Sebastian Thrun unveils stealth robotics venture Dulo at San Francisco conference
Self-driving pioneer Sebastian Thrun announced a new, secretive robotics startup called Dulo during a keynote at the Actuate event in San Francisco.
At the Actuate robotics conference in San Francisco, Sebastian Thrun disclosed that he is launching a stealth-mode startup named Dulo. He emphasized that the company remains tiny and confidential, yet operates within the robotics sector. A sparse Stanford-hosted site states Dulo’s mission is to create foundation models for hardware design, aiming to enable rapid, "lightspeed" manufacturing.
The roster of talent includes alumni from Waymo, Google Brain and Stanford's Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, where Thrun previously served as director. Thrun’s background includes leading Google's early self-driving car project, co-founding Google Brain, Google X and Udacity, and heading the now-defunct Kittyhawk flying-car effort. No further details about Dulo’s products or funding were provided.
Why it matters
A leading AI and autonomous-vehicle figure is starting a new robotics firm that could accelerate hardware development.
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