Luminar reveals sensors that could make self-driving cars safer than human

 Cameras help autonomous vehicles read street signs and the color of traffic lights. But LiDARs, aka…

Marble and Yelp Eat24 start robot food delivery in San Francisco

 Rules governing the use of food delivery robots remain to be seen across the US. But…

Full Harvest raises $2 million to stop farmers from tossing ‘ugly’ fruit and veggies

 Full Harvest, a San Francisco-based startup, has raised $2 million in seed funding to reduce food…

How Hazel Technologies keeps fresh fruit and vegetables from spoiling

 Chicago-based Hazel Technologies is on a mission to reduce food waste. The company has developed packaging…

Cobalt takes the wraps off its indoor security robots

 Palo Alto-based Cobalt Robotics Inc. today introduced a new line of robot security guards for indoor…

(Still) a good time for seed

 I was enjoying burgers with an economist friend who is interested in the world of venture.…

Iris Automation raises $1.5 million to help drones sense and avoid obstacles

 Iris Automation Inc. has raised $1.5 million to bring “sense and avoid” technology, and truly self-flying capabilities,…

Alchemist Accelerator closes $2.5 million to back enterprise tech startups

 The Alchemist Accelerator has closed a $2.5 million fund for very early stage investments in tech…