Meet the college dropout who raised nearly $13 million to create smart robots:
Prior to manufacturers releasing their products for sale, the goods have to go through a process of quality inspection during which inspectors assiduously make sure the items are in good shape and meet the necessary standards. During the process, the inspectors can detect various defects ranging from cracked screens on phones, scratched logos on TVs or paint that’s off on cars. 30 under 30
So, what Barnehama decided to do was start a company where robots, with the help of machine learning, would be able to learn how to inspect something like a human. The company called, created in 2017, today came out of stealth mode and announced a $12.7 million Series A funding round led by Threshold Ventures , with participation from existing investors Fika Ventures, Fathom Capital, Ubiquity Ventures and Toyota AI Ventures.
The way the company makes money is by selling the robots and also the software. Its clients vary from automotive manufacturing , to defense and military manufacturing to aerospace and logistics.
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