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

GeekWire

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

The Verge

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’s prototype 3D-printed base for wind turbines. GE Energy 1.5

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3DFY.ai opens the door for text-to-3D modeling

Dataconomy

Tel Aviv-based company, 3DFY.ai, has unveiled its latest innovation, the 3DFY Prompt, a cutting-edge generative AI tool that empowers developers and artists to effortlessly create intricate 3D models simply by providing textual prompts. By democratizing the process of developing high-quality 3D models, 3DFY.ai

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

GeekWire

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. Aurora also bought Blackmore , a Montana-based lidar startup, in May 2019. Lumotive’s Light Control Metasurface (LCM™) beam steering chips.

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Home-building software startup Digs lands $7M

GeekWire

The 2-year-old company is an AI-powered collaboration platform for builders and homeowners that organizes documents, provides communication tools, and generates 3D digital versions of homes, among other features. -based startup that sells software for homebuilding, raised $7 million.

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PAX in Seattle: A rundown of games developed in the Pacific Northwest at this year’s show

GeekWire

That left a wide assortment of independent developers to fill the gap, many of whom were showing off brand-new games. Many games at PAX this year were the product of first-time developers, including several studios from the Pacific Northwest. Studio Kumiho is the sole returning developer from GeekWire’s last PAX roundup.

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Snap buys another company to make AR shopping a reality

The Verge

The parent company of Snapchat has bought Vertebrae, a company that lets brands create and manage 3D versions of their goods. Vertebrae’s 50-person team will keep developing the platform for existing and new clients, according to a Snap spokesperson. Vertebrae raised about $10 million in venture funding to date.

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