Ritwik Pavan

Whim

@ritwikpavan

AI, hardware & robotics.
@whimofficial @hwnation

San Francisco, CA ritwikpavan.com Joined April 2014

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Ritwik Pavan @ritwikpavan 3d

Zipline just raised $1.5 billion to build a nationwide U.S. drone delivery network

I got to tour their factory earlier this year and it's incredible

Ritwik Pavan Verified account @ritwikpavan Feb 5

I toured @zipline’s HQ last week and saw the future of delivery in action.

Wild stats:
- 2M+ autonomous deliveries (more than every other drone company combined)
- $600M+ raised, now valued at $7.6B
- 125M+ autonomous miles flown
- Medicine, groceries, and Chipotle burritos delivered across the U.S., Africa, and beyond

Then I put co-founder & CTO @keenanwyrobek through a rapid fire.

Rules:
- 10 questions.
- 30 seconds each.
- Zero prep.

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Ritwik Pavan @ritwikpavan 3d

NEW: Aina unveiled a smart ring with a display that lets you approve AI agents, book an Uber, take calls, and control your devices.

It connects to your iPhone and Mac so agents can work in the background and bring decisions to your finger instead of making you open an app.

-See agent requests on the display and approve or reject them with your thumb.
-Book your usual Uber with a swipe when Aina knows it's time to leave.
-Take phone calls directly from the ring.
-Turns into a remote for music, your Mac, meetings, and TV.
-Press and hold to talk to your agents, take notes, or dictate.
-Surfaces actions based on your calendar, location, and daily routines.

Pricing start at $399.

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Ritwik Pavan @ritwikpavan 4d

NEW: Revere Robotics is building a robot that takes your trash bin to the curb and brings it back for you.

Curbie attaches to your existing trash can and is designed to handle the weekly curb run without needing a special bin.

-Attaches directly to standard residential trash bins
-Drives the bin to the curb on collection day
-Brings it back after pickup
-Designed to move bins weighing 100+ lbs
-Being built for rain, snow, and icy sidewalks
-Stops and alerts you if it detects an unsafe tilt

Pricing has not been announced yet.

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Ritwik Pavan @ritwikpavan 5d

i'm hiring a full-time videographer & editor to work directly on @hwnation with my creative director across three formats:

1/ origin stories: the story behind a great product and the founder who built it, shot in our sf studio
2/ the hardware nation podcast: sit-down conversations with hardware's best founders and investors
3/ hardware nation originals: cinematic mini-docs on the hardware and hard tech companies building the future

you'll:
- shoot with cutting-edge hardware companies across the united states
- work with the best cameras and equipment
- edit long-form episodes, podcasts, and short-form clips end to end
- help scale the production playbook as we ramp output

dm me if interested.

Ritwik Pavan @ritwikpavan 5d

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