The Innovation Report
Autonomous Robot to Use AI to Detect Potholes in UK
Almost two million potholes are fixed every year, yet more are appearing on UK roads each day. Unfortunately, fixing it through conventional methods is a labour-intensive, time-consuming, and expensive task. According to DailyMail, the cost of repairing all of the...
Robots and Chatbots Help with Mental Health
The global pandemic we’ve been dealing with since March has had a profound impact on our mental health. If this feels like the universe is piling on, it’s because it’s true. More than 264 million people worldwide suffer from depression, according to a January 2020...
Disney Robot Blinks Like a Human
Once you get past the fact that it has no skin, the new robot from Disney Research is an impressive feat of robotics. First reported by Gizmodo, the new robot can imitate human facial movements, specifically blinking and subtle head movements. A sensor in...
Factory Robots and the Future of 5G
PERHAPS HUMANS WEREN'T meant to be the early adopters of 5G. At Bosch Rexroth in Bavaria, Germany, wheeled robots that zoom between manufacturing machines and robotic arms that help hoist and connect components come with an unusual new feature—5G modems. The...
Artist Built Her Own AI Robotic Collaborators
Sougwen Chung looks down at her silent, stubborn collaborator with a mix of affection and mild vexation. “I need to debug the unit,” says the 35-year-old artist. “It won’t cooperate with me today.” She strokes the silver-and-white contraption as if she’s soothing a...
Walmart Abandons Shelf-scanning Robots
Walmart is laying off the robots it had deployed in about 500 stores to keep tabs on what’s on and not on the shelves. The retailer said Monday it has ended its relationship with startup Bossa Nova Robotics, which builds roving robots equipped with cameras for...
Contest to Name Central City Robot
Merrick Medical Center is looking for a fun name for its new, high-tech robot that goes way beyond spick-and-span in keeping things clean. The Central City hospital has purchased a LightStrike Germ-Zapping Robot, which destroys hard-to-kill viruses and bacteria in...
AI to Detect Guns through Surveillance Video
Security cameras have become valuable tools to identify threats of violence. There's a new development Wednesday that adds artificial intelligence that can detect guns in security video.The new dimension of artificial intelligence, or AI, has the potential to prevent...
Mayo Clinic, Google to Create AI for Cancer Care
Mayo Clinic and Google Health have announced a partnership to develop artificial intelligence that can help accelerate the process of planning radiotherapy treatments, leading to more efficient cancer care. More than 18 million new cancer cases are diagnosed...
NIST Awards Small Businesses $4M for AI Innovation
The National Institute of Standards and Technology recently awarded more than $4 million in grants to 19 small businesses. The money, from the Small Business Innovation Research Program, is designed to spur artificial intelligence innovation. the National Institute of...
