Archive for December 2020

Earlier this year, the Waltham-based company announced the commercial launch of Spot, its dog-like robot that can climb stairs, traverse rough terrain and be adapted to perform a variety of tasks (including dancing, per Boston Dynamics’ official YouTube channel). A Spot Explorer robot currently retails for $74,500. Read More

Earlier this year, the Waltham-based company announced the commercial launch of Spot, its dog-like robot that can climb stairs, traverse rough terrain and perform a variety of tasks (including dancing). A Spot Explorer robot currently retails for $74,500. Read More

The new group includes nearly 40 of the largest and most prominent members of corporate America. Read More

The Davis Cos. plans to nearly double the size of 88 Black Falcon Ave. Read More

The Massachusetts company is taking a 51 percent stake in CarOffer, which has created platform for used vehicles. Read More

An economics institute at the University of Chicago weighs in on the total benefits of the $522 billion program. Read More

Gov. Charlie Baker’s litany of executive orders responding to the COVID-19 pandemic was legally justified and did not violate constitutional rights, the state’s highest court ruled. Read More

Ibram X. Kendi believes colleges need to ask hard questions and do some heavy lifting around data tracking and analysis to better understand and, more importantly, address racial disparities on their campuses. Read More

Local wireless charging company WiTricity Corp. is joining MIT in filing a patent infringement lawsuit against a Pennsylvania-based company. Seven patents are at the center of the case, related to wireless energy transfers. Read More

"They gave us the option to have a very small group of people here, and that’s what we did," CEO Ric Fulop said in a phone interview. Not including more than a dozen life sciences IPOs this year, five-year-old Desktop Metal is the fourth Massachusetts company to go public this year. Read More