Important Innovations

  New Mobility Innovation                                             Source:  Kinner Car Velomobiles from Finland  Forms of micromobility are booming in big cities around the world with ebikes and escooters leading the way. The latest entry is the Kinner Car invented in Finland.  It's a hybrid bike and car that moves by human pedal power with a boost from an electric motor assist. Technically, Kinner Car is a velomobile or recumbent bike, a form of travel that dates back to the 1940's. The name Kinner is derived from the Finnish term Kinneri, meaning velomobile.  Soon to be delivered to customers in late spring 2022, it is still being tweaked by Finnish guitar designer and classic car restorer Ari Jukka Luomaranta, who is the inventor. New Mobility This technology is highly innovative and is getting some rave reviews from experts.  You turn the bike on by using an app on your mobile phone.  It fits two passengers and can carry luggage under its hood.  The electric motor can ma

  New Mobility Innovation                                             Source:  Kinner Car Velomobiles from Finland  Forms of micromobility are booming in big cities around the world with ebikes and escooters leading the way. The latest entry is the Kinner Car invented in Finland.  It's a hybrid bike and car that moves by human pedal power with a boost from an electric motor assist. Technically, Kinner Car is a velomobile or recumbent bike, a form of travel that dates back to the 1940's. The name Kinner is derived from the Finnish term Kinneri, meaning velomobile.  Soon to be delivered to customers in late spring 2022, it is still being tweaked by Finnish guitar designer and classic car restorer Ari Jukka Luomaranta, who is the inventor. New Mobility This technology is highly innovative and is getting some rave reviews from experts.  You turn the bike on by using an app on your mobile phone.  It fits two passengers and can carry luggage under its hood.  The electric motor can ma

Finland's Robot Bankers Source:  Nordea Bank - Robot Bankers Nora and Nova Rising Robotic Workforce During the global COVID-19 pandemic, the robot workforce has been on the rise.  In China, there are robot-run field hospitals and new robot restaurant complexes.  In the US, robot concierge and robot cleaners are working at 5-star hotels and telepresence Avatar robots are enabling long distance learning.  Now in Finland, a robot investment adviser has become more popular than the human variety. Nora, the Investment Adviser At the biggest Nordic bank - Nordea, headquartered in Helsinki - a robot investment advisor named Nora just had a great 2nd quarter.  Nora pulled in 40% more business during the height of the COVID crisis.  By contrast, new business for the bank's human advisers was flat.  The Bank says that millennials prefer talking investments with a robot rather than with a human.  Nora saw the most action advising investors under the age of 40. Pressure Redu

Tracks Up to 12 Miles Source:  KAUST Potential for Personal Security, Health, Drones, Self-Driving Cars A tiny, low cost radar developed by an international team of scientists offers better navigation.  Developers in Saudi Arabia and Finland say it could serve as an avoidance system for unmanned drones and self-driving cars.  It could also be used as part of navigation systems for the visually impaired. They add it has potential for personal security and health care applications. KAUST and VTT The new radar device was created by researchers at the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) in Saudi Arabia and VTT Technical Research Center in Finland.  The device weights less than 150g and is powered by a 5V battery.  The team says it provides detailed information on the size, distance and speed of moving objects.  The tracking range is up to 12 miles.  Current radar are large and bulky. They tend to lose key detail information  This innovation doesn't. It