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startup Acquired

Vicarious

San Francisco, United States
Founded 2010
80+ employees
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About

Vicarious is an AI research company focused on developing human-level visual perception and reasoning capabilities for robotic automation. Their core technology centers on a recursive cortical network (RCN), a neuro-inspired AI architecture designed to solve complex problems with minimal data, mimicking human cognitive processes. Originally targeting industrial automation, Vicarious aimed to enable robots to perform nuanced, perception-driven tasks currently requiring significant human intervention.

Technology Focus

robotics computer vision reinforcement learning

Key People 2

  • Scott Phoenix
  • Dileep George

Quick Stats

Total Raised
$250M
Founded
2010
Status
acquired
Type
startup

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