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by Andra
Happy Robotics Week to everyone! Thanks to all the organizers, contributers and robot fans around the US. But why stop there? This year’s National Robotics Week has 177 events in all 50 states, DC, Puerto Rico and Mars! “I’m very pleased to say we have huge participation from NASA JPL and the Curiosity team- so we have …
by Andra
The first Engadget Expand expo at Fort Mason in San Francisco was a great weekend out with lots of robotics. In fact the striking thing was how much of the event was talking about or demonstrating robotics – even in some of the panels which were ostensibly about something else ie. space exploration, smart devices …
by Andra
Lots of good robotics this weekend with Palo Alto Weekly feature and Engadget SF seems to be almost an entire robot expo! Speakers at Engadget’s weekend expo include: Steve Cousins of Willow Garage, Chris Anderson of 3D Robotics, Marc Raibert of Boston Dynamics, Russ Angold of Ekso Bionics, and Catherine Mohr of Intuitive Surgical. The panels are …
by Andra
Robots were all over the California Academy of Science at their popular Nightlife event on Thursday March 7. This year Nightlife with Robots attracted 3000 people, making it one of their most popular evenings! I was really impressed by the range of robots on display and what an enjoyable evening it was. BEAM meets humanoid …
by Andra
“Persistence is at the heart of every successful robotics startup, and a lot of pivoting. So the faster you can move from prototyping into customer development, market research and investor meetings, the more likely you are to find a good product/market fit.” (as published in Robotics Tomorrow 2/25/2013)
by Andra
Are you interested in demoing at, or just attending, some of these great events? Join robotics companies like Anybots, Double Robotics, 9th Sense, Orbotix and heaps of other hardware startups in the Demo Pit at Launch SF March 4-6 Demo at California Academy of Sciences Nightlife on Thursday March 7th 6-10pm. Join robots from Beatbots …
by Andra
Bolt, Ben Einstein’s hardware and robotics accelerator in Boston, today announced the close of their first funding round and the opening of the first round of applications for 2013 hardware startups. Bolt has a 4000 sq ft high end prototyping shop under their offices in the Downtown Crossing district and plans to open the doors …
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by Andra
We all know that robots are the gateway to STEM education, so what’s not to love about getting 4 robots in a box, complete with lessons preloaded on a tablet. As both the US and UK undergo core curricula changes to better reflect the changing workforce and education needs, the market potential for robotics in …
by Andra
Samsung today offered hope to robot startups with the launch of its new Catalyst Fund, a $100 million commitment to the development of components, subsystems and disruptive technology. This is almost overshadowed by the simultaneous launch of their $1 billion Venture Americas Fund and the new Samsung Strategy and Innovation Center (SSIC), the Innovation Fellows …
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