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Young Entrepreneur: Entrepreneurial journey is a lonely, but rewarding one, for Dick Zhang
04.18.18
Dick Zhang, CEO of Identified Technologies talks about the pivot his company took to build his business focused around drones for construction projects.
Pittsburgh Startup Wants To Turn Wearable Tech Devices Into Relapse Prediction And Prevention Tools
04.17.18
Behaivior wants to use wearable tech devices to detect and track craving states and risky patterns of people struggling with addictions or problematic behavious they want to change.
Seegrid warehouse robots cross million-mile threshold accident-free
04.12.18
“Seegrid announced this week its fleet of self-driving robots logged 1 million miles in warehouses, distribution center and factories around the country.”
Pittsburgh-based company launches new reality capture solution
04.11.18
Kaarta launched its new Kaarta Reality Layer which allows users to walk through a structure and get a color 3-D realistic model.
RE2 Robotics secures $2.9 M Air Force contract to develop a drop-in robotic kit
04.10.18
RE2 Roboticshas been awarded a $2.9 million Small Business Innovation Research contract to develop a drop-in robotic kit that will turn the Air Force’s existing construction ground vehicles into remotely…
Dollars and deals jump for Pittsburgh tech startups in 1Q
Thirteen Pittsburgh tech companies received a combined $45 million from venture capitalists, economic development entities, corporations and high-net-worth individuals during this year’s first quarter.
If labels could talk: Pittsburgh firm’s smart labels could be in stores this summer
03.04.18
“Adrich, designer of smart labels to alert customers when they're running low on their favorite products, signed its first major deal to slap their innovation on products bound for consumers'…
Two Pittsburgh companies collaborate to push autonomous vehicle safety forward
Edge Case Research will use Kaarta 3-D mapping and localization technologies to map Pittsburgh’s streets and pilot its Hologram platform.
How do startups find customers and talent with limited resources? Social media, of course.
01.24.18
“In Pennsylvania, large, small and medium-size businesses are increasingly turning to social media to not only reach a larger pool of consumers but also to help recruit talent in a…