The Innovation Report
U.S. Marines Test Robot Dog Armed With A Rocket Launcher
Marines with the Tactical Training and Exercise Control Group recently conducted a proof-of-concept test of a quadruped robot firing an M72 rocket launcher, according to a Marine Corps news release. Last year a St Petersburg company offered a rocket-armed...
Cleveland Clinic Hopes To Deploy Autonomous Drones To Deliver Medicine By 2025
Cleveland Clinic hopes to fly high by 2025. In two years, the health system aims to send autonomous drones soaring through the skies of Northeast Ohio to deliver certain medications directly to patients' homes, according to a news release. If this comes to pass, the...
Boston Dynamics Turned Its Robot Dog Into A Talking Tour Guide With ChatGPT
We saw Spot run, jump, and even dance... but now we can see Spot talk. In a somewhat unsettling video posted by Boston Dynamics, we see its robot dog outfitted with a top hat, mustache, and googly eyes as it chats with staff members in a...
Autonomous Shuttles Offer A New Form Of Campus Mobility
An autonomous shuttle project in North Carolina is demonstrating the possibilities for connecting the small vehicles with transit stations, and serving dense communities like a university campus.The project is a partnership among UNC, autonomous shuttle...
Japan’s First Fully Autonomous Vehicle Suspended
Japan's first pilot project of a fully autonomous self-driving vehicle has been suspended after a minor accident with a parked bicycle, officials said Monday. It is the latest blow to efforts worldwide to promote driverless vehicles, a technology with particular...
Cruise Temporarily Pulls Plug On AV Operations
The General Motors-owned driverless vehicle startup, Cruise, stopped its operations across all of its fleets on Thursday after numerous issues with collisions and growing regulations. Cruise announced the decision in a statement on social media, saying it would...
Applications For Illinois Electric Vehicle Rebates Now Open
Planning on getting an electric passenger vehicle or motorcycle in Illinois? You could get a rebate of up to $4,000. Governor JB Pritzker and Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Director John J. Kim announced Wednesday the opening of the next...
Electric Vehicles Face Reality Check As Automakers Dial Back Production Targets
The tentative deals that brought an end to the 6-week strike by the United Auto Workers could bring collective bargaining power to workers at new electric battery plants jointly owned by the automakers. But the deals could also make electric vehicles even...
UAW Strikes Tentative Ford Deal; All Eyes On GM And Stellantis
After more than six weeks of walkouts, picketing, and fractured negotiations, the United Automobile Workers (UAW) and Ford Motor Company have reached a tentative agreement on a new labor contract. The deal, announced yesterday (Oct. 25) includes a roughly 25% pay...
Google Maps’ AI-Powered Features Rolling Out This Week
Google Maps is getting new immersive features in the coming days and months, fusing assets found via Street View and satellite imagery to make navigation more intuitive, Google said in a blog post Thursday. Highlighting the blog post is Immersive View for Routes,...
