The Innovation Report
White Castle Rolls Out More Robots
More robots are coming to White Castle . Expanding a partnership with Miso Robotics, roughly 10 new White Castle locations will be rolling out the Pasadena, California-based company’s robotic fry cook. The move accelerates the adoption of...
Poultry Industry Using Robots to Clean and Patrol
Robotics could play a key role in the future of the poultry industry. Speakers at the 55th annual National Poultry Health, Processing and Live Production Conference, held virtually Sept. 28-30, discussed implications from helping debone chicken precisely within...
Banks Roll Out Robots as Pandemic Shakes Up IT
When banks were flooded with loan requests from businesses struggling with the fallout of the coronavirus pandemic, hastily built robots helped several lenders cope with the deluge. The bots were one of many quick technology changes deployed across the industry during...
A Robot Hawk Takes to the Skies
An aerial robot inspired by a fast-flying hawk soared, turned and wheeled over a Swiss field last year, during tests to discover the capabilities of its new shape-changing design. Researchers say it could lead to drones that can fly for much longer than conventional...
FCC Establishes 5G Fund for Rural America
The Federal Communications Commission has adopted rules for creating the 5G Fund for Rural America, which will distribute up to $9 billion over the next decade to bring 5G wireless broadband connectivity to rural America. 5G represents the latest advance in mobile...
Singapore Opens Smart Cities Development Lab
A new lab has opened in Singapore with the aim to drive the development and deployment of smart cities applications within the island-state. Backed by an investment of up to SG$10 million ($7.36 million) over three years, the Smart Urban Co-Innovation Lab has already...
Yellowstone First U.S. National Park to Deploy AVs
Tourist shuttles powered by autonomous vehicle technology will come to Yellowstone National Park for the summer tourist season in 2021. An agreement between the National Park Service and mobility-as-a-service provider Beep will see two vehicles deployed in...
First Public AV Trials in Oxford
A fleet of six Ford Mondeo vehicles capable of Level 4 autonomous driving will complete a nine-mile round trip from Oxford Parkway station to the UK city’s main train station. Project Endeavour, a programme to help accelerate and scale the deployment and adoption of...
Kicking Off Smart Cities Infrastructure Boom
A massive smart infrastructure boom could be about to kick off as cities face growing pressure to become more resilient in the wake of Covid-19. Combined with escalating sustainability commitments and the need to support ongoing population growth, Barclays believes...
Cruise to Test AVs in San Francisco
Cruise, the self-driving car subsidiary of GM that also has backing from SoftBank Vision Fund, Honda and T. Rowe Price & Associates, has been issued a permit from California regulators that will allow it to test driverless vehicles on public roads in...
