Robot data startup Mecka AI raises $60M from Sequoia
Mecka AI pays people to record everyday tasks, aiming to build training data for robotics and AI systems, TechCrunch reports.
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Robot data startup Mecka AI has raised $60 million in funding from Sequoia Capital, according to TechCrunch.
The startup pays people to record everyday tasks, TechCrunch reported, though the available report did not specify how the resulting data is used by the company's customers or partners.
The report did not include additional details on the startup's valuation following the round, the founders' backgrounds, or the specific robotics or AI applications the collected data is intended to support.
Investment in companies that collect real-world data for training robotics and AI systems has grown in recent years, as developers of physical AI systems seek large volumes of task-specific data to train their models.
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- Robot data startup Mecka AI nabs $60M from Sequoia — TechCrunch
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