In 2020, California-based startup Zume shuttered its robot pizza delivery business, built around trucks that would cook food on their way to customers. We’re reviewing the company’s patent application for pizza-made-by-robots, and how this futuristic idea failed to deliver.
A patent application from the University of California (UC) discloses a method for measuring the metastatic potential in single living cancer cells.
German-based Airbus Defense and Space, a division of aerospace giant Airbus, is patenting a device that can test the solar generators of satellites and drones faster, and more importantly, without having to dismantle millions of dollars worth of tech.
Ford Global Technologies is patenting a robot for use inside a vehicle, equipped with tools to help passengers survive and escape a car crash.
Ekin, a tech company from Istanbul, Turkey, has a newly published patent application for a self-driving police car controlled by AI.
A patent application from Oregon-based software company Digimarc describes the use of digital watermarks and blockchain to combat deepfakes.
Engineers from Carrier have developed range hoods that can monitor their own weight, and use the information to determine whether they are due for a cleaning.
FaceHeart, a Taiwanese AI company, is patenting a health monitoring function for smart televisions, one that bases its data on a viewer’s facial features.
Bio Future World, a Massachusetts-based supplier of biodegradable plastic packaging, is patenting containers made of polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) that dissolve in hot water.
One of Brazil’s largest pharmaceutical companies, covers a drug said to be more effective at treating post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) than current medical options, with fewer side effects to boot.
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