The week's Visionaries

Brillant Planet

Brilliant Planet is unlocking the power of algae as an affordable method of permanently and quantifiably sequestering carbon at the gigaton scale. The company’s innovative process enables vast quantities of microalgae to grow in open-air pond-based systems on coastal desert land.

brilliantplanet.com

ChestLink by Oxipit

ChestLink is the first fully autonomous AI medical imaging product. In developed countries the radiology departments are understaffed by 1/3. According to the World Health Organization and 2/3 of the world population does not have access to diagnostic medical imaging.

oxipit.ai/products/chestlink

Sippy by Miso Robotics

Miso Robotics, the startup behind Flippy, the AI-powered robotic kitchen assistant, has entered into a partnership with beverage dispenser manufacturer Lancer Worldwide to collaborate on a more intelligent soda machine.
The automated dispenser would prove a boon to quick-service restaurants facing increased labor shortages brought about by the pandemic.

misorobotics.com/sippy

Polyjoule

The batteries, made by Boston-based startup PolyJoule, could offer a less
expensive and longer-lasting alternative to lithium-ion batteries for storing
electricity from intermittent sources like wind and solar. PolyJoule has built over 18,000 cells and installed a small pilot project using inexpensive, widely
available materials.

polyjoule.com

Vision EQXX by Mercedes

Mercedes-Benz announced that its electric concept car, the Vision EQXX, successfully completed a long-range test of over 1,000 km on a single battery charge. It was among the longest distances covered by an electric vehicle on a single charge.

mercedes-benz.com/en/vehicles/passenger-cars/concept-cars/vision-eqxx-the-new-benchmark-of-effiency

Have you guys found any cool projects this past week? Drop a comment and share your thoughts! Thanks, everybody.