Kiwi Charge takes EV-charging robot to showroom floor with $1.7-million pilot project
“R2-D2 for EV charging” will be showcased at the Canadian International AutoShow this week.
Hardware
Josh Ogden thinks Canada’s drone industry can gain some altitude
AVSS wants to show that keeping IP and manufacturing in Canada can still work.
Latency may be invisible to users, but it will define who wins in AI
For some applications, the delay is tolerable. For many emerging ones, it isn’t.
Elevate Farms acquires Fieldless Farms to create “Canadian food powerhouse”
Deal combines two startups growing leafy greens with indoor farming technologies.
For Rayhawk Technologies, automating away risk is a family story
Railcar-loading company’s efforts have netted three contracts south of the border.
Canada’s tech and manufacturing leaders target N3 Summit for global growth
Two-day March summit to discuss trade shifts, new technologies in Canadian manufacturing.
US-based welding tech company ESAB to buy Eddyfi for $1.45 billion USD
ESAB makes “firm commitments” to keep Eddyfi workers and head office in Québec.
This U of T-led program is helping Canada find its place in the global EV market
The EVIO program will park grad students with EV companies to keep the best talent at home.
For this flying robot company, student internships trump senior engineers
How Avestec’s engineering talent pipeline reshaped how it prototypes, designs, and scales complex hardware systems.
Ionodes’ new body camera tech sees demand from surprising source: retailers
Québec security tech firm says retailers are increasingly turning to body cameras to reduce theft.
Q&A: BDC Capital’s head on why Canadian defence tech investments are heating up
Geneviève Bouthillier unpacks recent investments in Irréversible and Canada Rocket Company.
Waabi claims largest-ever Canadian tech fundraise as it hauls in $750-million USD Series C
Years after leaving Uber, Raquel Urtasun is developing robotaxis with the ride-hailing giant again.
Montréal industrial AI scaleup Vention raises $110-million USD Series D
Company says it crossed $100-million CAD annual run rate as it looks to expand in Europe.
Canada’s housing supply is in crisis. Can robots help?
Automated homebuilders are pitching solutions to get more (ideally affordable) roofs over our heads.
Creditors sue Telesat claiming satellite operator illegally moved assets beyond their reach
Telesat’s lenders are taking the company to court as big debt repayment deadlines loom.