Cobot - Collaborative Robotics, Inc

If you’re looking for a little light Sunday reading, I wrote up my observations on the activity in the Robotics Foundation Models space. 100s of millions of investment dollars are flowing in right now. Is this a hype cycle or just an indication of the speed of innovation in AI right now? The answer isn’t obvious, but I go deep here on what I think is happening. https://lnkd.in/gbAWy8Nr

We have decided to do something a little bold. We’re sharing Cobot’s Series B pitch narrative publicly. As part of our Series B fundraising process earlier this year, most of our prospective investors asked for a deck. But one prospective investor, Jeff Bezos, asked for an evidence-based narrative in 1-page plus FAQs. We distilled our pitch deck into a classic Amazon-style 1-pager plus FAQs. Very few, if any, Amazon-style evidence-based narratives exist outside of Amazon. We’re pleased to share ours as a reference example. Oh and we’re excited to share Jeff Bezos did invest in Cobot’s Series B through Explore LLC alongside General Catalyst (lead), Sequoia, Khosla, Lux Capital, Industry Ventures, Bison VC, and Mayo Clinic! Check out the article below for the docsend link to our pitch narrative. Enjoy! https://lnkd.in/gVwUCVjS

Always enjoy the opportunity to catch up with Steve Crowe and Mike Oitzman at The Robot Report. This time we had the chance to chat a bit about recent events in the robotics AI space. If you're out for a run this morning or taking a drive, queue this one up and let me know your thoughts in the comments. 🤖 🎙 https://lnkd.in/ghP2sc2i

We've taken a very intentional approach to organically building our culture. We recently wrote down over 50 stories about what employees have done and then asked ChatGPT to illuminate what stands out in those stories. The results were fascinating.

Our team is now 60 strong (this photo shows 38 of us). Of those 60, we’re proud to have 20 talented women on board. Why does this matter? We know that some of the best minds in robotics today are women, and we’ve been fortunate to work alongside many of them throughout our careers. We also recognize that many robotics startups tend to be male-dominated, which can make it challenging to build a truly inclusive culture. We believe creating an environment that can attract and retain top talent gives us a unique edge in a competitive industry.

We’re not using that much 3D printing for our production robots, more for R&D and testing new component designs quickly. But it’s still super cool to see great prints coming out.

Great new article by Michael Vogelsong, our Head of Foundation Models AI. He surveys the current approaches that are being pursued and describes the challenges and promises of each approach. This is a great read if you want to understand both the potential and promise, and the size the hill we still need to climb to achieve generalized robotic intelligence. https://lnkd.in/ecA-fCRt

📣 Special guest announcement 📣 We couldn't be more excited to announce the one and only Brad Porter, CEO & Founder, Cobot - Collaborative Robotics, Inc will be joining us live on stage on September 18 at #Actuate2024. We can't wait to hear everything you have to say about scaling all aspects of robotics, Brad! Get your tickets while they last and come see Brad live on stage at Actuate 👉 https://buff.ly/3Rnfteb 🎟️ This event is selling out quickly so get your tickets now.

The topic on Infinite ML pod today is Collaborative Robots. We have Brad Porter on the show to talk about it. He's the founder and CEO of Collaborative Robotics where they are building robots that will seamlessly blend into our surroundings. They've raised over $140M in funding from Sequoia Capital, Khosla Ventures, General Catalyst, Lux Capital, and others. He was previously the CTO of Scale AI. Prior to that, he was the VP of Robotics at Amazon. We cover a range of topics including: - Building Blocks in Robotics - Architecture of a Cobot - Safety in Industrial Settings - Sensors in Cobots - Power Consumption and Optimization - Zonal Compute Architecture - AI Models for Task Planning - Reasoning and Human Interaction - Simulation to Real-World Deployment - Multi-Robot Coordination - Technological Breakthroughs in Robotics