Important Innovations

                     DAILY INNOVATION BRIEF By Journalists Maryanne Kane & Edward Kane BMW'S BIG HYDROGEN SUV                                                                                Source:  BMW iX5 BMW has just launched its 1st 100 hydrogen-powered SUVs for demonstration and testing purposes in Germany Called the iX5, the vehicle contains Toyota hydrogen fuel cells, BMW iX hardware and a small 2.0 kWh battery The vehicles are being hand-built by BMW in Munich They are the result of decades of BMW research into hydrogen powertrains The HFCEV (hydrogen fuel cell EV) delivers 395 hp and a range of 310 miles, all while carrying 16 pounds of hydrogen fuel The hydrogen BMW's will be available for sale by 2030 Western Europe is currently building a network of hydrogen fueling stations for hydrogen powered trucks and cars, while in the US, only parts of California have hydrogen fueling stations operational BMW joins Toyota and Hyundai in developing hydrogen-powered vehicles

                  DAILY INNOVATION BRIEF By Journalists Maryanne Kane & Edward Kane BMW'S BIG HYDROGEN BET                                                                                Source:  BMW iX5 BMW has just launched its 1st 100 hydrogen-powered SUVs for demonstration and testing purposes in Germany Called the iX5, the vehicle contains Toyota hydrogen fuel cells, BMW iX hardware and a small 2.0 kWh battery The vehicles are being hand-built by BMW in Munich They are the result of decades of BMW research into hydrogen powertrains The HFCEV (hydrogen fuel cell EV) delivers 395 hp and a range of 310 miles, all while carrying 16 pounds of hydrogen fuel The hydrogen BMW's will be available for sale by 2030 Western Europe is currently building a network of hydrogen fueling stations for hydrogen powered trucks and cars, while in the US, only parts of California have hydrogen fueling stations operational BMW joins Toyota and Hyundai in developing hydrogen-powered vehicles fo

  World's First Autonomous Snowblower                        Let the Robot Do the Shoveling A new, intelligent robot, developed by China's Hanyang Technology Company's robotics group Hanyang Robotics, could make snow shoveling obsolete.  Snowbot is an intelligent, autonomous, robotic snowblower that can clear 1500 square feet of snow on a single charge.  Snowbot can scoop up and blow away up to a foot of snow.  It is totally autonomous and powered by electric motors.  It can be controlled with an app on your phone or by remote control.  And, unlike current snowblowers powered by diesel, Snowbot is totally emissions free.  The company says it is the world's first autonomous snowblower.  It can clean 1.3 feet of snow per second. Very Advanced Technology Snowbot actually creates a map of the area to be cleared of snow.  It uses 4, ultra-wide band positioning terminals.  Three of the positioning terminals stake-out the area to be cleared of snow and serve as transmitters to

Latest Robotic News Source:  NASA Guide to Latest Robots NASA is challenging the scientific community and the public to design a robot that is self-assembling and with artificial intelligence that can explore the surface of the moon.  The AI has to be powerful enough to enable the robot to make decisions based on what it's learning about the lunar surface. 2019 Challenge The news came from William Harris, CEO of Space Center Houston.  The challenge will be officially announced in 2019.  The winning robot will be involved in scientific experiments.  For instance, there is evidence of frozen water beneath the moon's surface.  NASA believes that could be harvested to provide hydrogen fuel to power space missions.  The water also might enable space colonies according to NASA. Latest in Robotics:  Important Innovations:  Collection For a guide on the latest and best in robotic innovation, a great resource is Important Innovations:  Collection, Vol. 2 by my colleague E