If there’s something more fascinating than watching cleverly engineered industrial machines do their work, we don’t know what it could be. And at the top of that list has to be the machines that do ...
Mechanizing the production of textiles was a major part of the industrial revolution, and with the convenience of many people are recreating the classic machines. A perfect example of this is [Fraens] ...
Chisom Okwor, a Google software engineer and founder, is transforming hair braiding with her new automated handheld braiding device—Braidiant. She told AfroTech, “I started to realize, as a Black ...
Black folks —and women in particular — are familiar with the exhausting process of getting our hair braided, or worse, receiving a “Hey girl” text from our stylists, meaning our hair’s not getting ...
The invention of a hair-braiding robot has won a startup competition at Harvard Innovation Labs. The 2025 President's Innovation Challenge Winner crowned Halo Braid as its latest winner. The ...
Why Do People Braid Hair? Many people choose braids as their go-to hairstyle because they’re stylish and low maintenance. They also protect your hair from daily styling, breakage, and the elements, ...