In a few short years, AI has revolutionized software engineering, writing, and entertainment. Waymo’s autonomous fleet now captures over 27% of rideshare trips in San Francisco, and self-driving Teslas on American streets are multiplying at breakneck speed. Everything, even the DMV, seems to be getting better and faster with AI.
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If reading this, you’re likely able to recall the first moment you marvelled at some act of physical autonomy - the sort our progenitors might have pronounced spellwork. The memory is for some more recent than for others; it may have been a Waymo or a mobile manipulator, a humanoid or a quadruped. In any case, the experience seems to have surpassed that threshold of ubiquity which affords us all the right to say: robotic intelligence has captured our mainstream public imagination.
Earlier this year, we led Augment’s $25 million seed round, our second time backing Harish Abbott (CEO) and Art Rivilis (CTO). The momentum around Augment is unmistakable, as they demonstrate how AI will reshape the logistics industry—and announce their Series A funding round.
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