The Innovation Report
Italian Researchers Have Built a Humanoid Robot that May One Day Fly Like Iron Man
As robots have steadily expanded their operations out of the controlled environments of research labs and into the chaos of real-world architectural infrastructure, getting from point A to point B has become a major challenge — take stairs, for example. In response,...
How K–12 Schools Can Use Artificial Intelligence in Education
What role will artificial intelligence play in the future of education? For educators, AI can feel like an exciting development — or a terrifying unknown. AI technology is advancing quickly and creating solutions once thought impossible. It’s widely available in...
Wayne State Computer Science Researchers Receive $500,000 From NSF For Real-Time Edge Computing Study
For any emerging smart city with an Internet of Things (IoT) network, edge computing platforms equipped with artificial intelligence are crucial to managing high-bandwidth technologies and processing massive amounts of data in real time. However, many of the more...
FAA Issues Aircraft Restrictions Linked to 5G Technology, Warns of Possible Flight Diversions
The Federal Aviation Administration announced a new rule on Tuesday that forbids pilots from using auto-landing and other certain flight systems at low altitudes where 5G wireless signals could interfere with onboard instruments that measure a plane's...
Electric Vehicle Checkpoint: EV Sales More Than Doubled in 2021
Consumer Reports recently released its automobile reliability ratings Thursday with Toyota Motor -owned Lexus, Mazda , and Toyota ranking as the top brands in that order. Stellantis' Jeep, Tesla , and Ford Motor's Lincoln made up the bottom three. Tesla's next-to-last...
You Can Now Buy a Tesla for $1,900—It’s an Electric Quad Bike
The entry point for Tesla's range of electric vehicles just got a lot lower. On Thursday, the American automaker announced the Cyberquad for Kids, an angular electric all-terrain vehicle inspired by the company's 2019 Cybertruck concept. At $1,900, the ATV costs...
This Drone Uses Piercing Talons to Perch—or Snatch Things
Quadcopters these days are so precious. They take off and hover, taking pictures or whatever, and then land, recharge—and blah. If these drones were birds, they’d be prey. But the Stereotyped Nature-Inspired Aerial Grasper, or SNAG, would be their apex predator. This...
Living Robots Have Found New Way to Self-Replicate
Scientists say they've witnessed a never-before-seen type of replication in organic robots created in the lab using frog cells. Among other things, the findings could have implications for regenerative medicine. The discovery involves a xenobot – a simple,...
Automation Alley Industry 4.0 Accelerator Announces Investment with Manu-Tech Pitch Day, December 8
The Automation Alley Industry 4.0 Accelerator, the nation's first Industry 4.0 specific accelerator, along with its partners Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC), Centrepolis Accelerator at Lawrence Technological University and Jackson-based...
A High-Tech Camera Can Save Maine’s Blueberries From Climate Change
Few things are more scenic than a wild blueberry barren full of plump and ripe berries. But Maine’s iconic berry crop is facing a climate crisis that threatens its future. Scientists earlier this year reported that the Down East region — home to the...
