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Robot Launch 2016 – Robohub Readers’ Pick round two
For the next three weeks, Robohub readers can vote for their “Readers’ Pick” startup from the Robot Launch competition. Each week, we’ll be publishing 10 videos. Our ultimate Robohub Readers’...
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New U.S. Robotics Roadmap calls for regulation, research and education
Credit: University of California – San Diego A new U.S. Robotics Roadmap released Oct. 31 calls for better policy frameworks to safely integrate new technologies, such as self-driving cars and...
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Lofty goals crash land while B2B drones prosper
Credit: Aeryon labs inc. Key executives leaving (or were requested to leave) Goggle’s drone delivery Project Wing; GoPro recalls all of its newly launched Karma drones and doesn’t offer a replacement;...
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Robot Launch 2016 – Robohub Readers’ Pick round three
For the next three weeks, Robohub readers can vote for their “Readers’ Pick” startup from the Robot Launch competition. Each week, we’ll be publishing 10 videos. Our ultimate Robohub Readers’...
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Why are some social robots selling well, whilst others are stalled or failing?
Amazon's Echo sales have exceeded 4 million and they are ramping up to sell 10 million in 2017; Google's Home has received positive reviews and have just begun selling in large numbers; but SoftBank's...
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Two robotic stock IPOs coming to market
For the last few years, there have been very few stock IPOs (Initial Public Offerings). Promising companies have been acquired instead, eg: Kiva Systems and Universal Robots. But two robotics-related...
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Let’s hope Trump does what he says regarding robots and robotics
In President-elect Trump's interview with the NY Times yesterday, when discussing jobs, closed factories and factories that may leave the country, he was asked: "Are you worried that those companies...
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US auto industry installed 135,000 robots and added 230,000 jobs
Source: IFR.org In the last six years, (2010–2015), according to the IFR (International Federation of Robotics), US industry has installed around 135,000 new industrial robots. The principal driver is...
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Who did Robohub reader’s vote for in Robot Launch 2016?
We’re delighted to announce that UniExo is the winner of the “Robohub Reader’s Pick” in the Robot Launch 2016 global startup competition. Are Robohub readers on the same wavelength as our panel of VC,...
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Where is robotic vision on the Hype Cycle?
I was reading Steve Blank’s blog on machine learning start-ups yesterday, where he described how technical infrastructure innovations follow a Hype Cycle with characteristics defined by the Gartner...
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Robohub is a top 10 brand in robotics
Yesterday, Onalytica released a report “Robotics: Top 100 Influencers and their Brands” that analysed interactions between robotics influencers and brands on Twitter over a period of 90 days. What...
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November fundings, acquisitions, IPOs and failures
Seventeen robotics-related companies got funded for a combined total of over $225 million. Four more got acquired. Three went public to raise funds. And one failed. Fundings: Seven Dreamers Labs...
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ViDi Systems wins the Robot Launch 2016 competition
Vidi Systems from Switzerland is the overall Grand Winner of the 2016 Robot Launch global startup competition, beating out many US contestants in a field that included sensors, artificial...
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Self-driving cars, networks, and the companies and people that are...
Source: Intel Intel is establishing an autonomous driving division; hacker George Hotz is open-sourcing his self-driving software in a bid to become a network company; LiDAR and distancing devices are...
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Latest release of Multi-Annual Roadmap (MAR) for Horizon 2020 now online
Europe’s roadmap for robotics released its latest version on 2 December. The MAR is updated annually as priorities, technologies and strategic developments shape European research development and...
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Beijing World Robot Conference drew big crowds and notable speakers
The Beijing World Robot Conference (WRC), sponsored by Beijing City, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, and the China Association of Science and Technology, was held October 21-25....
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Liquid Robotics acquired by Boeing Defense, Space & Security
Source: Liquid Robotics In a move consistent with many other recent acquisitions of stars within the robotics industry, Liquid Robotics announced that they sold their company to Boeing’s Autonomous...
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Robots may save the global economy
A recent article in The Washington Post by Morgan Stanley strategist and author of “The Rise and Fall of Nations” Ruchir Sharma, provides a nuanced overview of the issues of jobs, robots, productivity...
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Teledyne Technologies acquires British imaging sensor maker E2V Technologies
Teledyne Technologies, which specializes in deepwater gas and oil exploration and production, oceanographic research, air and water quality environmental monitoring, electronics design and...
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White House report: Artificial intelligence, automation, and the economy
The White House released a new report on the ways that artificial intelligence will transform the US economy over the coming years and decades. Below is shortened version from the original post. On...
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