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Another robot company acquired: Vecna acquires VGo
Frank Tobe
19 Jul 2015
Vecna, a growing robotic mobility provider for hospitals and warehouses, acquired VGo, a provider of mobile telepresence devices, for an undisclosed amount....
A glimpse at our robotic future: 235 start-ups reviewed
Frank Tobe
27 Sep 2013
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...
Robots on TV
Frank Tobe
04 Feb 2013
Verizon and GE have produced television advertisements that include robots. The ads are playing frequently and nationally. They are good, they're being talked about and tweeted, audiences like them, a...
CBS News 60 Minutes provides new definition of robots
Frank Tobe
14 Jan 2013
CBS News Reporter Steve Kroft interviews Rodney Brooks at ReThink Robotics.
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On Sunday, January 13, CBS News 60 Minutes reported on robots. Their focal po...
The patent grip loosens
Frank Tobe
10 Dec 2012
VGo Communications wins infringement lawsuit brought on by InTouch Health and also initiates a patent reexamination of four other InTouch patents....
The patent grip loosens
Frank Tobe
06 Dec 2012
VGo Communications wins infringement lawsuit brought on by InTouch Health and also initiates a patent reexamination of four other InTouch patents.
InTouch Health, a company that has b...
The beginning of something important: InTouch Health and iRobot’s RP-VITA
Frank Tobe
01 Aug 2012
By Frank Tobe, editor/publisher, The Robot ReportLast week I attended the 7th Annual Remote Presence Clinical Innovations Forum hosted by InTouch Health in Santa Barbara, CA, a two-day users con...
$160 million for 14 VC-funded robotic companies in 2011
Frank Tobe
03 Mar 2012
Travis Deyle, is a postdoc researcher at Duke and a recent PhD from GA Tech's School of Electrical and Computer Engineering where he was a member of the Healthcare Robotics Lab and a frequent blogger ...
$160 million for 14 VC-funded robotic companies in 2011
Frank Tobe
03 Mar 2012
By Frank Tobe, editor/publisher, The Robot ReportTravis Deyle, is a postdoc researcher at Duke and a recent PhD from GA Tech's School of Electrical and Computer Engineering where he was a member of th...
