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 […]
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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 […]
SVR Case Studies: Fellow Robots brings robots to retail
Robotics today is a fast growing industry with applications in myriad markets, including retail, transportation, manufacturing, and even as personal assistants. Fellow […]
Interactive demos at CHI 2016
The largest interaction conference in the world CHI 2016 was held in the heart of Silicon Valley from May 7-12. Computer Human Interaction ranges from […]
Call for startups: RoboBusiness Pitchfire
September 28-29, 2016 — San Jose Convention Center Enter to Pitch Your Company at RoboBusiness At RoboBusiness‘ Pitchfire event, entrepreneurs from 15 […]
Is Viv the one assistant to rule all robots?
Viv is an AI personal assistant launched at TechCrunch Disrupt NY on Monday May 9. Viv promises to radically simplify our interface […]
Highway One looking for startups – deadline May 23
Hello Friends of Highway1, Starting today, Highway1 is accepting applications for the Fall 2016 program. We need your help to find the […]
CHI2016 live streaming from May 9 to 12
ACM CHI the premier Human-Computer Interaction conference is being held at San Jose ‘in the heart of Silicon Valley’ from May 7 to […]
SME Conference
What’s It All About? Manufacturing and product design are changing at an astounding rate. Nowhere is the speed more evident than in […]
White House launches public workshops on AI issues
The White House today announced a series of public workshops on artificial intelligence (AI) and the creation of an interagency working group […]