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EduExo: Robotic exoskeletons for everyone
Volker Bartenbach
22 May 2017
For decades robotic exoskeletons were the subject of science fiction novels and movies. But in recent years, exoskeleton technology has made huge progress towards reality and exciting research project...
QuadBot: The 3D printed crab-bot scuttling beyond its Kickstarter goal
Josh Elijah
09 Dec 2016
Robotics is becoming more accessible for many people, but the complexities of legged robots mean they remain beyond the reach of most consumers. The complex mechanics, electronics and code algorithms ...
Dobot’s robot arm: Industrial precision at low cost
Dobot
23 Sep 2015
Unsatisfied by the low cost, low precision and poor functionality desktop robotic arms on the market, a group of six hardcore robot makers decided to quit their high-paying industry jobs, and build th...
Soon Internet crowdfunding sites will let investors buy stock
Frank Tobe
23 Oct 2013
... Last year Congress passed Title III of the JOBS Act to allow smaller companies to get an exemption from the strict and costly rules controlling the sale of securities to individuals.
... The SEC ...
Othermill: a new high quality CNC circuit board fabricator
Frank Tobe
13 May 2013
Otherfab, a spin-off from San Francisco-based Otherlab, an engineering, energy, education, math, computation and design research facility, surpassed their Kickstarter goal and is well on their way to ...
Kickstarter, Indiegogo and robotic start-up companies
Frank Tobe
24 Mar 2013
At last weekend's Engadget Expand event in Fort Mason, San Francisco, Kickstarter's co-founder Yancey Strickler started off the show with a presentation of many of Kickstarter's crowd-funding success...
What funding scheme is the most conducive to creating a robotics industry?
RBI Editors
15 Feb 2013
Welcome to Robotics by Invitation! This month we've asked our experts to weigh in on the best way to create tomorrow's robotics industry. Here's what they have to say:
Raffaello D'Andrea on “Wh...
Mark Tilden on “What funding scheme is the most conducive to creating a robotics industry?”
Mark Tilden
31 Jan 2013
Funding schemes aren't viable until we can make more innovative roboticists, and over the years I've tried several methods of engendering the Divine Frankenstein Complex in others. Teaching at a unive...
SparkFun National Tour KickStarter campaign
John Payne
03 Dec 2012
“In today’s global climate, education in STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Mathematics) initiatives is more important than ever. The goal of the SparkFun National ...
Robotic dragonflies take to the sky (with your help)
Mike Hamer
08 Nov 2012
Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it's the Robot Dragonfly from TechJect. Developed over four years by researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology for the US Air Force, the researchers are now i...
3 reasons to crowdfund a robot
Andra Keay
26 Sep 2012
Kickstarter’s recent decision making it very difficult for hardware projects to use the platform just highlights two very useful things to know about crowdfunding. Firstly, not all crowdfunding plat...
Be The Robot (BERO): Bluetooth controlled open source robot
Andra Keay
24 Sep 2012
BERO - A 4" multi-motor animated mobile robot with sound for being controlled by an Open Source Android / iOS APP via Bluetooth.
See on www.kickstarter.com...
Shimi: A smart musical robot for your iPhone
Andra Keay
24 Sep 2012
It’s a robot... It’s a speaker dock... It’s Shimi!
The first smart musical robot that digs music as much as you do.
See on www.kickstarter.com...
The Kickstarter that actually happened: How Hexy got made, and fast | Wired Design | Wired.com
Andra Keay
24 Aug 2012
Most college graduates celebrate by buying a new car or a computer; Joe Schlesinger bought a giant laser cutter.
See on www.wired.com...
A #botiful evening at Robotics Meetup
Andra Keay
22 Aug 2012
Claire Delauney’s Botiful Kickstarter campaign is in its last hours and as she crosses the funded line, Claire shares with us some of her strategies and insights into running a successful Kickstarte...
Kickstarter and robots – not always #botiful
Andra Keay
14 Aug 2012
SF Bay Area Robotics meetup – August 21 7pm – 8.30pm at Lemnos Labs – is a kickstarter edition. Claire Delauney will share her experience with Botiful, as she reaches the final 12 hours of her K...
Cardboard robots are coming
Andra Keay
09 Aug 2012
Ken Ihara’s creation “The Cardboard Robot” has just been funded on Kickstarter. The Cardboard Robot is a giant industrial sized robot arm with a reach just shy of 6 feet. Attach the smart pho...
