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Posts in August 2018
Artificial Intelligence Forecasts Earthquake Aftershocks
Aug-31-18 By IdeaConnectionEarthquakes can be devastating and so too can the aftershocks. These are defined as earthquakes that follow the main shock and sometimes they can cause even greater destruction.
Collaborating Robots Build Concrete Structure
Aug-29-18 By IdeaConnectionBusinesses have long valued the many benefits of collaborations such as sharing costs and knowledge, improving efficiencies and boosting productivity.
Well, now robots are taking a leaf out of the smart business playbook by working with each other. Specifically, a team of mobile robots has collaborated to 3D print large structures quickly.
JP Morgan Developing Powerful Crowdsourcing Platform
Aug-24-18 By IdeaConnectionJP Morgan the American multinational investment bank and financial services company is working on a new website that is going to use crowdsourcing to accumulate large volumes of data to help its clients make better decisions.
It will be called Roar and according to reports, it will also store sensitive private data such as hospital records and satellite imagery that's not in the public domain.
NASA Announces Winners of Open Innovation Robot Contest
Aug-17-18 By IdeaConnectionWhen NASA wanted help for the design of its next robot it knew just where to go for innovative insights - the crowd.
The space agency launched an open innovation competition to design an arm for a space robot named Astrobee, and the first winners have just been revealed.
University Crowdsourcing Zero Carbon Goal
Aug-10-18 By IdeaConnectionThe University of London has set itself a monumental challenge - to reach zero carbon emissions by the year 2036.
To help it achieve this goal it is going to crowdsource a new zero-emissions program, covering its operations and built environment.
Open Innovation to Solve Health and Medical Problems
Aug-03-18 By IdeaConnectionIt's not always the researchers and doctors who come up with the brilliant health and medical breakthroughs that can ultimately save lives. Members of the crowd play their part too via open innovation contests and hackathons.
From mobility problems among the elderly to fighting the spread of infectious diseases, lay people are increasingly tackling public health issues. Here are four examples that have been featured on IdeaConnection's website.