RGO Robotics and Verizon talk about robotics notion and AI compute on the sting

October 12, 2023

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This episode is sponsored by RGO Robotics

On the present this week, we verify in with RGO Robotics cofounder and CEO Amir Bousani and Simon Jensen-Fellows from Verizon for an in-depth dialog about how AI is rapidly evolving and the way it will impression the notion and autonomy capabilities of cellular robots. Simon informs us on how Verizon’s 5G community can assist the sting computing and communication wants of the cellular robotics trade sooner or later. It’s a take a look at how the structure of the cloud and the sting is evolving to satisfy the rising wants of cellular robotics.

We additionally cowl the information of the week, together with the announcement of a brand new funding spherical for cellular robotics software program supplier Formant, and we now have a fast interview with Formant cofounder and CEO Jeff Linnell.

Episode timeline

9:30 Formant Software program funding replace with CEO Jeff Linnell

31:54 Featured Interview: Amir Bousani, CEO and co-founder of RGO Robotics, Simon, Jensen-Fellows Head of Know-how for 5G Disruption at Verizon

Information this week:

Robotics corporations increase $851M in August 2023
- Robotics funding reached $851 million in August 2023, the results of 62 investments. The entire quantity of funding for 2023 thus far is about $8.85 billion.
PULS acquires the enterprise of Wiferion wi-fi charging
- PULS has acquired the Wiferion enterprise and can type a brand new enterprise unit based mostly in Germany referred to as PULS Wi-fi.
- PULS is a well known DIN Rail energy provide producer and has a big gross sales group and channel world wide, so it will carry Wiferion tech to a broader viewers.
Right this moment, Formant introduced a brand new funding spherical
- Formant introduced the completion of a $21 million funding spherical. The funding was led by BMW i Ventures, with participation from new buyers Intel Capital, GS Futures, and former buyers, together with SignalFire, Hillsven, Pelion Ventures, Holman, Ericsson, Goodyear Ventures, PICUS Capital and Thursday Ventures.