Squishy Robotics is building and testing some BIG robots—some are 47-inches in diameter and can carry payloads more than 7 times the size of our 22-inch sensor robots that are being used by first responders for persistent HazMat monitoring during emergencies.

Military officers from 19 different countries toured Berkeley SkyDeck in late February as part of a West Coast visit to technology companies and government agencies. The 25 military officers (all with ranks of captain or colonel) are currently attending the National Defense University (NDU) in Washington, D.C.

CEO Alice Agogino (center) gave a presentation and demonstration to a group of Japanese businesspeople during their visit to Squishy Robotics.

Analytics Insight recently named CEO Alice Agogino as one of the Top 10 Women in the Robotics Industry. Analytics Insight is an online media, branding, and technology platform that focuses on data-driven technologies, including artificial Intelligence (AI), Big Data, the Internet of Things (IoT), robotics, and cloud computing

Squishy Robotics was recently profiled by the online news site, The Hill. The article and accompanying video, which were featured in the site’s Changing America series and included an interview with Lead Mechatronics Engineer Douglas Hutchings, explained how our “soft, bouncy robots are perfect for the most dangerous jobs — like being dropped into a disaster area.”

Squishy Robotics CEO Alice Agogino was recently named one of the four winners of this year’s WITI@UC Athena Awards. The Athena Awards recognize individuals that “embody, encourage, and promote the inclusion of women in technology.