Inside Colin Angle’s bid to build companion robots with Familiar Machines & Magic

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May 4, 202600:54:48Technology

In this episode, Colin Angle, founder of iRobot, introduces us to his latest venture: Familiar Machines and Magic. Angle has assembled a world-class team of engineers and advisors on a mission to produce an empathetic, f...

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