Innovation By DesignThe future of transportation is here. See the top mobility designs of 2019See all the honorees of the 2019 Innovation by Design Awards in the Mobility category.
ImpactThis new “Rapid Response Factory” wants to make an assembly line to build post-disaster housingPrefab apartment builder FactoryOS is teaming up with Autodesk to streamline a process to get housing to people in need as quickly as possible after fires, floods, and earthquakes.
Impact76 major companies are in D.C. today asking Congress for a price on carbonFrom PepsiCo to Nike to even Royal Dutch Shell, this consortium says they want the government to start regulating emissions.
Co.DesignThis is the first commercial chair made using generative designPhilippe Starck collaborated with an algorithm to design this chair, which will go on sale soon.
Co.DesignThis is the most complex generative design ever madeAutodesk worked with NASA to create a space lander prototype that can withstand the temperatures and pressures of outer space.
Co.DesignHere’s how NASA plans to build on other planetsIt’s going to take a lot of robots and a lot of rocks.
TechAutodesk’s Lego model-building robot is the future of manufacturingThe software giant’s BrickBot project shows how robots can learn to autonomously do complex tasks. For now it’s with Legos. The next step is in factories.
Innovation By DesignAutodesk Is Reducing Its Workforce By Over 1,000 PeopleThe software company is also moving toward a subscription model for its services.
NewsAre you ready for bots to read your face?Would you turn on your webcam so that a customer service robot can get to know you better? Soul Machines, a New Zealand startup, thinks so. It builds a customer service bot with an amazingly human face and a simulated nervous system that interprets how customers feel and reacts accordingly—in part by watching them over a … Continue reading “Are you ready for bots to read your face?”
TechThis Chatbot Is Trying Hard To Look And Feel Like UsModeled on a real person and equipped with a virtual “nervous system,” Autodesk’s AVA is built to be a font of empathy, no matter how mean a customer gets.
Innovation By Design9 Ideas Shaping The Future Of Design, According To Ideo, Microsoft, Autodesk, MIT, And More
TechAutodesk’s Plan To Change The Way Movies Are MadeVR. AR. TV. Phones. Movie theaters. Autodesk’s new skunkworks lab wants to transcend them all.
ImpactTrump Says The Paris Agreement Is Bad For Business, Business Says NopeTrump’s rhetoric on the Paris Agreement has inspired a new level of climate action from CEOs (though their climate positions aren’t as pure as they’d like you to think).
Co.DesignThese 12 Graphs Show Why Data Viz Is So ImportantIf you’ve ever doubted that visualization matters to data analysis, you need to see these images.
TechAutodesk’s Generatively Designed Cabin Seat Could Make Flying CheaperThe redesigned seat could also save airlines $200 million.
TechAutodesk’s Draco Lets You Animate An Illustration In SecondsTired of drawing 24 animations per frame? Now you can automate some of those tasks.