September 21st, 2012

Grishin Makes First $250K Investment In Disrupt Hardware Alley Company Double Robotics

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Investment fund Grishin Robotics just poured $250,000 into Double Robotics, a telepresence system that uses an iPad and self-righting wheeled base to allow remote users to survey a scene.

Grishin is a Moscow-based fund aimed at making personal robots part of the home and office. The company did not disclose the terms of the deal. → Read More

August 13th, 2012

Meet The Double, A YC-Backed Teleconferencing Robot With An iPad For A Face

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Teleconferencing has changed the way business is conducted. Small companies can hire talent in another city, large corporations can save money by having international meetings in a conference room, and managers can keep tabs on off-site workers through services like Lua. But as technology never rests, neither does the teleconference industry, and Y Combinator-backed Double Robotics proves it. → Read More