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From Snake Lab to Space Hardware: HEBI Robotics Builds a Modular Robotics Platform

From Snake Lab to Space Hardware: HEBI Robotics Builds a Modular Robotics Platform

by Gretchen Weaver | Sep 24, 2026

HEBI Robotics builds the modular hardware and software tools that make it easier to build a robot. “Our mission is to make building robots easy,” says CEO Bob Raida. “That’s easy to say, but a very challenging problem.” What started as a...
Full Throttle on Clean Fuel: How Optimus Technologies Is Decarbonizing Heavy-Duty Trucking

Full Throttle on Clean Fuel: How Optimus Technologies Is Decarbonizing Heavy-Duty Trucking

by Gretchen Weaver | Jul 13, 2026

Freight doesn’t move on good intentions. It moves on diesel, powering the garbage trucks, snow plows, construction equipment, and long-haul rigs that keep the economy running. Nearly a quarter of all carbon emissions in the U.S. come from transportation, and...
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