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Crowdsourcing the Discovery of New Mineral Reserves

Crowdsourcing the Discovery of New Mineral Reserves

Feb-28-20 By IdeaConnection
South Australia is offering a cool $250,000 (USD 166,000) to entice people to help uncover more mineral reserves. This five-month crowdsourcing challenge kicks off on March 2 and will encourage participants to use machine-learning techniques, alternative mathematical and data analysis approaches.
Musical Robot To Go On Tour

Musical Robot To Go On Tour

Feb-26-20 By IdeaConnection
"Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome on stage, Shimon, the singer-songwriter robot." Theater MCs may well be making that announcement soon as the marimba-playing musical robot is about to go on tour to promote his first album. Shimon was first introduced to the public in 2017 and since then has polished his act by learning to dance, sing, write lyrics and compose melodies.
Inspirational Quotes on Failure

Inspirational Quotes on Failure

Feb-21-20 By IdeaConnection
Whether you're a scientist, engineer, artist, entrepreneur or innovator, sometimes things will not play out as well as you hoped.If you're frightened of failure or preparing to throw in the towel because you're struggling with your latest innovation, be inspired by the words of highly successful people whose failures spurred them on to do great things.
Crowdsourcing Solutions For A Sensor To Survive Venus

Crowdsourcing Solutions For A Sensor To Survive Venus

Feb-19-20 By IdeaConnection
Venus is not the most hospitable planet in the solar system. It has a surface temperature of 462°C (863°F) and an atmospheric pressure that is more than 90 times stronger than the Earth's. NASA thinks it has the technology and the smarts to design Venus-resistant electronics, but just to be on the safe side, it is seeking external help with a crowdsourcing competition.
How Companies are Using Innovative Techniques to Thrive in the Fourth Industrial Revolution

How Companies are Using Innovative Techniques to Thrive in the Fourth Industrial Revolution

Jan-10-20 By IdeaConnection
According to the World Economic Forum, 70% of manufacturing operations are struggling to adopt Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) technologies, while a few dozen companies have found ways to incorporate innovative technologies and develop new ways to work, resulting in impressive gains to their bottom lines.
Robots Serving Coffee with Speed and Convenience

Robots Serving Coffee with Speed and Convenience

Dec-30-19 By IdeaConnection
From burger-flipping bots to droids delivering meals to diners' tables, robots are serving up several changes in the restaurant industry. If you are passing through San Francisco Airport during this holiday season, you'll be able to sip on a reviving cup of coffee prepared by a robot.
What Will 2020 Hold for Artificial Intelligence?

What Will 2020 Hold for Artificial Intelligence?

Dec-21-19 By IdeaConnection
As is tradition, when one year comes to an end, it's time to make a few predictions about what the next year will have in store for us. Today, we're going to take a quick peek into the near future to see what's coming with regards to artificial intelligence.
Reducing Comfort Breaks with Sloping Toilets

Reducing Comfort Breaks with Sloping Toilets

Dec-20-19 By IdeaConnection
The humble toilet has a long history of innovation since primitive latrines first used water to flush away waste around 5,000 years ago. The latest in bathroom breakthroughs is a sloped toilet designed to cut down the amount of time people spend on their comfort breaks.
Thwarting Porch Pirates with a Glitter Bomb

Thwarting Porch Pirates with a Glitter Bomb

Dec-18-19 By IdeaConnection
During the festive season, it's not only Santa who does the rounds delivering presents but also courier companies. However, their employees can't slip down the chimney to unload the goodies; they have to leave them on doorsteps if no one is there to receive them. However, so-called porch pirates could be watching ready to swipe them from outside people's houses.
Robot Detects and Picks Up Dog Poop

Robot Detects and Picks Up Dog Poop

Dec-13-19 By IdeaConnection
You know, pets certainly live the high life with their owners running around after them making sure they have enough food and a comfortable place to sleep. They even have us trailing in their wake, scooping up their mess. If you dread having to scoop their poop, help may be at hand in the form of a pooper scooper robot that automatically detects and cleans up an animal's mess.

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