DAILY INNOVATION BRIEF by Edward Kane

 DAILY INNOVATION BRIEF

                                                                      

                 By Journalists Edward Kane & Maryanne Kane


AUDI'S TOUGH & BEAUTIFUL ACTIVESPHERE


                                                    Source:  Audi Activesphere


  • Audi has unveiled its Activesphere car concept & it's a show stopper that could radically change off-roading
  • It's a rugged, off-roading SUV with elegant, good looks, adding up to a new concept that's both tough and beautiful
  • Big with lots of body protection, particularly with the front skid plate & side skirts to guard it from off-roading damage
  • Body is sweepingly aerodynamic with extra height on 34" wheels
  • Designed to be mostly autonomous with the option for a driver to take the wheel
  • Interior can be transformed to accommodate an active driver with the dashboard rising from the floor & the steering wheel emerging from underneath
  • Interior can also be configured into an airy lounge to go along for the autonomous ride
  • Particularly fascinating: no driver controls as Audi envisions hand gestures or AR glasses doing the job
  • Activesphere is getting great reviews with many experts hoping Audi will put some version of it into production within 5 years.

YOUR MICROROBOT MED TEAM WILL SEE YOU NOW

                                                Source:  Tel Aviv University Microrobots

  • Scientists at Israel's Tel Aviv University have developed tiny, microrobots, capable of scanning human cells to identify them as healthy or not
  • The microbots have successfully singled out cancer cells and moved them to another location for later diagnosis
  • These minuscule medical robots are only 10 microns across and could be gamechangers in health care
  • Besides identifying and moving cells, they are also capable of delivering medications to targeted parts of the body
  • The bots can move autonomously but the Israeli scientific team can also control them using magnets or electricity
  • This highly innovative, robotic approach to medicine is rapidly unfolding & could provide breakthrough treatments for diseases like cancer
  • This research was just published in the Journal of Advanced Science.

FLYING WITH NO HUMAN PILOT


                            Source:  Xwing/Cessna & Airbus


  • Some leading aviation experts believe autonomous planes are on the near horizon & will arrive before autonomous cars hit the roads
  • Of note are 2 aviation startups in the US, Xwing & Reliable Robotics, that are developing aircraft that fly autonomously without the need for a human pilot 
  • Both have equipped and retrofitted Cessna Grand Caravan aircraft for fully autonomous flight
  • XWing's Superpilot self-flying system has been extensively tested and the company says it is capable of gate-to-gate autonomous flight
  • Reliable Robotics' advanced navigation & autoflight system is also being successfully tested per FAA authorization
  • Both companies expect to launch commercial operations with their autonomous planes by 2025 when they expect FAA certification
  • Pilotless commercial passenger jets are expected in 10+ years, although AirBus has successfully tested takeoffs & landings with their commercial jets.

For more news stories like this,  Flight Path To The Future



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