Brain Corp CEO Eugene Izhikevich says he wants to build machines that can take care of humans — and it resonated with SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son.
This story requires our BI Prime membership. To read the full article,Brain Corp secured funding from Japanese mega fund SoftBank in 2017 thanks to its grand, but simple vision for the future of robotics.
Speaking to Business Insider, Izhikevich said robots can be as big as the internet and that his company may one day be compared to Microsoft.It's often said that startups need to dream big to be successful. Uber did not sell itself as another taxi firm, it wanted to kill the car and make the planet greener. Facebook was not just another way to chat with friends and family, it wanted to connect the world.
To this end, Brain Corp does not just build robots that clean floors . The company builds robots that take care of humans. Izhikevich thinks robots can be as big as the internet."I would even compare the impact of robotics to the impact of the world wide web. With the world wide web, you can touch any piece of information in the world; with robots, you can touch any physical object in the world," he says.nearly twice as many jobs created due to automation as lost to it"Imagine how AI and robotics can change our lives for the better.
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