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NASA scientists drive Mars rover Curiosity as if playing a 3D game
NASA’s scientists have taken advantage of 3D graphics and game-like simulations to figure out how to control the rover Curiosity on the rocky Martian landscape. Nvidia’s Ken Brown said today on the...
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Mars Curiosity rover hammers rock that NASA suspects was once exposed to water
Preparing to drill its first hole into a Martian rock, NASA’s Mars Curiosity Rover tested its own strength by hammering a rock this weekend that may have once been under running water. NASA outfitted...
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NASA’s new rover will study massive glaciers — on Earth
NASA has a new rover in town, but this one won’t be leaving our atmosphere. Instead it’s going to Greenland to study the effects of this atmosphere on a giant piece of ice. It’s called GROVER, and no,...
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Mars, lasers, and robots: Making holes in Mars
In novel twist on the Internet’s “I made this” meme, NASA’s Twitter account for the Mars Curiosity Rover just tweeted that it made a hole in Mars: #PewPew on Repeat: I made this hole on Mars with 100...
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DogVacay raises $15M to be the biggest dog-sitting marketplace on the block
DogVacay FacebookCute overload. Dec. 4 - 5, 2013 Redwood City, CA Tickets on Sale Now PUPPPIIIEEES! Now that I’ve gotten your attention, DogVacay has raised $15 million to continue expanding its...
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NASA’s Opportunity Mars rover breaks driving distance record
Image Credit: NASANASA announced today that its Opportunity Mars rover has beat the off-Earth roving distance record previously held by the Soviet Union’s Lunokhod 2 rover after driving 25 miles. The...
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Rover wants to be the missing piece between iBeacons and retailers' apps
Imagine you’re walking down the organic-products aisle at your favorite grocery store when suddenly the store’s app on your phone notifies you that a new line of organic foods is now available. That...
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Rover raises $65 million to grow its dog-sitting platform globally
Rover, the online platform dedicated to connecting dog owners with a range of service providers, including walkers, has raised $65 million in a round of funding led by Spark Capital, with participation...
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Dog-sitting marketplace Rover.com is launching in the U.K., its first...
Rover.com, a Seattle-headquartered platform that connects dog owners and other “pet parents” with a range of caring services, has announced that it’s expanding to Europe. The service will first be...
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Rover raises $155 million to grow its dog-sitting platform in Europe
Rover has raised $155 million in a fresh round of funding, as the dog-sitting platform looks to expedite its expansion into Europe. The cash influx constitutes $125 million from a range of funds and...
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San Francisco is in mourning today following yesterday’s 49ers defeat in the Super Bowl. As an incorrigible optimist, I am seeking out the silver lining in the loss and reflecting on the positive...
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Fresh from a $155 million funding round, Rover acquires European dog-sitting...
Rover.com has acquired European dog-sitting rival DogBuddy. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.Read More
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Postmates’ Serve is a robot that delivers your food, refreshments, and more
Postmates has taken the wraps off of Serve, an autonomous delivery rover designed to ferry up to 50 pounds of goods to customers.Read More
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13 European companies acquired by U.S. tech giants in 2018
A look back at some of the European companies bought up by U.S. tech firms in 2018, including Shazam, iZettle, and Blue Vision Labs.Read More
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Seattle’s VC firms raised more new funds in 2018 than they had in 10 years
Seattle is getting more new VC firms, as the city is adding more tech jobs than San Francisco. But seed stage capital remains hard to come by.Read More
View ArticleYandex is testing an autonomous delivery rover in Moscow
Yandex's newly revealed autonomous rover is undergoing testing in Moscow and might expand to other territories in future.Read More
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Refraction AI’s robots start delivering groceries in Ann Arbor
Refraction AI, a startup based in Ann Arbor, has launched an autonomous delivery pilot for customers of the local Produce Station.Read More
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Delivery startup Refraction AI raises $4.2M to expand service areas
Refraction AI, a delivery startup based in Ann Arbor, Michigan, has raised $4.2 million in venture capital.Read More
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How Yandex plans to expand its autonomous robot delivery service
Yandex plans to expand its autonomous delivery service to the U.S. and elsewhere. Here's how it hopes to accomplish this.Read More
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Postmates spin-off Serve Robotics raises $13M to grow its sidewalk delivery...
Serve Robotics, a spin-off of Postmates, which Uber acquired, has raised seed funding to expand its fleet of sidewalk delivery robots.Read More
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