GeekWire

MARCH 15, 2023

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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The Verge

JUNE 11, 2021

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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GeekWire

MAY 17, 2023

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. Total funding to date is $135 million.

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GeekWire

JANUARY 5, 2023

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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GeekWire

AUGUST 19, 2021

“It further validates the potential of spatial computing for work and collaboration,” said Forest Gibson , co-founder of Pluto , a Seattle startup that develops mixed reality services. But Envelop shut down in 2017. Envelop for Windows let users work in a virtual environment with infinite monitors in a 3D space.

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GeekWire

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

Fortune 100 customers in retail and e-commerce warehouses are using the company’s hardware and software, which was first developed at the University of Washington. ThruWave’s sensors mount alongside conveyor belts and make 3D images of the items inside via antennas and what the company calls “compressive sensing.”

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

The number one thing is to make sure our products work well with other developers’ kind of products like Pokémon , that’s why you see so many iPhones in the wild chasing pokemons.” February 2017: Cook expands his thoughts on AR’s potential , adding a new comparison: AR is a big idea, like the smartphone. And it’s an incredible runway.

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