Artificial intelligence (AI), robotics, and self-driving technology are helping the transportation and logistics industry finally transform by cutting costs, optimizing delivery routes, and automating mundane tasks. Startups will be the lynchpin of this transformation because they specifically target areas of need with cutting-edge solutions. Business Insider Intelligence examined the top 5 startups within five key […]
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The top 5 startups paving the way for transportation and logistics within digital freight services, warehouse robotics, AI, last-mile delivery robotics, and self-driving cars
Artificial intelligence (AI), robotics, and self-driving technology are helping the transportation and logistics industry finally transform by cutting costs, optimizing delivery routes, and automating mundane tasks. Startups will be the lynchpin of this transformation because they specifically target areas of need with cutting-edge solutions. Business Insider Intelligence examined the top 5 startups within five key […]
A Robotics Startup Perishes, and It’s Got Tales to Tell
With the demise of TickTock comes valuable insights into what the robotic home of the future may look like, and which company will end up conquering it. https://media.wired.com/photos/5ae7973425b6e9575a15aa4b/master/pass/ticktockrobot.jpg
Starsky Robotics raises $16.5 million for driverless trucks
Starsky Robotics announced that it has raised $ 16.5 million in funding from Shasta Ventures. The startup also announced that it has successfully driven its self-driving cargo truck for seven miles without a driver. “No safety driver behind the wheel, no engineer hiding on the bunk. We are the first company to make driverless trucks […]
I got my son a STEM toy that teaches kids about robotics and programming — and he loved it
The Insider Picks team writes about stuff we think you’ll like. Business Insider has affiliate partnerships, so we get a share of the revenue from your purchase. Steven John The award-winning Makeblock Neuron kit uses an intuitive and enjoyable approach to teaching kids the basics of programming and robotics. Kids as young as preschool age […]
The best robotics kits for beginners
By Signe Brewster This post was done in partnership with Wirecutter, reviews for the real world. When readers choose to buy Wirecutter’s independently chosen editorial picks, it may earn affiliate commissions that support its work. Read the full article here. After spending 35 hours researching and testing seven of the best kits for learning robotics, […]
Nvidia joins Udacity nanodegree program to shape robotics education
Udacity today announced that Nvidia will help shape the second term of its robotics software engineer nanodegree program. The effort is led by Nvidia’s Deep Learning Institute, which helps developers, researchers, and others with the tools and training necessary to carry out deep learning. The first term of the robotics software engineer nanodegree was first […]
Iron Ox Brings Robotics to Hydroponic Greenhouse Farming
In a Silicon Valley office park, a startup is developing a system that could automate greenhouse farming and help feed the world. https://media.wired.com/photos/5a0f487c248a4f5897a21a1f/master/pass/farmrobot-FA.jpg Feed: All Latest
Google’s former robotics division has a backflipping robot now, and everything is fine
YouTube/Boston Dynamics Boston Dynamics is back with updates to Atlas, its humanoid robot. Now, Atlas can do a backflip. Google sold Boston Dynamics to Softbank earlier this year. Boston Dynamics’ robots are both cool and creepy. Boston Dynamics may have switched owners from Google to Softbank a few months ago, but development of its creepy-but-cool […]
Blueye Robotics’ Pioneer could be an awesome drone for underwater tourism
Blueye Robotics recently unveiled the Blueye Pioneer, an underwater drone that consumers can navigate to as deep as 150 meters under the ocean surface — about eight times deeper than divers can normally go. I made my way to Santa Cruz, California, where the team from Trondheim, Norway was visiting, to get a hands-on look at […]