Exercise equipment

The first thing I noticed about the Row was that it spanned my entire living room. When stored standing upright, it loomed over my apartment like a spaceship from Arrival. I wouldn’t recommend this machine if you live in a one-bedroom apartment like mine. You’re better off with a Peloton Bike, which we loved.Read more... The first thing I noticed about the Row was that it spanned my entire living room. When stored standing upright, it loomed over my apartment like a spaceship from Arrival. I wouldn’t recommend this…

Peloton couldn’t run away from the consequences of corporate mis-management forever. The fitness equipment and media company has agreed to pay a $19 million penalty in a civil case settlement with the Consumer Products Safety Commission. Previously, the commission had charged Peloton with knowingly distributing a recalled device and ignoring device defects in its Tread+ treadmill that could “could create a substantial product hazard and created an unreasonable risk of serious injury,” said the CPSC in a press statement.…

Part of the versatility of the human hand’s ability to pick up almost anything comes from being able to apply a gentle touch for frail or oddly-shaped objects. That’s something robots struggle with, particularly when functioning autonomously, and unfortunately the solution could lie with an unorthodox gripper design that looks straight out of a horror movie.It seems fitting that researchers from Harvard’s John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences should reveal their new gripper design so close to…