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XDOF Raises $70M to Tackle Robotics Data Gap
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- →XDOF addresses a critical data gap in robotics, enabling better training for AI models.
- →The startup's partnership with UC Berkeley could set a new standard for data availability in robotics.
- →With significant funding, XDOF is poised to become a key player in the robotics data ecosystem.
XDOF, a new startup emerging from stealth, has raised $70 million to address the data challenges in robotics training. The company aims to build data pipelines and annotation systems to support AI labs and robotics companies. Co-founded by Philipp Wu, XDOF is already collaborating with UC Berkeley to release a large dataset for robot training. This initiative comes as major AI labs, including OpenAI, are increasingly focusing on robotics, highlighting the need for high-quality training data.
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