The Innovation Report
7-Eleven Testing Self-driving Robots To Deliver Slurpees
In West Hollywood, California, consumers don't have to fight local traffic when craving an ice-cold Slurpee. All they have to do is hail a robot. 7-Eleven has been testing self-driving robots to deliver some of the convenience store chain's most iconic foods and...
Will Farmers Buy Into Future Of Autonomous Tractors?
Agricultural equipment giant John Deere has rolled out plans to develop autonomous tractors. The vehicles take on many farming duties, including plowing, planting and applying fertilizer. As Jonathan Ahl of Harvest Public Media reports, not all farmers are...
EV Charging Will Require 12x More Energy Than Today
The boss of the U.K.’s most extensive motorway services provider has warned of the challenge ahead for grid capacity as more and more British motorists switch to electric vehicles. “The electric vehicle revolution is now well underway,” Moto CEO Ken McMeikan said in a...
Not A UFO: Drone Scoops Animal DNA From Tops Of Trees
If an animal passes through the forest and no one sees it, does it leave a mark? A century ago, there would be no way to pick up whatever clues were left behind. But with advancements in DNA technology, particularly environmental DNA (eDNA) detecting instruments,...
Korean Minister: Advanced Air Mobility Game Changer
Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Won Hee-ryong stressed that advanced air mobility (AAM) will be a game-changer for future urban transportation systems at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, the ministry said Thursday.He gave a keynote...
Agriculture Technology Tools Can Help Alleviate Poverty For Many
2023 is very exciting in the Philippines! As a farmer, we are now allowed to plant Bt eggplant. This will give us better yields and more economic opportunity! Last fall the Philippine government regulators finally approved the commercialization of Bt...
Scientific Breakthrough: Robots Can Now Smell
A Tel Aviv University research team has created a game-changing innovation in the field of robotics. They created a robot that can recognize ten different odors, making it the first robot in the world to do so. Furthermore, there will be special cameras and...
Study: Computers In AVs Could Drive Carbon Emissions
A global fleet of about a billion autonomous vehicles, each driving just for one hour per day, may generate about the same amount of carbon emissions as data centres currently do, according to a new study. The research, published recently in IEEE Micro, modelled the...
EV Sales Accelerate To Record Highs In New Zealand
Increased awareness of the climate crisis, soaring petrol prices and a government rebate scheme bolstered sales of electric vehicles in New Zealand to record highs in December, analysts say – with uptake now far outstripping that of neighbouring Australia....
Republican Lawmakers Push To Ban All EVs
While Canada moves to get gas-powered vehicles off the road, lawmakers in Wyoming have gone in the opposite direction and are calling for a ban on electric vehicles. The bill, introduced into the state legislature on Jan. 13 by Senator Jim Anderson and other...
