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Board Member and investor
Jan 2016
Exyn Technologies was established in 2014 to commercialize decades of ground-breaking research in aerial robotics, drone swarms, multi-modal sensor fusion, 3D mapping, obstacle avoidance, and autonomous navigation & planning.
Exyns focus is on developing software for aerial robots so they can operate in GPS-denied environments, without human control, prior information, or pre-existing infrastructure (e.g. no motion capture system).
Our approach to client engagement is to be a partner and jointly solve problems. We engage with clients in all parts of the value chain (solutions providers to end-users) across various industries.
We are a spin-out from the University of Pennsylvania GRASP Labs under the direction of Professor Vijay Kumar. Our team is comprised of industrial and academic leaders in aerial robotics.
Advisor and investor
Sep 2015
Intuition Robotics is on a mission to care for our older adult population with an empathetic AI companion, allowing them to live healthier, happier and more independent lives. Our ground breaking technology synthesizes empathy to create an AI companion that establishes a trusted relationship, maintains high engagement and drives behavior change in older adults.
Intuition Robotics' award-winning product, ElliQ®, is an empathetic proactive care companion for older adults. ElliQ, helps keep users healthy, engaged, and motivated, while alleviating the effects of loneliness and social isolation.
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2021
Venture Partner
Feb 2021
Calibrate Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm investing in deep tech that can be applied at scale. Calibrate uses its expertise in AI, computer vision, and robotics to invest in technologies that can be integrated into broad, near-term industry applications in food, health, logistics, manufacturing, and security, among others. Calibrate typically leads Seed and Series A rounds, backing technical founders who have demonstrated disruptive vision in their fields. Founded in 2017, Calibrate is based in Pasadena, California, and invests throughout the United States.
2017
Founder and Chief Executive Officer
Feb 2017
Maker of Moxie, the world’s most advanced AI learning robot for kids ages 5-10.
Backed by a veteran team of technologists, neuroscientists, child development specialists, and creative storytellers, Embodied is rethinking and reimagining human-machine interaction. Through extensive research, we have developed a new platform, SocialX™, that provides a way to use natural human interaction to engage with technology.
With our revolutionary Moxie robot, we’re on a mission to help kids unlock their EQ and their IQ. Moxie robot offers conversational learning through play and allows kids to explore AI in a safe way with our KidFilter™ technology.
With Moxie, Embodied is transforming access to academic and behavioral support for parents and educators. In a world where 40% of parents are worried about their children struggling with anxiety or depression, Moxie supports the whole child. We believe that by teaching kids to talk through feelings and ideas, we’re building a more resilient and curious world for us all.
Visit moxierobot.com to bring Moxie home today!
Board Member
Jan 2017
Want to work with great engineers, data scientists, doctors and entrepreneurs who are:
- Creating brilliant innovations (ML, AI, cloud computing, robotics)
- Saving children’s lives…every day
- Building a multi-billion-dollar company
Happiest Baby is the world leader in solving top parent concerns using high-tech and science!
Our flagship IoT baby bed, SNOO Smart Sleeper, solves the #1 new parent struggle: Exhaustion! It “hears” fussing and instantly responds with womb-like white noise + motion (proprietary algorithm) adding hours to a baby’s sleep and calming most crying in seconds. SNOO also prevents risky rolling, a top cause of 3700 infant sleep deaths/yr. Our App tracks sleep and lets parents customize SNOO to their babys unique preferences.
SNOO was developed by Dr. Harvey Karp (America’s #1 infant sleep expert) in collaboration with Yves Béhar (world-renown designer—Fuseproject) and Dr. Deb Roy (Dir, Lab for Social Machines, MIT).
SNOO has helped 10,000s of families, from teachers and truckers…to Jay-Z and Beyoncé. It has 100s of 5-star reviews, gets great results in university studies and is the most honored baby product in history (including the Natl. Sleep Foundation’s Innovation of the Year Award)!
LA is #3 in the world of startups...and is moving up fast! (https://bit.ly/2lLGxoc)
We value curiosity and big ideas. We roll up our sleeves, get things done and have fun along the way! Funded by top VCs, we’re a small start-up…with HUGE goals:
- Help millions of families worldwide
- Create the world’s largest data set on infants
- Release cutting-edge, connected products based on Dr. Karp’s insights into child neurodevelopment
- Dominate the multi-billion-dollar market for smart parenting devices
And, we offer delicious daily lunches, excellent health care and take-what-you need vaca!
We’ve got some open desks in our cool, new LA office. Follow us on LinkedIn or email careers(at)happiestbaby.com and tell us about YOUR dreams and aspirations.
2016
Board Member and investor
Jan 2016
Exyn Technologies was established in 2014 to commercialize decades of ground-breaking research in aerial robotics, drone swarms, multi-modal sensor fusion, 3D mapping, obstacle avoidance, and autonomous navigation & planning.
Exyns focus is on developing software for aerial robots so they can operate in GPS-denied environments, without human control, prior information, or pre-existing infrastructure (e.g. no motion capture system).
Our approach to client engagement is to be a partner and jointly solve problems. We engage with clients in all parts of the value chain (solutions providers to end-users) across various industries.
We are a spin-out from the University of Pennsylvania GRASP Labs under the direction of Professor Vijay Kumar. Our team is comprised of industrial and academic leaders in aerial robotics.
2015
Advisor and investor
Sep 2015
Intuition Robotics is on a mission to care for our older adult population with an empathetic AI companion, allowing them to live healthier, happier and more independent lives. Our ground breaking technology synthesizes empathy to create an AI companion that establishes a trusted relationship, maintains high engagement and drives behavior change in older adults.
Intuition Robotics' award-winning product, ElliQ®, is an empathetic proactive care companion for older adults. ElliQ, helps keep users healthy, engaged, and motivated, while alleviating the effects of loneliness and social isolation.
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