Destro raises $8M for AI to coordinate warehouse robots — TechCrunch
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In short
Startup Destro has emerged from stealth with $8 million in seed funding led by Base10 Partners and Bonfire Ventures to build an AI coordination layer for warehouse robots and workers instead of manufacturing robots itself. The company is running pilots with Yusen Logistics in the U.S. Pacific Northwest and Southern California, using its Vision operating system and Mothership orchestration platform to direct robots moving carts and to support cross-docking operations. Destro expects positive cash flow by the end of the year and aims to scale the approach to thousands of similar warehouses, though dexterous manipulation tasks remain a challenge for current robotic platforms.
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Tags: warehouse robots, automation, logistics, robotics, funding