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Big funding isn’t enough: Scaling Pittsburgh’s robotics ecosystem requires trust and real-world use
Skild AI’s $1.4 billion raise validates the region’s robotics leadership. A product development leader explains how to turn this momentum into lasting impact.
Robotics startup Skild AI raises $1.4B led by SoftBank Group
The Pittsburgh-based “robot brain” startup is now worth more than $14 billion.
Amazon-backed delivery robot startup RIVR puts its tech to the test in Pittsburgh
Local residents have spotted the Swiss startup traversing hills and stairs throughout the city.
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Latest AI News
A research job at CMU led Cara Jones to her calling — now she’s using AI to fight human trafficking
Jones shares how more than a decade of experience led her to testify before Congress on the role of data analytics in law enforcement in this edition of How I Got Here.
CMU spinout NovoLINC raises $10.2M seed to cool overheating data centers
The Pittsburgh startup’s tech takes an updated approach to keep AI chips from getting too hot.
Pittsburgh’s new economic development director outlines plan to make the region ‘one of the most affordable innovation hubs in the world’
Plus, the AI Strike Team is expanding its board, the city’s chief information office steps down and more power moves.
This app is using voice cloning to help people with speech loss sound like themselves again
Developed for people diagnosed with ALS, Talk to Me, Goose! turns short recordings into a text-to-speech tool that doesn’t sound robotic.
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Pittsburgh’s Startup Tracker
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MORE Pittsburgh NEWS
Pittsburgh CIO Heidi Norman resigns after 8 years, and she’s getting candid about the gaps in city tech
Norman had already been planning a transition into an academic leadership role when Mayor Corey O’Connor’s administration asked her to depart earlier this year.
Pittsburgh startups pull in $1.48B in VC in 2025 as AI deals dominate the market
Companies raised a record amount since 2019, mostly through later-stage deals, according to PitchBook’s latest Venture Monitor report.
How a rural Pennsylvania county is rebuilding manufacturing pathways
In Westmoreland County outside Pittsburgh, a showcase event stitched together youth robotics, career-changer training and job placement.
Pittsburgh startup Diamond Kinetics lands $12M to expand youth sports livestreaming
Plus, HeadStrait Labs wins $350,000 to help prevent spine injuries, Super Powers Mobility announces a $1.3 million seed round and more money moves.
Astrobotic secures $17.5M from NASA to test and expand reusable rockets
The federal SBIR grant will support upgrading the Pittsburgh space startup’s Xodiac and Xogdor vehicles.
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