the first prototype avi, 3d print, first prototype comp, which is a computer screen with a robot body. the idea of interacting with robots as avatars rather than video screens came from karen dolva and her team at no isolation in oslo. raspberry pi in there. camera, microphone. so if a child raises a hand, these lights will light up. these are tiny led lights. then you have the antenna for good reception. you have the 4g module in here, you have the camera board, so this is what will sit in the forehead of the robot and let you actually stream. karen found her experience at university to be isolating, and difficult to make new friends. this led to a period of loneliness and depression. i at least isolated myself. i don t think i realised how
started literally trying to get me back, which i m very gratefulfor today. karen started looking at isolation and loneliness in pensioners before redirecting attention to children in hospitals who couldn t get to class. they were using video conferencing to get lessons, but she wanted to make a more private way. we were out observing and actually saw a reaction where a kid logged on and everyone in class is saying, like, you re looking ill , then the kid logs off again which is heartbreaking. like, you don t want that to be the experience you have when you show up in class. qasim is now looking forward to getting back to class in person, and should be able to start again this autumn. how long have you been away from school, qasim? i left some time in february, i think. january, february sometime. then i stopped again. i haven t been
feels like a perfectly natural relationship it s normal. so it s the first time i d seen a robot interacting in this way in a classroom, and it was quite unexpected. it really did feel like qasim s presence was coming through that robot, and the children in the classroom seemed to enjoy it too. the first prototype avi, 3d print, first prototype comp, which is a computer screen with a robot body. the idea of interacting with robots as avatars rather than video screens came from karen dolva and her team at no isolation in oslo. raspberry pi in there. camera, microphone. so if a child raises a hand, these lights will light up. these are tiny led lights. then you have the antenna for good reception. you have the 4g module in here, you have the camera board so this is what will sit in the forehead of the robot and let you actually stream.
For those who already love the great outdoors, it will come as no surprise - but experts are now predicting the hottest new trend for 2021 will be friluftsliv– an old Nordic word which describes the feeling of open air living .
The term is widely popular across the Scandinavia where getting outside, embracing the outdoors and being surrounded by nature is part of life all year round, no matter the weather.
Speaking to Stylist, Niels Eék, a Swedish psychologist, said: At a time when it’s so easy to shut ourselves away from the world, embracing friluftsliv can help us to stay connected to the outside world.
6 Oslo VCs discuss 2021 trends, deal flow and regional opportunities
The Nordic countries make up just 4% of Europe’s total population, but they account for a significant amount of venture capital investment.
That said, Norway’s VC community has been somewhat dormant for a while. The country makes far too much money from oil, giving it one of the world’s largest sovereign wealth funds and a large system of socialized support. Not a bad thing, but as a result, there are few “hungry” tech entrepreneurs.
High-profile players like Northzone and Creandum did well with early entries into Spotify and Klarna, among others, and now Norway is catching up with the rest of the European hubs. Among the trends our survey respondents identified were e-commerce, blockchain and crypto, healthtech, energy, mobility and climate.