Many companies are hiring! Join our monthly online job fair and submit your resume to our member robotics companies, like: Fetch Robotics, SRI International, Embark Trucks, Softbank Robotics, X (ex Google) and Cruise. In fact here’s a link to a spreadsheet with the job pages of all these companies and more!
Eventbrite - Andra Keay presents Bots & Beverages Online - Wednesday, March 18, 2020 | Wednesday, December 1, 2021 - Find event and ticket information.
Deadline for Phase 1 submissions of the DOE E-Robot Prize for construction is coming up on May 12!
Deadline for early bird prices for TechCrunch Mobility Sessions is May 6.
Another funding opportunity for R&D comes through the NRO or National Reconnaissance Office
75 Companies Powering Vision-Enabled Platforms Courtesy of Tangram Vision Over the past decade, the perception industry has exploded with new companies, new technologies, and the deployments of millions of sensors in industries ranging from the traditional (automobiles) to the cutting-edge (space travel). While incumbents have locked up majority market shares in some segments, other segments […]
The Robot Report tracked 38 robotics investments worth more than $4.8 billion in April 2021. This is quite the rebound from the same time last year when, amidst the uncertainty caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, robotics companies raised about $600 million. This marks a 700-plus percent increase in robotics investments year-over-year. There also were eight…
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Einride, a developer of electric, autonomous trucks, raised $110 million in Series B funding today. New investors Temasek, Soros Fund Management, Northzone, Maersk Growth and Build Capital led the round. Existing investors EQT Ventures, Plum Alley Investments, Norrsken VC, Ericsson and NordicNinja VC also participated. It should be noted that Moller-Maersk is the world’s largest…
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The market has never been friendlier for autonomous delivery robots. The COVID-19 pandemic made pick-up, dine out and food delivery a viable option for many consumers who might not have considered these options during normal times.
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Robot orders in Q1 2021 were up 20% over the same period in 2020, according to the Association for Advancing Automation (A3). There were substantial increases in purchases coming from non-automotive industries, including metals (up 86%), life sciences/pharmaceutical/biomed (up 72%), food & consumer goods (up 32%), and others (12%). A3 said North American companies purchased…
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Nimble Robotics, Inc., a robotics and e-commerce fulfillment technology company, announced a $50 million Series A financing round led by DNS Capital and GSR Ventures with participation from Accel and Reinvent Capital among others. The company plans to accelerate hiring, product and technology development, and continue the scaling of robot deployments for its customer’s fulfillment…
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Ascend leverages robotics and proprietary algorithms to regain mobility and dramatically improve daily life for those experiencing knee pain SAN FRANCISCO April 28, 2021 — Roam Robotics, the company expanding human mobility with wearable robotics, announced today that Ascend, a first-of-its-kind smart knee orthosis that helps wearers reduce knee pain and improve mobility, is available […]
Eliza Kosoy is a Ph.D Student at UC Berkeley. She studied mathematics in college and then worked for Prof. Joshua Tenenbaum at MIT in his computational cognitive science lab. She then started on a Ph.D at UC Berkeley working with Professor Alison Gopnik in 2018. She is most proud of receiving funding and winning an […]
Tessa Lau discusses the robot from Dusty Robotics that automates the laying of floor plans on the floors in construction sites.
In the last online technical talk, Adam Bry and Hayk Martiros from Skydio explained how their company tackles real-world issues when it comes to drone flying. Abstract Skydio is the leading US drone company and the world leader in autonomous flight. Our drones are used for everything from capturing amazing video, to inspecting bridges, to […]
The European Commission has published a report by an independent group of experts on Ethics of Connected and Automated Vehicles (CAVs). This report advises on specific ethical issues raised by driverless mobility for road transport. The report aims to promote a safe and responsible transition to connected and automated vehicles by supporting stakeholders in the […]
This episode is about understanding why you can’t build your startup alone, and some criteria to properly select your co-founders. In this podcast series of episodes we are going to explain how to create a robotics startup step by step. We are go...
Watch Johanna Austin talk about her journey, make her own career path, and trailblazing a way in STEM!! Johanna Austin was the first female Robotics and Automation Research Engineer in Boeing’s Melbourne based robotics group. She was awarded her Bachelor of Engineering with First Class Honors at RMIT and her Masters of Science in Computer […]
Do you fancy making yourself an industrial robot to enjoy at home? Jeremy Fielding, a passionate fan of mechanical engineering, did. So he built one. Good news is: he’s preparing a series of videos to teach you the whole process from scratch. How much power do you need to run 7 motors at one time? […]
The DARPA Subterranean Challenge enters the homestretch as the final 8 teams are announced for the last competition event.
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A new report urges the federal government to dramatically scale up its spending on artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies to tens of billions of dollars annually, well beyond the levels targeted by the recently enacted National Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act.
Good reading this week is Ruha Benjamin's Race After Technology
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