Jul. 30, 2021 3:53 pm
Americans aren’t good at recycling. CleanRobotics wants to make it easier with AI
TrashBots automate waste sorting so you don't need to worry about what's recyclable or not. The startup was a top-10 finalists in the 2021 IBM Watson AI XPrize competition.
Jul. 27, 2021 4:17 pm
Autonomous vehicles will be here soon. What about the environmental consequences?
Pittsburgh is a hub for AV development, and local companies are keeping sustainability in mind. But researchers and city officials still have concerns about the disruptive technology's unknowns.
Jul. 21, 2021 5:01 pm
Pittsburgh’s Argo AI could be the first to make its self-driving vehicles commercially available
The company's late-2021 product launch is a long time coming.
Jul. 21, 2021 2:37 pm
By bringing robotics and automation to vertical farming, Fifth Season is growing agtech innovation in Pittsburgh
The South Side-headquartered company's 60,000-square-foot indoor farm in Braddock is optimizing crop growth to bring fresh greens to local communities: "We're hitting our growth spurt."
Jul. 20, 2021 2:34 pm
Why Pittsburgh ranks as a top market for job growth among smaller tech hubs
A new report placed Pittsburgh at #4 of smaller tech markets, as the city shows signs of tech talent growth that are expected to continue. CBRE's Jeremy Kronman explains what's driving the numbers.
Jul. 16, 2021 4:01 pm
Aurora will go public through a SPAC later this year. Here’s what that means
The local unicorn will take Pittsburgh's autonomous driving sector public in advance of a planned 2023 product launch.
Jul. 14, 2021 1:56 pm
VC numbers for Q2 show big growth in national dealmaking, but Pittsburgh struggles to keep up
The new PitchBook-NVCA Venture Monitor showed that Pittsburgh had only 11 deals in the second quarter of 2021, indicating funding challenges for the region.
Jul. 13, 2021 1:33 pm
Amid Duolingo’s impending IPO, Pittsburgh tech leaders hope for increased wealth and community aspiration
The recent S-1 filing from Pittsburgh's first unicorn has local tech leaders looking to new wealth as fuel for more angel investors and growth companies in the region.
Jul. 12, 2021 12:05 pm
Want to find the future of Pittsburgh manufacturing? Look to the robots
Pittsburgh was once the manufacturing capital of the world. Now, the city’s growing status as an AI and robotics hub is transforming the industry.
Jul. 9, 2021 3:01 pm
OneValley brings an entrepreneurship platform and a new innovation center to Pittsburgh
OneValley is the latest company to see Pittsburgh as a rising tech hub coming out of the pandemic. With a Thursday event, it opened a new startup space in the Roundhouse at Hazelwood Green.