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Malina Long 10/15/25 Malina Long 10/15/25

Robotics Cats Selected by Solar Impulse Foundation as a Pioneer Awards 2025 Winner

Robotics Cats and its technology adaptor Indicium Dynamics were selected by Solar Impulse Foundation as one of the Pioneers Awards 2025 Winners!

Malina Long 5/19/25 Malina Long 5/19/25

Robotics Cats Makes Disaster-Tech Awards Finals

Robotics Cats makes Disaster Tech Awards finals.

Doug Erickson 10/9/24 Doug Erickson 10/9/24

Fire Foresight Team Visit

The Fire Foresight Team — a consortium of four innovative startups from the Asia-Pacific region tackling wildfire management through cutting-edge technology. XPRIZE competitors 2024.

Malina Long 8/1/24 Malina Long 8/1/24

Robotics Cats Joins Biodiversity Accelerator+ Cohort 3

Santa Cruz Accelerates 4th cohort participant, Robotics Cats, a startup focused on providing AI-powered Wildfire Detection Systems, is one of the eight companies selected to join the Biodiversity Accelerator+.

Malina Long 7/15/24 Malina Long 7/15/24

Santa Cruz Accelerates Startup Robotics Cats Makes Qualifiers for $11M XPRIZE Wildfire Competition

Wildfire Detection startup, Robotics Cats makes qualifiers aT XPRIZE Wildfire with team Fire Foresight.

Malina Long 2/2/23 Malina Long 2/2/23

Robotics Cats CEO to Speak at World Artificial Intelligence Cannes Festival

CEO/Co-founder of Santa Cruz Accelerates startup, Robotics Cats Limited, will be speaking at the World Artificial Intelligence Cannes Festival.

Malina Long 11/10/22 Malina Long 11/10/22

RoboticsCats Tops 4YFN Awards 2023

Santa Cruz Accelerates graduate wildfire detection company, Robotics Cats, selected as part of the exclusive Top 50 startups list for 4YFN Awards 2023

Malina Long 11/1/22 Malina Long 11/1/22

Robotics Cats Featured on BBC Program

Santa Cruz Accelerates member, Robotics Cats, recently had their AI wildfire detection technology featured on BBC’s T.V. and Radio program, BBC Click.

Malina Long 8/4/22 Malina Long 8/4/22

Q3 Update: Santa Cruz Tech Companies

Mid 2022 is a good time to check in with local companies, learn about developments, hiring, and their summer vacation activities.

Malina Long 7/12/22 Malina Long 7/12/22

Robotics Cats Selected to Participate in MassChallenge's Early Stage Accelerator Program

Robotics Cats has been selected to participate in MassChallenge’s Early Stage Accelerator Program.

Malina Long 6/21/22 Malina Long 6/21/22

The App Turning Smartphones Into Wildfire Detectors

Wildfires are becoming increasingly more common making early detection all the more crucial. One startup is helping anyone with a smartphone do just that.

Malina Long 5/24/22 Malina Long 5/24/22

Robotics Cats Welcomes Interns Through CITRIS Workforce Innovation Program

Santa Cruz Works Accelerator member and AI wildfire detection tech startup, Robotics Cats has announced the addition of three University of California (UC) undergrads that will be joining the team.

Malina Long 4/26/22 Malina Long 4/26/22

Robotics Cats Selected as Semi-Finalists for 2022 Cisco Global Problem Solver Challenge

Wildfire detection startup, Robotics Cats, has been selected as a semi-finalist for the Cisco 2022 Global Problem Solver Challenge.

Malina Long 1/27/22 Malina Long 1/27/22

Robotics Cats Selected to Join SilvaTech Growth Accelerator

Santa Cruz Accelerates member, Robotics Cats, creator of AI wildfire detection tools, has been selected as one of the ten SilvaTech Growth Accelerator cohorts.