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OpenAI-backed 1X acquires Kind Humanoid
1X has acquired Kind Humanoid, the Norwegian robotics startup told TechCrunch on Monday. The deal marks a small but key consolidation for a humanoid
TechCrunch spoke with Kind Humanoid in October, when the then-three-person startup announced that it had enlisted famed designer Yves Behar to help create its first commercial robot. CEO and ex-Google robotics researcher Christoph Kohstall gave us a quick tour of the company’s chaotic East Bay headquarters via Zoom on his phone. Along with attracting Behar — the designer of products like the Jawbone fitness tracker, One Laptop Per Child, and August Locks — Kind clearly won over fellow robotics firms.
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