We’re just over a month out from our TC Sessions: Robotics + AI event at UC Berkeley on April 18. We’ve already announced a number of marquee guests for the event, including Marc Raibert, Colin Angle, Melonee Wise and Anthony Levandowski. Today we’ve got another exciting panel to unveil and as an FYI our early bird […]
View More UC Berkeley’s Ken Goldberg and Michael I. Jordan will discuss AI at TC Sessions: Robotics + AI April 18Category: Artificial Intelligence
This robot can park your car for you
French startup Stanley Robotics showed off its self-driving parking robot at Lyon-Saint-Exupéry airport today. While I couldn’t be there in person, the service is going live by the end of March 2019. And here’s what it looks like. The startup has been working on a robot called Stan. These giant robots can literally pick up […]
View More This robot can park your car for youOnly 1 more day to save on tickets to TC Sessions: Robotics + AI 2019
The shot clock’s running out on serious savings to TechCrunch Sessions: Robotics + AI. You have just one more day to score an early-bird ticket and save yourself $100. Improve your ROI the easy way and buy your ticket now before the price increases. We can’t wait to have you join us on April 18 […]
View More Only 1 more day to save on tickets to TC Sessions: Robotics + AI 2019Tiny claws let drones perch like birds and bats
Drones are useful in countless ways, but that usefulness is often limited by the time they can stay in the air. Shouldn’t drones be able to take a load off too? With these special claws attached, they can perch or hang with ease, conserving battery power and vastly extending their flight time.
View More Tiny claws let drones perch like birds and batsTake NVIDIA’s new Deep Learning Robotics Workshop at TC Sessions: Robotics + AI
As part of TechCrunch Sessions: Robotics + AI, we are happy to announce a partnership to deliver a brand new course from NVIDIA’s Deep Learning Institute (DLI). Called the NVIDIA Deep Learning for Robotics Workshop, this brand new, never before offered workshop will provide training in a new 3D accelerated remote desktop environment on April […]
View More Take NVIDIA’s new Deep Learning Robotics Workshop at TC Sessions: Robotics + AIThe adversarial persuasion machine: a conversation with James Williams
James Williams may not be a household name yet in most tech circles, but he will be. For this second in what will be a regular series of conversations exploring the ethics of the technology industry, I was delighted to be able to turn to one of our current generation’s most important young philosophers of […]
View More The adversarial persuasion machine: a conversation with James WilliamsThe adversarial persuasion machine: a conversation with James Williams
James Williams may not be a household name yet in most tech circles, but he will be. For this second in what will be a regular series of conversations exploring the ethics of the technology industry, I was delighted to be able to turn to one of our current generation’s most important young philosophers of […]
View More The adversarial persuasion machine: a conversation with James WilliamsDetermined AI nabs $11M Series A to democratize AI development
Deep learning involves a highly iterative process where data scientists build models and test them on GPU-powered systems until they get something they can work with. It can be expensive and time-consuming, often taking weeks to fashion the right model. Determined AI, a new startup wants to change that by making the process faster, cheaper […]
View More Determined AI nabs $11M Series A to democratize AI development2 days left to save $100 on TC Sessions: Robotics + AI
For the love of robots, don’t miss your chance to save $100 on admission to TechCrunch Sessions: Robotics + AI. Our annual, day-long event goes deep on all things related to robotics and artificial intelligence, and you’ll hear from the greatest tech and investment minds and makers. Danger, Will Robinson, danger! The early-bird price — […]
View More 2 days left to save $100 on TC Sessions: Robotics + AIAutomation Hero picks up $14.5 million led by Atomico
Automation Hero, formerly SalesHero, has secured $14.5 million in new funding led by Atomico, with participation by Baidu Ventures and Cherry Ventures. As part of the deal, Atomico principal Ben Blume will join the company’s board of directors. The automation startup launched in 2017 as SalesHero, giving sales orgs a simple way to automate back-office […]
View More Automation Hero picks up $14.5 million led by AtomicoCompetition policy must change to help startups fight ‘winner takes all’ platforms, says UK report
A independent report commissioned by the UK government to examine how competition policy needs to adapt itself for the digital age has concluded that tech giants don’t face adequate competition and the law needs updating to address what it dubs the “novel” challenges of ‘winner takes all’ platforms. The panel also recommends more policy interventions […]
View More Competition policy must change to help startups fight ‘winner takes all’ platforms, says UK reportBlind users can now explore photos by touch with Microsoft’s Seeing AI
Microsoft’s Seeing AI is an app that lets blind and limited-vision folks convert visual data into audio feedback, and it just got a useful new feature. Users can now use touch to explore the objects and people in photos.
View More Blind users can now explore photos by touch with Microsoft’s Seeing AI