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Russia to launch self-driving tram and vessel experiments

September 30, 2020 September 27, 2020

Several ministries of the Russian Federation, including The Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Transport, the Ministry of Natural Resources, the Ministry of Economic Development, as well as the Federal Agency for Maritime and River Transport (Rosmorrechflot) supported the draft government decree on conducting an experiment on the operation of self-driving vessels. According to the …

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Virtual anti-lockdown protests mount in several Russian cities

April 21, 2020 April 21, 2020

Residents of Rostov-on-Don held a virtual rally against self-isolation restrictions on April 20, using the “Conversations” tool on the mobile apps Yandex.Maps and Yandex.Navigator. During the virtual rally, locals dropped pins near the regional government building and wrote messages about the impact of self-isolation orders, ranging from lost jobs to ineligibility for social assistance. In general, participants demanded one of …

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Russia claims Europe’s first exoskeleton-assisted surgery

March 14, 2019 March 13, 2019

Doctors at a hospital in southern Russia have conducted what they say is Europe’s first surgery with the help of exoskeletons. Designed with support from Sberbank’s robotics division, ExoChair is designed to support the lower limbs and pelvic region to help reduce fatigue and improve efficiency among workers who stand for prolonged periods of time. The exoskeleton …

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Female entrepreneur pioneers Russia’s driverless industry

August 29, 2017 August 29, 2017

Aspiring female entrepreneur Olga Uskova made her dream come true last week with the launch of her first self-driving harvester. The machine was successfully tested in the Rostov Region in the south of Russia. As a child in the Soviet era, entrepreneur Olga Uskova was inspired by a film that showed a futuristic tractor working …

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Lituanian startup Trafi spends $1 million to enter Russian market

November 9, 2015 February 10, 2016

Lituanian startup Trafi has launched its public transport app in four Russian cities — Moscow, Saint Petersburg, Rostov-upon-Don in southern Russia and Chelyabinsk in the Urals. The mobile app is designed to help users plan and optimize journeys, while cities may avoid congestion and make commuting faster. “Our combination of scientific algorithms, real time processing of traffic situations and crowd-sourced reports allows …

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iTech Capital injects $3 million in US platform to disrupt trading industry

July 16, 2015 February 16, 2016

iTech Capital, a fund with Russian origins now operating globally, has just invested $3 million in exchange for a minority stake in TradingView, a social fintech platform that unites traders and investors from around the world. Also participating in this Series A round, which totalled $3.6 million, were Chicago startup accelerator TechStars and prominent US business angels who took part in the seed …

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Sendmebox.ru raises $300,000 to build cross-border marketplace

April 4, 2013 April 4, 2013

A group of e-commerce entrepreneurs from Rostov-on-Don in southern Russia has secured $300,000 in equity investment – including $200,000 from the Moscow Seed Fund and $100,000 from angel investor Andrei Golovin – to launch Sendmebox, a platform to help Russian online customers shopping on foreign sites. A few months before site launch, the deal valued …

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Government-sponsored startup tour to bring innovation expertise to 15 Russian cities

March 18, 2013 March 18, 2013

This Monday, a group of select innovation experts and mentors is starting a six-week-long road show through 15 Russian cities – from Rostov-upon-Don, to Astrakhan, to Tomsk, to Vladivostok in the Far East – aiming to meet thousands of local startup entrepreneurs, innovators, and representatives of technoparks. In each city, the program consists of presentations, …

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Rostov region to invest $31 million in innovation by 2015

June 9, 2011 June 9, 2011

Authorities in the Rostov region have announced plans to allocate $31 million to finance an innovation development program in 2012-2015, regional officials report. The funds are reportedly to be assigned from the regional budget. According to plans, the program will define mechanisms to attract investors to the innovation sector and provide for a favorable investment climate in the Rostov region.

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