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    Mark Stephen Meadows on “What does it take to get from imagination to market?”
    There are two parts to this process: the invisible and visible. Rodin once said that sculpture is an art dedicated to holes. What he meant is that great work is invisible: if you are building a tec...
    12 March 2014, by

    What does it take to get from imagination to market?
    It's the top-of-mind question for every would-be entrepreneur, and with the Robot Launch 2014 competition deadline coming up on March 30, it's an especially fitting question to pose to our panelists t...
    12 March 2014, by

    Loving your #startup to death
    The world may be a harsh critic, but most good ideas die because they are given too much love. If you've got a startup or project, you're probably loving it to death right now, and your friends and fa...
    05 March 2014, by

    Valery Komissarova on when investing in robots is the right move
    As part of Robohub’s Big Deals series, startup expert Andra Keay asks Valery Komissarova, Grishin Robotics’ Director of Business Development, about what all the recent robotics acquisitions mean t...
    26 February 2014, by and

    Robot Launch 2014: The first global startup competition for robotics is here!
    Ready, set, launch! Is your prototype the next breakthrough in home robotics? Or are you developing a smart device, sensor, component or software that will help build the robots of the tomorrow? Roboh...
    19 February 2014, by

    Emotive communication with things – EmoShape Founder Patrick Levy Rosenthal
    Photo credit: Image Agency Why do people who use Facebook spend so much of their online time there? Why do people want to share, to comment? Patrick Levy Rosenthal asked himself these answers and wa...
    14 January 2014, by and



    Robots at home: Interview with Assistobot CEO Tjin Van Der Zant
    Tjin Van Der Zant helped found “Robocup at Home” in 2006, and since then the organization has spread to include a number of new locations everywhere from Brazil to Thailand. As a professor at the ...
    05 January 2014, by and

    Discovering social robotics with the Aisoy1
    Aisoy, a spanish robotics startup, is motivated by the goal of building intelligent, personal, "social" robots, which make our lives easier and funnier. Their robot, the Aisoy1, is their first step to...
    23 December 2013, by

    Is this the right time for robotic startups?
    Last month the Pioneers Festival took place in the Imperial Palace, Vienna, Austria. According to its website, the festival is Europe's premium event for entrepreneurship and future technologies. Star...
    14 November 2013, by

    Blue River Technology, with Jorge Heraud

    Link to audio file (31:48) In this episode Sabine Hauert speaks with Jorge Heraud, CEO of California-based startup Blue River Technology which brings together computer vision and robotics to auto...
    03 November 2013, by

    Start-up profile: Knightscope
    What happens when you mix big data analytics, a policeman, homeland security, some funding from an insurance company and robotics? You get Knightscope, a Santa Clara, California start-up developin...
    19 October 2013, by

    Pioneers kickstarts the start-up scene with a hands-on celebration of innovation
    Andreas Tschas (far left) and Juergen Furian (far right) present a cheque to the 2012 Startup Challenge winner Poikos (centre). Photo credit: Heisenberg Media. When founders Andreas Tschas and Juerge...
    17 October 2013, by

    Robot startup resources: Pitching
    You have a robot prototype or an idea. At some stage you want funding. Here are the two most useful resources for robot startups. Even if you are bootstrapping, using crowdfunding or friendly angels, ...
    07 October 2013, by

    A glimpse at our robotic future: 235 start-ups reviewed
    Robotic start-up companies range from the whimsical to the amazing, from futuristic to topical, and from hubs of robotic activity in Silicon Valley, Boston, New York City (a new hub) and Switzerland t...
    27 September 2013, by

    Boston is actually living up to the hype this year!
    The definitive list of private funding in robotics--or at least the most widely cited is the Hizook VC Funding for Robotics list.  The list for 2012 is out.   Please help make it complete by adding...
    11 June 2013, by

    Xconomy Forum’s final word about robots and jobs
    At the Xconomy Forum held in Palo Alto earlier this week, the focal topic was "Robots Remake the Workplace." It was expected that the jobs issue would permeate the event. Do robots take away jobs? Ins...
    12 April 2013, by

    2013 robotic gimmicks, gadgets and toys
    Toys often precede more serious inventions. So, putting judgement aside, and withholding laughs and other "tells", here are some new robotic toys and gadgets hitting the market this year....
    26 February 2013, by

    Bolt closes funding round and opens applications
    Bolt, Ben Einstein's hardware and robotics accelerator in Boston, today announced the close of their first funding round and the opening of the first round of applications for 2013 hardware startups. ...
    20 February 2013, by

    So long, and thanks for all the bots!
    So, depending on who you ask, Willow Garage is shutting down, pursuing commercial interests, or changing direction. But things are not as dire as some may think: ROS is fine (the OSRF will support it)...
    12 February 2013, by

    RobotsLab launches BOX at TCEA 2013
    We all know that robots are the gateway to STEM education, so what's not to love about getting 4 robots in a box, complete with lessons preloaded on a tablet. As both the US and UK undergo core curric...
    06 February 2013, by

    MIT spin-off Robot Rebuilt working on sensitive robotic hands | Gizmag
    An MIT spin-off called Robot Rebuilt wants to build robot hands with human-like sensitivity.See on www.gizmag.com...
    03 December 2012, by

    Robot startup series #1: Autom and Cory Kidd
    Consumer robotics had a watershed moment just a few days ago, when Autom, the robot weightloss coach, was launched at Dublin Web Summit. I’m very excited to open our Robot Startup Series with an int...
    26 October 2012, by

    Episode 1: Robot Launchpad’s lean year
    I thought I’d document our somewhat unusual journey through lean startup methodology and robotics. I founded Robot Launchpad almost a year ago to test the assumption that robotics and lean went toge...
    08 October 2012, by

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