The 'Keurig for cocktails' among futuristic startups at TC Disrupt. Over three days, dozens of startups, speakers and tech experts converge at New York City’s Manhattan Center for TechCrunch Disrupt New York. USA TODAY tech columnist Ed Baig takes a look at some of the companies presenting in startup alley. Video by Michael Monday NEW YORK—Fans of the very funny HBO series Silicon Valley are familiar with AOL's TechCrunch Disrupt, one of the many events for startups clamoring for attention and funding.
I've been patrolling the crowded corridors of the latest New York City version of TC Disrupt. While the odds are stacked against most of the exhibiting companies, here are a few that caught my eye. *BioBots. Cofounder Danny Cabrera says traditional 3-D printers use heat and UV radiation that kills cells. BioBots developed a cartilage kit with a vial of collagen and the company's "secret sauce" initiator to get a reaction started. BioBots has designs on the pharmaceuticals industry, too. *Class Compete. That may be so. *Somabar. *MassRoots. *Nikola Labs. A New Story of the People: Charles Eisenstein at TEDxWhitechapel. Edge. Thomas Pynchon.