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This guest post at Women 2.0 helped us have 1:3 ratio of women:men in robotics track at MEGA startup weekend. Women hackers wanted for robots at the Mountain View MEGA Startup Weekend! By Andra Keay (Organizer, MEGA Startup Weekend) Robots, startups and women – These are a few of my favorite things, but they usually don’t …
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What are the success strategies for robot startups? Hardware startups have specific issues to navigate, but the underlying question for innovative startups goes beyond the how-tos, how to build it in the first place and how to not lose money on manufacturing. Robot startups need to ask why this robot? And what is the market? …
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For the 1st time in startup weekend history, teams are asked to build robot startups in a 54hr challenge. Using just a mockup OR an existing robot platform OR all the robot resources you possess, can you pitch and develop a fantastic robot business? Winning teams get a chance to pitch their business idea at …
You might think we’re crazy, organizing robot startup events and doing it all as volunteers. But if you know us, then you know that we are passionate about creating new robot businesses, growing new technologies and new communities, and using startup techniques to influence human-robot culture. Tall words. But we’re taking small steps closer every …
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The latest Robot Launchpad update was mailed out to all newsletter subscribers. Inside you find more information and an invitation to the Robot Startup Retreat. And also covering some other great events… Robot Block Party | Mega Startup Weekend | Robot Startup Retreat | Xconomy’s Droidworld & more events coming PLUS don’t miss the Cofounder dinner with …
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….. straight from Robotics Hackathon HQ….. (Our CONGRATULATIONS to ALL especially Silicon Valley team OLogic !) We are very happy to announce the results of the Cloud Robotics Hackathon 2012. We combined all the project evaluations from the judges and chose the top three projects which will be awarded awesome prices. #3 In third place we find …
Lots of hackathon stuff posted on our new Google+ page for Robot LaunchPad so check out all the videos/demos/pix. More than 60 people showed up to the Hackathon, making us the largest event next to the Montreal Hackerspace which had 100 on opening night. We had 10 teams working over the weekend and have posted demos …
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The Robot Retreat hosted by the RobotLaunchPad will be held at blackbox mansions April 28-29. A small group of movers and thinkers in the space of robotics, startups, design and culture come together for a weekend of provocative thought, with workshops, networking and great people. What will the next robots do? Who will use them? …
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Dear Robotic Hacker, We thank you for registering for the first Cloud Robotics Hackathon, being held on March 2nd to March 4th 2012 at multiple locations worldwide. Please read the following e-mail carefully. Participants You must bring: Laptop (or desktop if you want to kick it old school) with WiFi access and (ideally) Bluetooth. Don’t forget your charger! Smartphone (if you …
