Month: November 2012

Robot Startup Series #2 Bob Christopher

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Bob Christopher was CEO of Ugobe, the company that made Pleo, the robot dinosaur, one of the first successful consumer robotics products. Greg Appelhof is the CEO of TRG, a global retail company specializing in emerging technologies. Together they have written “The 2 Year Itch”, a paper advising hardware and robotics consumer technology companies on …

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Category: Entrepreneurs, Robots, Startups

Robotics trending towards the consumer

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Berg’s Little Printer – another ‘appliance with attitude’. Robotics is trending towards the consumer. We’re on a journey towards ‘appliances with attitude’ that started with the now ubiquitous GPS and smartphone technology. These are some of the underlying trends in robotics in the Valley, and elsewhere, that will enable the emergence of single purpose lifestyle …

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Category: Analysis