The Innovation Report
New Michigan Office of Future Mobility and Electrification Focuses on Safer Roads
The new Office of Future Mobility and Electrification in Michigan is meant to explore the future of transportation. The office's goal includes making the roads safer through autonomous vehicles and new technology. Governor Gretchen Whitmer has appointed Trevor Pawl as...
The Intersection between AVs and EVs
CARS HAVE NOT been good for the environment, to put it lightly. Transportation accounts for 28 percent of US greenhouse gas emissions, and light-duty vehicles for more than half of those. Someday, self-driving cars will appear widely in the US....
Robotic Armada to Probe Secrets of Hurricanes
This year, as hurricanes race into the warming coastal waters of the U.S., an array of seagoing robots will be waiting for them. The torpedo-shaped machines will be positioned in what amounts to no man’s land, places where no ships or humans might survive and where...
White Castle to Test Robot Fry Cook
In one of the first trials of a robotic fry cook at a national burger chain, White Castle said it would work with Pasadena, Calif.-based Miso Robotics to test that company’s robotic chef at a restaurant in the Chicago area. It’s a trial run for...
Japanese Robot to Work in Convenience Store
In August, a robot vaguely resembling a kangaroo will begin stacking sandwiches, drinks and ready meals on shelves at a Japanese convenience store in a test its maker, Telexistence, hopes will help trigger a wave of retail automation. Following that trial, store...
New Amazon Center to Feature Robots Working Alongside Humans
Amazon announced plans Wednesday to open a new fulfillment center in Pflugerville, Texas, where some employees will work alongside robots. The retail giant is expected to launch the new 820,000-square-foot site in 2021...
Dubai Health Authority Deploys Robots to Disinfect Facilities
The Dubai Health Authority (DHA) has introduced eight “smart” robots to sterilise its government-run hospitals and clinics, it has confirmed in a statement. The robots – created by the Danish company, UVD Robots – are part of the emirate’s drive to use smart...
AI Can’t Patent Inventions
The USPTO’s recent landmark decision (16/524,350) concluding artificial intelligence (AI) cannot be a named patent inventor perhaps sparked fears of super-robots inventing critical technologies that, alas, receive no patent protection. If an AI identifies...
Michigan, Tops for Robots, Hopes To Keep Rising with PlanetM
Detroit has long been known as the Motor City. Maybe “Michigan: the Robot State” will catch on? Officials here are touting a rise in robotics as efforts continue with using advanced machines to keep people safe from the coronavirus ... and transitioning to the Fourth...
AI Helps Fight Utah Wildfires
Some Utah firefighters are getting some help to detect wildfires before flames are visible. The EDWIN Project (Early Detection Wildfire Imaging Network) uses cameras with artificial intelligence (A.I.) to seek out hot spots in wildfires among the hills...
