Robots take center stage at World Future Sports Games 2017

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There will be a World Future Sports Games in our future. It'll be happening in 2017 in Dubai. This tech-focused sports event will feature things like drone races and "robotic swimming, running, wrestling, and car racing." It's basically the Olympics for 'droids. If this becomes a success, the games are expected to happen every two years. The goal with the World Future Sports Games is to improve robotic sports tech. We're not sure if there's a market for that but we are intrigued. Dubai is currently hosting the World Drone Prix. 

Source: Engadget 

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Manus VR gloves work as your Vive controller

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Sometimes you need to be a bit more tactile and hands on (so to speak) when it comes to virtual reality. The Manus VR gloves are hoping to do that with the HTC Vive (as well as other VR headsets) and use natural hand motions as inputs for HTC’s VR headset. These gloves make use of Valve’s Lighthouse positional tracking technology and have wrist mounts for the Vive controllers. The gloves are wireless and washable as well.

Manus is preparing a dev-kit version of the gloves coming out for pre-order in the next few weeks. These will include a vibration motor for programming different levels of tactile feedback and batteries capable of lasting up to eight hours on a full charge. The gloves will be compatible with PC games, Cardboard, and Samsung Gear VR as well. There will be an open-source SDK kit made available as well. It will start shipping in the third quarter of the year for $250 USD (roughly $330 CAD).

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