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DAILY INNOVATION BRIEF by Edward Kane, Journalist

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   D A ILY INNOVATION BRIEF                By Journalists Edward Kane & Marya nne Kane PUFFER JACKET WITH BEER-POWERED COOLING SYSTEM                                                        Source:  Izzy Du London-based fashion designer Izzy Du and Tiger Beer have teamed-up to produce a puffer jacket that can cool you off by 40-degrees Fahrenheit in the hot temperatures of summer by the power of beer. Here's what we know: It's called the Tiger Summer Puffer The jacket is unique and such a counterintuitive remedy to cool off in the heat It's a puffer to wear to cool off in summer Will be unveiled at Paris Fashion Week It's bright orange with a network of hidden tubes filled with cold beer that is pumped throughout the jacket Looks like a normal puffer jacket but it's a...

Hyundai's Brand New Robot

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MobED or Mobile Eccentric Droid                                                       Source:  Hyundai Incredible Piece of Robotic Technology For the first time since Hyundai took a controlling stake in global robotics leader Boston Dynamics, it has released a remarkable new robot.  It's a 4 wheeled robot called MobED for Mobile Eccentric Droid.  This droid is outstanding for its precision, maneuverability, mobility and stability.  It is capable of carrying precariously stacked champagne glasses up an incline.  Right now, it is designed to carry small objects but eventually it could be used to carry people.  MobED will make its official debut at the January 2022 CES show in Las Vegas at which time availability and price should be disclosed by Hyundai. Tech Specs The 110-pound robot looks like a board...

New Giant Robot Disinfects COVID-19

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UBtech's Adibot Source:  UBtech Robot Can Be Rented For $15/day UBtech, the Chinese robotic company, has invented a robot that can rid a space - like a room, office or school - of COVID-19.  It's a large, cylindrical robot called Adibot that disinfects rooms with UVC light.  The company says it provides hospital grade sanitizing in less than a minute and a half.  Adibot comes in a stationary form that can be wheeled into a room.  And there is an autonomous model that pilots itself using lidar.  It neutralizes pathogens and in particular COVID-19 with UVC light.  The light dosage can be adjusted for different diseases.  What is very remarkable is that the robot can be rented for $15/day. Robot on COVID Duty UBtech claims Adibot can give a 1000 sq. foot space a complete cleansing of COVID and other pathogens in a minute to a minute and a half.  The robot issues vocal warnings to people to stay out of the room while it is cleaning.  UVC lig...