister’s vision AI enables it to see yellow spots on your lawn and to sprinkle a trail of nourishment over the patches of stunted growth, giving your grass what it needs to grow back stronger and healthier.

Edge Trimmer – LawnMeister tidies up around gardens, patios, and driveways to cut loose ends and make your lawn look perfectly manicured.

Leaf Blower – Not only does it blow away fallen leaves so they won’t clog up the blades, but it also gets rid of grass, debris, and other fallen bits to give your lawn the neat and tidy look you want.

But wait, there’s more! LawnMeister can do more than just cut grass, which is really just one part of lawn care. With the fertilizer sprayer add-on, it can also apply fertilizer on grass by manually setting the areas that need to be sprayed on the app. Are fallen leaves messing up the scene? The rolling robot can blow them out of its way, along with debris, dust, and dirt. There’s even a driveway sweeper add-on to clean those grass clippings to ensure a thorough mowing session. The single 5Ah battery is enough for two hours of yard work on a single charge or four hours with the 10Ah dual battery option. And when it’s time to charge, the robot drives itself to its docking station and then returns to the exact spot where it left off. Say goodbye to noisy weekends, intrusive boundary wires, and uneven grass with the smart and safe Heisenberg LawnMeister All-in-One Robot Mower, starting at $999 only for a Super Early Bird discount.

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Marvel superheros and supervillains get their custom speedsters in this mystic AI-generated universe

Midjourney is all over the internet with renders of unrelated stuff created using the platform. Earlier we had the mashup of famous architects and their unique luxury cars, now popular superheroes and villains get their ultra-modern rides in their own signature styles.

The renders generated by the tool are whimsical, imaginative and perhaps an inspiration for future creations by the respective franchises. All these images were procured via Carcover and YouTube user AI Takeover, so we are guessing someone flexed the AI-muscles well to get this collection rolling!

Designer: Midjourney

Every popular and not-so-known superhero and supervillain supercars can be found in this extended collection and we’re sure they’ll traverse you to an alternate reality. Just like the superbike series generated by AI, the supercar series ups the ante for the scope of imagination when it comes to your favorite superheroes or villains.

Be it Spiderman, Iron Man, Hulk, Thor, Loki, Captain America or Doctor Strange; these supercars perfectly match the personality and the attire of each one of them. The supercar adaptations artificial intelligence has chosen for most of them come from popular automotive supercar names like the Ferrari, Lamborghini, Bugatti, Renault, Mercedes and BMW if I’m not wrong.

On closer inspection, you will notice the more aggressive version of each of these supercars in the form of beefy wheels, broader body frame and sharper aesthetics to make a lasting statement. Of course, the mythical color choices seal the deal and what we have is a journey in the world of superheroes’ supercars any franchise would be tempted to introduce in their next big installation.

Antman

Black Panther

Black Widow

Captain America

Cyclops

Deadpool

Doctor Doom

Doctor Strange

Groot

Hawkeye

Hulk

Iron Man

Loki

Magneto

Mystique

Professor X

Spiderman

Star Lord

Storm

Thanos

Winter Soldier

Wolverine

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Drool over your favorite superheroes and villains as superbikes in this eye-popping AI-generated series

Most of the superheroes have one thing in common – they have a cool set of wheels that adds to their heroic presence. While we already went bonkers over the AI-generated helmets and footwear, deep down I wished there was a bike that would perfectly match popular superheroes. AI-generated mash-up of cars in the style of famous designers was consolation but I was always longing for more…

This crazy wish has been fulfilled, and in a way more than I could ever envisage. This is an imaginative mock-up of what superhero sports bikes would look like and the results are jaw-dropping. Midjourney AI tool must take most of the credit here, along with the creator’s unique keywords to generate the intended artwork.

Designer: Synergy Art AI

King Cobra, the famous supervillain from the Marvel universe who’s the enemy of Thor, Captain America, Deadpool and the Falcon would appreciate AI for such a cool ride to hop on. There’s the intimidating scaly form done in matte black and gold acescents that matches the character’s mean personality.

Then there’s the Aquaman bike which gets the familiar green hues and bronze inserts of the superhero capable of controlling aquatic lifeforms telepathically in their language.

The super-speedy Flash has superhuman reflexes and is known as the Scarlet Speedster for obvious reasons. To match his physics-defying abilities, the sports bike has a dynamic presence, ready for the ultimate Need for Speed. I guess this one will be the fastest of them, ready to shatter all the salt flats records once and for all.

Another supervillain getting a supercool two-wheeled monster is none other than Bane. “The Man Who Broke the Bat” forcing Bruce Wayne to give up in a fight, gets an equally powerful superbike to celebrate his victory.

Next up on the AI’s list is Firestorm who’s basically a fused entity with extraordinary transmutation powers. The ability of particle manipulation to alter the structure of any substance is adopted in a sports bike with a super fearsome persona. The glossy shades in deep red, gold and black do complete justice to the superheroes’ character.

One of the most famous superheroes of all time, Spiderman gets a matching ride to scout the city filled with thugs and villains. The AI-generated bike has an exoskeleton-like frame to match Spiderman’s creepy yet cool look in matte red and black.

Last but not the least, the AI algorithm gets Iron Man’s larger-than-life presence to perfection. Just imagine Arno Stark (previously Tony Stark) riding this supercool bike in the fictional city of the Marvel world.

If I must pick canny little details missed by the AI, then the handlebars on some of these are designed wrong and most of these rides don’t have footpegs. Somehow it reminds me of the missing fingers of humans generated by AI which are otherwise impressive as hell creations. It would have been great if Flash got an electric sports bike, Bane had a muscle cruiser and Iron Man had a sports tourer to keep things versatile. That said, this artwork is perfect to go up on a superhero fanatic’s Wall of Fame!

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Hydration vest concept combines computational design and human intuition

AI is a hot and messy topic these days, with many vocal people on both sides of the fence. There’s no denying that this technology is challenging many of our long-held traditions and practices, and it will inevitably change the way we do things, for better or for worse. AI is affecting all industries, including ones that you’d least associate with something related to computers, data, and statistics, industries such as art, and, well, design. For all the buzz around it, AI is really just a tool like any other else. It can be used for ill, or it can be used to enhance our quality of life or our effectiveness, as demonstrated by this design concept that combines the computational power of AI with the creativity and judgment of the human mind.

Designer: Tea Vignoli

If you’ve seen impressive yet controversial art produced by AI, it isn’t because artificial intelligence and neural networks suddenly got creative, at least not in the same sense as humans. Those are the results of analyzing hundreds or thousands of sources and applying trial-and-error processes at the speed of milliseconds rather than hours. In other words, AI is great at working with large quantities of data in short amounts of time, something that even the smartest humans pale in comparison.

Aliqua is a design research project that utilizes this strength to create a design that, at the end of the day, benefits the target audience. In this case, it is a hydration vest aimed at medium to long-distance runners that need one to two liters of water for a single run. Of course, this isn’t a new device category, but typical hydration vests have plenty of flaws. The position of the single water bladder is often close to where the body keeps the most heat, letting the water lose its cool quickly. The vests also either bounce a lot or are too tight to be comfortable.

Computational design used data gathered from hundreds of sources to determine the best shapes and locations for the water receptacle and straw to minimize the effect of heat, both from the body and from the environment. The bladders, for example, were separated into two and placed away from the hottest area in the center of the back. It also generated ideas for perforated patterns to make the vest more breathable and comfortable, even when moving around.

Of course, the creative process didn’t end there, and the designer still has to separate good results from unusable ones. Details also have to be added and materials are chosen, so it isn’t as if AI just delivered a final design on a silver platter. More than producing a more efficient and more comfortable hydration vest, this project’s biggest achievement is the creative process that demonstrates the effective use of AI in design while also reaffirming the critical role that humans still need to play in order to produce something usable, elegant, and well-designed.

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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 40 graphics enable powerful tools for creators

A lot of our experiences today rely on computer graphics. Some might think that only games and gamers actually benefit from advancements in this field, but the proliferation of 2D and 3D digital art, the push for the metaverse, and even the booming industry of live streaming all depend on not only powerful but also accessible graphics. At the heart of all these is, of course, the graphics processing unit or GPU, the dedicated piece of hardware that can make or break the graphics experience. Graphics cards, especially those inside thin laptops, are no longer just a luxury for gamers, and NVIDIA’s latest GeForce RTX 40 Series is demonstrating how these same technologies presumed to be just for gamers are also essential in supporting the sophisticated needs and workflows of today’s creators.

Designer: NVIDIA

Announced a few months ago, NVIDIA’s GeForce RTX 40 family is built on the company’s new Ada Lovelace architecture that, as you might expect, pushes the envelope in terms of graphics performance while balancing thermal and power efficiency. The graphics giant’s CES 2023 address was naturally filled with the technical terms and buzzwords that both gamers and game developers drool over, including the next-gen AI-powered ray tracing technology DLSS3. These very same features, however, support more than just the consumption of content but, more importantly, empower creators with new tools to bring their ideas and imagination to life.

The GeForce RTX 40 graphics cards naturally make apps run more smoothly and fluidly, particularly those that depend heavily on graphics performance, such as Blender and Photoshop. NVIDIA’s graphics cards also include a tiny supercomputer inside for machine learning and AI, and this power also boosts the performance of AI-based tools, like image generation, real-time avatar control, and other neat features like “Eye Focus” which “remaps” your eye so that it seems like you’re always looking straight at the camera.

NVIDIA also presents its Omniverse platform and a suite of new tools in its NVIDIA Studio that allow creators to collaborate on a single project from different parts of the world using different tools. Whether it’s creating 3D animation or 2D art, NVIDIA’s latest generation of graphics cards provides the power and intelligence to make it happen.

Of course, all that power would remain unused unless it landed in the hands of the creators it was made for. Taking aim at the growing trend of 14-inch laptops, NVIDIA is bringing the GeForce RTX 40 family to a wide variety of laptops from different brands, some starting as low as $999. By bringing this technology in a more portable and accessible form, NVIDIA is empowering creators, designers, gamers, and live streamers to dream big and go big, bringing their ideas to life and making this world a more vibrant and lively place.

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This AI-enabled smart camera is like the gym-version of Nintendo Wii

Instead of going to the gym and ‘meeting people’ (ugh), AIMOOV brings the comfort of a gym trainer to your house. Except there’s no trainer – it’s all AI! Designed to be what I can only describe as the world’s smallest gym instructor, AIMOOV is an artificially intelligent smart camera that aids your home workouts by tracking your progress and also correcting you when you’re exercising wrong. It works in real-time, syncs with your fitness-tracking apps, and simply needs to be plugged into a display like your TV to give you an AI-enhanced gym experience right in the comfort of your own home.

Designer: AI BRIGHT

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Plug the camera into your TV using the HDMI port and your AIMOOV is effectively set up. The camera’s AI can recognize different users, allowing you to create unique profiles and track your own progress on your own time, and it even registers gestures, allowing you to select or skip exercises, toggle between exercise types like Yoga and Pilates, or even pause when the going gets tough and you need a quick breather.

The pandemic created the perfect storm for home-based fitness, but with all the home gyms and tiny modular fitness devices we’ve covered, the one serious flaw that’s remained is the lack of supervision. The one caveat with most home gyms is the absence of an expert telling you whether you’re exercising properly or not – a feature that’s incredibly important if you A. want to stay safe, and B. want to see results. AIMOOV does this by using AI which can track your body movements to see if you’re maintaining the right form and posture. The AI provides feedback in real-time, while also counting your reps just the way a human instructor would. AIMOOV’s app provides a detailed breakdown of your workout, while also connecting to your fitness-app ecosystem (like Apple Health and Google Fit) to help it track your workouts. You can even connect your Spotify to the AIMOOV for a nice, pumping music-filled workout!

AIMOOV on your smartphone and smartwatch.

The entire device is roughly the size of half a soda can, giving a fair bit of credence to the fact that this might just be the world’s smallest gym instructor ever. The smart camera comes with an ultrawide-angle lens and Sony’s STARVIS imaging technology running on a Hexacore CPU. It pairs with your smartphone via Bluetooth 5.0, and stores data on the cloud in compliance with GDPR for user safety. For added security, the AIMOOV comes with a security cover that lets you physically block the camera when you don’t want it recording you. It doesn’t have a built-in microphone and runs entirely on USB-C (without a battery) so the smart cam is off when the power is off. The AIMOOV experience is split across its hardware (the camera) as well as its software (the app, AI, and training program catalogs). For a limited time, backers can grab the AIMOOV camera for €192 ($205) and receive a free lifetime subscription to the app and its ever-expanding catalog of exercises and virtual coaches.

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AIMOOV smart camera turns any TV into your personal fitness trainer

Personal fitness at home has seen a rise in the past years, but despite the convenience of never having to go out to the gym, not everyone has been able to embrace this healthier lifestyle for various reasons. Those include the cost of home fitness equipment and subscriptions as well as doubts about the correctness of the exercises you’re doing. Just as you don’t really need expensive equipment to exercise at home, you might not also need a human trainer to always be looking over your shoulder, especially not with today’s technologies. Combining the latest innovations in imaging and AI, this smart camera is able to transform any TV into your home gym, complete with an intelligent coach that will nudge you a bit when your form is wrong, ensuring that you get the best workout even when you’re all alone at home.

Designer: AI BRIGHT

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There are actually very few reasons why we can’t exercise at home, at least not including whatever creative excuses our brains can come up with. Rarely do you need specialized equipment, especially when your own body or some pieces of furniture can be used to provide the necessary tools for that. The one valid concern on people’s minds would be the potential injury they might incur if they do the exercises right. Usually, you’d need a personal trainer to guide you through the proper movements, but thankfully, we now have AI for that as well.

AIMOOV is the combination of a camera that connects to any TV with an HDMI port and an AI that acts as your fitness coach. The system works so simply that it’s almost like magic, or at least the sci-fi magic of a futuristic smart house where a computer-generated coach exists on your TV. The simplicity of the camera, which is about the size of a soda can, belies the advanced technologies that lie inside. A Sony STARVIS sensor, for example, makes sure that you can use AIMOOV even when there’s little light in the room. It can connect to your smartphone and smartwatch to give you more insight into your fitness goals. And thanks to its privacy cover and the fact that it has no mic, you can always be assured of your privacy when you’re not using it.

The secret sauce of AIMOOV is, of course, in the AI trainer. It offers a wide range of workouts from professional coaches to match whatever fitness goals you might have. It then watches your every move so that it can correct your form when it detects that something is wrong, reducing the risk of injuries and optimizing your exercise efficiency. You can also control the whole program using gestures, so you won’t have to reach out for a remote control or phone in the middle of a workout. And when you’re in need of some morale boost, you can connect to your Spotify account and play your favorite music as you move to the beat.

AIMOOV on your smartphone and smartwatch.

Given what it offers, it might come as a shock that AIMOOV will only set you back around $204 for a Super Early Bird discount on Kickstarter. Not only does that land you the camera, which would normally cost around $315, you also get a free lifetime subscription that is equivalent to a $16 monthly value. With AIMOOV, you really have no more excuses not to stay fit and healthy at home. All you need is to dress up and be present and let the AI guide you to your best workout yet.

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Robotic Dog Uses AI to Learn to Walk in Under 20 Minutes

A group of researchers at the University of California Berkeley have trained a dog to walk on various terrain in under twenty minutes using machine learning. Using a ‘deep reinforcement’ form of artificial intelligence, the robot can quickly acclimate to traversing almost any ground cover it finds itself on. Obviously, there’s never been a better time to build a treehouse.

Using a Q-learning algorithm, the robot doesn’t require any prior knowledge of the terrain; it just immediately starts the learning process from the ground up, being rewarded for successful actions. Wait – what are they giving it, digital dog treats? How do you reward a robotic dog? I’m so confused right now. Granted, I’m confused most of the time, but right now included.

For reference, it took me a solid three years to learn how to walk. Before that, I could only crawl in reverse and get stuck under the sofa. You never heard my parents complaining, though; apparently, it made me incredibly easy to babysit.

[via TechEBlog]

These AI-generated creatures are semi-living architectural structures from the future

With the current state of the world, people often remark that a dystopian future isn’t a very far-off possibility! We often imagine a world completely taken over by robots and machines, where tech reigns supreme, and humans are overpowered by the very science they sowed the seeds of. However, Iranian architect, Mohamad Rasoul Moosapour, has a very different future envisioned in his mind – one that seems to be taken over by semi-alive architectural beings!

Designer: Mohamad Rasoul Moosapour

Rather than a future that is completely driven by a physical or tech-based aspect, Mohamad imagines a future that is based on biology. He created architectural structures that have been completely taken over by the living organisms that once resided in them – leading to buildings that are living and breathing masses! He utilized the artificial intelligence (AI) tool called Midjourney to create a series of AI-generated images, sketches, and drawings that’ll give you goosebumps.

He transforms the very buildings and infrastructures around us into monstrous-looking masses that have been completely engulfed by the once tiny organisms that lived within them. His creations completely reject a future dominated by tech or aliens, instead, it presents one embodied by the biological organisms that are often ignored and overlooked. His future would include humans living alongside these semi-alive architectural structures – whether we would be doing so fearfully or completely normally is something to consider!

It’s quite scary to think of a world where the once unbreathing and lifeless structures have been given life, allowing them to transform into a semi-vegetative state. We do wonder if these creatures would be able to move around, or what would sustain them since they are partially alive. Would they need oxygen to breathe, or more importantly what would be their food of choice…

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Naver 1784 demonstrates how robots can change the workplace landscape

The idea of robots replacing human workers is both the stuff of science fiction and, in some industries, an unavoidable reality. Fiction and media love to create drama and tension when it comes to advancements in robotics and AI that seem to be trained to mimic even the most artistic aspects of human creativity. Reality, however, is far less dramatic, and robots have a long way to go in putting office workers out of employment. Instead, robotics can actually help improve the quality of life of people in workplaces, and Naver’s new 1784 “technology convergence” building tries to serve as the blueprint for this harmonious kind of human and robot interaction.

Designer: Naver x SAMOO Architects & Engineers

Robot Helpers, not Usurpers

From the outside, Naver’s 1784 HQ looks like any other high-rise building. Located at 178-4 Jeongja-dong, where it partially gets its name, the online platform giant’s second and so far biggest HQ stands over a 165,000 sq. m. area and over 28 floors with eight underground floors. As they say, looks can be deceiving, and the 1784 is touted as the world’s first robot-friendly building while also being very human-friendly.

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The building houses the company’s latest and greatest R&D on robotics, AI, and the cloud, while also serving as sort of the testbed and showcase of these very technologies. Alongside thousands of humans, the 1784 also has around 100 robots under its employ, primarily designed to deliver packages to people inside the building, at least for now. While that purpose may sound trivial, the technology and infrastructure built to support this function are quite novel and still unique.

For example, the building houses what is perhaps the world’s first elevator built especially for robots, which means that the building’s architecture was designed with this in mind. And unlike the technology-loaded pizza or package delivery robots featured in the news, Naver’s little helpers are “brainless,” with a central control system named ARC (short for AI, Robot, Cloud) that is able to pinpoint the exact location of each robot and the path it needs to take inside the building.

Rather than the cold overlords that our imaginations think them to be, these robots are designed and programmed to make life more convenient for humans inside the workplace. There are even character robots inspired by LINE’s mascots that try to study how the presence of more familiar places can help boost morale or offer emotional support for humans that may be a little stressed over work.

New Normal

The Naver 1784 building isn’t just a convergence of technology due to being robot-friendly, though that’s definitely the highlight of its existence. Almost everywhere you go, you’ll find new and old technologies at work to improve the lives of people working inside, especially in a world forever changed by the recent pandemic. The Rookie delivery robots, for example, tries to reduce the risk of contamination by minimizing human contact when handing over packages.

The building is also equipped with CLOVA FaceSign technology that can recognize faces even while wearing masks. This simplifies authentication without having to require employees to touch surfaces with IDs or tags. Meeting rooms also have built-in AI and voice recognition, so you no longer have to worry about separate recording devices that you may forget to turn on at the start of a meeting.

Although construction started back in 2016, Naver and SAMOO had the foresight to design an advanced HVAC system that would have a critical impact in a post-pandemic world. As with any closed space with a single air handling unit, the chances of circulating contaminated air go higher. The 1784 has an independent outdoor air handling unit on each floor to minimize that risk, promising a disease control system almost on the same level as hospitals.

Going Green

Naver’s newest building isn’t just forward-looking because of the advanced technologies operating inside but also because of its attention to sustainability. With a hi-tech office that uses plenty of robots and computers to run the place, you’d presume that it consumes more power and has a higher carbon emission. Normally that would be the case, but the 1784 also employs several technologies to reduce its negative impact on the environment that goes beyond using solar panels and recycling rainwater water.

The building has a double skin wall, where a layer of glass windows is added to the outer wall. This creates a path for wind to flow and more effectively dissipate heat from sunlight. It is also the first high-rise building in the country to use radiant cooling, letting cold water flow through pipes inside floors and ceilings. All in all, these designs help cool the building without using more electricity.

The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the face of work forever, making virtual meetings a staple in any business, big or small. At the same time, new sanitation practices are being implemented to avoid repeating the same mistakes of the pre-pandemic era. The Naver 1784 building takes these lessons to heart and uses a variety of technologies to create a conducive and healthy working environment. With robots, AI, and eco-friendly strategies, the building tries to show the way toward the human-centric, robot-friendly office of the future.

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