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Labrador Systems Introduces a New Generation of Assistive Robots

Labrador Retriever assistive robot

The Labrador™ Retriever establishes a new category of personal robots for the home and beyond. LAS VEGAS (January 4, 2022) – Today Labrador Systems, Inc. introduced the Labrador Retriever, a new type of personal robot that empowers individuals to live more independently by providing practical, physical assistance with everyday activities in the home. The robot functions […]

Labrador Systems Raises Additional $3.1M in Seed Funding

Labrador Retriever assistive robot funding announcement

Company debuts new category of personal robots at CES LAS VEGAS (January 4, 2022) Labrador Systems, an early-stage technology company developing a new generation of assistive robots, today announced that it has raised an additional $3.1M in Seed Funding. Amazon’s Alexa Fund and iRobot Ventures co-led the round, with SOSV returning and new investors, including […]

Labrador Starts Pilot Studies

labrador robot 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

Labrador 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 […]

We’re speaking at TechCrunch’s Robotics+AI event on March 3rd

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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 […]

Preview of our Demo At CES

Labrador assistive robot

Today we posted a video as a preview of our demo at CES 2020.  We are still in stealth mode on the robot itself, but we are starting the unveil more of the details. The video shows the robot’s perspective as it navigates through a home.  And for the first time, we also feature using […]

Labrador Systems Raises $2M in Pre-Seed Funding

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Robotics startup backed by SOSV, Amazon Alexa Fund, iRobot Ventures and iD Ventures America Los Angeles, Calif. – Oct. 15, 2019 – Labrador Systems, an early stage technology company developing a new generation of assistive robots, announced that it has closed a $2M Pre-Seed round led by SOSV’s hardware accelerator HAX, in partnership with Centrica Hive, […]

Labrador Systems Developing Affordable Assistive Robots

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A startup led by robotics veterans is announcing a pre-seed funding round with participation from Amazon’s Alexa Fund and iRobot Ventures By Evan Ackerman Developing robots for the home is still a challenge, especially if you want those robots to interact with people and help them do practical, useful things. However, the potential markets for home […]

Labrador is at re:Mars!

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We are excited to participate in re:MARS this week where we are sharing a first peek at some of the work we are doing. If you are at the show, please drop by to see us in the Alexa Fund Startup Area in the Tech Showcase. For those not attending, please read more below. Who is Labrador? Labrador […]