Yondu is creating multi-purpose robots that pick, stock, and face shelves in grocery stores autonomously.
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At yondu we see a future where there will be robots all around us, automating tasks to make life easier for everyone. This future isn't just possible—it's inevitable—but it needs to be built. We've spent lots of time thinking about where the next big application of robotics would be and wanted to share our thoughts. Enjoy :)
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This Friday's Industry-Focused Pitch Session focused on Robotics, Drones, and Autonomous Systems with 36 founders and 153 VCs and corporate partners! Looking forward to the connections made through this platform! Thank you to all who attended and supported these entrepreneurs! Founders:?Mario Henrique Cruz Torres Avinoam Barak Tamir Blum Madhav Ayyagari Shawn T. Ksenia Duarte Patrick Mondi Manesh Jain Yi Chao Lars Erik Matsson Fagern?s Nishant Singh Rana Adam Stager Manal Habib Damjan Zabovnik Val Gorshkov Jonathan D. Daniel Driscoll Iddo Geltner Ahmed Abdelazim Aviv Melman Yasim Coene Anurag Dutta Melvin H. Mikhail Voloskov Artem Burachenok Collin Taylor Andy Stulc James A. Mario Garcés Jon Beam Gor Hakobyan Michael Chen Yegor Anchyshkin Anand Gopalan Carl Smit #Industryfocused #tech #investments #startups #siliconvalley #event #founders #opportunity #pitchsession #robotics #drones #autonomoussystems
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yondu (YC W24) is building robotic foundation models to enable intelligent navigation. They're starting with a model that lets you command a drone with natural language. Robots are underutilized in industries with dynamic environments and human interaction. This is because robots require skilled operators or custom software for each task. With Yondu, robots can understand human commands, unlocking new applications across several different verticals. Yondu will enable smart drones for law enforcement, responsive robotic servers in restaurants, and quadrupeds as companions, just to name a few. Yondu provides on-demand intelligence in the form of an API and a licensed model for any robotics manufacturer or service provider. They're also deploying these models on off-the-shelf hardware to fill the various gaps coming from a lack of existing smart robot services. Learn more at https://lnkd.in/gcUVcn9s. The founders, Michael Chen and Tahmid Jamal, created Yondu to enable a future where robots are ingrained in society, helping solve problems in our everyday lives. Michael was studying Robotics at MIT and has worked on building an open source bipedal robot and an autonomous train track cleaner! Tahmid?studied Computer Science and AeroAstro at MIT and was a graduate student researching uncertainty quantification for deep learning. Congrats on the launch, Michael and Tahmid!
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Building AI models is faster and cheaper than you probably think. This week, we highlight YC startups that developed or fine-tuned foundation models on a budget —?achieving breakthroughs in music, protein design, weather forecasting, and robotics in just 3 months. To move this quickly, these companies figured out smart technical tricks that reduce computation with creative model architectures or use less data by applying industry-specific insights. Featuring YC companies Atmo, Can of Soup, Deepgram, Diffuse Bio, DraftAid, edgetrace, EzDubs, Exa (prev. Metaphor), Guide Labs, Infinity AI (YC W24), K-Scale Labs, Linum, Metalware, Navier AI (W24), Osium AI (YC S23), Phind, Piramidal (YC W24), Playground, Play, SevnAI, Sonauto (YC W24), sync. labs, Tavus, YonedaLabs and yondu. Dive in at https://lnkd.in/gfkJ6EUp.
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"Hey Siri, measure my stockpiles!" This is an incredible concept of voice-enabled drone operations. I could imagine using it for simple tasks such as "go into recon mode". This sounds futuristic and far off, however, I watch my kids use technology today and interacting with voice seems very natural to them. Every day they are asking Google, Siri, or Amazon a question or setting a timer, etc. They rarely use a screen or button for simple tasks. If you are interested in this, follow Michael Chen as he builds yondu. First discovered on X. Follow Michael here: https://lnkd.in/g_5xKW45 Ted Strazimiri perhaps one day you'll just roll up to a bridge and tell a Skydio to go capture it while you sip an espresso from the work truck. #AI #drones #Computervision #robotics