Technology & Innovation
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A North Philly Developer Built an App to Help World Cup Visitors Experience Philadelphia Like a Local
When Zaire Harris thinks about the million-plus visitors descending on Philadelphia this summer for the FIFA World Cup and the nation’s 250th anniversary, he doesn’t see tourists, he sees people who deserve better than a generic travel app. So the North Philadelphia native and indie game developer built his own, writes Sarah Huffman for Technical.ly.…
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She Couldn’t Get Answers About a Nearby Data Center Proposal. So She Built a Map.
Emilia Doda wasn’t trying to become a watchdog. She was just looking for answers. When a data center was proposed across the street from her childhood home in Blakely, near Scranton, she went searching for details. What she found was a wall of inaccessible information buried across government websites, zoning filings, and local news archives…
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Middle Schoolers Learn Physics and More at Penn State Brandywine LaunchBox STEAM Day
Nearly 80 middle school students discovered on a recent Wednesday in May that the distance between the classroom and a launchpad is shorter than they thought. The Brandywine LaunchBox hosted its annual Youth Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math (STEAM) and Startup Day on May 14 at Penn State Brandywine in Media. The event drew…
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How South Philly Robotics Company Exyn Technologies Is Redefining Autonomous Navigation
Deep underground, where GPS signals die and human workers risk their lives mapping tunnels by hand, a South Philadelphia robotics company has found its footing, as well its future. Exyn Technologies, born out of the University of Pennsylvania’s renowned GRASP Lab, builds autonomous drones that can navigate GPS-denied environments. This underground mines, crumbling infrastructure, sprawling…
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