Clobotics, a global provider in intelligent computer vision solutions for the wind power and retail industries, announced that it has closed an additional $11 million (USD) in funding in a continuation of its Series A round of financing. Venture capital raised in this round now totals $21 million. Clobotics says its the only company to provide an end-to-end solution combining autonomous drone hardware with built-in computer vision, artificial intelligence, and data analytics software for automated wind-turbine inspections. Founded by former Microsoft executives, Clobotics’ solutions combine hardware, software, and emerging technologies such as computer vision, AI, machine learning, and data analytics to help companies in the wind energy and retail sectors automate operational processes that have traditionally required time-intensive, manual labor. With the new capital, Clobotics will continue to expand its business in North America to further penetrate the wind and retail industries. The company will also invest in ongoing product development and continue to build its growing team of experts in computer vision, artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning. “Clobotics’ ability to commercialize AI by integrating it with computer vision and industrial deployments to solve operational challenges in wind power and retail is unprecedented for a startup,” said Chengyan Liu, President and Chairman of the Board, Wangsu Company. “With innovative technology, a leadership team of experienced technology executives and rapid customer growth, Clobotics has already demonstrated a strong track record in a relatively short amount of time.” New investors in the company include Nantian Infotech VC and Wangsu Company, joining previous investments from KTB Network, GGV Capital, and Capital Development Investment Fund Management Co., Ltd. Specific to the wind industry, Clobotics combines autonomous drone hardware with built-in computer vision, artificial intelligence, and data analytics software for automated turbine inspections. Using Clobotics Smart Wind solution, autonomous drones take high-resolution photos to identify damaged or weakened components as small as one millimeter by three millimeters. Clobotics’ AI engine parses its massive real-world dataset which includes fully-functional and minutely-damaged turbines and shares real-time telemetry to its customer cloud portal, completing an inspection in minutes rather than days. With unprecedented access to real-time data and analytics, Clobotics’ customers make intelligent decisions that improve business processes and significantly increase revenue. This new funding commitment builds on the rapid momentum Clobotics has established over the past 21 months, during which time it has landed dozens of international customers and hired nearly 100 employees in its Seattle and Shanghai headquarters and offices throughout Asia. “In less than two years since our founding, Clobotics has attracted top global brands as customers by pioneering new processes that combine artificial intelligence and computer vision with our own smart hardware capabilities and expertise in the wind and retail industries,” said George Yan, Chief Executive Officer of Clobotics. “Our investors have a reputation for spotting and investing in successful international technology companies and we are pleased they recognize this potential in Clobotics.” With dual headquarters in the U.S. and China, Clobotics solutions are fueled by an international research and development team of rare engineering power. The international team benefits from a staff in which a quarter hold a Doctorate degree and from world-renowned experts in artificial intelligence, machine learning and computer vision that serve as technical advisors. As a direct result of this expertise, Clobotics has filed more than 30 patents to-date.
Clobotics , a start - up that develops various AI technologies for the wind power industry , said it has raised $ 11 m in series A financing . The ##force , which was founded by former company executives , uses various technologies to help the wind power sector coordinate operations . In particular , Clobotics builds autonomous drones that are able to inspect turbines for damage or weakened components and can identify minute errors using Clobotics ' Smart tracking technology .