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Four key challenges for robots to overcome: Breakthroughs in robotics are generating a new wave of startups and commercial activity in Pittsburgh, and the impact could be felt throughout the world, if the industry can overcome key challenges, including economics, regulations, safety and workforce impact, says Joel Reed, executive director of the Pittsburgh Robotics Network, above. Those topics and more will be on the minds of industry leaders gathering this week in Pittsburgh at the Cascadia Connect Robotics, Automation & AI conference. The conference is organized by Seattle-based Cascadia Capital, which is underwriting GeekWire’s return to the city and independent reporting on the topic:

Trilogy lands new fund: The longtime venture capital firm based in Bellevue, Wash., raised more than $150 million to back more early stage Pacific Northwest tech startups. We spoke with the firm’s managing directors to learn more about its investing strategy and insights on industry trends. Read more.

Redfin pays $4M over fair housing legal settlement: The Seattle-based real estate company will implement a new internal monitoring system to settle a lawsuit that alleged its practices discriminated against communities of color.

Thanks for reading, and have a great week. — GeekWire reporter Kurt Schlosser, kurt@geekwire.com, and GeekWire managing editor Taylor Soper, taylor@geekwire.com.
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