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California Robotics News is under the ‘Articles’ tab – whereas the Latest News tab shows everything in posts.
Robotics and AI startups wanted for the upcoming 3rd Annual World Cup Tech Challenge (www.worldcuptech.com) on June 1st, 2016 , which provides the next generation of emerging technology companies with the opportunity to pitch their products to, and network with, top VCs, Angels, corporate business development executives, prospective customers and partners, bloggers and media in Silicon […]
No agricultural robotics startup will be successful without a strong connection to the farm. And here are 10 strategies for creating that connection that I’ve seen succeed. Thanks to a great panel at “Transforming Ag Tech” for bringing up the question. The critical thing right now is that there are many opportunities for agriculture (and other businesses) to […]
Join us in Boston at the RIA International Collaborative Robotics Workshop. May 3-4 Hynes Convention Center Boston MACollaborative robots is the hottest topic in robotics today. This workshop explores advancements in the field with a global view on collaborative robot technology, applications, safety implications, and human impacts. Many of the world’s leading experts in the […]
It’s a water drone, it’s an aquatic robot…it’s BIV, as in Bio-Inspired Vehicle and these marine BIV are designed to combat the degrading state of our waterways. The BIV platforms were among a handful of inventions featured at the 2016 Sustainable Oceans Summit recently held at Georgetown University in Washington, DC where ocean protecting thought […]
The event for innovators who want to bring visual intelligence into products. The Summit inspires participants to use embedded vision technology in new ways and to empower them with the know-how they need to integrate vision capabilities into products. It brings together more than 1000 industry innovators, business leaders, top technologists, and smart engineers – […]
It’s super hard to find skilled people willing to work for robotics companies in Silicon Valley. Even though robotics is awesome and going to change the world. Because big companies with big paychecks are stealing all the talent. So, you seriously can’t afford to overlook anyone. Yet, judging from the gender ratio at robotics companies, most are overlooking […]
Top 30 Application Open The Silicon Valley Innovation & Entrepreneurship Forum cordially invites individuals, companies, organizations and government agencies world-wide to apply for the Innovation Awards. We’re looking for technological breakthroughs in areas such as virtual reality, wearable tech, 3D printing, robotics, healthtech, New Energy, software, hardware/semiconductor, and other emerging technologies, etc. Innovations should go […]
April 6th was a super 7th Silicon Valley Robot Block Party and the first to be hosted at Jabil Blue Sky Innovation Center in San Jose. The free event was ‘sold out’, with more than 2000 RSVPs and 40 companies in attendance, and was one of a record breaking 258 events celebrating National Robotics Week. National Robotics Week is […]
For a very small group Robot Garden has the most National Robotics Week activities in the whole US. But that’s hardly surprising, Robot Garden is a maker space in Livermore California with a focus on robotics. The Robot Garden website describes it as a “family friendly community workspace that provides access to tools in a community of […]
Spoiler alert. It’s April 1. But this is actually happening, just not quite the way SF educational robot startup Wonder Workshop describe it in this wonderful video about their new release – WonderPaw. Wonder Workshop launched their first robots Dot and Dash with a very successful Kickstarter in 2013. San Diego based cognitive science startup CleverPet […]
Interview with Michael Oitzman, Sr. Product Line Manager, Adept Mobile Robots courtesy of Tanya Anandan, for A3 Association for Advancing Automation (edited for clarity) What are the current markets and types of applications for Adept mobile robots in the service robotics sector? Service robotics is a small, emerging part of our main target markets (manufacturing, warehouse/ […]
Great article by Marissa Lang from SF Chronicle describing the vibrant mix of people at a Bots&Beer event, where you never know what sort of robots people have brought along to show off, ranging from home hackers to the latest research videos and crowdfunding campaigns. Thanks to Comet Labs for sponsoring our SF Bots&Beers (and […]
Forget about Google and Boston Dynamics. This week the real news is that GM acquired small San Francisco based startup Cruise Automation for a rumored “north of $1 billion”, according toFortune. Robotics has its first unicorn! For the last 3 years, Cruise Automation has been working on an ‘after market’ kit to make vehicles self driving. Cruise have […]
The Value of Bringing on Strategics in Robotics: Hardware May be Hard, But Strategic Investing Can Make it Smart by Ekta Sahasi, Vice President at Konica Minolta Business Innovation Center and Greg Lok, Business Strategy Lead at Konica Minolta Business Innovation Center After years of flying under the venture capital (VC) radar, the robotic industry […]
See also the Guardian online debate Feb 25 GMT 1pm (5am California time) http://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/2016/feb/22/will-automation-make-us-happier-live-chat View in browser | Send to colleague FUTURE OF WORK CONFERENCE Future of Work Policy, business models and growth in an evolving technology and skills landscape 27 June 2016 | The British Academy | London Dear Ms Keay On […]
For the first time, robotics has featured in the annual Economic Report of the President. The hefty 435 page report from the President and the Council of Economic Advisors was released to Congress on Feb 2016. This shows the increasing importance of robotics in world economic strategy. On the whole, the report found that productivity and labor growth were […]
Our first RoboJobs Fair was a smash hit – with well over 200 job seekers meeting 10 robotics companies and startups. The quality of job seekers was very high with all companies leaving with stacks of resumes. Companies and startups attending were: Society for Manufacturing Engineers, Fetch Robotics, SRI International, Bosch, Neato, Savioke, Sphero, Vantage Robotics, Nixie Labs, […]
Robot NightLife March 24th Set up: 5-6pm Event: 6-10pm Museum provides: 6′ tables, chairs, access to power Exhibitor perks: promotion, drink tickets, pizza, guest list spots Need to know: info about company, what company can bring to event, set up details and needs http://www.calacademy.org/nightlife https://www.facebook.com/calacademy-nightlife This is what last year’s SOLD OUT Nightlife looked like!
Fetch Robotics builds robot systems for the logistics industry. The company was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA. Unveiled in April 2015, the Fetch Robotics system is comprised of a mobile base (called Freight) and an advanced mobile manipulator (called Fetch). Fetch and Freight use a charging dock for autonomous continuous […]
I’m writing to share a good news that, SVIEF 2016 will take place on Sep 30th – Oct 1st at Santa Clara Convention Center, California. Expected number of attendees is 10,000+. Registration for the 2016 SVIEF opens now at svief2016.eventbrite.com. Special early bird price tickets are available at limited time. Also, to get further involved […]