In a world where parking space and time are precious commodities, valets provide a valuable service. But for those of us […]
An Autonomous Robot Valet Can Now Park Your Car And It Doesn’t Need The Keys
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An Elbow Exoskeleton You Can Build And Program Yourself
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Exoskeletons are pretty darn cool. They could make soldiers more efficient, have people with disabilities walking again, and even made […]
The Home Robot Of The Future Is Here To Communicate With Your Family
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Take a look around, and you’ll notice that the number of options we have to communicate with one another is […]
4 Food Tech Startups to Watch Out For in 2017
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The food tech revolution has been brewing a while now. We’ve covered how 3D printing is going to change the […]
Solar-Powered Artificial Graphene Skin Could Help Humans and Robots Alike
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When Becquerel discovered the photovoltaic effect at 19 years of age, he probably didn’t comprehend its far-reaching applications. He was […]
Makeblock Earns $30 Million in Series B Funding For Their STEM Learning Robot Kits
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As we move forward it’s quite clear that many of us are going to need an education in electronics. The […]
Gita Is a Cargo Robot That Follows You Around Carrying Your Belongings
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Some know Piaggio as the company that still makes the Vespa 70 years later. Although our knowledge of the Piaggio […]
A Voice-Controlled Wearable Enabling Movement for the Paralyzed, Brought To You By High Schoolers
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Science fair projects and teenagers seem to have become solid sources of full-fledged tech progress. Uday Parshionikar told us how his […]
This Chessboard Moves Pieces On Its Own So You Can Play Anybody In The World Or Nobody
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If you’ve ever seen the movie Harry Potter, then you’re probably familiar with Wizard’s Chess; the game where the pieces […]
Are Robots About To Replace Security Guards?
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With technology evolution comes change, especially in industries where jobs currently done by humans could almost entirely be done by robots—and there […]
Toyota Is Making Robot Companions; Should We Bring Back Tamagotchi?
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Remember the days of the Tamagotchi, where children were introduced to companionship and parenting in the form of a handheld digital gadget? Now, […]
Is This Connected Auto-Adjusting Health-Conscious Standing Desk The Smartest Office Furniture Ever?
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If you aren’t doing it standing, you’re not doing it right. I’m talking about work, ya perverts. Researchers have found […]
Lyft Plans To Be Mostly Electric Self-Driving Cars in Five Years
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This has been a big month for transportation. We saw a solar car, an electric bus, and now, a detailed article from Lyft […]
Weekly Snapshot: Tech News To Know August 8-12
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Believe it or not, we don’t cover every piece of tech news here at SnapMunk. In an effort to keep […]
This Robotic Smart Suitcase Rolls Along Next To You Autonomously
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Meet the 1st generation of the smart suitcase, featuring CowaRobot R1, programmed to follow you like a dog on a leash, but without the leash. The robotic carry-on bag is more than just luggage; its smart design makes packing and security checkpoints easier, and it can be used to charge your electronic devices.
This Drone On Kickstarter Detects and Detonates Landmines Autonomously
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Mine Kafon has been perfecting the technology to detect and detonate landmines for a decade. They are back on Kickstarter with a new drone that is 200-times cheaper and a lot safer than traditional methods.
Robotic Furniture You Configure, Move & Shapeshift With An App & A Button Press
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When it comes to most apartments, renters and owners tend to sacrifice most of what they want for practicality and […]
5 Space Tech Startups Doing Pretty Stellar Stuff Outside The Spotlight
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The space race was first spurred by Cold War hostilities and the jostling for bragging rights. Today, innovation in space […]
The Road To Robot Takeover: A Report On the Future of Automation
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Last year, the worldwide management consulting firm McKinsey & Company issued preliminary findings on automation across all industries and most […]
Weekly Snapshot: Tech News To Know June 6-10
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Believe it or not, we don’t cover every piece of tech news here at SnapMunk. In an effort to keep […]
Weekly Snapshot: Tech News To Know May 23-27
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Believe it or not, we don’t cover every piece of tech news here at SnapMunk. In an effort to keep […]
MegaBots Got $2.4 Million To Roll Out A Giant Fighting Robot League
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For years, nerds of all stripes have dreamed of piloting giant mech robots. Movies like Real Steel and Pacific Rim put this vision on the […]
Are We Ready to Pull the Trigger on Smart Guns?
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Last week, the White House released a plan to spur the development and availability of smart gun technology—tech that would […]
EMIEW3 Robot Could Be the Future of Customer Service
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Hitachi has revealed the EMIEW3, a robot designed to recognize when people need assistance and then automate customer service. With good mobility and inter-connected machine learning, the goal is that the EMIEW3 will work in many industries and environments, from hospitals, to airports, to shopping centers.
The Startup Making Robots to Make Your Salads
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Casabots develops salad-making robots for restaurants, grocery stores, cafeterias and hotels. They’re great for efficiency and should make food production safer, reducing the risks of food borne illness by reducing human handling of food.
The “Big” Apple Event: Everything You Need to Know
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The fan boys and tech press are thrown into a frenzy every time Cupertino sends out a call, and yesterday […]
Will Robot Farms Fix the Growing Problem With Growing Food?
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A Japanese startup hopes to disrupt conventional agriculture practices by building vertical farms that are mostly run by robots. The goal is to save water, address the agricultural labor shortage, and grow sustainable crops without pesticides.
When You Wish Upon a Startup: Disney Accelerator Opens Applications for Third Summer Program
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The Walt Disney Co. was a major media and entertainment innovator from its start, and it has successfully retained that […]
The SuitX Phoenix Exoskeleton Gets People Walking Again, Affordably
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Exoskeletons first made the transition from science fiction to feasible technology in military and industrial applications. These are domains in […]
Why, Robot: Do Android Companions Really Have a Future?
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There are loads of mind-blowing advancements being made in robotics and artificial intelligence, and they’re bringing us a whole lot […]
Weekly Snapshot: Tech News to Know January 4 – January 8
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Believe it or not, we don’t cover every piece of tech news here at SnapMunk. In an effort to keep […]
Digital Immortality and the End of Consumption-Based Capitalism
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Science fiction doesn’t give us answers so much as it asks us questions. What if androids developed self-awareness? What if […]
Jibo Is the Social Robot Companion That Has Raised over $40 Million
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For years we’ve dreamed of having robots in our lives. The Jetsons had Rosie the Robot to wait on them […]
Skycatch Is Making Robots In The Sky A Little Less Freaky
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What comes to mind when you think about robots in the sky? Some sort of freaky “Big Brother” surveillance? The […]
Robots in the Workplace – Coming Soon to a Business Near You?
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Did you play with make-believe robots as a child? Did you daydream about interactive robots and high-tech gadgets? Thanks to […]
These 5 Technologies Will Change the World
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A look at five technologies and their possible ramifications in the near-future. The technology discussed includes virtual reality like the Oculus Rift, Android Robots like ASIMO, 3D Printing, Self-Driving Cars like those developed by Google, and Killer AI.
The Dark Side of Artificial Intelligence
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We’ve seen many stories this year about how artificial intelligence systems are being developed for applications that benefit society, like […]
AMC’s New Hit Show, Humans
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AMC’s New Hit Show, Humans is the latest in the line of Sci-Fi programming, a genre that has seen a […]
Startup Funding Roundup – 2/27/15
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From Skully Helmets raising an $11 millions Series A round for smart technology motorcycle helmets to InMoji raising $1 million […]
Startup Funding Roundup February 20, 2015
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It has been another busy week for startups on the move. From Blue Talon’s $5 million raise to Urban Airship’s […]
Startup Funding Roundup – 2/13/15
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From a nearly $600 million dollar valuation for a pre-launch startup to investments in sectors like solar and life sciences, […]
