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  D AILY INNOVATION BRIEF                                                                                                          By Journalists Edward Kane & Maryanne Kane  MIT'S FAST-THINKING AI FOR VERY SMART ROBOTS                                                                           Source:  Stock Home Robots MIT researchers have created a new AI system for household robots that makes them smarter & faster by enhancing their capabilities to plan & problem solve by 80% Called PIGINet, the AI quickens the robot's reaction time and decision-making on how to respond to owners' orders in the fast-paced dynamics of a family household Until now, household robots have relied on a pre-determined set of actions and, as a result, are seldom quick PIGINet stands for "Plans, Images, Goals, Initial Facts"  The neural network assimilates the facts and then helps to quickly determine the robot's responses to requests from the household The roboticists fe

  Mini-Pupper Robotic Dog For Under $300                                         Source:  MangDang Robo Companion for Kids, Pets and Adults If you're looking for a companion for your pet, your child or yourself, or something highly educational for your school that's the size of a chihauhau, a Hong Kong company may have just the thing - Mini-Pupper, a small robotic dog at a very affordable price of under $300.  MangDang, in conjunction with Stanford Puppy, has designed the Mini-Pupper, a small dog sized automaton.  It's a four legged, educational robot that can be configured to your liking.  The company calls it an "educational, quadruped robot at a reasonable price".  It is designed to enable anyone, including kids at school or being home-schooled, to do fun robotic research and experiments.  The company and Mini-Pupper are currently on Kickstarter to sell the product and raise investor money. They are exceeding their initial goals. Small But Advanced Robotic Tech

  MIT's RoboGrammar Program                                             Source:  Stock Image of AI                                                        Source:  MIT Designs Created by RoboGrammar AI Program For More Innovative & Efficient Robots MIT C-SAIL (Computer Science AI Lab) researchers have invented a remarkable AI program called RoboGrammar.  You tell RoboGrammar what task you want the robot to perform and what parts you have to create it.  The program provides an optimal design approach to create the robot.  The C-SAIL team believes RoboGrammar will result in more innovative and efficient robotic designs. Three Step Process The AI program goes through three steps before creating a customized design.  It needs a list of available parts and the specific task that the robot will perform.  For example, a customized design for a robot that can go up and down steps and traverse rugged terrains.  The third step, created by C-SAIL, is a set of constraints called the "g

  Amazon Limited Time Free Promotion Source:  Amazon  https://amazon.com/author/ekane New Book on Top New Robots for 2020's Amazon has launched a limited time, free promotion on journalist Edward Kane's very recent book "New Robots for the 2020's".  The book showcases the top robot inventions for home, service, medical, workplace and more.  To get a free copy, go to  https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B08BWZMS83&preview=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_PVqtFbXX98ZZQ&tag=ejkane2-20    I co-authored the book with Ed.

Bundled Paperback Series Just Published on Amazon Source:  Amazon  amazon.com/author/ekane Future Travel Vehicles, Smart Devices and Top Robots for the 2020's I'm pleased to announce journalist Edward Kane's latest book "Inventions, Innovations, Breakthroughs 2020's" has just been published as a paperback on Amazon/Kindle.  For a free preview,  go to  https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B08DG9YYV8&preview=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_N2ShFbM0HKNAV&tag=ejkane2-20 Innovation Guide Book The book is a guide to the best new innovations in three primary industries:  future travel vehicles, smart devices and robots.  Ed has converted three very recent, highly ranked books into one paperback at a deeply discounted price.  If you're interested in fascinating innovations, you'll love this book.   amazon.com/author/ekane   I co-authored the book with Ed.

It sounds like the stuff of science fiction.  But it's a fact.  NASA is developing autonomous tiny drones, the size of bees.  NASA's Marsbees  will explore the planet Mars for any signs of Martian  life. The drones are cutting edge robotic innovation.  NASA views them as potentially leading the way for the eventual colonization of Mars. Swarming Marsbees Marsbees is an extraordinary, artificial intelligence (AI), drone development NASA project.  The tiny drones are shaped and sized like bees with one exception.  Their wingspan is much larger.  The wings are the size of cicada's.wings  They're designed to fly through Mars' thin atmosphere with speed, distance, agility and duration.  They handily outpace NASA's cumbersome rovers.  Rover Curiosity landed in 2012 and has only travelled 12 miles. Wireless Transmissions The drones are steered by artificial intelligence.  Like satellites, they transmit data to scientists wirelessly.  NASA plans on launchi

Flying, Driving Drones From the MIT roboticists who created the world's first flying monkey comes flying, driving drones.   Roboticists at MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory have developed a quadcopter drone with wheels.  It drives and flies autonomously.  The drones can swarm in groups.  And they can do so without colliding with each other.  There's an important innovation breakthrough here.  Current drone robots that are good at one form of transportation aren't good at another.  The MIT drone is good at both flying and driving. Flying Monkeys This same team of roboticists previously created a robot called the "flying monkey".  The monkey flies, runs and grasps objects.  But it isn't autonomous.  The researchers program its paths.  It can't safely travel on its own.  But it has served as a foundation for the roboticists next iteration on their innovation theme - flying, driving drones. Flying Cars The MIT sc

Robot Workforce By 2030, the robot workforce could replace nearly one-third of US workers.  That's 70 million Americans out of their jobs in thirteen years.  Clearly, automation is disruptive innovation, dramatically changing the American workplace.  And, the US isn't alone. Global Robot Workforces McKinsey Global Institute forecasts the automation labor revolution.  They predict virtually every American worker will need retraining overtime.  Furthermore the robot workforce will replace some humans at every stage in their careers.  McKinsey forecasts technology could replace 375 million employees worldwide by 2030.  Like the US, Germany and Japan will see at least one third of their workforces disrupted.  Interestingly, the disruption is less for China.  12% of their jobs will go robotic.  The reason is Chinese wages are comparatively less. More Key Findings by McKinsey for the Robotic Workforce by 2030 Jobs most at risk are repetitive tasks, such as assembly l