Tag: robot
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Labrador Systems Raises $3.1M For Assistive Robots
Calabasas-based Labrador Systems, a startup developing assistive robots for the disabled, has raised $3.1M in a seed funding, the company said this week. The funding was led by Amazon’s Alexa Fund and iRobot Ventures, and also included SOV and Grep VC….
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TuSimple Sends Fully Autonomous Semi 80 Miles, Without A Human On Board
San Diego-based autonomous driving company TuSimple reports that it has sent its first, fully autonomous semi–without even a safety driver in the truck–80 miles, going from Tucson, Arizona to Phoenix. According to TuSimple, its truck made its 80 mile…
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Coco Launches New Delivery Robot
Los Angeles-based robot delivery company Coco said today that it has launched a new version of its delivery robot, the COCO 1. According to the company, the delivery robot–which is manufactured by Segway–says the new robot is larger, and offers up a …
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Machina Labs Gets $16.3M For Robotics Manufacturing
Los Angeles-based Machina Labs, a company which is developing robotics and artificial intelligence (AI) technology aimed at improving manufacturing, has raised $16.3M in a Series A funding round. According to the company, the funding was led by Innovat…
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C3 Links With Robot Delivery Service Coco
Los Angeles-based C3 (Creating Culinary Communities), the “ghost kitchen” company founded by Sam Nazarian, said it is partnering with robot delivery service Coco. According to C3, it is now delivering food from its virtual restaurant brands within two …
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Miso Robotics Tests New Product For Buffalo Wild Wings
Los Angeles-based food service robot developer Miso Robotics announced this morning that it has rolled out a new product line, called Flippy Wings, which automatically fries chicken wings. The company said the new “robotic chicken wing frying solution”…
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Shield AI Deploys Robot UAV With Marines
—– San Diego-based Shield AI, which is developing software to help coordinate teams of robots in the defense and military market, says it has deployed its system with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit and on the USS Portland. According to the compa…
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GrayMatter Robotics Gets $1M From NSF
Los Angeles-based artificial intelligence and robotics startup GrayMatter Robotics said today that the company has received a $1M award from the National Science Foundation (NSF), via a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant. The company said …
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Future Acres Links Robotics With Plant Breeder Sun World International
Santa Monica-based agricultural robotics startup Future Acres says it has signed a collaboration agreement with global plant variety breeder and genetics licensor Sun World International to further develop its proprietary technology, the company said t…
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Coco Connects With $36M For Delivery Robots
Los Angeles-based Coco, a new startup focused on delivery robots, said this week that it raised $36M in a Series A funding round. The funding came from Sam Altman, Silicon Valley Bank, Founders Fund, Sam Nazarian, Ellen Chen, and Mario Del Pero. The co…