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Rick Faulk on Locus Robotics' potential IPO; Robots Have Landed on Mars

The Robot Report Podcast · 19 Feb 2021 · 56m

What this episode covers

Rick Faulk, CEO of Locus Robotics, discusses the company's $150 million Series E funding round, which values the firm at $1 billion, and outlines plans for global expansion, R&D, and a potential IPO. He explains how Locus uses data analytics and collaborative robotics to automate warehouse operations, leveraging their background from Quiet Logistics to solve industry-specific labor challenges. Will Wilder, CEO of Wilder Systems, describes a modular cobot system developed to automate rapid COVID-19 testing, detailing its components like the Fanuc CRX and PCR analyzers, and its adaptation for testing other viruses such as Ebola and Zika.

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Companies
Locus Robotics, Wilder Systems, NASA JPL, Quiet Logistics, Fanuc, Waymo, Cruise, Verizon, in-cubed IT
Products
Perseverance Rover, Ingenuity Helicopter, CRX, PCR Analyzer

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