Concept: Hawaii-based startup Heimdal has developed a new ocean-assisted carbon removal technology that can store CO2 permanently while also lowering ocean acidification. It converts brine into a solution for de-acidifying the ocean using renewable energy. Nature of Disruption: Heimdal feeds seawater into a machine that removes acid by rearranging molecules in the water using electricity. …

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Concept: Beijing’s shipbuilding company China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC) has rolled out the world’s first AI-powered drone carrier named Zhu Hai Yun which contains dozens of autonomous drones, ships, and submersibles to conduct marine research and observation. The drone carrier is intended to help China’s oceanographers to expand their research through the use of unmanned …

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Concept: German industrial control and automation company Festo has launched the world’s first pneumatic collaborative robot (cobot) that is cheaper than electric robots with the same functionalities. The company claims that the robotic suite software offers the option of programming the cobot with an operating device and predefined skills. Nature of Disruption: Festo’s cobot leverages …

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Concept: Taiwan’s technological company Artery Technology has rolled out a wireless and low-power Bluetooth MCU (microcontroller) named AT32WB415 which is compliant with Bluetooth Low Energy specification 5.0 and TUV Rheinland certified. The Bluetooth MCU features a high-performance CPU, enhanced memory resources and communication interfaces, Bluetooth radio frequency (RF) transceiver, and baseband capability. Nature of Disruption: …

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Concept: Israel’s wireless power solutions company Powermat has rolled out a wireless power solution named Powermat PMT 100 Wireless Power Solution to provide wireless charging for small medical, lifestyle, and smart home IoT devices. The company claims that Powermat PMT 100 enables a small form factor and reduces wireless implementation costs by up to 50% …

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Concept: UK’s fintech company FinGo has partnered with cashless payment solution provider VMC to develop a retail vending technology where users can pay and prove their age through a simple scan of their finger. The vending machine named FinGoVend enables retailers to provide unattended retail for age-restricted products including alcoholic drinks, e-cigarettes, and vapes. Nature …

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Concept: California’s tech startup Teleport has developed an identity-based infrastructure access management platform named Teleport Access Plane that provides companies with easy and secure access to their critical infrastructure. The startup claims that the new platform consolidates connectivity, authentication, authorization, and audit into a single platform to improve security and agility. Nature of Disruption: The …

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Concept: Swiss startup Flyability has unveiled the world’s first collision-tolerant drone named the Elios 3, equipped with a LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) sensor for indoor 3D mapping. It can make inspections safer, efficient, and less expensive for Industry 4.0. Nature of Disruption: Elios 3 incorporates Ouster OS0-32 LiDAR sensor, allowing inspectors to collect data …

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Concept: Canada’s robotics company Clearpath Robotics has partnered with California-based company Open Robotics to develop a next-gen open-source robotics platform named TurtleBot 4 aimed at educators, researchers, and developers. TurtleBot 4 provides a low-cost fully expandable mobile robotics platform with improved sensing, increased payload capacity, ROS 2 (Robot Operating System) support, and auto-docking capabilities. Nature …

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Concept: Romania’s tech startup DRUID has developed an AI-based conversational business platform that enables organizations to develop intelligent virtual assistants to enhance the user experience for both customers and employees. The platform provides advanced NLU (natural language understanding) features to test utterances and configure stop words, sentiment, and flow matching thresholds.Nature of Disruption: DRUID claims …

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