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Farming robots tackle labor shortages using AI
Arizona State University-affiliated entrepreneur Raghu Nandivada is pioneering a new wave of AI-powered farming robots designed to help farmers address critical labor shortages while increasing productivity and sustainability. His company, Padma AgRobotics, is building intelligent machines that can weed, harvest, spray, and even scare birds – marking an innovative leap in smart agriculture. From Family…
Connecting Continents: ASU Entrepreneurs Help Balkan Startups Break Into the U.S. Market
A team of Arizona State University faculty entrepreneurs is bringing global impact to life by helping small businesses and startups from the Balkans expand their reach into the United States. The initiative – part of a U.S. Department of State program – demonstrates how ASU’s entrepreneurial ecosystem can serve as a bridge between emerging innovators…
Expanding Opportunity: Fulton Schools Bring Engineering Education and Innovation to ASU’s West Campus
Arizona State University’s Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering is broadening its footprint – not just in facilities, but in access, community impact, and educational innovation – with a major expansion of engineering education at the ASU West campus. This westward initiative represents a strategic step in serving the growing needs of West Valley students,…
Turning “Where” Into Value: How ASU Roots Are Powering a Next-Gen Spatial Data Startup
In an era where data is king, a huge portion of the information companies collect goes unused – especially when it comes to spatial and time-based data. But a new startup founded by Arizona State University-affiliated innovators is changing that narrative, building tools that help organizations extract meaningful insight from the physical world itself. The…
From Lab to Launchpad: How ASU Engineers Are Transforming Health Innovation Into Startups
Arizona State University’s commitment to innovation isn’t just about research discoveries – it’s about turning ideas into real‑world impact. Across ASU’s engineering and health ecosystems, faculty members are transforming their lab breakthroughs into startups that could shape the future of medicine. In the School of Biological and Health Systems Engineering within the Ira A. Fulton…
ASU Students Win $10,000 in Shojaee Software Startup Challenge
Two Arizona State University students, Raghav Bansal (GetHired) and Sandul Gangodagamage (Legion Platforms), have taken home $10,000 in grant funding after an intensive 8-week startup program that ended with a Demo Day pitch competition at ASU’s Honeywell Innovation Labs. The Shojaee Software Startup Challenge, run by ASU DevLabs and funded by alum and serial entrepreneur…