Important Innovations Collection

Beta Technologies' Electric Aircraft                                             Source:  Beta Technologies Speedy Package Deliveries   UPS just announced that it will start package deliveries by electric planes  - specifically e-VTOLs or electric vertical takeoff and landing vehicles.  UPS has agreed to buy ten e-VTOLs, called ALIA-250, from Vermont based startup Beta Technologies.  UPS has the option to buy another 150 aircraft from the company.  The new form of transportation is designed to accelerate deliveries in small market areas. Designed to Be Autonomous Beta Technologies e-VTOLs are highly advanced.  The ALIA-250, inspired by the Arctic tern, takes off and lands vertically and then transitions into long range flight. The electric vehicles have a range of 250 miles and a cruising speed of 170 mph. They are...

Bot Deliveries on the Move Source:  Segway-Ninebot's Loomo Loomo From San Francisco to Beijing, armies of service bots for package deliveries are being developed.  Beijing based Segway-Ninebot is developing delivery robots.  Its new one is Loomo and is expected to hit the market this year. It will be making deliveries to shopping malls and office buildings.  It looks like an office file cabinet on wheels and has been developed from a hoverboard to a robot. German-Swiss ANYmal ANYmal is a 4 legged robot dog that can walk packages right up to your door.  It was created by German automotive company Continental and Swiss robotics company ANYbotics.  It was well received at the 2019 Consumer Electronics Show. Serve Another delivery bot being developed is Serve by San Francisco based delivery company Postmates. It starts work in Los Angeles this year with more cities to follow. Pepsi Pepsi is deploying its Snackbots at the University of Pacif...