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DARPA Official: Human-Robot Teams Key to Disaster Response

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The first competition tested software teams’ ability to guide a simulated robot through three sample tasks in a virtual environment. He’s also the DARPA Robotics Challenge program manager in DARPA’s Defense Sciences Office. Pratt said most differences seen in the robots’ performances were differences of software capabilities.

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Manny Vellon, 1960-2020: Towering figure in Seattle tech was an engineer at heart

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Manny Vellon was a software engineer and Seattle startup founder legendary among colleagues and customers for his ability to find straightforward solutions to complex problems. His technology career spanned four decades, from early Microsoft programming languages to modern Internet of Things devices. Photo courtesy Barry Crist).

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2021 GeekWire Awards revealed: Big winners, surprise guests, and the best in Pacific NW tech

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Seattle-area startup SeekOut raised $65 million in March to fuel growth of its recruiting software that is like LinkedIn on steroids. It pulls information on potential hires from sites such as LinkedIn and GitHub; from research papers and patents; and other public domains. Hardware/Gadget of the Year, presented by ALLTech.

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