Call for Startups at Automate
The Association for Advancing Automation (A3) has announced a call for startup companies in robotics, machine vision and motion control for its […]
Robotics News for Jan 2017
On Jan 26 the Doomsday Clock was brought forward to 2 1/2 minutes to midnight. Worried? I’m glad to report that the robotics […]
Catalia Health uses social robots to improve health outcomes
Catalia Health is leading the surge in social robotics, with Mabu, their patient care management system. Catalia Health likes to be seen primarily […]
HAX takes robotics to market in 2017
If you’re at CES2017 then you will be seeing more than 70 HAX powered startups in Eureka Park, the ‘playground of innovation’. As service […]
Looking towards service robotics in 2017
Sophisticated household robots are only just starting to show up in our lives, but all the building blocks for a veritable “Cambrian […]
ViDi Systems wins Robot Launch 2016
Vidi Systems from Switzerland is the overall Grand Winner of the 2016 Robot Launch global startup competition, beating out many US contestants […]
Live stream of Bay Area Robotics Symposium
The 2016 Bay Area Robotics Symposium will be held at Stanford on November 18 2016. The annual event alternates between Stanford and Berkeley […]
What is good robot design?
Let’s stop talking about bad robots and start talking about what makes a robot good. A good or ethical robot must be […]
Announcing the Robot Launch Shortlist
It’s time to showcase the Robot Launch semifinalists, or ‘The Shortlist’. Every week over the next month you will meet 9-10 very […]
Who are the most active robotics investors?
You may be surprised, but I’m not. These are the people I see regularly both in Silicon Valley and overseas actually interacting […]
Launching the Women in Robotics network
Women in Robotics is a new international professional community. If you are a woman who works in robotics, or who aspires to, […]
Welcome new Global Partners
Silicon Valley Robotics held an innovation tour for some of our global partners ahead of the RoboBusiness conference in San Jose. Representatives […]
Silicon Valley companies show their stuff at RoboBusiness Expo
Silicon Valley companies were shining on and off the stage at the recent RoboBusiness conference in San Jose. Some of the speakers […]
Kobi wins Siemens Pitchfire at RoboBusiness
The Kobi Company walked away with the $5000 check from Siemens’ next47 at the Silicon Valley Robotics Pitchfire at RoboBusiness for their 3 […]
Farewell to Vic Scheinman, inventor of the modern robot arm
We are sad to learn that Victor Scheinman passed away on Tuesday Sept 20 from complications of heart disease. He was 73. Victor […]
Last call for startups – Robot Launch 2016
The robotics industry is maturing. The quality of startups in particular has really changed over the last 2-3 years, and this is backed […]
Where are the previous Robot Launch winners now?
Catch up with past winners: CleverPet (2015), Preemadonna/Nailbot (2015 runner-up), and Leka (2014). Will you be our next Robot Launch winner? There’s 25 […]
Anki’s new Cozmo SDK brings back its robotics roots
Anki’s new robot Cozmo (with free SDK) shows that this consumer robotics startup has got bigger plans than simply dominating the smart toy category. […]
Advanced Robotics Manufacturing Institute in planning for USA
The US just moved a step closer to building an advanced robotics institute modeled on the hugely successful Fraunhofer Institutes. The proposed ARM […]