The Innovation Report
Havana’s Roads Change As Cubans Adopt Electric Bikes & Vehicles
Havana is famed for the colorful vintage cars that can still be seen puttering around its streets and are a popular subject for visitors' photographs. But these days, Cubans are just as likely to be found getting around quickly and quietly on electric scooters made...
AI Could Help Make Quantum Computers Reality
Could artificial intelligence help overcome one of quantum computing's biggest roadblocks? New research from Australia's national science agency has found AI could help solve quantum computing errors. This is a key step which could one day lead to quantum computers...
Climate Denial Undercuts Advanced Energy Technologies And Strategies
The U.S. presidential race is becoming more intense, partly due to the discussion about climate change. There is a stark contrast in approaches: One side takes aggressive action to mitigate the impact, while the other either downplays the issue or dismisses it...
California: Flying Taxis Could Be Reality
California may soon see a revolutionary change in its transportation landscape with the introduction of flying taxis. Although it might sound far-fetched, several companies are developing electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, which take off...
Hopping Robot Could Explore Europa Using Locally Harvested Water
Various forms of hopping robots have crept into development for use in different space exploration missions. We've reported on their use on asteroids and even our own moon. But a study funded by NASA's Institute for Advanced Concepts (NIAC) in 2018 planned a mission...
Humanoid Robot Trains For BMW Factory Job
Robotics startup company Figure released a video last week showing its 01 humanoid robot being trained to do tasks on the factory floor at a BMW car plant. The video shows the 01 moving multiple components onto a jig, with placement tolerances the company...
$300M Raised For Startup Building Robot Brains
Skild AI launched out of stealth mode Tuesday by announcing a $300 million funding round led by Jeff Bezos’ fund and Japan’s Softbank Group that will help the Pittsburgh-based startup build what it calls a “general-purpose brain” for a variety of robots. The company,...
Portland Startup Lands $2.7M For Autonomous Robots Designed To Disinfect Hotels And Hospitals
Haystack Robotics, a Portland, Ore.-based startup developing robotics technology for disinfection use cases, has raised $2.7 million from an investment entity associated with healthcare IT company Agadia Systems. Haystack’s robots roam around a room and use UV-C...
Smart Mobility Today: 15 July 2024
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Boeing Expanding Effort To Autonomously Inspect Aircraft
Using small third-party drones for high-resolution imaging and its own artificial intelligence-based software algorithms, Boeing is expanding an effort to speed the inspection of military aircraft exteriors and increase readiness while reducing costs and enhancing...
