News

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On this page you will find WiBotic news releases as well as news articles about WiBotic. You will also find events we will be attending or speaking at about WiBotic, as well as the WiBotic logo and other visuals for download. If you would like us to speak at your conference, or are with the media and need additional information, please contact Matt Carlson at matt.carlson@nullwibotic.com or 206-465-6645.

News Releases

• WiBotic Announces WiBotic PowerPad, the First Autonomous Wireless Charging Pad for Drones
  October 18, 2017
• WiBotic Announces a New Lightweight Onboard Charger Ideal for Wireless Charging of Smaller Drones
  October 18, 2017
• WiBotic Announces $2.5 Million in New Funding for its Wireless Power Solutions for the Robotics Industry
  April 26, 2017
• WiBotic Unveils Wireless Power Solutions to Charge the Rapidly Growing Ecosystem of Aerial, Mobile and Aquatic Robots
  August 31, 2016

In the News

	Robolliance Sponsors Illuminate Security, Life-Safety Robotics Applications Security Sales & Integration (April 8, 2018)
	WiBotic Announces Lightweight Wireless Charging for Drones GIM International (October 26, 2017)
	CNN receives waiver to fly UAS over people, delivery UAS, and autonomous wireless charging Vision Systems Design (October 25, 2017)
	WiBotic PowerPad Lets You Charge Your Drone Wirelessly Camera Jabber (October 24, 2017)
	Wireless charging will make drones always ready to fly Engadget (October 20, 2017)
	WiBotic PowerPad Offers Autonomous Wireless Charging Pad for Drones Drone Life (October 20, 2017)
	WiBotic Unveils its Autonomous Wireless Charging Pad for UAS AUVSI (October 19, 2017)
	You Can Now Buy a Wireless Charging Pad for Your Drone Interesting Engineering (October 19, 2017)
	Creating a “Drone Highway” with New Wireless Charging Pad from WiBotic Commercial UAV News (October 19, 2017)
	WiBotic Announces WiBotic PowerPad, the First Autonomous Wireless Charging Pad for Drones GISCafe (October 18, 2017)
	WiBotic Rolls out Wireless Drone Charging Pad Unmanned Aerial (October 18, 2017)
	UW spinout WiBotic unveils its PowerPad wireless charging system for drones thedrones.link (October 18, 2017)
	Seattle drone and robot startup WiBotic shows off latest inventions (Video) Puget Sound Business Journal (October 18, 2017)
	WiBotic PowerPad Wirelessly Charges Drones Robotics Trends (October 18, 2017)
	UW spinout WiBotic unveils its PowerPad wireless charging system for drones GeekWire (October 18, 2017)
	Pitching Fire at Robobusiness Electronic Design (September 28, 2017)
	Innovator of the Month: UW spin-off WiBotic wirelessly charges drones and robots (Video) Puget Sound Business Journal (August 17, 2017)
	Startups Leading The Way In Wireless Drone Charging Wireless Design & Development (July 6, 2017)
	Powered Up Inside Unmanned Systems (June/July, 2017 – page 52)
	Seattle Startup WiBotic Readies Wireless Recharge System for Drones Xconomy (June 1, 2017)
	5 challenges confronting enterprise drones Computer World (May 15, 2017)
	Drones Land Back To Earth At Xponential 2017 Alley Watch (May 15, 2017)
	AUVSI 2017: Chinese robotics investment grows Shephard Media (May 2, 2017)
	WiBotic Raises $2.5 Million in New Funding, Will Demonstrate Prototypes for New Products at Xponential AUVSI (May 1, 2017)
	From the US WiBotic financing, analysis of the wireless charging market 36Kr (April 29, 2017)
	Seattle Week in Review: Amazon, Indy Bookstores, and Serendipity Xconomy (April 28, 2017)
	Seattle Robotics Company Enables Wireless Drone Charging Unmanned Aerial Online  (April 28, 2017)
	Axios Pro Rata Axios (April 27, 2017)
	Term Sheet Fortune (April 27, 2017)
	Wibotic Secures $2.5m in Seed Funding Finsmes  (April 26, 2017)
	Wibotic reels in $2.5 mln seed The PE HUB Network  (April 26, 2017)
	UW spin-off WiBotic nets $2.5M to recharge robots and drones from afar Puget Sound Business Journal  (April 26, 2017)
	UW spinout WiBotic lands $2.5M to build technology that charges drones and robots wirelessly GeekWire (April 26, 2017)
	Powering the Heart of a Robot National Engineering Forum (April 25, 2017)
	Growing Up in the University District Seattle Business (April 2017)
	Mobile Robots Market Trends 2017, Industry Growth Forecast 2024 EIN News Desk (March 21, 2017)
	WiBotic: Wireless Power for Robots University of Washington Electrical Engineering (January 2017)
	Meet the Seattle 10: These hot startups are transforming everything from education to enterprise software GeekWire (November 11, 2016)
	WiBotic unveils wireless power solutions for AUVs Ocean News & Technology  (October 2016)
	WiBotic Developing Wireless Battery Charger for Robots Robotics Trends  (August 31, 2016)
	This University of Washington spin-out can charge robots and drones wirelessly GeekWire  (August 31, 2016)
	40 Under 40 2016: Benjamin Waters Puget Sound Business Journal  (August 29, 2016)
	Think Amazon's Drone Delivery Idea is a Gimmick? Think Again The New York Times (August 10, 2016)
	How Amazon Triggered a Robot Arms Race Bloomberg  (June 29, 2016)
	Here’s how the $775M investment in a robotics company is paying off for Amazon Puget Sound Business Journal  (June 16, 2016)
	Why these University of Washington innovators traveled to China GeekWire  (November 20, 2015)
	Coiled and ready to strike The Economist  (June 27, 2015)

Events

We Will Be There!

	Modex Show 2018 Atlanta, GA - April 9-12, 2018
	Xponential 2018 Denver, CO - May 1-3, 2018
	InterDrone 2018 Las Vegas, NV – September 5-7, 2018
	RoboBusiness 2018 Santa Clara, CA – September 26-27, 2018

We Were There!

	Commercial UAV Expo 2017 Las Vegas, NV – October 24-26, 2017 We demonstrated the WiBotic PowerPad and how our wireless charging technology will help enable autonomous drone operations for single or fleets of drones!
	RoboBusiness 2017 Santa Clara, CA – September 27-28, 2017 We showcased our fully integrated wireless docking station for mobile robots and caught the attention of many at the show interested in wireless charging for their fleets of robots! The partnership with InVia demonstrating our wireless charging station charging their warehouse robots at the show was a hit!
	Xponential 2017 Dallas, TX – May 8-11, 2017 WiBotic showcased our wireless charging technology to enable true robot autonomy across all robotic applications in aerial, mobile and aquatic industries!
	InterDrone 2016 Las Vegas, NV – September 7-9, 2016 The WiBotic team was in Las Vegas demonstrating our wireless power solutions enabling drones to do more!
	Xponential 2016 New Orleans, LA – May 2-5, 2016 CEO Ben Waters and the WiBotic team showcased our wireless power solutions to the broader unmanned systems community.
	Precision Farming Expo 2016 Kennewick, WA – January 7-8, 2016 CEO Ben Waters and the WiBotic team attended to learn how robotic applications will be deployed and adopted to improve the farming industry.
	International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA) 2015  Seattle, WA – May 26-30, 2016 CEO Ben Waters and the WiBotic team debuted our first product, the Development Kit, at the IEEE Robotics and Automation Society’s flagship conference.

Visuals

Proprietary photos and other visuals for use with media and blogger articles are below. Please honor the integrity of the WiBotic logo when you use it. Thank you.

Please click on images to download:

WiBotic PowerPad, fit for commercial drones of any type.

DJI S1000 wirelessly charging on WiBotic PowerPad.

DJI Inspire equipped with WiBotic wireless power solutions charging on WiBotic PowerPad.

WiBotic offers custom designs for any drone.