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Larry Page’s air taxi startup is buying former DJI rival 3D Robotics

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Image: 3D Robotics. Kitty Hawk, the air taxi company backed by Google co-founder Larry Page, is buying what’s left of one-time DJI competitor 3D Robotics. As part of the acquisition, 3D Robotics co-founder Chris Anderson will become Kitty Hawk’s chief operating officer. Kitty Hawk is shifting its focus after recent turmoil.

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3D-printed shoe startup steps into $3M to help reduce carbon footprints, localize manufacturing

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Hilos Photo) Portland-based 3D-printed footwear startup Hilos has landed $3 million to boost its efforts in reducing the carbon footprint linked to shoe production. The company developed an internal method of manufacturing modular footwear parts using 3D printers and thermoplastic polyurethane powder.

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GE will make taller wind turbines using 3D-printing

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GE announced today that it’s developing skyscraper-sized wind turbines with massive 3D-printed bases. GE hopes to 3D print the base of a turbine wherever they want to place it, so that they won’t need to haul around such a gigantic hunk of concrete or steel. GE Energy 1.5 onshore turbines could reach up to 200 meters tall.

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3D laser printer startup Glowforge lands $20M following release of AI image generator feature

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Glowforge Photo) The news: 3D laser printer startup Glowforge raised $20 million as part of an extended Series E round to help add new product features and grow its subscription business. The product: Glowforge makes a line of laser-based 3D printers that cut and engrave various materials.

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Samsung’s VC arm backs startup selling chips for 3D sensors in self-driving cars and robots

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Seattle-area startup Lumotive landed $13 million to boost production of its semiconductor chips tailored for 3D sensors used in delivery drones, self-driving cars and mobile home robots. Lumotive launched in 2017 and spun out of Bellevue, Wash.-based Lumotive’s Light Control Metasurface (LCM™) beam steering chips. Lumotive Photo).

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Redfin co-founder sues company for alleged patent infringement over 3D home tour technology

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Surefield founder David Eraker claims Redfin copied technology that he developed after leaving the company that allows prospective homebuyers to take virtual 3D tours of properties in a lawsuit filed Monday. Surefield’s 3D Home Tour launched in April 2014.

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Mouse brains and more in 3D: Seattle microscopy startup lands $4M to visualize medical specimens

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Lightspeed is developing an end-to-end microscopy system for pathologists, and the new funding will be used to commercialize the platform. Liu, an associate professor of mechanical engineering, at the University of Washington and their colleagues to help develop the technology.

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