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A super incomplete list: Databases: - PipelineDB - Snowflake (Computing) Internet of Things / Communications: - Helium Robotics: - Pneubotics - Kuka, na
by zeit_geist 12y ago
A super incomplete list:
Databases:
- PipelineDB
- Snowflake (Computing)
Internet of Things / Communications:
- Helium
Robotics:
- Pneubotics
- Kuka, namely the research department
Autonomous Systems / "Self Driving Car" et al.:
- Kiva
- Anki
Computer-Vision / VR based:
- Jaunt
- Oculus VR (especially the 'research' department)
Agriculture:
- Blueriver http://www.bluerivert.com http://www.bluerivert.com
(there are many more super-interesting companies in this area!)
Computing:
- Mill Computing; though quite dubious
- D-Wave
and than there is Microsoft Research working on super interesting stuff in programming languages, computer architecture (FPGAs).
Additionally, I believe really challenging problems will alwyas be coming from creative people, companies in that area; such as Pixar, architecture, and design (keywords, just to give a start: generative {design, art, ...}).
Hope this helps!
- yen223 12y agoIs Kuka really a 'startup'? They are very well established among the industrial robotics scene.
- zeit_geist 12y agoThat's true.
- IgorPartola 12y agoWhat a name!..
- semi-extrinsic 12y agoYes, they're obviously not Scandinavian (where the name means male genitalia, plural). Funfact: in the northern parts of Norway, calling a policeman a "horses penis" is not illegal, as that is a somewhat common thing to call another person. Yes, this was tested in court in 2008.
- yen223 12y agoI have a theory that if a word is less than 5 letters long, it probably means male genitalia in a foreign language.
- semi-extrinsic 12y agoInterestingly enough, the number of <5 letter words in English is of the order of 10-15 000 [1], while the number of languages is 7000. Since most languages (I guess) have more than one word for male genitals, it is technically possible for all English <5 letter words to mean precisely that. [1] http://norvig.com/mayzner.html http://norvig.com/mayzner.html
- rune5 12y agoFunny coincidence, in some Spanish speaking countries kuka refers to the female genitalia. I have never heard kuka used in Swedish though. It does mean who in Finnish.
- sspiff 12y agoI'd say D-wave is at least as dubious as Mill Computing.
- zeit_geist 12y agoI agree but only due to my lack of knowledge in both areas -- and I only have second knowledge by attending a talk of a former D-Wave user and "programmer". That is, and contrasting Mill Computing, D-Wave has implementations in the field.
- wsha 12y agoI'd put in Rigetti Computing in the same category as D-Wave (I'll let you decide how dubious it is).
- higherpurpose 12y agoOculus isn't a start-up anymore. It's a division of a $100 billion company.
- bresc 12y agoAny hints on where I would be able to find more in the Agriculture category?
- ninetax 12y agoA few off the top of my head: - Trimble - Granular - Farm Logs - The Climate Corporation I work at Climate, and we work on some pretty cool science based projects to help farmers make better decisions. We are hiring for a variety of positions you can check out here: http://hire.jobvite.com/CompanyJobs/Careers.aspx?nl=1&k=JobListing&j=ohHMXfwr&s=Hackernews_Satshabad_Khalsa http://hire.jobvite.com/CompanyJobs/Careers.aspx?nl=1&k=JobL... If you (or anyone) is interested in a role on the remote sensing team (satellite/drone suff) or the Climatology team, you can reach out to me directly at skhalsa@climate.com
- joezydeco 12y agoClimate is owned by Monsanto (market cap USD 56 billion).