Symbio is working with Toyota and Nissan to increase robotic assembly efficiency
Bay Area-based AI startup Symbio today announced its “official launch.” Backed by a total of $30 million in funding, the company has struck deals with both Nissan and Toyota to implement its software in U.S.-based factories.
The company says its SymbioDCS technology is capable of dramatically increasing automation with factory robots on the assembly line.
“To the end customer, the proposition is pretty straightforward,” CEO and co-founder Max Reynolds tells TechCrunch. “We’re improving the efficiency of their automation. The high-level goal is to increase the capacity of the factory and enable them to build more product, more quickly, more flexibly. “
Metal 3D printing startup Mantle launches out of stealth with $13M in funding
Additive manufacturing has been a popular buzz phrase for decades now. With a smattering of notable exceptions, however, 3D printing has largely been focused on rapid prototyping and limited-run, personal products. Metal 3D printing companies like Mantle represent an intriguing use case on the road to truly scaling the tech to mass manufacturing.
Arriving out of stealth today, the Bay Area-based company is not focused on replacing traditional manufacturing methods, as much as augmenting and improving them. Specifically, the startup is focusing its technology in helping creating better molds and dies for manufacturers.
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A cyclist rides through the pier plaza in Huntington Beach during last August’s California heat wave, which caused rolling power blackouts resulting from high demand.Paul Bersebach / Associated Press 2020Show MoreShow Less
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Performing live on the SFJAZZ Center s Miner Auditorium stage, vocalist, guitarist Martin Luther McCoy will be premiering material from his new project in collaboration with pianist and producer Kev Choice, who joins McCoy live streamed from the SFJAZZ Center s Joe Henderson Lab.
Our first Alone Together live streaming concert of 2021 features Bay Area-based vocalist and guitarist Martin Luther McCoy, most recently seen by SFJAZZ audiences as part of the SFJAZZ Collective during their 2019 season celebrating the music of Miles Davis and Sly Stone.
Known for his work with The Roots, Cody ChesnuTT, Dave Matthews, Jill Scott, and Zion I, McCoy gained fame for his on-screen role in director Julie Taymor s Oscar-nominated 2007 film Across the Universe and his work with Dave Chappelle. He returns to the Miner stage with an evening of love songs and standards for the Valentine s Day week, and material from his new project in collaboration with pianist and producer Kev Choice, who joins Mc