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Designing robots for manufacturability; inside Jibo’s revival
Welcome to Episode 21 of The Robot Report Podcast, which brings conversations with robotics innovators straight to you. Join us every week for discussions with leading roboticists, innovative robotics companies, and other key members of the robotics community. Listeners can subscribe to The Robot Report Podcast on Amazon Music, Apple Podcasts, SoundCloud, Spotify, Google Play, and…
Jibo social robot assets acquired by NTT Disruption
NTT Disruption, a San Francisco-based company that is part of Japanese telecommunications company NTT Corporation, recently acquired assets from Jibo, the social robotics company that shut down in November 2018. NTT Disruption acquired the following three patents from Jibo: Persistent Companion Device Configuration and Deployment Platform Embodied Dialog and Embodied Speech Authoring Tools for Use with…
Jibo’s goodbye: social robots hard to build
I, like many roboticists before me, have built my fair share of home robots headed for market. Only to later to throw in the towel once the team realized that the cost/performance trade offs forced the capabilities so low that the typical user could not derive significant value. So comes the sad but unsurprising news…
Social robot maker Jibo sells off assets
Social robot maker Jibo has sold its IP assets. According to a former Jibo executive with direct knowledge of the situation, New York-based investment management firm SQN Venture Partners is the new owner. The Robot Report has reached out to SQN Ventures Partners multiple times, but there has been no response. A listing of Jibo’s patents…
Robot Report Special Issue – Robotics Grippers, Industrial Exos, Jibo and More
Robotics topics covered in the The Robot Report special issue inserted into the August 2018 issue of Design World include: – Automatica 2018 Review – What’s Hot and what’s not at Europe’s largest robotics and automation event. – Industrial Exoskeletons Arrive – Exoskeleton systems designed for industrial work are now available, and more…
Jibo social robot: where things went wrong
Social robot company Jibo is sadly running on fumes after burning through nearly $73 million in funding. In a story first reported by BostInno and since confirmed by The Robot Report, Jibo has laid off the majority of its workforce to enable “additional time to secure additional funding or pursue an exit.” Jibo was once heralded as “the first…
Social robot maker Jibo focuses on content after layoffs
Social robot maker Jibo has laid off staffers in an effort to reorganize around content now that the basic hardware is developed and available to consumers.