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Van Robotics

Vän Robotics Closes Seed From SC Launch, Social Starts For ABii, A Friendly Robot Tutor

Educational robotics company Vän Robotics has received $200,000 investment from the SC Launch program, an affiliation of the publicly-funded non-profit South Carolina Research Authority (SCRA). The investment is part of a larger equity seed round of $640,000 that also included VC firm Social Starts. Vän Robotics’

Greenzie

What's Software-Heavy Atlanta Ventures' Newest Startup? Automated Lawn Care Robots

Search “robot lawn mower fails” on YouTube and you’ll quickly wind up both chuckling, and with the assurance that, if you want a cleanly-trimmed lawn, you’ll be sticking it out in the hot sun for a few years yet. Experts consistently say that, though robotic vacuums have

This Startup Sends Robots Sea Deep to Restore Balance In the Kelp Forests

This Startup Sends Robots Sea Deep to Restore Balance In the Kelp Forests

The New York Times reported this week that, due to rising ocean temperatures, the Northern California coast experienced a sudden surge of purple urchins — a pest that devoured 93 percent of the coastline's kelp forest. Similar urchin outbreaks are occurring all over the world, from California to Maine

greyorange

World’s Largest Supply Chain Robotics Firm Puts U.S. HQ in Atlanta, Hires Regional CEO From Honeywell

GreyOrange, a Singapore-headquartered international robotics company, will open a U.S. headquarters in Atlanta to reach customers across North America. It has opened 50 positions immediately, with plans to hire 85 total in Atlanta across support, sales, engineering and account management. GreyOrange, which is “the world’s largest supply

Hirebotics

Can Human and Machine Employees Get Along? This Robot Rental Startup Says Yes

"Most of our customers — this might sound a little surprising — they're not doing it just because there's cost savings. They're doing it because they have unfilled positions, or they want to push the envelope and experiment with advanced technology." Co-founder and

This Non-Profit Is Teaching Kids How to Code With Tiny Sumo Wrestling Robots

This Non-Profit Is Teaching Kids How to Code With Tiny Sumo Wrestling Robots

When you hear the words 'sumo wrestler,' the first thing that comes to mind is the disciplined wrestlers from Japan. Innovation and tech education non-profit HACK Augusta is injecting that sense of competition into a robotics curriculum with their Sumo Robot League. The League's STEM