With a slogan like "The Future is Ecclectic," we'd expect some interesting things from INNengine, a startup based in Spain. The company is showcasing a "one-stroke" engine that works as an opposed piston with a wavy twist.

Insect-inspired robot has wings that buzz thanks to new type of electric 'muscle' The prototype can fly at 1.6mph and was created by Bristol University scientists It has a wing span of 5.9 inches and weighs 0.01lbs, about the size of a dragonfly Wing design was inspired by a firefly and acts like negatively charged electrode Two positively charged electrodes sit above and below, causing the wing to flap An insect-inspired flying robot with wings that buzz thanks to a new type of electric 'muscle' has been developed by British scientists.

Plenty is an ag-tech startup in San Francisco, co-founded by Nate Storey, that is reinventing farms and farming. Storey, who is also the company's chief science officer, says the future of farms is vertical and indoors because that way, the food can grow anywhere in the world, year-round; and the future of farms employ robots and AI to continually improve the quality of growth for fruits, vegetables, and herbs.