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“One of the scenes from The Empire Strikes Back gives you an idea of what Yoky Matsuoka is pursuing. It’s the part where Luke Skywalker tests out a prosthetic hand that he can control with all the dexterity of a natural one, well enough to wield one mean light saber.
“Matsuoka, a MacArthur “genius” award winner (and an Xconomist), and one of the up-and-comers on the faculty at the University of Washington, described her work in what she calls “neurobotics” this morning at the Technology Alliance’s Science & Technology Discovery Series in Seattle.” Read more →
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“Skytap, the UW spinoff that offers a virtual testing lab in the cloud, is announcing a new API and VPN capabilities today. The company now has 20 paying customers, including several large enterprises, according to Chief Executive Scott Roza. ‘We see more enterprises that are willing to put their toe in the water and put strategic projects in the cloud,’ he said.” Read more →
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“I first reached Ed Lazowska, the Bill & Melinda Gates Chair of Computer Science & Engineering at the University of Washington (and an Xconomist). In typical Lazowska fashion, he questioned the very premise of wanting more outside VCs here, and proceeded to bring up some interesting funding issues …” Read more →
