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Blind carpenters bid to compete with Chinese-made products

At a small workshop in Jerusalem, a group of men put their hard work in making brooms. At first glance, they seem like any other carpenters in the city, measuring, cutting, and fashioning blocks of wood. But this workshop is unique. Most tools have been modified to be easily used by blind carpenters. The Arab Blind Organization opened its workshop in 1932 in old Jerusalem’s Hebron Gate area, before moving to another location on Via […]

Fashion meets function with robotic zipper

Struggling with a zipper that won’t budge – we’ve all been there. Forgetting to pull up your fly, most of us have been there to. Those frustrating and sometimes embarrassing moments may soon be a thing of the past thanks to this – meet zipperbot – the world’s first robot specifically designed to ensure that you’re never caught with your fly down. Zipperbot is the brainchild of Adam Whiton of the Personal Robotics Group at […]