Articles about Robotics

Carbon Robotics releases new line of laser weed-zappers for more types of farms and budgets

Carbon Robotics wants to zap more weeds among more types of crops on farms of all sizes, and to get… Read More

NASA engineer working on construction robot

Mars Society gains foothold in AI, robotics and biotechnology to clear a path to space

The Mars Society says it’s making progress on launching a startup incubator in the Seattle area, with artificial intelligence and… Read More

Automated parking garage in Seattle condo tower gets even more robotic with EV charging bays

An automated parking garage beneath a luxury condo tower in downtown Seattle is calling in reinforcements, with robotic arms that… Read More

Collaborative Robotics hires a former Amazon AI leader, opens Seattle office after $100M round

Collaborative Robotics, the Santa Clara, Calif., company founded in 2022 by former Amazon Robotics VP and Distinguished Engineer Brad Porter,… Read More

Do robots harm or help hospitality labor shortages? New research warns of worker anxieties

New research suggests that using robots to address workers shortages in hospitality jobs such as food service and hotel work… Read More

Google giving $500K to expand robotics and AI education programs in Washington state

Google’s philanthropic arm is giving a $500,000 grant to expand access to robotics and artificial intelligence education programs across Washington… Read More

Seattle-area students use tactile tech to help visually impaired people get a new feel for art

A group of elementary and middle school students from districts east of Seattle are working together on a project to… Read More

Carbon Robotics raises additional $8M as maker of AI-powered weed zapper eyes new ag-tech product

Carbon Robotics, makers of a weed-zapping machine powered by artificial intelligence and computer vision technology, has raised an additional $8… Read More

Univ. of Washington researchers roll out tiny, battery-free, autonomous robot called ‘MilliMobile’

University of Washington researchers are rolling out another tiny robotic breakthrough, this time in the form of an autonomous device… Read More

‘ChatGPT for robots’: Microsoft vets lead new startup that helps create instructions for machines

What if you could ask a robot to warm up your lunch and have it find the microwave by itself?… Read More

‘Robotics is the future of food’: Artisan pizza restaurant Moto makes automation a key ingredient

When Lee Kindell first started making his Filipino-inspired brand of what he calls “odd pizza,” he was the artisan guy… Read More

With new Phoenix robot, Sanctuary AI looks to usher in ‘labor as a service’

Sanctuary AI says its new robot is ready for real work. The Vancouver, B.C., company unveiled what it describes as… Read More

From weed zappers to robot baristas: Vote for GeekWire Awards Hardware/Gadget of the Year

With all of the region’s strength in cloud technologies and enterprise software, the technology industry in Seattle and the Pacific… Read More

Carbon Robotics lands $30M to sell more weed-destroying machines powered by AI

Turns out that farmers like using lasers to kill weeds. Seattle startup Carbon Robotics raised $30 million to fuel growth… Read More

Robotics data startup led by former Amazon drone engineers emerges from stealth, raises $4.8M

Benji Barash and Yves Albers-Schoenberg experienced the challenges of robotics development while working on Amazon’s ambitious drone project. Now the… Read More

Robots for hire: Dell EMC vets lead Seattle startup aiming to automate monotonous tasks

A trio of former Dell EMC engineers are building a fleet of rentable robots to help companies crank out monotonous… Read More

Amazon robotics leader Siddhartha Srinivasa leaves to join self-driving vehicle venture Cruise

— Siddhartha Srinivasa, a leading robotics expert and professor at the University of Washington, has left his position as director of… Read More

GeekWire Summit 2022 recap: Tech and civic leaders share insights and vision for the future

Navigating the future of work. Learning how to fight against burnout. Taking on cybersecurity threats. Gathering community. Connecting with old… Read More

Robotic coffee barista maker led by ex-AWS engineer raises $8.3M to open more retail locations

A Seattle coffee company is aiming to change the way lattes and espressos are made. No, it’s not Starbucks. It’s… Read More

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‘We’re in this for good’: Amazon plans more home robots despite early skepticism about Astro

Amazon unveiled Astro, its first home robot, in September, after developing the rolling Alexa device in secret for several years.… Read More

Robotic exoskeleton startup wins Oregon life and biosciences angel competition

Wearable robotics startup Biomotum took home $300,000 at the Angel Oregon Life and Bioscience grand final event Thursday in Portland.… Read More

Our robot partners: Inside a research lab exploring the future of human-machine collaboration

PITTSBURGH — The biggest potential for robots and automation isn’t taking jobs from humans, but instead making those jobs better… Read More

Backed by Amazon and newly public, Aurora accelerates self-driving tech, starting with trucks

PITTSBURGH — On our last trip to the Steel City, we took a ride in one of Uber’s self-driving vehicles. It… Read More

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Robots, automation, AI, and the Pirate Parrot: Insights from our return to the epicenter of robotics

It’s going to be a long time before robots replace sports mascots, but it might be better for one of… Read More

Ag-tech’s heavy lifting: Rock-picking startup among those seeing demand for automation on the farm

PITTSBURGH — The rocks are as dumb as ever, but the people behind TerraClear are getting smarter every day as the… Read More

The robots aren’t coming for your jobs — at least according to these AI and robotics leaders

PITTSBURGH — There are no shortage of headlines about automation, artificial intelligence and robotics wiping out large swaths of employment,… Read More

Four key challenges robots need to overcome to play a bigger role in business and industry

PITTSBURGH — Breakthroughs in robotics are generating a new wave of startups and commercial activity in this city, and the… Read More

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The next big challenge for robots: Insights from the new director of CMU’s Robotics Institute

PITTSBURGH — A few months into his new job as the director of Carnegie Mellon University’s storied Robotics Institute, Matthew… Read More

It’s such a good feeling, a very good feeling, for Pittsburgh to know it didn’t win Amazon HQ2

PITTSBURGH — It would have been fun for me if Amazon’s HQ2 had ended up here, not only for the… Read More

‘We’ve literally run out of human beings’: Robots rise in wake of pandemic and labor shortages

PITTSBURGH — Looking out the window of the Boeing 737 this week after landing at Pittsburgh International Airport, gateway to… Read More