WHAT: Robot Startup Founders - Take Me to Your Leader

WHEN: 5:00pm Wednesday October 1st

WHERE: NedSpace Morrison - 619 SW 11th, Suite 250

WHY: Because the robots are coming, and they're pissed



A musical robot named WIGL



A robot for cats named SHRU



Get the cases of canned baked beans for your shelter and start hording bottled water.



The end is near.



Well, not really.



Come hear stories of startup robot stories. And ask questions. WIGL will be launching soon on Indiegogo and SHRU had a kickass and meowingly fantastic campaign on Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1046165765/egg-the-intelligent-cat-companion



Who knows? Maybe we'll put one of Vivek's WIGL's and Tara & Jason's SHRU's inside one of Ryan's COOLEST coolers. Robot battle.



Vivek Mano - wiglbot.com - Wigl is an educational interactive toy robot with a musical ear. Children are rewarded for combining right brain creativity with left brain logic, and makes practicing their musical instrument fun!



Tara & Jason O’Mara - In the quest to improve the lives of pets everywhere, Tara & Jason are creating the next generation of pet entertainment. Their first product, SHRU – the intelligent cat companion, mimics and responds like a living animal, keeping kitties active and engaged while you’re out. Learn more at getshru.com.



Emcee Christian Perry is Founder of Beta Productions, a startup that produces events for other startups. He lives in Portland with lots of roommates and a kitten named Gabby who is currently vying for early access to a SHRU.



Both WIGL & SHRU agree: Pito loki wikute