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Humanoid robots are one of those ideas that never truly goes out of style — it does, however, tend to ebb and flow across the decades. Whatever you happen to think about the project or the company that built it, Tesla’s Optimus prototype has revived the conversation around the form factor and efficacy and viability […]

Figure emerges from stealth with the first images of its humanoid robot by Brian Heater originally published on TechCrunch

Roofing isn’t a glamorous job. In fact, one could reasonably argue that it checks off the classic three Ds of automation — dull, dirty and dangerous — with aplomb. It’s a prime candidate for transformation at the hands of some clever roboticists. It always ranks at or toward the top of the list of most […]

Renovate is building robots to install roof shingles by Brian Heater originally published on TechCrunch

While a partner at a VC firm, Nicolas Sharp took on the project of finding customer relationship management (CRM) software for the firm. The process, he says, was “a nightmare,” leading him to build a CRM platform that could meet his — and his company’s — needs. “I became a developer by night and a […]

Attio raises $23.5M to build a next-gen CRM platform by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch