Amazon could bring a home robot to market as early as 2019. Codenamed "Vesta," after the Roman goddess of home and family, the project is several years old, but hiring for it recently has ramped up with an eye toward placing prototypes in employees' homes this year.
The robot could be a mobile smart speaker. Some versions of the product apparently have cameras and computer vision software.
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When completed this summer, the record-breaking wind farm will be able to generate more than 70 per cent of Aberdeen's domestic electricity demand.
Wind turbines are getting bigger. Last week, the world’s most powerful wind turbine rose out of the sea off the coast of Aberdeen, Scotland.
It’s the first of eleven such beasts which will make up the European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre, Scotland’s largest offshore wind facility. The remaining ten are expected to be installed and operational by the end of the summer.
Not quite content with furnishing every other aspect of our homes, IKEA has continued its push into smart home territory with its first Bluetooth speaker. The Eneby comes in two sizes: 8 x 8 and 12 x 12 inches. You can use it as a portable speaker with up to 10 hours of battery lif, and there's a handle for added portability.
