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AI-backed robots roll through Seattle construction site, speeding build process and improving safety

GeekWire

(Skanska Photo) A couple of high-tech workers are part of the crew helping to construct a new residential tower in Seattle’s Belltown neighborhood. The pilot program is the first of its kind on the West Coast. He thinks technology in the $300 billion U.S. “This is really cutting edge,” he said.

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WTIA launches market accelerator program for Canadian AR and VR startups breaking into U.S.

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The Washington Technology Industry Association (WTIA) announced Wednesday that it is launching a Canadian XR Startup Market Accelerator program to help prepare 10 Canadian virtual reality, augmented reality and voice-related startups for expansion into the U.S. go-to-market strategies. “The

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Palmer Luckey’s surveillance startup Anduril signs contract for ‘virtual border wall’

The Verge

US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has signed a deal with Anduril, the “virtual border wall” startup launched by Oculus founder Palmer Luckey. The deal will see CBP purchase 140 towers in 2021 and 2022, supplementing 60 towers that were already part of a pilot program. Anduril Industries.

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Technology Short Take 175

Scott Lowe

The Open Constructs Foundation recently launched a “community-driven CDK construct library initiative,” which seeks to provide a way for the CDK community to build and share CDK constructs. Tyler Treat argues that it’s possible—preferable, perhaps—to do cloud without Kubernetes.

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Second Wave: Meet the 11 startups picked for Washington state’s maritime accelerator

GeekWire

The maritime accelerator program first launched at the beginning of 2020 in partnership with WeWork Labs , the co-working company’s startup incubator. Entering the second year, WeWork is no longer participating in the accelerator and Maritime Blue has stepped in to facilitate mentorship and programming.

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Seattle-area students flying high again as 6 teams will compete in American Rocketry Challenge

GeekWire

The American Rocketry Challenge is the aerospace and defense industry’s flagship program to encourage students to pursue study and careers in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM). A virtual awards ceremony will be held on June 28. Those teams include: Two teams from Interlake High School in Bellevue, Wash.

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Opendoor acquires Seattle startup Pro.com and Skylight, will shut both platforms down

GeekWire

The pandemic has helped spur an iBuying spree with the acceleration of digital adoption such as virtual tours, The Wall Street Journal reported last week. But it later pivoted its business model from a home improvement marketplace to a general contractor itself, with a full roster of in-house construction personnel.