DAILY INNOVATION BRIEF by Maryanne Kane, Journalist

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 DAILY INNOVATION BRIEF

                                                                      

         By Journalists Edward Kane & Maryanne Kane

CHEVY'S HYDROGEN PICKUP






                                                            Source:  Chevrolet

  • GM CEO Mary Barra has confirmed that Chevrolet will offer a Medium Duty Chevy Pick Up truck that uses hydrogen power with its HydroTec feul cell technology
  • The pickup with its breakthrough hydrogen technology is expected to launch in 2025
  • Barra disclosed the news during an investor conference call but did not provide further details
  • GM calls the HydroTec  fuel cell "an affordable hydrogen fuel cell solution for land, sea & air applications"
  • Also, Chevrolet has filed for a trademark the name ZH2 with the US Patent & Trademark Office
  • Nearly 10 years ago, Chevy used the name ZH2 for an experimental hydrogen fuel powered rugged off-road vehicle that it was developing for the US Army
  • For Chevy, the advantages of a hydrogen pickup over an electric pickup include:  much longer range, much shorter fuel-up time and zero carbon emissions.

SOCCER STAR THAT'S AN ADVANCED ROBOT


                                        Source:  UCLA


  • Researchers at UCLA have developed a highly advanced. soccer playing, humanoid robot called Artemis, which they jokingly call as good as a real-life soccer star
  • It's 1 of only 3 robots in the world that can run
  • Capable of navigating uneven terrain
  • Able to sprint, run, jump & get both feet off the ground and get up from a fall
  • 4'8" tall & 85 pounds
  • First of its kind technology allows it to act like it has springy muscles rather than rigid parts like other robots
  • Will compete internationally at France's RoboCup 23 in July against 2500 competitors from 45 countries
  • Artemis shows that technology, science, math & engineering can achieve in robotics a verisimilitude to a top-quality human athlete.

FLYING CAR PREDICTED TO BE IN US SKIES BY 2025


                                      Source: Doroni Aerospace


  • Miami-based Doroni Aerospace's Doroni H1 eVTOL flying car is expected to hit the skies with 2 years
  • Doroni H1, which is likened to a flying roadster, looks like a flying drone
  • This is a flying and driving car that is all electric & vertically takes off & lands like a helicopter
  • It was designed for short trips with a range of 60 miles and can travel at 140 mph
  • Expected to be certified by the FAA as a Light Sport Aircraft, which requires only a driver's license & 20 hours of training
  • Successfully completed prototype testing
  • A full-scale flying model should be ready in several months
  • The 2-seater has a payload of 500 pounds
  • Initial sales targets include: armed forces, law enforcement, first responders & recreational users
  • Cost estimate: $350,000.



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