Fun Innovations Friday

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This Liquid-Powered Robot System Was Inspired by Human Blood
June 13, 2025
Researchers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison have developed a bio-inspired energy system that helps robots run longer and more efficiently by mimicking how the human body...
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Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream Has a Cool New Role: Powering Vermont’s Grid
June 6, 2025
Ben & Jerry’s ice cream waste is now generating renewable energy for Vermont’s grid, thanks to a new facility from PurposeEnergy.
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May 30, 2025
Clone Alpha, the latest humanoid robot from Clone Robotics, blurs the line between machine and human with disturbingly lifelike movement and anatomy.
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Infrared Contact Lenses Turn Eyes Into Night Vision Sensors—No Power Required
May 23, 2025
Developed by researchers at the University of Science and Technology of China, these infrared-enabled contact lenses convert heat into visible light—offering hands-free thermal...
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AI-Powered RVs and Shape-Shifting Trailers: The Future of Housing?
May 16, 2025
LG and AC Future are reimagining mobile living with AI-powered RVs and expanding smart trailers that blur the line between home and vehicle. Could this be the future of affordable...
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IIT VERO Vacuum Robot
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Fun Innovations Friday: Industrial Heat Could Be Your New Drinking Water Source
July 26, 2024
Norway is stepping up its sustainability by finding a way to recycle its 20 TWh of waste heat per year to create energy and purify water in the process.
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July 19, 2024
ProovStation has found a use for AI in the car rental industry, making a frustrating process more transparent and worry-free.
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July 12, 2024
FMAP combines 3D printing and lasers to create multimaterial, multilayered sensors and circuit boards, even going as far as printing sensors embedded within a structure.
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TOKUFASTbot solving a Rubix cube
July 5, 2024
A Guinness World Record has been awarded to an engineering team from Mitsubishi Electric Corporation for creating a robot that can solve a puzzle cube in just 0.3 seconds— demonstrating...