TechCrunch

JANUARY 3, 2024

Next week at CES, Austin-based Shift Robotics will debut a revamped version of their viral hit robotic shoes. The Moonwalker X is a full pound lighter per shoe and features some key control system upgrades. The new shoes will also be available in smaller sizes.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 4, 2024

2024 is going to be a huge year for the cross-section of generative AI/large foundational models and robotics. Google’s DeepMind Robotics researchers are one of a number of teams exploring the space’s potential. There’s a lot of excitement swirling around the potential for various applications, ranging from learning to product design.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 18, 2023

At today’s Delivering the Future event, Amazon announced that it will begin testing Agility’s bipedal robot Digit in its facilities.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 2, 2023

For the next few weeks, TechCrunch’s robotics newsletter Actuator will be running Q&As with some of the top minds in robotics. Subscribe here for future updates.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 20, 2023

[These listings originally appeared in TechCrunch’s robotics newsletter, Actuator. Every time I put out a call for robotics jobs, I’m bombarded. Subscribe here.] It’s a beautiful thing. In spite of various economic slowdowns and investment freezes, it seems like there are always dozens of companies trying to hire in the space.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

[A version of this Q&A first appeared in TechCrunch’s weekly robotics newsletter, Actuator. Over the next few weeks, TechCrunch will be running a series of Q&As with some of the top minds in robotics. Subscribe here.]

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 22, 2023

In a bid to keep my robotics newsletter Actuator (subscribe here) up and running, however, I reached out to some of the biggest names in the industry. Last month, I took an extended break.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 2, 2023

A version of this story original appeared in TechCrunch’s weekly robotics newsletter, Actuator. Subscribe here. A big and often unremarked upon aspect of being a reporter is knowing your audience. It’s not always as straightforward as it sounds — particularly when writing about tech. You’re always …

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Inside you’ll find a testament to automation’s growing global influence, in the form of 100 autonomous robots. The robots, […] The building’s name refers to a year commonly associated with the Industrial Revolution.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 9, 2024

In some parts of the world (read: Japan, primarily), eldercare has been an important robotics focus for decades. Labrador Robotics’ home assistive system is a good example here in the States. In Tel Aviv, meanwhile, Intuition Robotics has been promoting a “companion” robot since 2016 […] © 2023 TechCrunch.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 16, 2022

million from Foundry and Venrock , then crowdfunding its personal robot , the company hit a series of challenges. Today, Swedish social robotics company Furhat Robotics is offering the beleaguered startup a gentle landing in what the Swedish company says is an all-cash deal. Misty has had a hell of a journey of it.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 18, 2023

There are a lot of opposing views on the subject, of course, but the one thing everyone seems to agree on is that robotics and AI will have a profound impact on human jobs, going forward. Mention automation and someone will invariably (and understandably) mention its impact on jobs. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 18, 2023

For the next few weeks, TechCrunch’s robotics newsletter Actuator will be running Q&As with some of the top minds in robotics. Tedrake is TRI’s vice president of Robotics […] © 2023 TechCrunch. Subscribe here for future updates. Part 1: CMU’s Matthew Johnson-Roberson This week, we’ve got a two-fer.

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TechCrunch

JULY 15, 2022

We’re fired up and ready to connect with the global robotics and AI community at TC Sessions: Robotics on July 21. The agenda for this online event is packed with presentations, interviews and robot demos, and our speaker lineup features the brightest minds and makers in the business. Simply register here for free.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 14, 2023

I’ve spent much of the past year discussing generative AI and large language models with robotics experts. It’s become increasingly clear that these sorts of technologies are primed to revolutionize the way robots communicate, learn, look and are programmed.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Back in mid-September, a pair of Massachusetts lawmakers introduced a bill “to ensure the responsible use of advanced robotic technologies.” What that means in the simplest and most direct terms is legislation that would bar the manufacture, sale and use of weaponized robots. It’s an interesting proposal for a number of reasons.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 11, 2023

But this latest development in the robotics industry sure has us excited! Delivery robots maker Serve Robotics is going public via a reverse merger with a blank-check company , and it raised $30 million just before the deal. On the other, when has anything about robotics been cheap? We even kind of like reverse mergers.

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TechCrunch

JULY 5, 2022

Jordan Kretchmer founded Rapid Robotics with the mission of simplifying robotics for manufacturing by providing out-of-the-box automation solutions. Founded in 2019, the company quickly gained the attention of top VCs, including Bee Partners, which led Rapid Robotics’ seed round and participated in each of the following rounds.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 9, 2024

Burro has been on our radar since early 2020, when the company (then Augean) participated in a TechCrunch Robotics pitch-off. The Philly-based firm has actually been around since 2017, but it’s really the last few years that have seen its agtech offering really take off.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Construction may well prove to be the next major focus for robotics investment. Here in the States, the $2 trillion industry employs around eight million people — that’s nearly one New York City.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 8, 2022

Chipmaking giant Nvidia is investing $10 million in Uber spinout Serve Robotics, funds the startup will use to further expand its sidewalk delivery robot service outside Los Angeles and San Francisco. Nvidia hopes to use lessons from its partnership with Serve to improve its technology in the nascent robotic space, said Andrews.

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Crunchbase News

APRIL 10, 2024

The rise of the robots may be here. Collaborative Robotics became the latest robotics startup to raise a massive nine-figure round, despite venture funding being stagnant. “We see a virtuous cycle where more robots in the field lead to improved AI and a more cost-effective supply chain. .

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Ambi Robotics , a startup developing supply chain automation hardware, today announced that it raised $32 million in additional funding led by Tiger Global and Bow Capital, with participation from Ahren and logistics firm Pitney Bowes. A row of Ambi’s autonomous item-sorting robotic arms deployed to a warehouse floor.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 2, 2023

Renovate Robotics is building systems for the express purpose of installing shingles — including the asphalt and solar varieties at launch. million pre-seed, led by Alley Robotics Ventures and featuring SOSV’s HAX, Newlab, Uphonest Capital and Climate Capital. The company’s robot works on a winch-based system.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 11, 2022

This week Darrell and Jordan talk with Scott Gravelle, the CEO and co-founder of Attabotics , a robotics company that specializes in distribution and supply chain. Making robots that make robots to take over the world by Maggie Stamets originally published on TechCrunch. Use code FOUND for 15% off your ticket. On Instagram.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 6, 2024

If you follow the world of robotic exoskeletons with any frequency, you’re no doubt aware of the two primary categories. The first is aimed firmly at workers with strenuous or repetitive jobs such as lifting and transporting packages. The second is assistive, largely focused at individuals with mobility impairments.

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Crunchbase News

MARCH 22, 2024

To that end, startups have tried to pitch in over the past few years, bringing us robot waiters, baristas, pizza chefs, burger-flippers and french fry cooks. Their efforts have produced some high-profile flameouts, like SoftBank -backed robot pizza maker Zume. Theoretically, automation could go a long way to ease the labor shortage.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 7, 2023

As an industry, robotics is somewhat uniquely positioned here, given the growth it saw during the pandemic. It’s true that some big companies (Alphabet, Amazon) have slowed robotics investments. Simply put: It’s a bad time to be looking for jobs, but a good time to be looking for jobs in robotics. I didn’t have to wait long.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 2, 2021

Postmates X, the robotics division of the on-demand delivery startup that Uber acquired last year for $2.65 billion , has officially spun out as an independent company called Serve Robotics. Uber planning to spin out Postmates’ delivery robot arm. Image Credits: Serve Robotics.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 21, 2023

Announced amid a deluge of news at this week’s Delivering the Future event in Seattle was word that Amazon will begin testing Agility’s Digit in a move that could bring the bipedal robot to its nationwide fulfillment centers.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 14, 2023

.” To help address the problem, Aso co-founded LexxPluss , a now two-year-old, Japan-based startup that designs and develop autonomous mobile robots to transport loads and optimize workflows within warehouses and logistic sites. In terms of its competition, OTTO Motors, OMRON and Locus Robotics have also built autonomous mobile robots.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 5, 2021

In the world of robotic startups, acquisition is often as good an outcome as any. And when it comes to robotic tractor startups, you could do worse than being acquired by John Deere. The agricultural technology giant announced today that it’s set to acquire Bear Flag Robotics for $250 million. The workforce is aging out.

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