iCandy: Robots and Us

A smart prosthesis, a robotic brain surgeon, and an exoskeleton

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iCandy: Robots and Us
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These 16-square-meter reflectors help to harness the sun’s energy and direct it into Gregor Schappers’s home in El Sauz, Mexico. Schnappers runs Trynysol, a company whose claim to fame is producing the world’s first industrial-size solar kitchen. The residential setup at his home includes a bread oven that takes advantage of a series of mirrors that bounce the sun’s rays indoors.

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