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    Recycling robots make green viable again

    A company that makes robots to improve the economics of recycling just raised $16 million. AMP Robotics plans to use the money to develop more powerful AI to aid in its green mission. “Over the last few years, the industry has had their margins squeezed by labor shortages and low commodity prices,” explains Shaun Maguire, […] More

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    Work from home? Survey says “Yes”

    Increasingly, employers in many sectors are allowing or even encouraging their traditional employees to work remotely, and for good reason. Turns out a huge number of workers place remote work at the top of the priority list. Who can blame them? No chilly office air conditioning. No bathroom politics. Employers that have embargoed remote work […] More

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    MIT spins off a better ride share scooter

    A transportation robotics company spun out of MIT is gearing up to rollout a better ride share scooter. Superpedestrian is now in mass production, armed with $20 million in new financing to support its play for scooter share dominance.  If you live in one of the major cities now strewn with ride share scooters from the likes […] More