The acquisition signals a shift towards commercialisation for Boston Dynamics, which historically has been heavily focused on research.
Boston Dynamics announced it has acquired 3D vision startup Kinema Systems.The acquisition signals an shift towards commercialisation for Boston Dynamics, which has historically been heavily focused on research.
Boston Dynamics, the robotics company famous for sending the internet into a frenzy over its animal and human-inspired robots, on TuesdayKinema Systems is a Menlo Park-based startup which produces 3D vision software called"Pick", which enables robotic arms to pick up and deposit pallets in warehouses.
Boston Dynamics released a video of its newly acquired"Pick" system in action, with a static robotic arm picking up a variety of differently sized boxes and placing them on a conveyer belt. "Bringing the Kinema team into Boston Dynamics expands our perception and learning capabilities while the Pick product accelerates our entry into the logistics market. Beyond being a powerful tool for industrial robotic arms, Kinema technology will help our mobile manipulation robots tackle a wide variety of complex real-world tasks," Boston Dynamics founder and CEO Marc Raibert said in a press release.
While Boston Dynamics' robots have garnered press attention in the past for their uncanny resemblances to humans and animals, the company has yet to bring any to market, focusing instead on research.
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