Important Innovations Collection

   New, Zero Emissions, Micro Mobility Way to Commute                                        Source: AtmosGear AtmosGear E-Skates Unveiled at CES 2023 French start-up company AtmosGear unveiled a new form of commuting - by electric skates - at CES 2023.  The company says these are the world's first, electric inline skates. AtmosGear specifically developed the e-skates as an alternative to electric bikes and electric skateboards.  They are being marketed as a new form of daily micro mobility commuting.   Tech Specs & More Here are some vital details on the e-skates: Range on a charge is 20 miles Top speed is 20 mph A bag secured at the skater's waste holds the battery and cables that connect to the skates The e-skates motors are controlled by the skater with a remote-control device It takes an hour to give the skates a full ch...

New Ultra-High-Speed Travel Hybrid                                                       Source:  TransPod Hits Speeds of 662 mph Toronto, Canadian startup TransPod has developed a hybrid train-plane vehicle that can hit speeds of 662 mph.  It's the fully electric powered FluxJet that can travel at speeds six-times that of a train and faster than a jet. The transportation system is based on a new field of physics called "veillance flux".  It is very similar to Elon Musk's original concept of vacuum tube based hyperloop travel, which time-starved Musk told other people to try and develop. Apparently, TransPos did and they're getting the system ready for takeoff in Canada with hopes to carry passengers there in 2035.  Technology Deployed The FluxJet travels in an elevated protected tube guideway using groun...

Developing Small, Portable Hydrogen Cartridges                          Source:  Toyota H-Cartridge & H-Cars Toyota Aims to Make Hydrogen Fueling Easy and Convenient  Toyota has a vision for a hydrogen future with green hydrogen po wering homes, businesses, cars, trucks and more.  Hydrogen as an element is readily available, has zero emissions and has tremendous potential to be a gamechanger for a very green future. But the big impediment to widespread use of hydrogen is the lack of  infrastructure delivery systems, meaning hydrogen fill-up stations. So,  Toyota is developing a lightweight cartridge that makes hydrogen portable and fueling with it easy and convenient.  The purpose is to eliminate the time and investment money needed to build infrastructure and jumpstart the convenient use of hydrogen cars by global consumers. Toyota is putting its new, easy to handle hydrogen car...

Spot the RoboDog on Duty to Monitor & Protect Pompei's Ancient Ruins                                                                                                     Source:  Pompei New Tech Guarding Ancient History This is a fascinating case of highly advanced robotic, AI, drone and laser technologies being deployed to guard and protect ancient, historical ruins dating back more than 2,000 years.  Famous robot dog Spot, created by US based Boston Robotics and now owned by Hyundai, is deployed by Italy's Archeological Park of Pompei to roam around the ruins to inspect and monitor the condition of the famous archeological structures. Robotic Patrols for Data Collection Spot is...

Global Pursuit of Zero Emissions Driving                          Source:  Tshwane University of Technology Unique Solar Car Technology From a University Faculty and students at South Africa's Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) have invented a fourth-generation solar car, called Sunchaser 4. They have been developing this innovative piece of green technology since 2014.  Sunchaser 4 is successfully being driven to locations around Africa to showcase the power of solar driving technology and to get young people, particularly school children, excited about the valuable applications of renewable energy.  The very unusual looking and uniquely designed vehicle is currently being showcased in Namibia. The vehicle has won international awards and delivers the longest distance and lowest energy use of any solar car in Africa.  Sunchaser 4 is yet another example of the global pursuit of zero emissi...

Facetime and Zoom Video Calls with a Big New Dimension Source:  Portl Holograms in Your Home Los Angeles startup Portl has unveiled a new device that adds an epic, extra dimension to your Facetiming and Zooming video calls. The Portl M is a table-top piece of technology with the potential to totally revolutionize everyday communications, particularly during this time of ongoing pandemics greatly reducing in-person meetings and conversations.  Essentially, Portl M allows you and the person that you're talking with to be beamed into each other's home or office as a hologram.  On their website, the company says you can call it "telepresence". How Does It Work?  With Artificial Intelligence Plus Both parties on the videocall will need to have the M machine.  The machines can beam a 3-D image of each caller from one M to the other M.  The key to the process is M's artificial intelligence (AI) enabled cameras.  The AI camera tapes you and creates a vide...

Multiple New, Money-Making Roles For Robots Source:  Robotazia Art, Fun and Waitstaff In Milton Keynes, UK, there is a uniquely innovative Sci-fi, robot themed restaurant Robotazia .  40 robots, all made from recycled material, are in residence and at work.  The robots serve as talking waiters and waitresses.  There is even a robot in charge of hand sanitizers.  Many of the robots are unique works of art created by artisans using recycled car parts, vacuums and makeup containers. Some examples include Mike Dyson, totally made from recycled Dyson vacuums. Sparky the robot, made of recycled metal parts, who serves as the customer Meeter and Greeter.   Audibot, which is made from recycled Audi parts and children's toy cars and much more. Sci Fi Robotics Robotazia is an innovative showcase of the versatility, usefulness, fun, entertainment and money-making value of robots.  It is designed to thrill adults and children about the potentialities and fasc...

  EV That Clears the Snow                                    Source:  CyberKat & Snow Images Remote Controlled Snowblowing CyberKat is a remote-controlled, small EV snowblower inspired by Tesla's upcoming Cybertruck.  CyberKat is the invention of US startup Spyker Workshop. It has angular styling similar to the Cybertruck but sports very wide tracks to maneuver through the snow.  This new EV snowblower allows you to clear your driveway remotely from the warmth and comfort of your home.   Tech Specs CyberKat is a zero-emissions, electric alternative to diesel snow blowers that spew out carbon pollution.  It has a 775 standard electric motor and four, 12-volt batteries.  The frame is aluminum. Length of the EV is 29 inches and it's 19 inches wide.  The ground clearance is 4.25 inches.  The snowblower duct itself attaches to the...

New AI Enabled Safety Systems for E-Bikes                                 Source:  Streetlogic and Stock Images Much Smarter Bikes Virtually every global automaker is working on the development of autonomous, self-driving cars.  Now the same technology - ADAS or Advanced Driver Assistance Systems - is starting to be applied to e-bikes for smarter, safer biking.  These new, advanced AI and machine learning enabled technologies are providing cyclists with some of the real-time safety information and data available to drivers in connected cars. Highly Advanced Technologies ADAS monitoring can provide cyclists with knowledge of what they can't see because of blind spots around them during their ride.  These emerging safely alert and collision avoidance systems are composed of highly advanced AI, machine learning, computer vision, algorithms and deep neural networks. They spot a...

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...

 Riding Assist 2.0                                                                                                   Source:  Honda A Real Balancing Act Honda has developed self-balancing, stabilizing technology for motorcycles.  It is called the Rider Assist 2.0, which the company has been working on for five years.  They have demonstrated its efficacy on a big heavy bike, the NM4 Vulture.  The technology keeps the rider steady and balanced at low speeds and when stopped.  The rider can bike and make turns at low speeds without tipping.  They can also mount and dismount while the bike remains stable.   Robotic Technology This new technology is still under d...

 President Biden Targets Intoxicated Drivers                                                                      Source:  Stock Images $1 Trillion Infrastructure Bill Tucked into President Joe Biden's $1 trillion Infrastructure package is a big initiative to fight drunk driving with highly advanced technology.  The push against drunk driving is not just a number of public service announcements with warnings not to drive drunk on the road.  The law has teeth and requires automakers by 2026 to install new technologies in new cars that detect and prevent intoxicated drivers from hitting the roads. New Law with Teeth Currently in the US, 10,000 people a year are needlessly killed in drunk driving accidents and nearly 300,000 are injured.  Drunk drivers c...

GetGo - New Technology Experiment at Tesco in London                                             Source:  Tesco Supermarket Chain UK & Amazon Palm Pay Mobile Apps & Digital Paying - Big New Grocery Trend Tesco, the United Kingdom's largest supermarket chain, is testing a scan-less - just walk in and walk out - grocery payment system that is based on a mobile app.  The trial is called Tesco GetGo.  To buy groceries without scanning the items or going through the checkout, the shopper, when they enter the store, needs to download the Tesco mobile app.  All items that the shopper selects are tracked and charged to the shopper's Tesco account.  The transaction is finalized on a QR code that is scanned by the customer's phone. Tesco says a receipt is provided to the customer within minutes.  This time-savings, no customer line...