Modern agriculture involves fields of mind-boggling size, and spraying them efficiently is a serious operational challenge. Pyka is taking on the largely human-powered spray business… Read More »Pyka and its autonomous, electric crop-spraying drone land $11M seed round
3D printing has proven itself useful in so many industries that it’s no longer necessary to show off, but some people just can’t help themselves.… Read More »Micro-angelo? This 3D-printed ‘David’ is just one millimeter tall
DJI is easily the leading brand when it comes to camera drones, but few companies have even attempted a ground-based mobile camera platform. The company… Read More »DJI patents an off-road rover with a stabilized camera on top
The CDC has issued a set of reports showing that the lung disease associated with vaping seems to be declining from peak rates, and that… Read More »Vape lung is on the decline as CDC report fixes blame on oily additive
Even when Apple telegraphs its hardware strategy, it’s proving to be nearly impossible for startups to beat them. The company’s executives have been motioning interest… Read More »The sorry state of AR startups in 2019
Coral is a company that wants to “simplify the personal care space through smart automation,” and they’ve raised $4.3 million to get it done. Their… Read More »Coral raises $4.3M to build an at-home manicure machine
Apple is said to be working on satellite technology, having hired a number of aerospace engineers to form team along with satellite and antenna designers,… Read More »Apple reportedly working on satellite technology for direct wireless iPhone data transmission
Apple has released an open-source version of the HomeKit Accessory Development Kit. You can now fork it on GitHub and play around with it to… Read More »Anybody can now make HomeKit accessories
Facebook doesn’t want its hardware like Oculus or it augmented reality glasses to be at the mercy of Google because they rely on its Android… Read More »Facebook is building an operating system so it can ditch Android
Welcome to TechCrunch’s 2019 Holiday Gift Guide! Need help with gift ideas? We’re here to help! We’ll be rolling out gift guides from now through… Read More »Gift Guide: 10 gadgets for a smarter smart home
Parents buy their children GPS-enabled smartwatches to keep track of them, but security flaws mean they’re not the only ones who can. This year alone,… Read More »Cloud flaws expose millions of child tracking smartwatches
When you play games on your PS4, it’s fair to say that your thumbs and index fingers are generally doing most of the work. Why… Read More »Need more buttons for your PS4 controller? This gadget adds two on the caboose
Buildings under construction are a maze of half-completed structures, gantries, stacked materials, and busy workers — tracking what’s going on can be a nightmare. Scaled… Read More »Scaled Robotics keeps an autonomous eye on busy construction sites
If you thought the saga of the $7,000 Apple Pro Display XDR couldn’t get any more ridiculous, prepare yourself for the proverbial cherry on top:… Read More »Apple: Use only our special cloth to clean the $1,000 coating on our $5,000 Pro Display
Alarm clocks were one of the most obvious implementations since the introduction of the smart screen. Devices like Lenovo’s Smart Clock and the Amazon Echo… Read More »Google Assistant gets a customized alarm, based on weather and time