Jacob Biba
Staff Reporter at Built In
Expertise: Robotics and hardware
Education: University of North Carolina-Asheville

Jacob Biba is a Built In staff reporter covering robotics and hardware. Prior to Built In, he worked as a freelance writer and photographer. His work has appeared in the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Intercept and The New Republic. Biba has a degree in sociology from the University of North Carolina–Asheville.

Sort By
Most Recent
Most Recent
Oldest
33 Articles
A city created in the metaverse filled with metaverse companies.
Meet the companies building the metaverse.
A basket of groceries resting on a mobile device.
These companies are delivering everyday grocery items to millions of households across the country.
A digital car on top of a mobile device.
Mobility as a service integrates transportation options like ride-hailing, bike rentals and public transit to make getting around urban areas easier.
A child interacting with a virtual world while existing in a physical one.
Mixed reality lets users work, play and socialize in both the virtual and physical worlds, simultaneously.
A robotic eye identifying floating objects.
Machine vision helps robots see and recognize their surroundings so they can perform more complex tasks.
A large GPS app icon on a digital map.
These GPS apps guide users through everything from highway traffic to the open sea.
A headshot of the Tesla Robot Optimus.
Tesla’s humanoid robot is getting some upgrades. We asked experts to explain what it's all about.
A car communicating with its surroundings using vehicle to everything technology.
With vehicle-to-everything technology, cars can share real-time information with everything from other cars to pedestrians and traffic lights.
human-looking-robot-uncanny-valley-examples
If you’ve ever felt weird after seeing a robot, you’re not alone.
Red electric vehicle charging at an empty charging station.
EV chargers remain slower than gas pumps — and much more difficult to find.
A group of people meeting different types of robots as a part of robots as a service.
RaaS provides greater flexibility to robotics companies and their customers through a subscription-style business model.
Autonomous mobile robotics working in a warehouse.
These robots can safely work everywhere from warehouses to homes without humans looking over their shoulders.