Robot Launch startup competition – round one vote now!
For the next three weeks, Robohub readers can vote for their “Readers’ Pick” startup from the Robot Launch competition. Each week, we’ll be […]
Category: California Robotics News
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Industrial robotics pioneer Joe Engelberger turns 90
“Happy Birthday!” to industrial robotics pioneer Joe Engelberger who turns 90 today, July 26. That also means that robotics as an industry […]
A Conversation with Jerry Kaplan, Martin Ford and John Markoff
Renowned technology commentators and authors John Markoff, Jerry Kaplan and Martin Ford entranced the audience with their perspectives on robotics, automation, AI and the […]
Siemens funds new Industrial Robotics Award in Robot Launch startup competition
Siemens has joined the Robot Launch as a sponsor, offering an impressive “Industrial Robotics Award” consisting of access to the Siemens Frontier Partner program, […]
Fetch and SRI show that useful humanoids are on horizon
*updated* SoftBank today announced a $236 million investment into their robotics division by Alibaba and FoxConn for marketing and distribution, including Pepper […]
Great prizes for Robot Launch startups
Robot Launch 2015 is bringing together a great pool of prizes and services for robot startups. All startups in the semis or […]
DARPA Robotics Challenge leaves brilliant PR legacy
Team KAIST from Korea have won the DARPA Robotics Challenge, held at the Pomona Fairplex in California on June 5th and 6th. […]
DARPA Robotics Challenge live finals
I’ve been live tweeting all the action from the DARPA Robotics Challenge Finals 2015. It’s been exciting and definitely not like watching […]
Intuitive Surgical offers technology research grants: deadline June 5
Intuitive Surgical offers funding for technology research grants for projects in 2016. Researchers at non-profit institutions world wide can apply. The deadline […]
Everyone is hiring roboticists – women please apply!
It’s like Rosie the Riveter all over again. Robotics companies are hiring madly and the best startups are proactively looking for women. […]
5 Women in Robotics in Silicon Valley Share Their Stories
What do these 5 women have in common? Aside from robotics, not much. These women are all role models in robotics in […]
Manufacturing Next Generation Robotic Manipulation
By Rich Mahoney, Director of Robotics at SRI International (this article comes from the SRI International blog – please cite or link directly to […]
The Rise of the Social Robots at SxSW
Join Silicon Valley Robotics at SxSW for a panel on “The Rise of the Social Robots”, March 13 2015. The early 21st century […]
Qualcomm to power high school robotics with Snapdragon
On March 11, FIRST® announced that its worldwide high school robotics competition, FIRST® Tech Challenge (FTC®), will be using the Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ processor as the […]
Report on robotics in Silicon Valley 2014
Robotics is no longer a secret and the investments keep coming. Silicon Valley Robotics has just released its annual snapshot on the […]
Robots for humanity inspires
Henry Evans had a brain stem stroke in 2002 that left him quadriplegic. Since then he has turned to robotics to unlock […]
Silicon Valley Robotics Accelerator
Silicon Valley Robotics brings startups together with cofounders, mentors, programs, facilities and funding to accelerate their growth. We are a meta accelerator. What […]
Just launched – OSHbot from Fellow Robots
Fellow Robots, in partnership with Lowes Hardware, today launched the OSHbot as a customer assistant robot at the Orchard Supply Hardware […]
Women in Robotics
To celebrate Ada Lovelace Day, I started publishing a list of 25 amazing women in robotics, covering a whole range of areas […]
Silicon Valley team win IROS navigation challenge
The 2014 Kinect Autonomous Navigation Contest was held on the last day of the 2014 International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS) in Chicago, […]