Swiss-Mile

Within the Robotic Systems Lab of ETH Zürich, we've dedicated the past six years to pioneering research in artificial intelligence for wheeled-legged robots. Today, we are thrilled to announce that we are commercializing our embodied AI deployed on a Unitree Robotics hardware platform! 🏭 Why our solution? - Cut costs - Better insights - Ease labor 🤖 Why wheeled-legged robots? - Speed and efficiency - Versatility - High payload 💡 What brought us here? - Incorporated in April 2023 (ETH Zürich Spin-off) - Pre-Seed Round in December 2023 (Linear Capital, Agile Robots SE, HongShan) 📈 What’s next? - We are hiring! - Exploring use cases in logistics, monitoring, construction and security #ai #robotics #startup #hiring Marko Bjelonic, Giorgio Valsecchi, Lorenz Wellhausen, Alexander Reske, Marco Hutter

Simulation is a key enabler for embodied AI. It allows us to massively scale up data collection in order to experience years in minutes. NVIDIA's Isaac Lab facilitates easy integration of our robot models into Isaac Sim for rapid learning of tasks which directly transfer to the real world. This way, we can teach the robot new skills in just a few days. If you want to help spearhead the future of robotics and embodied AI, join us: https://lnkd.in/eZ36eRNW NVIDIA Robotics #robotics #ai #nvidia

Swiss-Mile Robot vs. Employees Our engineers posed as simple question: Who's faster - Us or the robot? With a maximum speed of 27 km/h or 17.8 mph, the robot is faster than most humans. But in the end, every robot relies on a team of humans. If you are passionate about embodied AI and robotics, then join the transformative journey by exploring open positions. #robot #ai #startup #technology

After a long day at the AI+X Summit, even the robot could use a cup of coffee. ☕️ #ai #robotics ETH AI Center

Swiss watchers Of all types of bio-inspired uncrewed systems around the world, legged UGVs, and particularly quadrupeds, have made the greatest strides. Their ability to traverse stairs and challenging terrain, and push doors or gates open, makes them highly effective in many indoor and outdoor environments where UAVs and wheeled UGVs struggle. However, present limitations of battery energy density and electric-motor efficiency cause legged robots a few specific weaknesses in comparison with wheeled robots. Namely, the latter outperforms the former in movement speed, turning speed and energy efficiency, particularly on flat terrain. As of writing, most industries and businesses using legged robots are deploying them in predominantly flat areas, such as power stations, hydrocarbon facilities, factories and foundries. Hence, wheeled robots could work in such places if doors, stairs and small ground obstacles could be circumvented. Understanding how legs and wheels overcome each others’ minor weaknesses inspired Swiss-Mile’s founders to consider combining the best of both worlds: putting wheels on a legged robot. Such a UGV could walk up and down stairs, and cross uneven or cluttered ground, while also energy efficiently driving through the flat corridors and floorspaces that compose 90% of the areas they operate in. Read more ➡ https://lnkd.in/ehTzPUqt #uncrewedsystemstechnology #UGV #uncrewedsystems #autonomoussystems #bioinspired

Running legged robots with AI. Today we met Swiss-Mile, the team connecting AI with the physical world using autonomous machines. An ideal mobile robot needs to move quickly, overcoming obstacles while carrying heavy loads—something current robots still struggle with. Many robots haven't been widely adopted due to issues with real-world problem-solving. To address this, the Swiss-mile team have created a solution that combines robots with wheels and legs, powered by advanced AI. These robots can walk, drive, stand, open doors, and even handle packages. By integrating these features, the team are on a mission to push automation forward beyond stationary robotic arms and have raised $22m in Seed Funding from Jeff Bezos, HongShan, Amazon Industrial Innovation Fund and Armada Investment to do so. #robotics #automation #AI

🚀 Swiss-Mile secures $22M to pioneer embodied intelligence   🤖 Swiss-Mile, a #robotics startup from Zurich, has raised $22 million in seed funding to advance its autonomous four-legged robot on wheels. The funding round was led by Jeff Bezos’ Bezos Expeditions and HongShan (Sequoia Capital China), who believe Swiss-Mile will be a leader in the embodied intelligence sector.   🔧 Swiss-Mile is a spin-off from ETH Zürich's renowned Robotic Systems Lab and was co-founded by Marco Hutter, a leading robotics expert and, as of recently, a Greater Zurich Ambassador. Building on the lab’s cutting-edge research, the team has already enabled their quadrupedal robot to walk, drive, stand upright on two legs, and manipulate packages with wheeled end-effectors.   🌐 The #GreaterZurichArea, also coined the Silicon Valley of Robotics, provides the perfect environment for visionary startups like Swiss-Mile to thrive. With a high concentration of research and #talent, together with an influx of global investors, the region enables groundbreaking advancements in robotics and #IntelligentSystems.   🔗 Read the full story about Swiss-Mile’s seed funding round here: https://lnkd.in/dqmxS4AC. To find out why Greater Zurich is called the “Silicon Valley of Robotics”, click here: https://lnkd.in/dr3bxRyT.

💸 🤖 Das Züricher Roboter-Startup Swiss-Mile schloss zuletzt eine Seed-Finanzierung in Höhe von 20 Millionen Euro ab. Einer der Investoren: Jeff Bezos. ❓ Wie kam die Runde zustande? ❓ Worüber haben die Gründer mit Jeff Bezos gesprochen? ❓ Wie führt man erfolgreiche Remote-Pitches? ❓ Welche Kennzahlen waren beim Finanzierungsprozess entscheidend? Diese Fragen hat Gründer Marko Bjelonic unserer Redakteurin Nicole Plich beantwortet: https://lnkd.in/dJS69hR2

🔥 𝗗𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 🔥 #35: Amazon and Bezos Expeditions to Back Robot-Maker Swiss-Mile Swiss-Mile, a robotics company specializing in logistics and various other applications, has secured $22 million in seed funding. The investment came from a group of backers, including the Amazon Industrial Innovation Fund, Bezos Expeditions, HongShan, ARMADA Investment AG, and Linear Capital. Founded in 2023, Swiss-Mile has developed AI-powered wheel-legged robots designed for autonomous operations, the company announced in a press release shared with PYMNTS. 👏 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘮! News Link ➡️ https://lnkd.in/dY7wsERY Marko Bjelonic Giorgio Valsecchi Alexander Reske Lydia Maria S. Joonho Lee Berthold Baurek-Karlic Julia Gülden-Zeisberger Denis Voldman Makar Vergovskiy Jacopo Binati Iman Saïd Philipp Sakuler

We've Secured $22M in Seed Funding, Co-Led by Jeff Bezos and HongShan! 🚀 Today, we are announcing a $22 million seed funding round led by Jeff Bezos through Bezos Expeditions and HongShan. This round also includes participation from the Amazon Industrial Innovation Fund and ARMADA Investment AG, with continued support from our existing investor Linear Capital. We proudly welcome this distinguished investor consortium to join our journey in delivering embodied AI, poised to transform and improve millions of lives. Incorporated in April 2023, we aim to relieve humanity from strenuous and tedious tasks by connecting AI with the physical world, creating truly autonomous robots. We join forces with world-class talent in embodied AI and robotics, tackling the most challenging aspects of mobility, autonomy, and manipulation. In the first year, we achieved early successes with pilot deployments among key customers, including last-mile delivery in smart cities and security for critical infrastructure. These customers witnessed the AI-driven autonomy of the first-of-its-kind wheeled-legged robots, powered by neural networks. #Robotics #AI If you are passionate about embodied AI and robotics, then join the transformative journey by exploring our open positions. #Hiring If you're interested in integrating mobile robotic solutions into your processes for applications in security, monitoring, construction, or logistics, we invite you to join our beta program. Read the full press release in the comments below!