Consumer robotics had a watershed moment just a few days ago, when Autom, the robot weightloss coach, was launched at Dublin Web Summit. I'm very excited to open our Robot Startup Series with an interview with Dr Cory Kidd, the founder of Intuitive Automata and maker of Autom, which is now being produced by PCH International.
Autom was originally Cory's PHD research at MIT, which he then moved to an accelerator in Hong Kong. Most recently Cory has been travelling the globe to secure Autom's Series A funding. And as a Robot Launchpad startup, Cory has offered to share his experience of the gruelling process from prototype to production. This interview was recorded just before Autom's funding was finalized.
