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Ring in 2017 with some DIY projects made in the spirit of New Year’s Eve.
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It’s clear from his projects that William Osman has some serious skill, without taking himself too seriously.
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Everyone wants to know what’s coming. At Singularity University, faculty are constantly bombarded with questions about what’s next. At Singularity Hub, we’re trying to keep our wits about us as our staff, editors, contributors, faculty, and Peter Diamandis himself show us what might be over the horizon. We’re ever-optimistic about the impact of exponential technologies, […]
Ten robotics-related companies got funded in December for a combined total of $94 million; down from $225 million in November. Four more got acquired. Over $2 billion was involved. No companies went public.
“Our origins are in robotics, our future is as an apparel company,” said Rich Mahoney, co-founder and CEO of Superflex, who previously served as the Director of Robotics at SRI International. “We’ll combine comfort and style with power assist for clothes that look good and help people feel good. Our powered clothing will give people the ability to move more freely; to gain strength and confidence; to be more injury-free in the workplace; to achieve higher levels of wellness and social engagement; to stay in the home longer; and to recover from injuries faster.”
“The agriculture sector has been an early adopter of commercial drone technology, with several companies now offering products for monitoring crops,” explains John Kolaczynski, head of corporate development for the Commercial Drone Fund. “What impressed us with Raptor Maps’ product is that it collects a vast amount of data, distills it down, and correlates actions that a grower can take on a season-to-season basis — something we haven’t seen in other drone products. We believe this is a great product for the agriculture sector that can drive increased yields and reduced costs for growers.”
Only four robotics-related companies went public in 2016; none occured in December.
According to Erin Griffith of Fortune’s Term Sheet, the biggest trend in late stage venture funding in 2016 was the retreat of hedge funds and mutual funds. Instead, 2016 was the year of the “non-tech incumbents,” doing big tech startup acquisitions. (Think Intelligrated-Honeywell, GM-Cruise, Midea-KUKA). It was the year of corporate makeovers, a drive to find new avenues in the face of anemic growth. Companies are reinventing themselves by acquiring talent, technology and growth businesses.
Nevertheless, everyone that’s ever invested in tech is praying 2017 will be the year of IPOs.
New advances in technology constantly push humanity into uncharted territory. Sometimes this territory brings us questions we might not have imagined needing answers so soon, like, “Is editing the DNA of human embryos moral?” Other questions are more familiar, only with an updated context. For example, the question of choosing which life to save in a life-or-death scenario is nothing new in […]
While merrily chirping, dancing and posing for selfies, a robot named Pepper looks like another expensive toy at a San Francisco mall. But don’t dismiss it as mere child’s play.
Technological revolution means robots no longer are the song of the future. The Governor of the Bank of England predicts today that up to half of British workforce face redundancy in the imminent ‘second machine age’. No wonder, the research of multi-r…
Energy experts have long predicted we’d eventually shift from fossil fuels to clean energy. They were right, but there have been a few surprises along the way. The shift is happening faster than anyone thought it would, particularly in solar energy. Solar is now the cheapest form of new electricity there is. And an unexpected […]
This factory robot can be trusted not to kill its human coworkers
Engineers are figuring out how to let drones fly beyond visual range
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