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Robots that can think

April 20, 2016April 20, 2018 maxversace AI, boston university, robots

(From BU Today) “That is a ball.” “I do believe that is a cone.” “Seems like a wonderful book.” The

Robot as a Decider

April 18, 2016April 18, 2018 maxversace 27,796 Comments AI, robotics

In the video above, Massimiliano Versace and colleagues at BU’s Neuromorphics Lab describe how they are using biological intelligence to

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The Third Revolution in Defense comes from everyday devices. With brains inside

February 18, 2016April 18, 2018 maxversace 25,424 Comments

The world has changed, and the protagonists of this change are small, agile, laser-focused startups that quickly innovate and deploy

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NEURALA AWARDED PATENT FOR ARTIFICIAL BRAINS ON GPU PROCESSORS USED FOR REAL-TIME AUTONOMOUS CONTROL

February 16, 2016April 19, 2018 maxversace AI, deep learning, gpu, neural networks, patent

Invention enables self-driving cars, drones and other robots to use artificial intelligence and deep learning in situations in which execution

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Neurala Receives $250,000 NASA Grant To Bring Autonomous Software To Self-Driving Cars, Home Robots and Drones

October 23, 2015April 19, 2018 maxversace AI, deep learning, NASA, neurala, robotics, sttr

STTR Phase II Enhancement (Phase IIe) Is Designed To Take Software Designed For Use On Mars And Bring It Down

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Tim Draper and Robolution Capital Lead Seed Round Investment in Neurala

December 10, 2014April 19, 2018 maxversace

Robotics Company To Take Deep Learning Intelligence Software Designed For Mars And Bring It Down To Earth Neurala, Inc., which

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Neurala Named As One of the 50 Most Influential Companies in the Global Robotics Industry By Robotics Business Review

April 17, 2014April 19, 2018 maxversace award, neurala, robotic business review

The 2014 RBR50 List Is Selected From Thousands Nominated by the Robotics Business Review Audience. BOSTON, MA – April

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Fundamental Patent For Simulating The Human Brain On Graphic Processing Units Awarded To Neurala

February 11, 2014April 19, 2018 maxversace deep learning, gpu, neural networks, neurala, patent

Patent Covers Core Technology That Is Critical For The Development Of Smarter Robots and Artificial Intelligence CAMBRIDGE, MA – February

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AI 2.0: brains for bots

November 18, 0201April 18, 2018 maxversace 21,001 Comments AI, brains for bots, deep learning, drones, neurala, robotics

This post is short: go check a video! I was recently invited to give a Keynote at the Rochester Institute

I am the co-founder and CEO of Neurala Inc., a Boston-based company building Artificial Intelligence emulating brain function in software. Neurala’s deep learning tech makes robots, drones, cars, consumer electronics, toys and smart devices more useful, engaging and autonomous. Neurala stems out of 10 years of research at Boston University Neuromorphics Lab, where as AI Professor I have pioneered the research and fielding of brain-inspired (also called Deep Learning, or Artificial Neural Networks) algorithms that allow robots and drones to perceive, navigate, interact and learn real-time in complex environments.

Over my academic and industrial career, I have lectured and spoken at dozens of events and venues, including TEDx, keynote at Mobile World Congress Drone Summit, NASA, the Pentagon, GTC, InterDrone, Los Alamo National Lab, GE, Air Force Research Labs, HP, iRobot, Samsung, LG, Qualcomm, Huawei, Ericsson, BAE Systems, AI World, Mitsubishi, ABB and Accenture, among many others.

My work has been featured in TIME, IEEE Spectrum, Fortune, CNBC, The Boston Globe, Xconomy, The Chicago Tribune, TechCrunch, VentureBeat, Nasdaq, Associated Press and many other media.

Career and company awards include: CB Insights 100 Most Promising AI Companies, Draper Venture Network Most Innovative Company, Disruptor Daily 100 Most Disruptive Companies, Edison Award Best New Product in Social Innovation.

I am a Fulbright scholar, hold several patents and two Ph.Ds: Cognitive and Neural Systems, Boston University; Experimental Psychology, University of Trieste, Italy.