Cisco to acquire energy software startup JouleX for $107M
Cisco is bolstering its energy-management portfolio by acquiring JouleX, which works with the network giant’s EnergyWise protocol. The software could help users lower infrastructure overhead.
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6/13/13
As TV Wars Grow, Azuki Expands Video Delivery Tech to First Screen
Here’s some potentially big news in the world of Internet TV.
6/7/13
Rethink Robotics Opens Up Baxter Robot For Researchers
But another thing that surprised us was the company's emphasis on software. Rethink doesn't want to be just a robot maker. It wants Baxter to be a platform that anyone can use to improve on existing applications as well as develop completely new ones.
5/15/13
5 ways robots are invading — and improving — hospitals
“We’re in the first inning of a nine-inning exercise. The average patient walks in a hospital and is not touched by robotics. That’s going to change in 10 years,” said John Simon, a partner at Boston-based investment firm Sigma Prime Ventures.
5/7/13
Baxter: The Blue-Collar Robot
Rethink Robotics’ new creation is easy to interact with, but the innovations behind the robot show just how hard it is to get along with people.
5/6/13
Humans, meet your competition! VCs lock on to the robotics revolution
"Venture capitalists are and should be interested in any sector that's undergoing a bit of a revolution," and robots, in New England, fit that bill, John Simon of Boston's Sigma Prime Ventures told me. "This would not have been possible five to ten years ago."
5/3/13
iWalk's Hugh Herr talks about the No Barriers Boston Fund.
Dance teacher Adrianne Haslet-Davis, who suffered a below-the-knee amputation as a result of the Boston bombings, vows to dance again and to run in next year’s Boston Marathon.
4/2/13
Thanks To Geniuses From MIT And Harvard, There Are Some Truly Innovative Boston Startups
Rethink Robotics is creating a safe, intelligent robot for manufacturing
3/30/13
Freed From Its Cage, the Gentler Robot
Factory robots are usually caged off from humans on the assembly line lest the machines’ powerful steel arms deliver an accidental, bone-crunching right hook.
3/29/13
New robotic ankle and foot prosthetic makes a difference for local man
Excel Prosthetics and Orthotics, located in Roanoke is helping make a difference for a Virginia man.
12/18/12
Acquia expands tech office in Portland, Ore.
Burlington-based Acquia, which provides enterprise tools and support for open source web publishing software Drupal, said Tuesday it has expanded into a larger technology office in Portland, Oregon.