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> 2.4B RMB (USD$33.5M) Should be either USD$335M or 240M RMB, no? Anyway, I wonder whether software development for robot can utilize open-source platform, or

• contingencies 6y ago
  Right you are, $339M at current exchange rate. Anyway its silly money. The problem with open source platforms are that they generally provide tooling to target only generic motion systems, and generic motion systems are poorly matched to most specific tasks when it comes to real world metrics. Even if they can perform a task, they tend to be cost, time, space or programming inefficient, require additional complexity (eg. vision system pairing or very high complexity actuators/effectors), come with reliability challenges, etc. Efficient execution relies upon whole domain conception, which includes software, process engineering, mechanical engineering, food safety, cost, reliability, serviceability, manufacturability, IP protection and other considerations. The domain is simple in conception, but very complex in execution. The robots by this competitor are not reconfigurable at all, they have one for burgers, one for stirfries, one for basically boiled rice stew, one for ice cream, one for drinks, etc. We are far more advanced.