The Innovation Report
Panthers Keeping Players and Fans Safe with COVID-killing Robot
Before welcoming fans back to the Bank of America Stadium Sunday, the Carolina Panthers have taken a number of COVID-19 precautions – including deploying three $125,000 “coronavirus-killing” robots. The Panthers are the country’s first professional football team to...
DARPA Wants AVs to Drive Like Humans
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is looking to boost the performance of algorithms to bring the driving performance of unmanned ground vehicles (UGV) on par with human-piloted vehicles. The Robotic Autonomy in Complex Environments with...
These Robots Learn How to Clean Your House
INSIDE AN ORDINARY-LOOKING home, a robot suspended from the ceiling slowly expands arms holding a sponge, before carefully wiping a kitchen surface clean. Nearby, another robot gently cleans a flat-screen television, causing it to wobble slightly. The...
Level 1 AVs to Increase More than 11% in Five Years
A new report, Worldwide Autonomous Vehicle Forecast, 2020-2024 from the International Data Corporation (IDC) finds that vehicles with Level 1 autonomy will jump to 54.2 million in 2024 from 31.4 million in 2019, showing a compound growth rate of 11.5% over the...
Autonomous Serving Robots Address Labor Shortages
The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted every industry in a different way. Restaurants were hit hard during the lockdown phase when consumers couldn’t dine-in. Although most restaurants are now reopening, there is still a shortage of workers to staff them in some...
Google’s Uses Machine Learning Turning Humming Into a Violin Solo
The idea is simple. Go to the Tone Transfer site from your Android phone or desktop (Windows or Mac), select “Add your own,” and record your 15-second hum or tune. You can use your voice, tap on your table, or play an actual instrument. Google’s machine learning...
Ikea to Stop Offering Non-rechargeable Batteries
Ikea will remove all non-rechargeable alkaline batteries from its global home furnishings by October 2021, according to statement from the company emailed Wednesday. Aiming to reduce energy consumption and environmental waste with the move, the home furnishing giant...
Using Drones to Rescue Wildlife from Climate Disasters
Scientists have long deployed drones to do everything from counting caribou to collecting whale snot. Now the flying machines are helping to rescue animals as climate change takes an increasingly deadly toll on wildlife. For the past year, a California...
MIT Professor Wins $1M Prize For AI Cancer Work
An Israeli scientist and professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) will be awarded a $1 million prize for her work using Machine Learning algorithm models to develop antibiotics and other pharmaceuticals and to detect and diagnose...
Axios: New Push for AV Legislation
In a renewed push to get an autonomous vehicles bill through Congress, Rep. Bob Latta (R-Ohio) is reintroducing the SELF Drive Act Wednesday, Latta told Axios. The big picture: New policy legislation is a long shot in the short Congressional calendar leading up...
