Jul 3, 2025 | Aging, Disabilities, Featured, Technology
Technology often makes lives better, faster, more convenient, safer — and more exciting. But there is also an entire population in our communities today that needs the same technology to simply make their lives possible. In Pittsburgh alone, that...
Jul 3, 2025 | Disabilities, Mobility
Verneeda Moore has a big smile as she takes off just a bit too fast. “Let’s turn the speed down a bit,” Kara Cain said with a laugh. Moore has Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis — a disease better known by its acronym ALS, which results in the loss of muscle control...
Jul 2, 2025 | Automation, Jobs, Robots
Amazon announced Monday its millionth worker robot, and said its entire fleet will be powered by a newly launched generative artificial intelligence model. The move comes at a time when more tech companies are cutting jobs and warning of automation. The million robot...
Jul 1, 2025 | Events, Smart Mobility Today
I was pleased to introduce Global Auto Mobility’s Our Smart Future event in April (on Earth Day) at Lawrence Technological University. Our host Ed Coury lead a panel discussion with industry experts on the latest in mobility technology for commercial vehicles,...
Jun 27, 2025 | Automation, Jobs, Robots
The robots are coming for the last human warehouse jobs. Loading and unloading a truck is backbreaking, mind-numbing work that retailers and parcel carriers have tried to solve for years. Workers may not stay long in these jobs. Summers and winters are particularly...
Jun 26, 2025 | Auto Industry, Auto Tech, Automation, Robots
Kepler’s ambitions for its humanoid robots extend far beyond automotive manufacturing. The company envisions these robots playing active roles in education, research, security, logistics, and hazardous outdoor operations. In classrooms, the K2 can support...
Jun 26, 2025 | Charging, Electric Vehicles, Michigan
LG Energy Solution plans to produce enough batteries to plug the holes in the strained U.S. electrical grid that make installing electric vehicle charging stations difficult in rural areas. How? By producing batteries large enough to be installed anywhere that capture...
Jun 26, 2025 | Energy, Featured, Hydrogen
Researchers in Sweden have developed a powerful new material that dramatically boosts the ability to create hydrogen fuel from water using sunlight, making the process eight times more effective than before. This breakthrough could be key to fueling heavy transport...
Jun 26, 2025 | Autonomous Vehicles
Starting September 1, fully autonomous cars will require a permit to operate in Texas. This new restriction comes after the state’s governor, Greg Abbott, signed into law the SB 2807 bill that requires authorization from the state’s Department of...
Jun 26, 2025 | Charging, Electric Vehicles, Featured, US Economy
Costco is one of the few retailers in America where consumers can get an affordable slice of pizza just a few steps away from furniture, produce, and technology. Costco warehouses are essentially one-stop shops for everything folks need for their daily lives. The...
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