Claire Delaunay
Freedom launches Pilot to simplify teleoperation on third-party robots
We knew remotely operated robotics were going to have their moment soon enough — but few predicted how much the category would be forced to accelerate in 2020. It’s true that many of the pieces we
The Station: Pony.ai turns to delivery, Kodiak cuts, Lime snaps up Boosted’s IP
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Self-driving car engineer Anthony Levandowski files motion to force Uber into arbitration
Anthony Levandowski, the star self-driving car engineer who was at the center of a trade secrets lawsuit, has filed a motion to compel Uber into arbitration in the hopes that his former employee will
Aurora VP Jinnah Hosein is coming to TC Sessions: Robotics + AI
TechCrunch Sessions: Robotics + AI is tomorrow and we have one more exciting speaker announcement to share. Jinnah Hosein, the vice president of software engineering at self-driving vehicle startup Au
Announcing the final agenda for Robotics + AI — March 3 at UC Berkeley
TechCrunch is returning to UC Berkeley on March 3 to bring together some of the most influential minds in robotics and artificial intelligence. Each year we strive to bring together a cross-section of
Join the Q&A with top speakers at TC Sessions: Robotics + AI (March 3)
Over the past four years, TechCrunch has brought together some of the biggest names in robotics — founders, CEOs, VCs and researchers — for TC Sessions: Robotics + AI. The show has provide
Nvidia VP Claire Delaunay will discuss empowering robotics startups at TC Sessions: Robotics + AI
Robotics, AI and automation are the future of business. This much seemingly everyone can agree on. Finding the resources to implement these technologies, on the other hand, is a different question ent
Self-driving truck startup Kodiak Robotics begins deliveries in Texas
A year after coming out of stealth mode with $40 million, self-driving truck startup Kodiak Robotics will begin making its first commercial deliveries in Texas. Kodiak will open a new facility in Nort
Nvidia launches its Isaac SDK to help democratize AI-powered robot development
Today at TechCrunch’s TC Sessions: Robotics + AI event at UC Berkeley, Nvidia VP of Engineering Claire Delaunay announced that the company’s Isaac SDK is available for download. Announced last mon
Claire Delaunay will be speaking at TC Sessions: Robotics + AI next week at UC Berkeley
We’re a week out from our third-annual TC Sessions: Robotics event, and we still have some surprises left to announce. I know, we’re just as surprised as you are. We’ve already announced that Ma
Get ready for TC Sessions: Robotics + AI with highlights from last year’s event
As we get ready for TechCrunch Sessions: Robotics + AI on April 18 at UC Berkeley, we can’t help but look back at last year’s robotics event. With more than 1,000 attendees, thought-provo
TechCrunch Disrupt SF 2018 dives deep into artificial intelligence and machine learning
As fields of research, machine learning and artificial intelligence both date back to the 50s. More than half a century later, the disciplines have graduated from the theoretical to practical, real wo
Otto, founded by ex-Googlers, is bringing self-driving technology to trucks
Self-driving cars are very much a part of the future of tech, with Google, Uber, Apple and plenty of other top names working to develop autonomous vehicles. But what about trucks? That's where Otto, a