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Apps, Enterprise, Robotics & AI

Achieving Victory: Unveiling Locus Robotics’ Triumph Through Strategic Focus

Locus Robotics’ success is a tale of focusing on what works CEO Rick Faulk discusses the company’s new software, the state of the industry and the future of humanoids“We’re fundamentally a software company,” Locus CEO Rick Faulk says with a laugh. We look like a robot company, but we’re actually a software company.”It’s a familiar refrain from companies whose most public-facing products are hardware. That’s certainly the case with Locus, which produces the best-known AMRs (autonomous mobile robots) not made by Amazon. Former executives from the robotics startup launched their own Locus competitor, 6 River Systems. Asked whether Locus will be the company to bring that technology to the warehouse, Faulk responds, “We will.

Max Chen
March 12, 2024

Robotics & AI

“AI and Privacy: A Senior Counsel’s Perspective on the Role of Women in the Field”

Rashida Richardson, senior counsel, AI at MastercardBriefly, how did you get your start in AI? On the second point, law and policy regarding AI development and use is evolving. How can investors better push for responsible AI? Investors can do a better job at defining or at least clarifying what constitutes responsible AI development or use, and taking action when AI actor’s practices do not align. Currently, “responsible” or “trustworthy” AI are effectively marketing terms because there are no clear standards to evaluate AI actor practices.