Robotics pioneer Sidd Srinivasa on the ‘last mile problem,’ humanoid hype, and why he’s joining Madrona GeekWire caught up with Srinivasa for a conversation about the state of robotics, opportunities for entrepreneurs, and why he believes Seattle can become a global leader in AI and robotics. Read More
Amazon robotics leader Siddhartha Srinivasa leaves to join self-driving vehicle venture Cruise — Siddhartha Srinivasa, a leading robotics expert and professor at the University of Washington, has left his position as director of… Read More
New ‘Science Hub’ to launch at Univ. of Washington with $1.9M from Amazon Amazon and the University of Washington will collaborate on a new “Science Hub” funded with an initial $1.9 million investment… Read More
‘Feed me, Alexa.’ University of Washington team creates voice-controlled robot to help people eat Robotics researchers at the University of Washington in Seattle have developed a robotic system that can feed pieces of fruit… Read More
Curious about whether robots can be curious? University of Washington joins initiative to find out Curiosity may have killed the cat, but will it make for a more intriguing robot? That’s the question researchers are… Read More
Amazon hires top UW computer science prof as new robotics director, a year after he arrived from CMU Amazon is tapping one of the world’s leading human-robot interaction experts to help manage a robotics operation that has become… Read More
