Andrew MurphyThe Pros and Cons of Toy TechnologiesToys facilitate the imagination. They replicate and blend some elements of reality and some elements of fiction, equipping us to pretend. We’ve been considering the benefits of toys that incorporate novel technologies, from playful robots to LEGO sets with augmented…Read more Apple, Augmented Reality , Philosophy
Andrew MurphyRobotics Outlook 2025: Demand Exceeding ExpectationsWe introduced our 10-year outlook for robotic adoption across the industrial, commercial, military, and domestic markets in June 2017. Over the last two years, the level of adoption has exceeded our initial expectations across all verticals. We believe the aggregate…Read more iRobot, Robotics
Andrew MurphyFrontier Tech Spotlight: iRobot’s Home RoboticsThe Loup Frontier Tech Index tracks the performance of publicly-traded companies that influence the future of technology including AI, robotics, autonomous vehicles, computer perception, and virtual and augmented reality. We will be publishing periodic pieces to highlight specific companies in…Read more Frontier Tech, Index , iRobot , Robotics
Gene Munster, Will ThompsonOn Lyft and the Future of RidesharingOn Friday, Lyft became the first ridesharing company to go public. By beating Uber to go public, Lyft will, to some extent, control the narrative around the US ridesharing market. That narrative will be centered around big ideas like ending…Read more Autonomous Vehicles, Lyft , Ridesharing , Uber
Andrew MurphyAI’s Quest to Deliver EmpathyAs we exit the information age and enter the automation age, concern has (justifiably) arisen around the topic of disruption in the labor market. What human jobs will be replaced? We consider that question from the standpoint of labor specialization.…Read more Artificial Intelligence, Future , Robotics , Startup , Venture Portfolio
Andrew Murphy, Pat BocchicchioThe Real Motives Behind Amazon GoA few days ago, we saw interesting research from RBC Analysts forecasting Amazon’s Go stores to be a $4.5 billion business by 2021. RBC’s work aligns with our $50B estimate for the total automated retail space, implying a 9% share…Read more Amazon, Artificial Intelligence , Retail
Gene Munster, Pat BocchicchioPorsche Sent Us a VR HeadsetCompanies are always looking for the next best way to market their products and services. In a world where we are seeing hundreds to thousands of ads per day both online and offline, it is hard for brands to stand…Read more Virtual Reality
Andrew Murphy, Will ThompsonRobot Fear Index: Increased Adoption May Be Fueling ConcernsLike many in the tech space, we believe robotics is changing the nature of work. However, public perception of robots is still a question mark. We developed our Robot Fear Index to measure and track the average consumer’s perception of robots. We…Read more Artificial Intelligence, Robotics
Doug Clinton, Andrew Murphy, Gene MunsterOur Approach to Ethical InvestingInvest in high-integrity founders making products people love and that our LPs will be proud to back. We talk a lot about ethics at Loup Ventures. Debate might be a better term. The themes we invest in — AI, robotics,…Read more Philosophy
Avery BedowsAn Investor’s Take on the Ethics of NeurotechA while back, I laid out an argument for why I think neurotechnology is an important and compelling field: it entails investigating, fixing, and enhancing the brain—the substrate of human phenomenological existence. Here, I want to discuss the ethics of…Read more Artificial Intelligence, Neurotech , Philosophy , Virtual Reality
