Building AI for Reliable Execution: Lessons From Industrial Robotics
Standard Bots claims to be “America’s largest AI-native industrial robot manufacturer.” It recently raised $200 million at a $1 billion valuation, in a series C round led by General Catalyst and RoboStrategy, a fund focused on robotics.
Key points
- When you think of robotics and AI, you probably first think of full humanoid robots like Figure’s AI-powered machines and 1X’s NEO home robots.
- We spoke to Evan Beard, co-founder and CEO, and Leif Jentoft, Head of AI, to find out more about Standard Bots’ AI stack and how its models work.
- To set the scene, Standard Bots’ industrial robot arms are designed for tasks such as machine tending, welding, and assembly.
- I asked Jentoft what the learned model does in a typical robot routine, and which parts of the workflow use conventional programming?
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- [1]Building AI for Reliable Execution: Lessons From Industrial RoboticsLatent Space · Oct 10, 02:04 PM
Standard Bots claims to be “America’s largest AI-native industrial robot manufacturer.” It recently raised $200 million at a $1 billion valuation, in a series C round led by General Catalyst and RoboStrategy, a fund focused on robotics.
When you think of robotics and AI, you probably first think of full humanoid robots like Figure’s AI-powered machines and 1X’s NEO home robots.
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