ERIC SCHWEIKARDT

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ERIC SCHWEIKARDT CMU Venture Showcase April 16,
2008
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What happens when we embed computation inside of
a construction kit?
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roBlocks

• Is distributed
• Is a tangible programming system
• Is heterogeneous

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A QUICK DEMO
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A 30-second business snapshot - Licensing
agreement with CMU - Incubated by Wellspring
MDS - Carnegie Science Center collaboration -
Team of rabid business school interns - User
testing now - Two-stage rollout
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A 20-second funding snapshot - Dept. of
Education SBIR pending - Innovationworks UIG
declined - Tech Transfer mini-grant - Heinz grant
pending - CSC collaborating on additional grant
app - We need 250,000 to get to market
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A 10-second development timeline - Six discrete
tech development projects - In the middle of
electronics redesign now - Working with both US
and Asian firms - First manufactured kits in our
hands December 2008.
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THANKS! Look for roBlocks in This weeks
TARTAN newspaper WTAE Plugged In feature
OReilly RADAR Emerging Technology blog Next
weeks Pittsburgh Post Gazette
www.roblocks.org