Xaba raises $6M from Hitachi Ventures to build synthetic brains for industrial robots

Xaba, a startup building synthetic brains for industrial robots with zero code, announced it has secured a $6 million seed investment led by Hitachi Ventures. The Toronto startup said the extension to its seed round will accelerate the deployment of AI-powered robotics and cognitive industrial control systems. Hitachi Ventures led the round using funds from its new $400 million fund, with participation from Hazelview Ventures, BDC, Exposition Ventures, and Impact Venture Capital. Xaba is pioneering the application of industrial artificial intelligence (AI) to remake manufacturing processes. Its flagship product, xCognition, empowers industrial robots and collaborative robots (cobots) with AI-driven cognition and awareness, enabling them to autonomously generate programs and execute complex tasks such as welding, drilling, assembling, and additive manufacturing. By integrating real-time intelligence into automation, Xaba’s solutions significantly reduce deployment costs and enhance ... Read full article.