The Innovation Report
AI Takeaways From Smart City Expo USA
Artificial intelligence stole the show at this year’s Smart City Expo USA, held in New York City last week. “You can’t swing a dead cat without bumping into someone talking about AI,” Justin Tormey, a director at the tech-focused consulting firm Slalom,...
Saab’s R6 NAV NEO High Precision Navigation System Approved By Panama Canal Authority
Saab TransponderTech announces that its latest navigation system, the R6 NAV NEO, has received approval from the Panama Canal Authority (ACP). This makes it the first SOLAS-approved navigation system for general use in any waters, that also meets the stringent...
Turning Trash Into Treasure: How AI Is Revolutionizing Waste Sorting
The waste crisis is devastating our planet. A lot of the stuff we throw gets dumped in landfills. These massive waste disposal sites are often created by destroying forests or inhabitable lands. For example, the United States has lost land roughly the size of the...
Airbus Showcases ‘Wingman’ Jet-Like Stealth Drone Concept At Giant Aerospace Show In Berlin
Airbus this week revealed the concept for a new fighter-type drone, called Wingman, and showcased a model of it at Berlin's massive ILA Air Show. The drone would be an "unmanned escort for manned fighter jets," Airbus said in a statement, noting that it is designed to...
Bringing Health-Centric Mobility To People: Renault’s U1st Vision
Renault, as a member of Software République, has helped to spearhead a series of citizen-centric mobile services with a special focus on health. Other innovations include reducing vehicle cybersecurity risks and aiming to unjam urban traffic by improving the...
Apple Building Better Recycling Robot
Last week, TechCrunch paid a visit to Apple’s Austin, Texas, manufacturing facilities. Since 2013, the company has built its Mac Pro desktop about 20 minutes north of downtown. The 400,000-square-foot facility sits in a maze of industry parks, a quick trip...
Little Robot Could Explore Furthest Reaches Of Other Planets
Researchers in the US are working on a lightweight robot designed to explore extreme terrain, including the next celestial bodies to be studied by humans. The Loris robot (for "Lightweight Observation Robot for Irregular Slopes") has been designed to explore terrain...
AV Company Zoox Testing Self-Driving Cars
Zoox, the self-driving-vehicle unit of Amazon.com Inc. will soon expand street testing to Austin, Texas, and Miami, Fla. In a blog post Wednesday, Zoox said the expansion “marks a significant step forward.” Zoox vehicles first started testing on the streets of San...
How Electric Car Batteries Might Aid The Grid
Electric cars are more expensive than gasoline models largely because batteries cost so much. But new technology could turn those pricey devices into an asset, giving owners benefits like reduced utility bills, lower lease payments or free parking. Ford Motor, General...
Boeing’s Starliner Arrives At ISS Today
Boeing's Starliner capsule will reach the International Space Station today (June 6) on its first-ever crewed mission, and you can watch the action live. Starliner is expected to dock with the orbiting lab today around 12:15 p.m. EDT (1615 GMT) on its historic...
