A glimpse of the future: Baxter the robot
Rodney Brooks, a thought leader in robotics and entrepreneurship, came to Pittsburgh the other day. Carnegie Mellon, courtesy of Matt Mason and the Robotics Institute, hosted Rod for the public unveiling of his new talk, “A new...
The rise of entrepreneurship in engineering schools
Entrepreneurship in engineering departments at universities is a growing trend. We see this at Stanford’s NSF-funded, Epicenter, dedicated to “creating a nation of entrepreneurial engineers.” And we see signs elsewhere, at other...
Reinventing the stroller (and the bouncy seat, playard, and more): 4moms
You can’t talk about robotics and entrepreneurship without including a few stars like 4moms and co-founders, Henry Thorne and Rob Daley. Like other robotics companies posted about in NewVenturist, 4moms was never about the...
Who is Jack Dorsey?
Last week, I met Jack Dorsey, who came to CMU to recruit for Square. My blog entitles me to press status I guess, so I got to spend a half hour with him and about three other people. Thank you Catherine Copetas! Square is the...
The characters of robots
In addition to being useful in all kinds of applications, from surgery to delivery, robots can be cute too. Such a robot is Keepon, made by BeatBots. Marek Michalowski is the roboticist behind BeatBots. The company was founded in...
Ekso Bionics, making those who can’t, walk!
One of the best things in life is being able to do good and do well. Companies that do this are special. Companies that use robotics to do this are rare jewels. Such a company is Ekso Bionics. Founded in 2005 with a license from...
Two different approaches to spawn robotics; one common thread
Sometimes a company is founded because it stumbles upon a niche that it can fill better than any other company. Such a company is RE2 (Robotics Engineering Excellence). Founded by Jorgen Pedersen as a contract engineering house...
Moving past military applications
A couple of weeks ago, NewVenturist featured a story about how important the military is to spawning robotics companies. The military has needs and money to spur development of the technologies that form the foundation of many...
GA Tech’s Extensive Robotics Program
Frank Tobe, creator of Everything-Robotic and Editor/Publisher of The Robot Report, has visited the main universities that excel in robotics. This story from his own blog centers around Georgia Tech. Stay tuned for additional...
It takes the military to spawn robotics
Sometimes a company is founded because it stumbles upon a niche that it can fill better than any other company. Such a company is RE2. Founded by Jorgen Pedersen as a contract engineering house to fill a need for unmanned systems...