Tag: Robotics
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Sounds crazy, right? But doubling our population is the goal of one of the hottest new startups, Figure. The catch: half will be robots. Get the blog before anyone else…subscribe! Figure emerged from stealth yesterday, unveiling a humanoid robot. It plans to build one for every person on earth, doubling…
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Drones are starting to deliver packages in some parts of America. But can drone deliveries be a viable business? Get the blog before anyone else…subscribe! Bloomberg is skeptical. From an editorial out this morning: The biggest hurdle is that drones will be making point-to-point deliveries, which is the quickest but…
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Who will be the last fast food worker in California? Yesterday, California passed a new law dramatically raising fast food wages. It sounds like a victory for the working class. But it’s likely to put them out of a job. Get the blog before anyone else…subscribe! From Bloomberg: California Governor…
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I had the pleasure of chatting with angel investor Michael Conniff on his The Accelerator podcast recently! We talk about how to find a great startup to invest in, some of my recent investments, and the robot pizza future. I’ve provided some links to key parts below. Enjoy! 3:28: What…
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A robotic arm carefully grips the cup as frothy milk cascades onto smooth espresso. It gently places the cup before you. Coffee is served. I’m a little obsessed with coffee. I have five coffee makers at home, each for a different style. But if the next generation of robotics companies…
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Never miss a post…subscribe! Inside a gleaming metal structure the size of a shipping container, robotic arms pull out a disk of dough. They carefully apply tomato sauce, then the cheese. Pepperoni, anyone? This store was created by Hyper Robotics, an intriguing startup from Israel that makes automated pizzerias. Its…
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On Saturday, I stood in the produce section of a nearby Whole Foods. My eyes were drawn to tiny packages of delicate microgreens. The producer: Aero Farms. Agriculture faces a difficult environment. Climate change is making weather more extreme and unpredictable. Workers are harder and harder to find. But a…
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Tremendous 