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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.
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.
A Timeline of AI Sci-Fi Inventions that Became Reality

A Timeline of AI Sci-Fi Inventions that Became Reality

Nov-23-19 By IdeaConnection
Sometimes, the force really is with movie and TV producers. For decades now, science fiction shows and big-screen blockbusters have been foreshadowing modern-day technologies. What was once deemed outlandish and far-fetched turns into fact and part of our everyday lives.
Inventor Crosses the English Channel on a Hoverboard

Inventor Crosses the English Channel on a Hoverboard

Aug-07-19 By IdeaConnection
French inventor Franky Zapata has succeeded in his second attempt to cross the English Channel (the sea between northern France and southern England) on a jet-powered hoverboard. He made the 22-mile journey in just 22 minutes.
Low-Cost Prosthetic Limbs for the Developing World

Low-Cost Prosthetic Limbs for the Developing World

Jul-03-19 By IdeaConnection
A UK inventor is hoping his novel prosthetic limb invention will help amputees in the developing world. Ed Pennington-Ridge has designed a prosthetic leg that can be made for less than $127 using easily accessible materials.
A Robot Valet to Park Your Car

A Robot Valet to Park Your Car

Jan-25-19 By IdeaConnection
Life could soon be a little easier for holidaymakers going to airports if a Gatwick Airport robot trial is successful. A fleet of valet-parking robots are going to be tested that could take away the stress of finding a parking space at the UK airport.
Innovations to Improve Airport Security

Innovations to Improve Airport Security

Jan-18-19 By IdeaConnection
A pad that can detect explosives hidden in shoes and body scanners that use artificial intelligence are just two of the new technologies that could soon be employed by airport security services.
VR Tumors Help to Battle Cancer

VR Tumors Help to Battle Cancer

Dec-29-18 By IdeaConnection
Scientists at the University of Cambridge in the UK have constructed a virtual reality model of a cancer tumor. The technology will allow researchers to study the disease from a different perspective to increase our understanding of cancer.
Introducing Window Washing and Firefighting Drones

Introducing Window Washing and Firefighting Drones

Nov-23-18 By IdeaConnection
Window cleaning could soon be going very hi-tech.  A California-based company is developing huge drones to clean tall buildings. They're called Aerones and it's claimed they can clean 20 times faster than humans.
Time's 50 Best Inventions of 2018

Time's 50 Best Inventions of 2018

Nov-16-18 By IdeaConnection
Time magazine has published its list of the 50 best inventions of 2018 that are "making the world better, smarter and even a bit more fun". The innovations cover a wide range of categories and were evaluated according to originality, creativity, ambition, effectiveness and influence.

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