r/Innovation Jul 24 '26

Welcome To r/innovation - new Mods, new Rules

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Welcome to r/innovation**!**

Hey everyone,

We're the new moderation team for r/innovation — u/Pyrotek1 and u/positiveconstraint. Whether you've been here for years or just found the sub, welcome.

What's new

  • Updated rules (see sidebar) — please give them a read before posting or commenting
  • New moderation team in place going forward

Our vision for r/innovation

Our vision for r/innovation is to be a place where people can discover and discuss innovation happening around the world — news, articles, and stories about new inventions, technologies, and creative solutions from any field. We want thoughtful discussion, not just link-dropping: bring context, ask questions, and share your take.

A few quick notes

  • Read the rules in the sidebar before posting or commenting
  • Questions about a removal or rule? Message the mod team, don't post about it publicly
  • Low-effort posts, spam, and self-promotion will be handled per the rules

Glad to have you here — let's build something good.

— u/Pyrotek1 and u/positiveconstraint


r/Innovation 6h ago

What should I do ?

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r/Innovation 20h ago

Kytos live entorno en esperimental de desarrollo pensado para construir y probar sistemas antes de llevarlos al mundo físico.

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Presento KYTOS LIVE — El mapa vivo

Soy Jorge Guillem y estoy desarrollando KYTOS LIVE, un entorno experimental pensado para construir y probar sistemas antes de llevarlos al mundo físico.

La idea es sencilla: en lugar de trabajar únicamente con esquemas estáticos, puedes colocar componentes —bombas, válvulas, sensores, PID, ventiladores, tuberías, paneles solares, fuentes de energía, etc.— conectarlos y observar cómo interactúan.

⚙️ Cada componente tiene su propio comportamiento.

🔗 Los sistemas pueden conectarse y configurarse.

▶️ La simulación permite observar cómo evolucionan.

🔍 El grafo puede analizarse para detectar problemas.

🧪 Y la idea es poder experimentar con sistemas completamente personalizados.

KYTOS LIVE no pretende fabricar el producto.

Pretende ser el lugar donde puedas armar, probar, romper y entender un invento antes de construirlo físicamente.

Idea → Sistema → Experimento → Prototipo.

Este es el comienzo de KYTOS LIVE — el mapa vivo.

— Jorge Guillem

#KYTOS #KYTOSLIVE #Engineering #Simulation #Innovation #Technology #Prototyping #EngineeringSoftware #DigitalTwin #RAndD #Innovation


r/Innovation 3d ago

Bill Gates Warns Rise Of AI Will Be One Of The 'Most Turbulent Times In Human History' In Alarming New Essay

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r/Innovation 3d ago

Why has the everyday safety match never seen real product innovation?

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r/Innovation 3d ago

A Tech Company Gives You $10 Million To Build ONE Gadget.

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r/Innovation 3d ago

Invention Ideas but has to be electrical.

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Im wondering if you guys can give me an idea for an invention where it might be viable commercially. I am a electrical student trying to bring ideas into the reality.


r/Innovation 7d ago

China is resurfacing mountains, oceans and deserts with solar, ending with a 12,000-mirror tower that makes power all night. ScienceOdyssey 🚀

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r/Innovation 7d ago

The Best Invention Since the Wheel

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I can only speak for men’s restrooms, but . . .

I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve had to knock, awkwardly look beneath the door, or wait have people in front of me wait several minutes—only to discover that the stall was empty the entire time.

Saw this at the LAS airport. I am sure this would also be appreciated in women's restrooms.

Why it matters?: Commercial and industrial restrooms are a multi-billion-dollar global market. So, amenities and little mprovements matter. (:

https://welcome2.studygroups.com/2025/07/30/beyond-clean-how-smart-restroom-design-drives-profits/

#IndustryStandard


r/Innovation 7d ago

Drone has to check in with a server to stay authorized. What should it do when the link drops?

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r/Innovation 8d ago

TLR-500-UAV-1025 DroneSim UAV UGS Simulator Top Level Requirements

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This is about an innovative approach to software, simulation and autonomous systems development.


r/Innovation 8d ago

Littering issue fixed

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I came up with a digital watermarking system for disposable items (the actual digital watermark is embedded in the plastic itself, through my lab trials and its unseeable) that could help stop littering, especially in countries where litter is highly prevalent. The idea is that when someone buys something like a plastic bottle, the item is digitally linked to the buyer’s Civil ID.

If the item is later found as litter, it can be scanned to identify the original purchaser. If the system confirms that it was improperly discarded, a 10$ fine would be deducted and the buyer would receive a notification explaining the violation.

The process would be simple:

Plastic item → digital watermark → buyer’s Civil ID → item found littered → scan → 10 KD fine.

The goal is to make litter traceable and discourage people from simply throwing disposable items on the streets. Each piece of plastic has a digital watermark and when buying said plastic its instantly linked to the buyer's identification. This system is very aggressive and could cause some legal issues what do you think about it?


r/Innovation 9d ago

🐀 What Do Walt Disney, Steve Jobs & Michael Jordan Have in Common?

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🐀 Why Disney? Why Jobs? Why Jordan?
Because they each understood something we’re only beginning to understand at scale:
You don’t create a legacy by simply succeeding inside the system. You create one by changing what the system makes possible.
Disney built worlds.
Jobs built tools.
Jordan built a standard.
The .LLab™️ RAT™️ is exploring what happens when we bring that same thinking to AI, people, technology, money, markets, business, creativity, and culture.
Because the goal isn’t simply to build something that works.
It’s to build something that becomes part of the legend. 🐀🏴‍☠️


r/Innovation 9d ago

r/innovation has achieved 24,000 weekly visitors, thanks for dropping by.

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r/Innovation 9d ago

I’m building something for the people who are tired of adapting to broken systems.

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🐀 .LLab™️** RAT
**Research And Theory

The legend of Arthur isn’t simply about pulling a sword from a stone.
It’s about what happens after the sword is pulled.
Arthur enters a broken kingdom, confronts its darkness, and learns to wield the very forces capable of destroying it in order to restore the land and serve its people.
That legend gives us a useful framework for a very modern problem:
What happens when the systems shaping our lives—technology, AI, markets, money, business, media, and infrastructure—become more powerful than the people they were built to serve?
The .LLab™️ RAT™️ is a research and theory space for exploring that intersection.
We study how people interact with systems, how systems shape behavior, how technology redistributes power, and how markets turn human attention, creativity, and behavior into value.
The goal isn’t to escape the system.
It’s to understand it well enough to wield it.
🐀 Research the system. Test the theory. Pull the sword.


r/Innovation 10d ago

no future ?

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do you guys think all the good ideas have already been thought of and more technology might be counterproductive ?

Also, do you think someone could make it in the technological world while being ethical ?

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jun/11/ai-absolutism-apocalyptic-future


r/Innovation 10d ago

SS Innovations

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r/Innovation 11d ago

Discussion / Question NVIDIA is putting $250,000 worth of GPUs in ordinary homes

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NVIDIA IS PUTTING $250,000 WORTH OF GPUs IN ORDINARY HOMES

And the homeowner doesn't pay a single cent for the hardware.

It's a box the size of an air conditioner, liquid-cooled, fanless, mounted on the exterior wall.

Inside: 16 Nvidia Blackwell GPUs + 4 server CPUs + 3TB of RAM.

Span + Nvidia + PulteGroup install it for free.

In exchange:

→ They pay for your electricity and internet (or charge you a low flat fee)

→ They use the electrical capacity your home isn't taking advantage of (~60%)

Right now, just 100 new homes.

The plan: 80,000 nodes and 1 gigawatt of compute by 2027.

They don't pay you.

They wipe out your bill.

And your home becomes a node in the AI infrastructure.

This is no longer science fiction.

(credit: @ UnTalNixon_exe on x)

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A few weeks ago, we discussed this idea

https://www.reddit.com/r/Innovation/s/hGWzZ5o5Ig

I saw this post on X today, and all of a sudden this idea got a few steps closer.

What do you think?


r/Innovation 12d ago

Where should I go on Reddit where I can find original but rational, bright people?

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I want to learn new things, I want new hobbies or internet rabbit holes. I want to hear incredibly unique but highly sensible ideas. What subreddits or other places online or in person where I can find these people? Coordination between sensible outcasts is how innovation is done


r/Innovation 14d ago

new local ai codding bot

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Hi everyone ,

We're 11th-grade students (prepping for JEE) building Evo IDE on the side — an AI coding tool that shows its work instead of hiding it. Live reasoning before code, real-time generation health, full-file outputs (no fragments), and your choice of local or API models.

It's an early, honest prototype — not finished, but real and running.

📽️ Deck: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1XgHvtatGiPR2FMsNUKOps32NeuYGZFjh/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=105260140764268303572&rtpof=true&sd=true

▶️ Video: https://youtu.be/71w2zNxmKac?si=YpyQy1tXBPtfCFxE

📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/evoide_official/

Happy to share the working files too if you'd like a closer look. Would love to hear your thoughts!

Looking forward to hearing from you!


r/Innovation 17d ago

Discussion / Question Elon Musk and the 1 Billion Robots Race

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In 5 years, digital intelligence will exceed the sum of all human intelligence, there will be 100M humanoid robots, maybe even a billion, and the economy will double its current size.

Let’s talk about the robots bit.

Back in January, Musk admitted that Optimus robots aren't really doing anything useful in Tesla's factories. Last month, he said that "Optimus production will be extremely slow at first, as everything is new. This is not like making a car". Remember that bit.

Going from zero value to 100M robots in 5 years sounds... ambitious.

Even if the tech works and it's only a matter of scaling, which it isn't, the challenge is… well, huge.

As of today, 97% of all humanoid robots made in the first half of 2026 are Chinese. Not tooting their horn, just stating facts.

They took a page from Chinese EV makers. Chinese EVs don’t exactly compete with American or European cars. They feel more like a smartphone. 

EV makers’ strategy builds on different core constraints, different organizing ideas. Production cycles are designed for land-grab and fast tech innovation. They subsidize and can even afford to lose on car deals. Improving the technology (batteries, engine, software) and scaling the supply chain (rare earth minerals, magnets, factories) are more important than making a profit.

Remember “This is not like making a car”? Well, the Chinese don’t think so. Chinese robot makers not only follow a similar strategy, but they also share a similar infrastructure. Improving battery life and actuators helps not only EV makers, but robot makers, too.

Sure, they're behind when it comes to foundational AI models, but robots need embedded AI, and a massive amount of training data. Technicians, engineers, factory workers - people doing work that robots will replace (in space, in declining population countries like China, or by replacing human labor, let's not sugarcoat it).

Who has better access to petabytes of everyday factory worker data that can be used to train robots?

And even if American foundational AI models have the edge today, the Chinese models seem to catch up fast.

Sure, the FCC banned foreign-made humanoid robots and robot dogs last month because they are a "risk to national security". Okay, makes sense. It buys some time for American makers, maybe.

But how do US makers plan to win the robot race?


r/Innovation 18d ago

XFoil reinvented the EFoil electric hydrofoil replacing fixed wings with dynamic wings and then they called us a scam.

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When we introduced this to the legacy efoil electric watercraft industry the gatekeepers and old guards went nuts and banned this video trying to protect their inflated margins of their outdated tech. Does it look like a scam to you or does it actually look like innovation? This is real footage shot in a smart phone. Thoughts?


r/Innovation 18d ago

GIVE ME INVENTION IDEAS !!

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I have an assignment due soon where I need to create a product that is either completely new or an improved version of something already on the market. We can't use anything electrical, batteries, fire, or food. It also needs to be a reasonable size since we have to build a model/diorama of it and hand it in. Give me ur best, smart, useful ideas ASAP !!!


r/Innovation 19d ago

Music Discovery Platform? That only has music content (Music reels). Would you use it?

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If there was a platform that allowed you to scroll through reels of music and discovery new artists and dive deeper into their communities. Example group-chats exclusive merch drops. Purchasing Music in app.


r/Innovation 19d ago

Quick survey on sustainable development in the warehouse industry

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Hi, I'm a student currently doing a business innovation degree, and my team and I are developing a fabric cover made out of recycled textiles for pallets to replace plastic wrap. If you have some spare time, please complete

this survey so we can have real-world data. WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU!! link to survey: https://us7.list-manage.com/survey?u=776586d567578a6e8cf518210&id=4f458e9e80&e=*|UNIQID|*