The Labrador Retriever personal robot promises to make life easier for people with mobility issues or chronic pain
Back at CES 2020, Labrador Systems co-founder/CEO Mike Dooley told me, “I think there are fewer fake robots [at the show] this year.” Over the past several years, we’ve seen the show begin to treat robotics less as novelty and more as serious home devices. At the time, the company had rented a suite where […]
Labrador set to deliver a robotic helping hand to homes in 2023
The phrase “household robot” conjures images of low-slung appliances scurrying across the flow as they vacuum or mop your floors. The team at Labrador Systems has designed plenty of those, but its new Retriever is designed for a higher purpose: To make it easier for people with mobility issues or chronic pain to remain in […]
Here’s a home robot that actually looks useful: a self-driving shelf
Most home robots unveiled at CES tend to over-promise and under-deliver. Every year, we’re treated to staged demos of prototype “robot butlers” that always fail to materialize as real products. But two new bots created by a startup named Labrador Systems look like they’ll break this cycle. Why? Because the company has kept things simple […]
Retrieving robot unveiled at CES
A labrador retriever at CES 2022 can sit, stay and fetch like its animal namesake, but it’s no dog. Labrador Systems, an early-stage robotics company, introduced the Labrador Retriever, a personal robot that intends to give people with chronic pain or other health issues more independence by acting as an extra set of hands in […]
Labrador Systems Raises $3 Million in Seed Funding, Rolls Out New Assistive Home Robots
As robotics technologist Mike Dooley saw his aging mother go from using a cane, to a walker, to a wheelchair to move around, he noticed something. “Once you start using that cane or walker, your hands become your extra pair of legs,” he told dot.LA. “You’re using them to stabilize yourself.” Read More
The smart home gadgets of CES 2022: Doorbells, light bulbs, and robots
Every facet of every thing that you do is getting “smarter.” Every year, the Consumer Electronics Show is full of smart home gadgets designed to make the basics tenets of everyday life at home a little more convenient through technology. Some of these concepts are well-known, like smart light bulbs and doorbells. Others, like “robot […]
Labrador Starts Pilot Studies
Would you like to be among the first to use one of our pilot robots and provide your feedback? We are currently looking for individuals who live in Southern California to participate in our in-home studies. Participants can be any age, and include individuals who fit one or more of the following descriptions: have chronic pain or […]
National Science Foundation Awards Labrador Phase I SBIR Grant
Small Business Innovation Research Program Provides Seed Funding for R&D Los Angeles, California, February 16, 2021 – Labrador Systems, an early-stage robotics company pioneering a new generation of assistive robots, has been awarded a National Science Foundation (NSF) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I grant in response to its proposal titled “Assistive Robots for Personal Care and […]
Labrador Presents at AWS Cloud Robotics Summit (Video Preview)
We’re excited to share a preview of Labrador’s session on “Pushing Atoms with Voice” at the AWS Cloud Robotics Summit onAug 19th. Please check our 2-minute preview video @ https://vimeo.com/445054259
We’re speaking at TechCrunch’s Robotics+AI event on March 3rd
Mike Dooley will be speaking at TechCruch’s Robotics+AI conference next week (March 3rd) at UC Berkeley. Mike will be on a panel on Facilitating Human-Robot Interaction with Clara Vu from Veo Robotics. https://techcrunch.com/events/tc-sessions-robotics-ai-2020 Veo is doing some really interesting work in enabling to people work alongside industrial robots – and Mike will highlight similar issues […]