Tera AI comes out of stealth with $7.8M to provide visual navigation for robots | TechCrunch
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Tera AI is a startup founded by CEO Tony Zhang, backed by $7.8 million in seed funding to develop software for visual navigation of autonomous robots. The company aims to address the limitations of current robotics, which rely heavily on integrated hardware for specific tasks. Tera AI's approach focuses on software-based solutions that utilize existing camera and GPU technology, allowing robots to navigate new environments. This cognitive-inspired technology is applicable across various robotic applications, including automated driving and robotic manipulation, signaling a shift from hardware-dependent systems to flexible software solutions.
Investors have provided $7.8 million in seed funding to Tera AI, a startup focused on developing a spatial reasoning AI system for autonomous robots.
Tony Zhang emphasizes a pure-software, platform-agnostic approach to visual navigation for robots that allows for affordable upgrades and novel scenario applications.
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