The Innovation Report
Security Robots Deployed Into San Diego Neighborhoods
The technology uses a combination of self-driving technology and artificial intelligence to provide an extra set of eyes and ears on the ground. San Diego is among the latest cities to implement new innovative technology to reduce crime. The autonomous security robot...
Goodbye Apple Car, Hello Apple Home Robots
Fresh off dumping its electric vehicles project, Apple appears to be pivoting to something fairly different: household robots. Engineers at the iPhone company have been working on some sort of “personal robotics” device that can cohabitate with you and follow you...
Augusta National Using AI To Enhance The Masters
Artificial intelligence is coming to The Masters. Fans digitally following the iconic golf tournament in 2024 will be using generative AI that for the first time will offer game narration hole-by-hole in Spanish and English. Another AI feature will use...
Autonomous Vehicle Testing Program To Launch In New York City
Mayor Eric Adams and the New York City Department of Transportation (DOT) Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez have announced the introduction of a new permit program aimed at overseeing the testing of autonomous vehicles (AV) in New York City. This program is part of the...
Oceanic Energy-Creation Technology Can Bring Power To Remote Islands
In an effort to bring clean, renewable energy to some of the world's more remote islands — many of which are powered by old diesel generators — a pan-European consortium of seven companies has designed a device capable of turning seawater into...
These Breweries Will Toast To The Sun On April 8 With Special Solar Eclipse Beers
If you're going to watch the total solar eclipse on April 8, you've probably done some rabbit-hole research about solar eclipse glasses. In fact, maybe that research extended to the path of totality itself as you tried finding your ideal vantage point under the sky....
Self-Driving Semi-Trucks Coming To America’s Highways
Perched in the cab of a 35,000-pound semi-truck lumbering south on Interstate 45, AJ Jenkins watched the road while the big rig’s steering wheel slid through his hands. Jenkins was in the driver’s seat, but he wasn’t driving. The gigantic 18-wheeler was guiding...
A Force Multiplier For Workers With Disabilities
The benefits of generative AI in the workplace are numerous, from productivity gains in call centers to speeding up content development for marketers. Yet so far, not many organizations have realized the potential of AI to support DEI initiatives and empower workers...
How Autonomous Racing Is Pushing Self-Driving Cars Forward
The excitement of auto racing comes from split-second decisions and daring passes by fearless drivers. Imagine that scene but without the driver – the car alone, guided by the invisible hand of artificial intelligence. Can the rush of racing unfold without a driver...
What Google’s New AI Fruit Fly Can Teach Us About Real Behavior
The tiny fruit fly, one of the most popular model organisms in science, lives fast and dies at about 50 days old. But this brief life is anything but unremarkable. The fly fills its days with intricate routines and schemes—and, on...
