The Innovation Report
This Honda Autonomous Work Vehicle Could Be the Future
This battery-electric autonomous machine was tasked with helping construction workers build a solar field on a 1000-acre site. That may sound like lighter duty work than, say, a mining operation or heavy industry tasks, this machine was required to tow a 1600-pound...
Robots Filling Vacant Jobs Amid Ongoing ‘Great Resignation’
The U.S. is struggling with a labor shortage that is hobbling its economic recovery, but companies are not sitting still as they work to keep production up and running. As these job vacancies increase, they are turning to automation to pick up any...
T-Mobile Hits 2021 Goal of 200 Million Covered By ‘Ultra Capacity’ 5G a Few Weeks Early
T-Mobile has announced that its “Ultra Capacity” 5G network now covers over 200 million people in the US, a goal the company had previously set to reach before the end of 2021. T-Mobile uses its “Ultra Capacity” 5G label for its mid-band and mmWave...
Space Technology and Artificial Intelligence to Monitor Whale Mass Stranding Events
An international team of scientists led by British Antarctic Survey have published research today on using new technology to study mass stranding of whales from space and how the technology could be used to help protect populations. The study, published...
You Can’t Have Industry 4.0 without Training 4.0
As manufacturing moves toward Industry 4.0, in which operations are fueled by the constant flow of real-time information on process performance, manufacturers need to consider how they train employees. Achieving the promise of the digital revolution requires a new...
Protecting First Responders from AVs
One issue that has shown itself repeatedly in vehicles employing self-driving technology is an apparent literal blind spot in such systems for first responders stopped at the side of the road. Repeated incidents of police cars and fire trucks being struck by cars...
Keeping Track of Rare Mountaintop Plants with Drones
When an endangered plant's favorite place to live is the side of a mountain, keeping track of its numbers typically requires rappelling down cliff faces with specialized gear––no mean feat. Now, a drone-based approach developed by researchers from North Carolina State...
NASA Picks Landing Site at Moon’s South Pole for Ice-drilling Robot
NASA has set its sights on the moon's south pole in its quest for ice. This week, the space agency and the company Intuitive Machines announced Shackleton Crater landing site at the south pole of the moon for a small lander set to launch next year. The location...
Scientists Build Tiny Robot that Could Deliver Drugs with Amazing Accuracy
Imagine a microscopic robot propelled by undulating hairs moving through your stomach to deliver medication to diseased cells. That's the kind of future researchers at ETH Zurich hope to manifest with their latest creation. The team of scientists at the public...
Biden Bill Includes Boost for Union-Made EVs
President Joe Biden and Democrats in Congress are looking to give U.S. automakers with union employees the inside track on the burgeoning electric vehicle market, triggering vocal opposition from foreign trade partners and Republicans who worry that manufacturers in...
