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EKTO VR, Inc. is a Pittsburgh-based company founded in 2018 that specializes in developing innovative mobility solutions for virtual reality (VR) environments. The company's flagship product, Traverse, is a motorized wearable device designed to enhance locomotion in VR by simulating the sensation of walking. It features wearable robotic boots equipped with rotating plates that adjust to the user's walking direction and wheels that assist in leg movement. This technology allows users to remain stationary while engaging in immersive VR experiences, thereby reducing the risk of motion sickness commonly associated with VR gaming. EKTO VR aims to create a more engaging and comfortable experience for users in virtual environments.

Edge Case Research, Inc. specializes in developing software products and safety systems for the autonomous vehicle and robotics industries. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, with an additional office in Germany, the company focuses on enhancing the safety and reliability of complex systems. Its main offerings include Hologram, a platform designed to identify and address edge cases in machine learning, and Switchboard, a cloud-based tool for automated robustness testing that evaluates software safety and reliability. Edge Case Research employs Model-based Iterative System Safety Analysis to pinpoint and model safety risks. The company also provides assessments of embedded software best practices and training in software safety and peer review. Its customer base spans various sectors, including autonomous vehicles, robotics, consumer electronics, the Internet of Things, and industrial control systems.

Honeycomb Credit, Inc. owns and operates an electronic platform where business owners can seek to borrow money from investors, and where investors can offer loans to businesses. The company, through its funding portal, lets small businesses borrow money from their own customers in a community. It allows debt crowdfunding between lenders and borrowers. Honeycomb Credit, Inc. was incorporated in 2017 and is based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Locomation, Inc. is a technology company based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, that specializes in developing advanced trucking solutions through artificial intelligence and driver augmentation. Founded in 2016, the company focuses on enhancing safety and efficiency in the trucking industry with its innovative platform. Locomation's technology utilizes relay convoying, where a human-driven lead truck is followed by an autonomous truck, allowing for improved operational efficiency and cost reduction for trucking companies. The platform aims to eliminate truck-involved accidents and is applicable to various sectors, including commercial and defense transportation.

RoBotany is transforming modern indoor agriculture with automated robotics and software analytics. Their patent-pending technology improves labor efficiency and crop output while also providing an unprecedented level of data analysis for optimization from seed to harvest.

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Gridwise, Inc. develops and operates a peer-to-peer driver intelligence mobile application for rideshare drivers. The company's software solution enables drivers to receive events and end time updates, real-time alerts, airport demand data, and maintain driver taskbar. Its application also enables to get alerts about traffic, weather, events letting out, and other nearby opportunities; calculate tax deductions and prepare detailed tax reports; automatically track mileage; and get real-time passenger data. Gridwise, Inc. was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.