Important Innovations

AI Equipped Robotic Car Designed to Teach Kids Robolink's artificial intelligence equipped, robotic car platform received the 2019 Consumer Electronics Show's Best of Innovation Award in the Robotics and Drone category.  It's designed as a learning tool to educate kids about AI and self-driving cars. A Car with a Ph.D Zumi is equipped with the latest in technology.  It uses machine learning and computer vision to navigate a track that can be reconfigured by the user.  Importantly, it is able to adhere to traffic lights and signage.  It also adjusts its course to avoid obstacles like pedestrians, trees and objects on the road. Zumi is an educational lesson in driving, motion and AI.

Ultimate Road Trip Vehicle That's All-Electric GAC's New Electric SUV 2020 Arrival in US The Chinese automaker Guangzhou Automotive Group GAC calls the Entransze the ultimate road trip vehicle.  It's a 7-seat, all electric concept vehicle that's green, sustainable and loaded with tech.  Chinese owned GAC designed it in California and debuted it this week in Detroit. Something New and Different - Electric Vehicle and Sustainable Interior This is an all-electric concept.  GAC will start producing it in the second half of 2019. The vehicle is built with sustainability.  90% of the interior components are made of environmentally sustainable material.  It's green and all electric.  The dashboard is loaded with technology including a built in voice assistant, OLED screens and touch controls. Look into the Future of Drivin g The Entransze vehicle is jello-beaned shaped.  The doors slide for easy access It provides you a look at the future of cars. And the Ch

Ford Wants to Lead in Vehicle 5G Connectivity Source:  Ford's C-V2X G System  Targets 2022 for All of its Latest Vehicles Here's what this means to you.  5G vehicle connectivity will communicate with systems around you, give you instant info on road conditions and infrastructure, pull in 5G networks for data, let you talk and listen to other equipped vehicles, let pedestrians on mobile phones transit where they are and a lot more. There's a lot of important connectivity possibilities in the 5G world.  For a full news blog on this, go to Important Innovations Collection: Ford Vehicles Going 5G : Ford's C-V2X System Source:  Ford C-V2X 5G Total Connectivity for Greater Road Safety Beginning in 2022, Ford is committed to hav...

"Important Innovations Collection" - 7Book Series on Innovation by Edward Kane My journalist colleague Ed Kane has authored 7 books on the latest and greatest in global innovation.  I co-authored the books with Ed and have served as narrator of the audiobooks. They provide crisp, professional news summaries on what you'd like to know about innovations changing our world.  For access to take a look go to Important Innovations Collection: "Important Innovations Collection" by Edward Kane : I wanted to make you aware of my series of seven books on the latest and biggest innovations  Important Innovations Collection" by ...

Medical Innovation - Patch Kills Bacteria & Delivers Vaccine Scientists at the University of Southern Australia have developed a microneedle patch that enables safer vaccinations.  It contains vaccine and silver nanoparticles that kill bacteria and prevent infection.  This innovation is of particular importance in the developing world where the use of unsterile needles leads to infections.  For a news blog on this go to Important Innovations Collection: Microneedle Patch Kills Infection & Delivers Vacci... : Safer Vaccinations Particularly for Developing World Source:  University of South Australia microneedle patch Silver Nanoparticles Ki...

Seat Electric Minimo Source: Seat Minimo - Unique Innovation in Personal Mobility Personal Mobility Innovation from Spain Seat Electric Minimo is a concept vehicle that bridges technologies in motorbikes and cars.  It's an unique innovation in personal mobility from Spain and goes into production in 2021.  It just debuted at the Geneva International Auto Show and in Barcelona at the Mobile World Congress.  The company behind it - Seat - is headquartered in Spain. All Electric, Fast, Swappable Battery Recharge The vehicle combines the smaller dimensions of a motorcycle with the comfort and size of a car.  It can seat 2 people but is 50% smaller than a regular car. The vehicle is all electric with a driving range of 62 miles on a fully charged battery.  What is the real electric vehicle differentiator is that the Seat battery can be swapped in seconds, which means this electric vehicle is much faster to recharge than other electric cars. Other Unique Aspects The Seat has

Mini Cheetah Does 360 Backflips & a Lot More MIT's Mini Cheetah Quadruped Success This is a four-legged robotic success story.  MIT's Mini Cheetah weighs only 20 pounds and is capable of incredible dexterity including full, 360 backflips.  The robotic agility is a world first. And its speed is impressive.  It's a highly nimble successor to the much heavier Cheetah 3. Ten Mini Cheetah's The quadruped robot was created by MIT's Biometric Robotics Laboratory.  It can traverse rough, uneven terrain twice as fast as the average human.  It can also walk right-side up and upside down. The MIT roboticists are currently building a set of 10 mini Cheetahs.  The team says the robot is very robust, virtually indestructible and if it does break is very easy to fix.  It will be formally introduced at an international robotics conference in May.