ROSCon '21 Viewing Party, Robot Developer Workshops, Robot Block Party

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Monday, September 27th, 2021 at 7pm PT. 

In this panel, we will discuss the AI-driven technological advances in human-robot interaction (HRI) and their applications in healthcare. Our panelists represent robotics companies paving the way for robots in our everyday lives. How will we unlock the potential of healthcare robots to improve our quality of life?

Confirmed Panelists:

• Mike Dooley, Co-founder and CEO at Labrador Systems

• Jillian Greczek, Senior Software Engineer at Catalia Health

• Dr. Stefan Scherer, CTO at Embodied

Moderator: Dr. Ross Mead, Founder and CEO at Semio & Vice President at AI LA

Register Here

Join us online and in-person for the 2021 Monterey Bay DART Symposium anchored at the UC Monterey Bay Education Science & Technology (UC MBEST) Center for industry insight panels, presentations, networking, and demonstrations of exciting new age technologies in globally expanding markets.

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Instead of throwing away broken gadgets, repair enthusiasts encourage people to try fixing their own things with fix-it clinics and free tutorials. Recorded at Circuit Launch :)

NVIDIA today announced new initiatives to deliver a suite of perception technologies to the Robotics Operating System (ROS) developer community. 

Automated farming startup Iron Ox raises $53M - SiliconANGLE

Blue White Robotics’ self-described “robotics as a service” platform combines robotic tractors with management software to complete a range of tasks.

Mexico City-based last-mile logistics platform Cargamos wants to own same-day delivery in Latin America. The company has announced a $7 million raise in follow-on funding, bringing its total seed round to $11 million, which it will use to create a nationwide distributed warehouse network so regional retailers can compete with giants like Amazon. Cargamos intends […]

Sarah Osentoski, senior vice president of engineering at Iron Ox, kneels next to the self-driving robot Grover at the Silicon Valley company's greenhouse in Gilroy, California, U.S. on September 15,

As California struggles with another crippling drought, a Silicon Valley startup that believes robots can grow produce more sustainably said Wednesday it raised $50 million in a funding round led by Bill Gates' Breakthrough Energy Ventures.

New round of funding will boost deployments of AI-powered sorting robots to supply chain customers EMERYVILLE, Calif. – (September 14, 2021) – Ambi Robotics, the pioneer in simulation-to-reality AI for highly-dexterous robotics, today announced the closing of a $26 million Series A funding round. The investment is led by new investor, Tiger Global Management, and builds on […]

WILMINGTON, Mass., September, 20th 2021– Locus Robotics, the leader in autonomous mobile robots (AMR) for fulfillment warehouses, today announced that it has acquired Waypoint Robotics, an industry leader in industrial strength, autonomous, omnidirectional mobile robots.

Hai Robotics, a Shenzhen, China-based warehouse robotics startup that develops autonomous, case-handling robotic (ACR) system, announced it has raised $200 million. The funding comes from two separate equity rounds, a Series C and Series D, which are being disclosed simultaneously. Its Series C funding was led by 5Y Capital, with participation from Sequoia Capital China, […]

“Our acquisition of Convey brings project44 all the way to the front doorstep,” says project44 founder and CEO Jett McCandless.

The decreasing cost of launch and a slew of other tech innovations have brought about a renaissance in geospatial intelligence, with multiple startups aiming to capture higher-quality and more frequent images of Earth than have ever before been available. Most of these startups, however, are focused on using satellites to collect data. Not so for […]

AFT is a U.S.- based startup seeking to raise efficiency in the agriculture field by developing and manufacturing robots for strawberry harvesting. Their TX robotic strawberry harvester combines an unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) together with image sensors and artificial intelligence (AI). Those image recognition technologies instantly distinguish ripe and ready strawberries and the grippers at the end of the robot arms gently pick each one. In addition, these automation technologies allow to significantly reduce conventional manned fruit & vegetable processes and maximize operational efficiency.

Researchers have designed a 4D-printed soft robot that self-assembles when heated and can take on challenging tasks like rolling uphill and navigating a bumpy and unpredictable landscape.

President Biden announced the members of the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology this week. The roster includes two former cabinet secretaries and has significant representation from the physical and biomedical sciences and areas such as climate and information technology.

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Elroy Air is a startup based in San Francisco. We are building an uncrewed aerial cargo system capable of transporting 300 lbs of payload over a range of 300 miles. The vehicle also operates autonomously during the ground phase of its cargo mission. We are well funded and growing quickly! We are seeking a Robotics […]

About RIOS RIOS is a technology company helping global customers automate their factories, warehouses, and supply chain operations by deploying a new class of AI-powered and dexterous robots. RIOS robots handle hard-to-automate tasks, typically requiring human-level dexterity, in unstructured environments. RIOS is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA and has a pilot facility in San Carlos, […]

About Us: RIOS is a technology company helping global customers automate their factories, warehouses, and supply chain operations by deploying a new class of AI-powered and dexterous robots. RIOS robots handle hard-to-automate tasks, typically requiring human-level dexterity, in unstructured environments. RIOS is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA and has a pilot facility in San Carlos, […]

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In September 2021, ANA Avatar XPRIZE Semifinalist teams brought their avatar systems to Semifinals Testing in Miami, Florida, to be evaluated by the competition Judging Panel. 37 teams from 15 countries were selected to advance as Verified Semifinalists. You can read more about the Competing Teams on XPRIZE site. The avatar systems that the competing […]

In this episode, Audrow Nash interviews Ryan Gariepy, Chief Technology Officer of both Clearpath Robotics and OTTO Motors. Episode links Download the episode Ryan Gariepy’s LinkedIn Clearpath Robotics OTTO Motors Subscribe YouTube Apple Podcasts Spotify Google Podcasts Overcast Pocket Casts

Neural networks can be disastrously brittle, forgetful, and surprisingly bad at math

We’re reaching the end of this focus series on IEEE/RSJ IROS 2020 (International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems) original series Real Roboticist. This week you’ll meet Michelle Johnson, Associate Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at the University of Pennsylvania. Michelle is also the Director of the Rehabilitation Robotics Lab at the University of […]

Economists authored a new study showing that aging populations lead to greater implementation of robots in workplace settings.

Chris Lee on optimal deployment of passenger robots.