At NASA’s Lunabotics competition, students design mining robots for the moon
If this year’s Lunabotics competition is any indication, there’s a bright future ahead for the surface of the moon — and below it. The NASA-hosted challenge saw 39 teams of university students building lunar mining robots, which were tasked with digging up rocks in simulated regolith (t…
Ghost kitchens ride into college campuses on the backs of delivery bots
Universities are increasingly relying on bots to both address labor shortages and explore new business opportunities, such as delivery-only kitchens, popularly referred to as "ghost kitchens."
DCVC, Playground Global and FoundersX Ventures will discuss automation investments at TC Sessions: Robotics
If any tech sector has managed to withstand the recent slowdown of investor funding, it’s robotics. In 2021, VCs plowed more than $17 billion into robotics startups — nearly triple what was invested in 2020. The pandemic — combined with labor shortages — fueled that spike. And, although a bit behin…
US Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh will discuss the changing face of work at TC Sessions: Robotics 2022
All jokes about robot armies and SkyNet aside, robotics are set to profoundly impact the future of how America works. And not in just a few industries, but across an ever-growing swath that includes agtech, automotive, construction, labor, logistics, healthcare and more. Automation is inevitable, …
Perceptron: Robots that feel pain and AI that predicts soccer players’ movements
In this edition of Perceptron, we take a look at AI systems that can "feel" pain, predict soccer players' movements, and generate photos and videos of realistic-looking scenes.
Remove that ‘exit strategy’ slide from your pitch deck
A lot of pitch decks I review have a slide that really shouldn't be there: the exit strategy slide. As an early-stage startup, it's downright nonsensical, and it shouldn't be part of your deck at all.