Join us for a private investor/startup event on May 15 at Circuit Launch. We’ve inviting our favorite accredited investors, plus a few startups and maybe a surprise speaker. Selected startups can pitch or simply have a short introductory meeting with investors. This is not a public event. Update: Cyril Ebersweiler from HAX will be speaking […]
Save the date May 30th for a full day global robotics showcase at SRI International! 8.30-9am Registration 9.30 – 10am Introductions MC: Andra Keay, Silicon Valley Robotics Hiroshi Oikawa President, NEDO Manish Kothari President, SRI International Andra Keay Board, Silicon Valley Robotics Tomochika Uyama Consul General of Japan in San Francisco Shuji Yumitori NEDO World […]
What does a day in the life of a woman working with robots look like? We asked members of WomeninRobotics.org to volunteer “a paragraph and a picture” for this first patchwork representation of the field. And if you’re a woman working in robotics or interested in the field, join us! (updated with content from Odyssey […]
January was pretty busy with CES in Las Vegas, the National Retail show in New York, DIY Robocars in Oakland, the launch of the Construction Robotics Forum in San Francisco, a quick trip to Roboburgh (Pittsburgh) and talking about robots at Clorox’s “iConnect” event. We also had a great Speaker Salon on Feb 11 “The […]
You can tour in person! Or you can do it via robot 🙂 We stopped by Circuit Launch in Oakland, California to get a tour of this electronics hardware co-working space and its toys. They boast 31,000 square feet of space, mechanical and electronic prototyping tools, VR and mixed reality studios, educational opportunities and, at the time […]
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Robots.Jobs addresses robotic skills shortage with a national approach By Eugene Demaitre | February 6, 2019 | Source The Robot Report While the predictions of massive job displacement because of automation have yet to be proven, the more immediate problem of filling positions at companies developing or building robots remains urgent. Robots.Jobs is a new resource for matching specialized talent […]
Robots.Jobs is a brand new resource for Robotics, AI and Connected Device companies to tap into talent and for job seekers to have a one stop shop to find a variety of companies at different locations offering employment. Featuring companies from Silicon Valley, Pittsburgh, Boston, and more, the platform will be kicking off in the new year. […]
In honor of Alan Rath’s Retrospective it’s Robot Open House San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art March 1st First Friday Does your robot do the running man? Dress up your robots with feathers, hands, eyes! https://www.meetup.com/Silicon-Valley-Robotics/events/256983048/ Contact SJICA Christine Knopps christine@sjica.org OR SVR Andra Keay andra@svrobo.org Well known as a pioneer in electronic, kinetic, and […]
UPDATE: As of 2/13/19 Auris Health is being acquired by Johnson & Johnson for $3.4 Billion with an additional $2.35 Billion reserved for milestones achieved along the way. Dr Fred Moll remains with Auris. The next Women in Robotics Meetup will be looking under the hood at Auris Health and their diverse workplace. There are […]
Date Thursday, October 25th, 2018 See specific locations for details on times. Note that the Tokyo and Singapore locations will have their events on Friday the 26th Description World MoveIt! Day is an international hackathon to improve the MoveIt! code base, documentation, and community. We hope to close as many pull requests and issues as […]
From driving rovers on Mars to improving farm automation for Indian women, once again we’re bringing you a list of 25 amazing women in robotics! These women cover all aspects of the robotics industry, both research, product and policy. They are founders and leaders, they are investigators and activists. They are early career stage and […]
Jingdong, also known as JD.com, has recently launched a new robotics challenge, “to find talented roboticists who can help advance the development of global e-commerce and logistics technologies,” according to the company. Hosted by JD’s robotics research arm, JD-X, the JD-X Robotics Challenge will ask contestants to design a ‘picking’ robot that can accurately pick selected […]
Recently featured on the cover of MAKE magazine, Jillian Ogle is a robot builder, game designer and the founder of Let’s Robot a live streaming interactive robotics community, where users can control real robots via chatroom commands, or put their on own robots online. Some users can even make money with their robots on the Let’s […]
Bringing Research to Retail SM Retail AI Lab and Retail Robotics Initiative Announced by Retail Analytics Council The Retail Analytics Council is pleased to announce the Retail AI Lab on Northwestern University’s Evanston, Ill., campus and the launch of the Retail Robotics Initiative to focus on robotic and data applications in retail. The Retail Analytics Council, an initiative […]
What a unique conference! Sixty top-notch global speakers and 300 attendees/innovators interacted at the South San Francisco Conference Center on June 28 and 29 to share best practices to advance deep learning and the next generation of smart robots. The event was co-located with the AI in Industrial Automation Summit giving attendees full access to […]
NEW YORK — July 10, 2018 — Emerald Expositions, the largest operator of business-to-business trade shows in the United States, announced plans today for InterDrone’s fourth annual Women in Drones Luncheon, a special event it spearheaded in 2015 and has quickly grown into a model for networking in the commercial drone industry. InterDrone will take […]
ARM has just launched a new robotics competition on Hackster.io “The Autonomous Robot Challenge”. Registration is now open and entries will close on Sept 30 but if you get in early you might receive free hardware to help you build, like a DonkeyCar kit. The deadline to apply for free devices is July 21. Winners […]
ANYbotics led the way in the ICRA 2018 Robot Launch Startup Competition on May 22, 2018 at the Brisbane Conference Center in Australia. Although ANYbotics pitched last out of the 10 startups presenting, they clearly won over the judges and audience. As competition winners, ANYbotics received a $3,000 prize from QUT bluebox, Australia’s robotics accelerator […]
KEY POINTS (from Deborah Weinswig of Coresight Research) The Coresight Research team recently attended the Retail Robotics & AI Conference on April 26 in San Francisco. Here are our top takeaways from the event: As consumers increasingly rely on technology when they shop, the retail industry is nearing a state of “retail singularity” in which […]
Both are crowdfunding right now – Magni has only 1 week days to go and Misty has just launched today. Both robots come from pedigree robotics companies and both robots are top of the line in terms of capabilities. And I have to confess, I’m a sucker for great robot crowdfunding campaigns so have purchased one […]