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Autonomy Firm Vayu Robotics Emerges From Stealth With Lockheed Martin Investment

By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, October 3rd, 2023

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Autonomy Firm Vayu Robotics Emerges From Stealth With Lockheed Martin Investment

Vayu Robotics' image for its autonomous mobility platform Vayu Drive

Vayu Robotics, a small startup developing artificial intelligence-enabled autonomy solutions for unmanned systems, on Tuesday emerged from stealth with $12.7 million in seed funding led by Khosla Ventures, with participation from Lockheed Martin’s [LMT] venture group. Vayu’s technology includes a foundation model for mobility it calls Vayu Drive and a low-cost sensing technology Vayu Sense says is a potential replacement to lidar for many mid-range applications. Vayu was founded in October 2021, has 13 employees, and is based in Palo…

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