Interesting things about robots, robot startups, and the future that's already here. From the epicenter of the robot revolution - Silicon Valley Robotics.
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Remember ‘don’t be evil’? Morality meets commercial reality for robotics companies
As companies grow, that wonderful initial company culture and mission statement like Google’s famous ‘don’t be evil’ start to quietly disappear. First from the website, then the business, and eventually even employees stop believing. Mind y...
Anthropics report on robots and work stirs up the media, and the robotics community too
On September 30, Anthropic released a report “What work can robots do”. I didn’t realize how many other people had seen it until my feeds started overflowing with reinterpretations this week! You can see a representative sample of ‘robots a...
Agility Robotics is close to IPOing Nov 2 2026
Shareholder meeting on Nov 2 is final step ahead of ringing the bell!
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Since its launch in 2023, teams from across the globe have competed in the $11 million XPRIZE Wildfire Competition to transform how we detect an...
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