Robotic exoskeletons are an increasingly popular method for assisting human labor in the workplace. Those that specifically support the back, however, can result in bad lifting form by the wearer. To combat this, researchers at the University of Michigan have built a pair of robot knee exoskeletons, using commercially available drone motors and knee braces. […]
Bad credits: consumer group files EU suit over ‘manipulative’ payments in games like Fortnite and Minecraft, calls for a ban
Video games are some of the most lucrative apps in the world, in part because of how they lure people into spending money on credits to buy digital goodies, to the tune of more than $ 50 billion annually worldwide. But a powerful consumer group in Europe believes games publishers are “purposefully tricking consumers,” especially […]
Keychain aims to unlock a new approach to manufacturing consumer goods
Most consumer brands have become “completely disassociated” from the manufacturers who actually create their products, says Keychain CEO Oisin Hanrahan. “They don’t own anything except a brand and a set of marketing functions,” Hanrahan said. That’s what Hanrahan is trying to change with Keychain. Brands can use the website to look up different products and […]
K-Pop’s Big 4 Agencies Fined Over 10 Million Won For Violating Consumer Rights
According to reports, the Korea Fair Trade Commission has sanctioned the online stores of the biggest four K-Pop companies, HYBE, SM Entertainment (SME), JYP Entertainment (JYPE), and YG Entertainment (YGE), for violating consumer rights. Korea Fair Trade Commission office | Wikimedia Commons On August 11, the Fair Trade Commission (FTC) imposed corrective orders and a fine of ₩10.5 million […]
Siddhi Capital grabs $135M for Fund II to invest in consumer packaged goods startups
When Siddhi Capital’s Melissa Facchina started working in her family’s juice manufacturing businesses at a young age, she got hooked on how to be an efficient operator. As she grew up, she saw how the food system was changing: More people starting to demand transparency in the supply chain and caring about better quality ingredients […]