The Innovation Report
Sailing Drones to Capture Ecosystem Data from Lake Superior
Seafaring drones on Lake Superior will soon allow a team of Cornell University scientists to examine fresh details about the abundance and distribution of forage fish—species, such as zooplankton and shrimp, which provide nourishment for sportier marine species higher...
Google is Training Its Robots to be More Like Humans
Researchers here at Google’s lab recently asked a robot to build a burger out of various plastic toy ingredients. The mechanical arm knew enough to add ketchup after the meat and before the lettuce, but thought the right way to do so was to put the entire bottle...
Lyft Announces New Battle Plan in the AV Race
Lyft is planning to deploy a massive driverless car fleet beginning in 2023. In anticipation of that milestone the company, which has partnered with self-driving car developer Motional, announced Tuesday that it is updating its existing robotaxi service in Las Vegas...
Artemis 1 to Carry Tiny Japanese Lunar Lander to the Moon
The smallest lunar lander to date is designed to make a "semi-hard survivable landing" on the moon. NASA's upcoming Artemis 1 mission might be flying to the moon, but it won't be landing there. One of its payloads will be, however. The OMOTENASHI lunar lander, a...
US Navy Robotic Minesweeper Ship Declared Operational
Robotic ships have officially joined the US Navy. The Program Executive Office, Unmanned and Small Combatants (PEO USC) announced on July 22 that the Navy's Unmanned Influence Sweep System (UISS) uncrewed minesweeper has been awarded Initial Operating Capability...
16 Ways IoT Builders Can Ensure Security of Users’ Data
The Internet of Things connects a wide variety of devices—everything from kitchen appliances to smartphones—to the internet and to each other. Through sensors, software and processors, these devices then exchange information to carry out certain functions, making...
Pentagon Backs New Hub for Developing, Testing 6G Technology
The Department of Defense is helping to fund a new technology hub focused on 6G communications technology. The project, known as Open6G, is part of the Pentagon’s Innovate Beyond 5G (IB5G) program that aims to promote the next generation of high-tech network...
North Dakota Educators Using Drones to Enhance Classroom Learning
Educators from all around the state met this week to learn about drones. The North Dakota Geographic Alliance partnered with Bismarck State College to help make drones accessible in classrooms for students K-12. These drones weigh under half a pound, so they don’t...
Robots Documenting Deep-sea Biodiversity Reveal a Spectacular Spaghetti Worm
MBARI's remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) have helped shed new light on the mysteries of the deep. We have logged over 6,100 deep-sea dives, yet every time our vehicles descend into the depths, we manage to learn something new. From time to time, we come across an...
With New Study, NASA Seeks the Science behind UFOs
On June 9, with only a few hours’ notice, NASA held a press conference to announce a study it was commissioning on unidentified aerial phenomena (UAPs). The acronym is a rebranding of what are more popularly known as unidentified flying objects, or UFOs, a topic...
