Now including later stage rounds and debt financing, there were 58 funding rounds in October 2021 for robotics, and autonomous vehicle companies, or companies categorizing themselves as such. 27.6% were Seed rounds and the total amount raised was $1.7B.
Robotics funding rounds for October 2021
SciFounders, an accelerator program and fund launched back in January with $6 million in backing, has a new proposition for the scientist founders who it looks to help run their own companies. It plans to give some of the teams it funds the voting rights that would normally come with its investment.
Today’s guest is @Farshchi , Partner at @Lux_Capital . In this episode we discuss Amazon’s acquisition of Zoox, how the AV market has changed over the last 3 years, and the ripple effects R&D associated with AVs will have on the broader market. #AutonomousVehicles
New 2021 data on accelerated digital transformation in manufacturing following COVID-19 disruption details the impact on B2B relationships.
Have we gotten into a cul-de-sac in trying to understand animals as machines from the combination of digital thinking and the crack cocaine of computation uber alles that Moore's law has provided us? What revised models of brains might we be looking at to provide new ways of thinking and studying the brain and human behavior? Did the Macy Conferences get it right? Is it time for a reboot?
In March of 2021, the Santa Fe Institute hosted a workshop as part of its Foundations of Intelligence in Natural and Artificial Systems project. This project seeks to advance the field of artificial intelligence by promoting interdisciplinary research on the nature of intelligence.
Lucia Aniello and Paul W. Downs, the co-creators of Hacks, are now developing their first project since wrapping the first season of HBO Max's Emmy-winning hit comedy series. According to Deadline, the show will be called Hot Robot and is a half-hour comedy set in the world of AI development.
