Can Safeworld convince people that gen AI robots won’t hurt them?

What happened: Safeworld, founded by Dr. Ding Zhao of Carnegie Mellon's Safe AI lab with Kyle Wong and Simo Rachidi, emerged from stealth to evaluate robotic control systems in simulations populated with realistic human models. Key numbers: Seed round of more than $12 million, led by Shine Capital and a16z Speedrun, with Box Group, Carnegie Mellon University Endowment, Why it matters: a16z Speedrun partner Jonathan Lai said an industry safety standard should be built now while robots are being designed and deployed. Gritt Robotics is partnering with Safeworld on safety simulations.

Safeworld, founded by Dr. Ding Zhao of Carnegie Mellon's Safe AI lab with Kyle Wong and Simo Rachidi, emerged from stealth to evaluate robotic control systems in simulations populated with realistic human models.

a16z Speedrun partner Jonathan Lai said an industry safety standard should be built now while robots are being designed and deployed. Gritt Robotics is partnering with Safeworld on safety simulations.