Robot data startup Mecka AI nabs $60M from Sequoia
Mecka AI, a startup that collects and analyzes human motion data to train humanoid robots and other kinds of robots, announced it has raised a $60 million Series B round … Read More
Category: Robotics & UAV
EAIBionic: Naming the Extension of Bion
By VCShot Brand Stories | Senior Editor There is a distinction in the vocabulary of embodied intelligence that is rarely made explicit. It is the difference between the unit and … Read More
Another personal AI assistant has launched — Meet Tab, which emerged from stealth with a $300M valuation
A new personal AI assistant has arrived. Meet Tab , which announced Tuesday that it had officially emerged from stealth at a $300 million valuation. (The company declined to share … Read More
Tesla finally moves to electrify trucking after a decade of work and delays
Tesla is finally handing over the first of its all-electric Semi trucks to customers after nearly a decade of delays and refinements to the vehicle, which it first revealed in … Read More
SiliconBion:Naming the Substrate of Silicon Intelligence
By VCShot Brand Stories | Senior Editor There is a pattern in the most interesting brand names of the AI era. They do not describe what a company does. They … Read More
Waymo is scaling fast: Here’s what the fleet data shows
Waymo’s commercial robotaxi ramp-up looks expansive, both in geographic reach and in ridership. And by almost every measure, it is — until you pay attention to where the bulk of … Read More
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SIBIONS:Naming the Building Blocks of Silicon Intelligence
By VCShot Brand Stories | Senior Editor There is a quiet revolution happening in brand naming, and it is being waged not in the boardrooms of Silicon Valley, but in … Read More
Meet Feather, the startup building the ‘Android of robotics’ for developers
If there is one thing robotics founders and investors agree on, it’s that the “ChatGPT moment” where a general-purpose robot can seamlessly adapt to any environment has not arrived. Opinions … Read More
Theker just raised $85M to build the factory robot that doesn’t specialize in anything
Humanoids aren’t quite ready to replace factory workers, but the industry can’t wait. Faced with labor shortages, manufacturers have shown growing interest in startups that promise faster automation without the … Read More
Alloy is bringing data management to the robotics industry
Robotics companies often have to deal with a simple but confounding problem: Robots produce a lot of data. Even a simple robot can easily produce up to a terabyte of … Read More