More interesting things in robotics

Ten members of the Afghanistan Girls Robotics Team arriving in Qatar

At last count, at least a dozen members of the Afghanistan Girls Robotics Team have made it to safety, including 5 accepted by Mexico, but perhaps 25 remain stuck in Afghanistan. Contrary to US media reports, their escape was not the result of US individuals intervention but the hard work of the girls themselves, their parents and their mentors at the Digital Citizen Fund which was set up by the team’s parent group and Roya Mahboob, an Afghani female computer scientist, entrepreneur and philanthropist. They are currently raising scholarship funds for the continued education of Afghani girls.

The girls, who recently developed a low-cost ventilator using old car parts, made global headlines as a symbol of a more progressive Afghanistan.

Roya Mahboob, Digital Citizen Fund, Afghan Robotics team, Fatemah Qaderyan, Afghanistan, Girls Education, Elizabeth Schaeffer Brown

University of California, Davis in the US is encouraging Afghans to use its cloud-based Article 26 Backpack to safely store records and credentials. “Backpack is a way to safely curate, store and share all elements of an individual’s academic and career progress and preparation,” said Keith David Watenpaugh, professor and director, UC Davis Human Rights Studies, Article 26 Backpack.

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Carbon Robotics - Series B - $27m

Carbon Robotics develops robots for agriculture-related applications. Seattle, Washington USA

Peppermint - Seed - 50m Rupee

Peppermint is a industrial robotics startup. Mumbai, Maharashtra India

Gatik - Series B - $85m

Gatik is a startup developing technology for deploying autonomous vehicles for short-haul logistics. Palo Alto, California USA

HAAS Alert - Seed - $5m

Real-time automotive collision prevention SaaS for public safety and roadway fleets. Chicago, Illinois USA

TartanSense - Series A - $5m

TartanSense is an AI powered robotics solutions provider empowering small farm holders. Bangalore, Karnataka India

Upstream Security - Series C - $62m

Upstream Security is a centralized security and analytics platform for connected vehicles and smart mobility services. Herzliya, Tel Aviv Israel

ICON - Series B - $207m

ICON is a construction technologies company using 3D robotics, software and advanced materials to revolutionize homebuilding. Austin, Texas USA

Atorika - Preseed - 30,000eu

Atorika offers edutainment that adapts to any child. Mallemort, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur France

Carbonix - Seed - $6.3m AUD

Carbonix is the manufacturer of Drones, UAS and RPAS using advanced composite materials. Artarmon, New South Wales Australia

Koop Technologies - Seed - $2.5m

Koop is an insurance technology company specializing in autonomous vehicle, robotics, and machine-centric risks. Pittsburgh, Philadelphia USA

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Former co-head of Ethical AI group will join Hugging Face to create tools for AI fairness

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The Inverse Uncanny Valley is the feeling of unease we feel when seeing ourselves through the eyes of AI. What we see looks humanlike, but not quite familiar...

Recent presentation by David Pakman of Venrock - so if you want to know what one of the top tier investors sees when they look at robotics - this is it!