Viam combines open-source robotics with integrated cloud services

Analysis:
Viam’s vision is to make it easier to get started with robots and support the entire robotics lifecycle on a single platform, including configuring and prototyping, coding, maintaining and growing robotics fleets, and leveraging cloud technologies to do more with robotics data. Founder & CEO Eliot Horowitz was a founder and CTO at Mongo DB prior to founding Viam in 2020. Mongo DB is an open-source database solution for developing web-based applications. Horowitz wants to modernize robotics operating software in a similar fashion. There is widespread agreement that robotics and automation will become mainstream, having a significant impact on every industry and aspect of daily life. However, the path to get there has been complicated by technological barriers on the software side. Viam is hoping its technology can help developers overcome some of these challenges. - Steve Crowe