Flock Ltd. - Series A - $17m
Flock is a London-based, VC and government-backed insurtech providing intelligent insurance to drone operators and commercial motor fleets.
Strateos - Series B - n/a
Strateos is a SaaS-based biotechnology company in Menlo Park that provides robotic solutions for biology labs.
Cyberdontics - Seed - $4m
SF based developer of an image guided robotic restorative dentistry platform - for crowns and fillings.
inVia Robotics - Series C - $30m
California based inVia Robotics provides next-generation robotics warehouse automation solutions for e-commerce distribution centers and supply chains.
Augmentus - Seed - n/a
Singapore based No-Code AI Robot Programming Software
Covariant - Series C - $80m
Berkeley's Covariant is an AI Robotics company developing a universal AI that enables robots to see, reason, and act on the world around them.
Mindtech Global - Seed - $2.3m
UK based Mindtech Global provides a platform that trains robots to recognize images.
Skycart - Seed - n/a
San Jose based Skycart is building cost effective delivery drones to transport medical supplies to remote regions of developing countries.
CalmCar Vision System - Series C - $150m
China's CalmCar enables deep learning based embedded system for complex road data recognition and localization.
Picnic - Series A - $4.225m
Seattle based Picnic is a developer of robotic food system designed to automate the pizza-making process.
Venti Technologies - Seed - $8m
China's Venti Technologies is a safe-speed autonomous vehicles developer company.
AdaViv - Seed - $2.3m
Boston based AdaViv is a hardware-enabled, predictive agriculture company.
XYZ Robotics - Series B - $35m
Massachusetts based XYZ Robotics develops AI-enabled robotic perception and manipulation technology for logistics and manufacturing automation.
HaptX - Series A - $12m
Seattle based HaptX is a leading haptics company that brings realistic touch to virtual reality for the first time with HaptX Gloves.
Path Robotics - Series C - $100m
Ohio's Path Robotics is a developer of fully autonomous and intelligent robotic welding cells.
Swaayatt Robots - Seed - $3,m
India's Swaayatt Robots develops self-driving technology that works in highly stochastic traffic and in unstructured environmental conditions.
In 1984, Heathkit presented HERO Jr. as the first robot that could be used in households to perform a variety of tasks, such as guarding people’s homes, setting reminders, and even playing games. Following this development, many companies launched affordable […]
We’re excited to announce that Round 5 of the multi-million-dollar American-Made Solar Prize has commenced! This competition encourages innovators like you to come up with ideas to energize solar energy in new and exciting ways. We thought you might be a good fit for this revolutionary competition! Round 5 features a two-track structure, which invites […]
AI Robotics leader makes key executive hires and grows team globally Berkeley, CA (July 27, 2021) — Covariant, a leading AI Robotics company, today announced it has raised $80 million in Series C funding, bringing its total capitalization to $147 million within two years of the company’s public launch. The round was led by returning […]
DASH tested its precision airdrop technology at government, tribal and commercial locations in Alaska. DASH Systems, the Los Angeles-based FreightTech startup using precision airdrops to expand the reach of next-day delivery, announced the successful completion of a proof-of-concept Alaska expedition this month. A partnership with the Office of Naval Research and the University of Alaska-Fairbanks […]
The Covariant Brain is a "universal AI that enables robots to see, reason, and act autonomously in the real world.”
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Cassie completed the 5K at the Oregon State University campus in just over 53 minutes on a single battery charge.
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The tool lets users select one or two 3D sensors to instantly analyze and compare minimum range, maximum range, horizontal field of view, vertical field of view, and diagonal field of view. You can also click and drag for different viewpoints.
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Intrinsic has been exploring how automated perception, deep learning, reinforcement learning, motion planning, force control, and simulation can be combined to make industrial robots more flexible.
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Intrinsic is a new Alphabet company. working to unlock the creative and economic potential of industrial robotics for millions more businesses, entrepreneurs, and developers
Ambi Robotics introduces AmbiKit, a new AI-driven kitting applications that leverages vision and robots to pick items from bulk into kits.
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Virtual robots with full autonomy take on DARPA’s final subterranean challenge course
Would you like to stay up to date with the latest robotics & AI research from top roboticists? The IEEE/RSJ IROS2020 (International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems) recently released their Plenary and Keynote talks in the IEEE RAS YouTube channel. We’re starting a new focus series with all their talks. This week, we’re featuring […]
🔬 Event summary by Connor Wright, our Partnerships Manager. Overview: Can the world unite under a global AI regulatory framework? Are different cultural interpretations of key terms a sticking point? These questions and more formed the basis of our top 5 takeaways from our meetup with I2AI. With such a variety of nations present, it […]
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What is the best simulation tool for robotics? This is a hard question to answer because many people (or their companies) specialize in one tool or another. Some simulators are better at one aspect of robotics than at others. When I’m asked to recommend the best simulation tool for robotics I have to find an […]
I wrote a summary post (above) but the full paper (below) is worth reading.
The use of simulators in robotics research is widespread, underpinning the majority of recent advances in the field. There are now more options available to res
