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We sat down with Dr. Tra Vu, COO of Kambria and engineering professor at NYU, to talk about how to bring AI and robotics to the masses. If that comes true, she points out the broad social impact it would have for disabled children taking classes without physically being at school; seniors connecting with loved ones with the aid of robots; remote workers collaborating with onsite staff; and many other aspects of society.

The interview is on (iTunesSpotifyGoogle PlayStitcher).

I am excited about the technology being used for social purposes. That’s why we built consumer-facing applications. Another use case of blockchain technology is that you can have the community drive the direction for the use of this technology. — Tra Vu

Have you always been deeply interested in robotics?

My career has been largely in New York, in civil engineering. The Kambria founders, Thuc Vu and Jared Go, are avid technologists. Thuc got a PhD at Stanford in AI and game theory, while Jared is a research fellow at Stanford. They’ve been buddies since Stanford.

How did you join the blockchain startup world?

I met Thuc, Kambria’s cofounder, at a conference in New York. He shared his vision for Kambria and sought help writing the whitepaper. Though startup was outside my domain, I knew how to pen technical papers. Things just snowballed, and we built up the Kambria team. Then I became the COO.

Full interview: https://medium.com/a-bit-cryptic/how-to-build-a-robotics-and-ai-market-2c9d90dc7bd4

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Kambria is the first decentralized open innovation platform for Deep Tech (AI, Robotics, Blockchain, VR/AR…). Using our platform, anyone can collaborate in researching, developing and commercializing innovative ideas and get rewarded fairly for their contributions. Through partnerships with government agencies, top universities and leading companies, Kambria is dedicated to building a sustainable open innovation ecosystem to change the way we innovate and to accelerate advanced technology development and industry adoption. Together, let’s shape the future of technology where technology is open and contributes more to society.