2020/05/14 - Join us online for the Air Force Accelerator Powered by Techstars Virtual Demo Day!

2020/04/27 - MassRobotics Demo Day. We will be hosting a virtual presentation. Check in on us and hear our newest updates and progress!

2020/04/15 - ARTICLE: Tom Ryden, Executive Director of MassRobotics – Interview Series


One of our companies, Southie Autonomy, is working on “no code” programming for factory automation. Their solution allows a factory line worker to basically point and tell the robot what new task to do. Without the needed expense of a programmer or the downtime to reprogram a system, many more manufacturers can now deploy robots.

2020/03/09 - 03/12: We are at #MODEX2020 booth 7187, stop by and visit us and our partners Crimson & Co and we’ll show you just how easy it is to task a robot for material handling tasks. Get this UR3 to pick up some fun prizes for you!

2020/02/19 - ARTICLE: 10 robotics startups to watch in 2020

Reason to watch: Ease of use is vital to the growth of the robotics industry. Southie Autonomy is developing intelligent robot software called “The Wand” that lets users tell robots what to do by using gesture and voice commands.

2020/01/24 - ARTICLE: Ten Startups Chosen for 2020 USAF Tech Accelerator


An Air Force-affiliated technology accelerator on Jan. 24 named the startups chosen to participate in 2020, the third group since 2018.

2020/01/24 - ARTICLE: 10 Startups Named to Techstars-Air Force Accelerator Program



Techstars and the U.S. Air Force have named 10 companies to the 2020 class of an accelerator program that seeks to help the service branch connect with startups with novel technology platforms.

2020/01/23 - ARTICLE:  Air Force tech accelerator welcomes third cohort



The Air Force’s Boston-based technology accelerator program announced the companies that will be joining its 2020 cohort Thursday evening. Ten startup companies, working on a very wide range of topic areas from computer vision to learning and training products…

2020/01/21 - ARTICLE: Built In Boston’s 50 Startups to Watch in 2020

The Boston tech scene closed out the decade with a bang. In December 2019 alone, 41 startups raised more than $920 million. This number might not surprise some, considering the city is home to an emerging talent pool…

2019/12/19 - ARTICLE: How is Verizon 5G Powering the Future of Robotics

We saw an application from Southie Autonomy where operators use projection mapping and the wave of a wand in order to remotely control robotic systems and teach them to perform repetitive tasks with the help of 5G and artificial intelligence.

2019/09/18 - ARTICLE: Even the average Joe can program industrial robots with 5G


At Verizon’s 5G Lab in Cambridge Mass, Southie Autonomy gave us a glimpse at how 5G can help allow any person, even those without robotics expertise or computer skills, to program and train any industrial or collaborative robot essentially in real-time, using just hand gestures.

2019/07/25 - ARTICLE: FIBER FREE: When 5G comes to Boston this fall, local firms will be ready


COVER STORY. Southie Autonomy founder and CEO Chipalkatty says 5G is critical to his company's automation software because, in business terms, it enables complexinstructions to be translated into actionable robotic commands more quickly…

2019/06/25 - ARTICLE: Southie Autonomy Continues on its Journey to Make Robot re-purposing Effortless, Instant

There’s no rest for robotics startups, even when you continue to win awards for your work, concepts, and product offerings. Southie Autonomy, winner of the 2018 RoboBusiness Pitchfire event, has been working nonstop on perfecting its “no-code” robot interface . …

2018/06/10 - ARTICLE: 5G is coming, so robotics innovators should get ready, say Verizon, Qualcomm at Robotics Summit


BOSTON — The opening and closing speakers at last week’s Robotics Summit & Expo here both focused on how robotics developers can prepare for 5G service…

2019/06/03 - ARTICLE: Verizon 5G lab tunes up robots and medical tech heading your way


When 5G arrives in force, it won't just be for you. It'll be for the robots, too.  Or maybe more precisely, for you and the robots working together. That was the point of one of the demonstrations Thursday at Verizon's 5G lab in Cambridge, Massachusetts…

2019/06/02 - ARTICLE: Inside the Boston community leading the charge in the robotics revolution


Among the current tenants is Southie Autonomy, which has made programming a robot remarkably simple. Until now even the simplest tasks, such as instructing a robot to pack items into a box, required lines of complex computer code…

2019/06/01 - ARTICLE: Verizon 5G network is about Speed and connection to the future


The most anticipated network is here, the 5G technology is going to sweep the world by storm… “5G lets us get more computing off the device,” said Rahul Chipalkatty, CEO of Boston-based robotics software maker Southie Autonomy.

2019/05/31 - ARTICLE: Verizon Shows Off Robotics Use Cases for 5G Networks


CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Several companies, including many in the robotics space, showed off applications utilizing new 5G wireless technologies during a media event yesterday at one of Verizon’s 5G Lab spaces…

2019/05/30 - ARTICLE: Don’t blink, but 5G is about to change a lot more than just watching movies


Closer to home, a startup in Boston, Southie Autonomy, also plans to use 5G with robots — to train the machines, rather than people. It will use a 5G system to command small industrial robots and make it easy to quickly reprogram them for new tasks…

2019/04/29: MassRobotics Demo Day. Visit Southie Autonomy’s facility and program a UR5 robot using our THE WAND software solution. See how easy it is yourself to program a robot via augmented reality.

2019/04/18 - ARTICLE:  Automate/ProMat: 8 robotics startups to watch


Founded by two former Draper Laboratory employees in 2017, Southie is developing intelligent robot software called “The Wand” that lets users tell robots what to do by using gesture and voice commands…

2019/04/14 - ARTICLE: ACCELERATING AR: New tech could transform many workplace functions, but questions remain


The boundary between the physical and virtual worlds is blurring as augmented reality gains momentum for uses across a broad range of industries. AR, a programmed environment that allows users to see and interact with digitalization around them, has transformed…

2019/04/11 - ARTICLE: Automate 2019 Startup Showdown Recap


Most of the tasks in the warehouse and factory are not automated because they change too quickly for professional integrators and on-staff engineers to respond…To counter this trend, Southie literally developed a magic wand…

2019/04/08 - 04/11: We’re at Automate this year (booth #9637), come hear our CEO’s talk: “Making Industrial Robots Truly Collaborative” (4/8 @ 2:30pm).  This session is part of the “Collaborative and Mobile Robots” program track. In addition, Southie has been named finalist for the Automate Launch Pad Startup Competition!

2019/04/05 - Co-Founder, Jay M. Wong to Received OAA Award


For extraordinary contributions at an early stage of his career to the fields of robotics and artificial intelligence, Jay M. Wong has been awarded the OAA: Outstanding Achievement by a Young Alum

2019/03/13 - ARTICLE: Automate Announces 2019 Launch Pad Startup Competition Finalists


Southie Autonomy named Finalist for the Automate Startup Competition. Emerging Companies with Range of Offerings from Augmented Reality Headsets to Intelligent Robotic Software to Soft Robot Hands and Wireless Charging for Drones…

2019/03/09: Our Co-Founder, Jay M. Wong was a speaker at the MIT Robo-AI Exchange, giving insight on the how ease-of-use can be used to enable customization tasks within consumer packaging, automotive, and medical applications.

2019/02/05 - ARTICLE: MassTLC Announces 7 Winners of 5G Robotics Challenge


The Mass Technology Leadership Council (MassTLC) this week announced two university teams and five startup companies as the winners of the inaugural 5G Robotics Challenge, sponsored by Verizon and Ericsson…

2019/02/04 - ARTICLE: 5G Robotics Challenge winners named by MassTLC, Verizon, Ericsson


The Mass Technology Leadership Council (MassTLC) this week announced two university teams and five startup companies as the winners of the inaugural 5G Robotics Challenge, sponsored by Verizon and Ericsson…

2019/01/03 - PODCAST: AI in Action E08: Rahul Chipalkatty, CEO and founder at Southie Autonomy Works


Welcome to episode eight of AI in Action, the podcast that breaks down the hype and explores the impact that Data Science, Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence are making on our everyday lives. Today’s guest is Rahul Chipalkatty…

2019/01/03: Rahul Chipalkatty guest featured in the AI in Action, the podcast that breaks down the hype and explores the impact that Data Science, Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence are making on our everyday lives, powered by Alldus International.

2018/11/08 - ARTICLE: What’s It Like To Run A Robotics Startup? “Like Building a Plane While Flying It”.

State of robotics startups in Massachusetts. There are a lot of robot hardware arms so software needs to be a platform that works across all of them like Southie.

2018/10/24: Southie is at CRAV.ai in Santa Clara. Attend the session by Dr. Chipalkatty (10/25 @3pm) on real cobot collaboration and stop by our booth to learn about advances and our no-code cobot interface.

2018/10/13:  We were chosen as a Hubweek semi-finalist and demo-ed at HUBweek at City Hall Boston with 99 other startups: And, we won the AUDIENCE PRIZE!

2018/10/01 - ARTICLE: 5 Robotics Takeaways From RoboBusiness 2018 



Making robots easier to use will benefit everyone…Perhaps that’s one reason why Southie Autonomy was named winner of the 2018 Pitchfire startup competition. The company is developing an easy-to-use software system…

2018/09/28 - ARTICLE: Southie Autonomy focusing on ease of use with intelligent robot software 


Ease of use is a key factor in getting new industries and small and medium-sized companies to adopt automation. Robotics companies are doing a much better job…but for too long that was not the case…

2018/09/27 - ARTICLE: Southie Autonomy Wins 2018 Pitchfire Startup Competition

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Boston-based Southie Autonomy was named winner of the 2018 Pitchfire startup competition held here at the annual RoboBusiness conference…

2018/09/27: Jay M. Wong spoke at the Venture Cafe Robotics Connect, talking about macro trends around people and their adoption of technology and robots.

2018/09/26: Southie Autonomy was named winner of the 2018 RoboBusiness Pitchfire startup competition in Santa Clara. Covered by Robotics Business Review.

2018/09/13 - Southie Autonomy won The Grand MIN Award (first place in audience vote) at Mass Innovation Nights (MIN) 114 at MathWorks for robotics night.

2018/09/12 -Southie Autonomy was a Finalist in the 1 Million Cups September "teach us something" program. Southie Autonomy and JackNFerdy led the conversations!

2018/06/19 - Selected as a finalist in the 2018 MBUSI Innovation Challenge. Coverage by Alabama Business, “Southie came with a pitch on how to deploy robots in logistics centers for smaller, more specialized tasks that may be needed for short periods of time.”

2018/05/02 - We will be doing demos at MassRobotics Demo Day. Feel free to swing by and check out our tech!

2018/04/11: Rahul Chipalkatty, CEO, gave a talk entitled "Truly Collaborative: Smart and Interactive Industrial Robots" at the Vision Show: Collaborative Robots Track, sharing his views on macro-trends around robots and people.