The Innovation Report
This Seafaring Robot ‘Eats’ Stinky Seaweed And Dumps It In Deep Water
If you’ve ever spent time on a beach in the Gulf of Mexico or the Caribbean, there is a solid chance you stumbled across a slimy mass of stinky, sulfurous-smelling seaweed. The specific marine plant in question during those gross encounters is...
Finland-Based Company Develops World’s First AI-Powered Autonomous Boat
Up to 70% of the cost of maintaining a passenger-boat fleet comes from paying captains. Self-driving solar boats from the company Callboats are being tested there. Due to the current legal situation, autonomous water taxis still have to be accompanied by at least one...
Burned-Up Space Junk Pollutes Earth’s Upper Atmosphere, NASA Planes Find
Scientists have long thought that the burning up of space junk in Earth's atmosphere creates air pollution that can affect the planet's climate. Now, for the first time, they've managed to detect the presence of these pollutants in the air high above our planet. A...
Amazon Just Made Its Warehouse Robots A Whole Lot Quicker, And Even Smarter
Amazon has announced a new “set of integrated robotics systems” set to be deployed across its warehouses in a bid to improve worker efficiency and health, as well as hopefully leading to higher customer satisfaction. Adding to the growing list of more than 750,000...
China Cracks Open The Door To Flying Taxis
EHang Holdings said last week that the Chinese government there issued it a certification to start actual passenger trials in the country. The company will be allowed to take passengers on aerial tours, which Bloomberg reported it will offer...
Spacex To Launch 144 Missions Next Year
SpaceX intends to boost its unprecedented launch cadence to dizzying new heights. Elon Musk's company has already launched 74 orbital missions in 2023, more than any private outfit ever has in a single year. (The previous record was 61, set by SpaceX in 2022.) But...
MIT Develops AI To Make Robots Expert Packers
Some things come easy to humans but are vexing problems for machines. You can probably stack groceries in a trunk or set a table with little trouble, but a robot stumbles over the numerous constraints we process without hesitation. A team at MIT has created a...
Cruise Updates Its AVs To Better Recognize Emergency Vehicles
While General Motors’ autonomous vehicles subsidiary, Cruise, has been expanding to more and more regions, and gaining more legislative freedom, some have raised concerns. In particular, first responders have raised alarm bells after several awkward, disruptive, and...
GM And Honda Team Up On Autonomous Ride Service For Japan
General Motors and Honda, along with Cruise — GM’s autonomous driving subsidiary — have agreed to create a driverless ride-hailing company in Japan. The company will use the Cruise Origin autonomous vehicle to give rides in Tokyo, Japan’s largest city. The companies...
Most Americans Unlikely To Choose EVs
Even as electric vehicles dominate headlines and hot new models hit the market, most Americans aren't interested in giving up gasoline. In a recent poll conducted by Yahoo Finance and Ipsos, 57% of respondents said they were not likely to choose an EV...
