KAMBRIA - Fueling the Robotics & AI Future
OverviewOur mission is to accelerate the process of robotics innovation, enabling faster, cheaper, and easier robotics development and adoption by everyone.
In order to achieve this vision, we are contributing our robot Ohmni, consisting of a robotics repository, high level behavioral library, and modular components as the basis for an open robotics innovation platform.
We named the platform Kambria, after the Cambrian Explosion, 500 million years ago, when an accelerated evolutionary rate gave rise to biodiversity and abundance. We believe this platform will be the catalyst for a similar explosion in Robotics.
TechnologyThe Kambria Architecture is made up of five pillars: Codebase (KDNA), innovation marketplace, the manufacturing alliance, value capture, and legal protection. Each directly addresses the shortfalls of modern robotics and is designed to maximize the game theoretic incentives.
Interactions on the platform are facilitated by the Kambria Token (KAT), Maker Credit, and Kambria Karma. KAT is a native ERC20 utility token. Its main functions are to enable access to the Kambria platform, reward participation, and align incentives for all stakeholders in the ecosystem. As with any ERC20, KAT will be listed on exchanges and can be traded for other cryptocurrencies.
Maker Credit and Kambria Karma are not ERC20 tokens, but rather non-tradeable ledger entries for every wallet address. Karma is used to track actual work performed. It is also an incentive to promote useful work and is awarded for concrete contributions. Credit is similar to reward point or "cash back”. Its purpose is to stimulate transactions and spendings in the ecosystem.
Users Benefit from Kambria - Increase innovation rate
- Large scale reuse and sharing of technology can reduce costs and make robots more affordable
- Robotics technology as a social good, accessible to everyone
Token Holder Perks ProgramA large community of roboticists together is valuable resource. Based on this, the Kambria Foundation will negotiate and manage a perks program for all token holders, such as discounted access to makerspaces, coworking spaces, or parts/tools/supplies.
To participate in the program, you only need to hold a minimum of one KAT in a wallet and be able to validate ownership of that wallet. Subsequent tiers ($500+, etc.) will give you access to additional perks/discounts as the Foundation negotiate them. More details will be announced in the future.
Phases and MilestonesJanuary 2018 - May 2018: Kambria Alpha- Deploy key smart contracts on testnet.
- Have GitHub repos linkable to the testnet contracts.
- Open up OhmniLabs’ 3d printing and waterjet aluminum processes to ensure KDNA orders are fabricated into real world parts as fast as possible.
- Work with roboticists and groups around the world to start sharing KDNA and evolving the tools and processes as needed.
- Ohmni robots available to order as a base platform. Continue building out APIs and SDKs based on needs and engage other roboticists in guiding the development.
- Start initial bounties for add-ons, enhancements and other valuable technology contributions to Kambria. These may start off-chain and move to on-chain once the smart contracts are ready.
June 2018 - December 2018: Kambria Beta- Open up smart contracts on mainnet.
- Open up major subcomponents of Ohmni with appropriate licensing transferred from OhmniLabs. Motor drives, touchscreen and display, USB, embedded system, battery charging, vision algorithms, etc.
- Be able to view these pieces (and those contributed by others) in the code base and remix/work on integrating them into new forms. Collaborate with other teams on demos showing what can be created.
- Receive real KDNA or fiat orders for these parts on the main chain and send back completed parts.
- Issue some initial real bounties on mainnet and start bringing the new technology into Kambria codebase for all to share.
Q1 2019: Full release- Full release of Ohmni in the Kambria codebase. Entire KDNA and open for full remixing.
- All bounty systems and Dapps active, released, and usable.
TeamThuc Vu - Co-Founder, CEOThuc is a serial entrepreneur, with multiple company acquisitions, the last one by Google. He has deep expertise in game theory, tournament design and multi-agent systems. He earned his PhD from Stanford and BS from Carnegie Mellon, both in computer science. Thuc is a social entrepreneur in Vietnam, involved in several community projects.
Jared Go - Co-Founder, CTOJared is an avid maker and roboticist, previously CTO and founding member at a networks startup. He has an extensive experience in blockchain, AI, real-time graphics, VR, mechanical engineering and electrical engineering. Jared is a Stanford Graduate Fellow, and has a BS in computer science from Carnegie Mellon University.
Tingxi Tan - Co-FounderTingxi has a background in cloud computing, network infrastructure and distributed system design. He has been active in Crypto Investment since 2010. He was responsible for building the global scale cloud infrastructure at a networks startup. He graduated from MSc Computer Science U of Calgary and BSc Applied Math Western University.
Manuela Veloso - AI & RoboticsManuela Veloso is the Herbert A. Simon University Professor in the School of Computer Science at Carnegie Mellon University. She was the President of AAAI (Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence) until 2014, and the co-founder and a Past President of the RoboCup Federation. She is a fellow of AAAI, IEEE, AAAS, and ACM. She is an international expert in artificial intelligence and robotics.
Dhana Pawar - MarketingDhana Pawar is seasoned business and product management executive. Launched award winning, innovative products with an emphasis on delighting consumers. She has led teams to develop compelling applications which led to strategic acquisitions and mergers. Her other expertise include product management, product strategy, end to end product development and partnerships.
Ned Semonite - PartnershipsNed Semonite brings a wealth of experience as a seasoned product and marketing professional with over 25 years of experience in bringing innovative hi-tech products and services to enterprise and consumer markets. Mr. Semonite contributed significantly to the development of the videoconferencing industry. In his various past leadership roles, Ned worked to sign and develop telco channel partners, then rose through the organizations in a series of management roles including VP of product management, VP of engineering and EVP of worldwide marketing.
Advisory BoardSimon Seojoon Kim - HashedSimon Seojoon Kim is CEO and founding partner of Hashed, a leading crypto fund based in South Korea. He is a Blockchain evangelist and organizer of Hashed Lounge, a premier Blockchain Seoul meetup community. Prior to Hashed, Simon was a serial entrepreneur and has co-founded numerous companies. He served as Chief Product Officer at Knowre, an ed-tech startup that was named one of World's Top 10 Most Innovative Companies in Education by Fast Company.
Loi Luu - Kyber NetworkLoi Luu is a researcher working on cryptocurrencies, smart contract security and distributed consensus algorithms. He is also a regular invited speaker at Bitcoin and Ethereum workshops such as DevCon2, EDCON. Loi believes in the force of the Ethereum and Blockchain technology. Much of his work revolves around this community. He developed Oyente, the first open-source security analyzer for Ethereum smart contracts. Loi also cofounded SmartPool, another open source project which embraces decentralization of mining pools in existing cryptocurrency. He continues to champion decentralisation and trustless properties of the Blockchain with KyberNetwork, taking inspiration and developing value for the community.
Karen Hsu - BlockcypherKaren Hsu is the Head of Growth at BlockCypher. With over 20 years of experience in software applications and infrastructure, Karen is co-inventor for four patents and worked in a variety of engineering, marketing, and sales roles. At Siebel System, Informatica, Datameer and SugarCRM, she has led teams to bring new products to market. She has also worked closely with financial standards organizations, such as SWIFT, ACORD, and FpML.
George Li - WetrustGeorge is an ex-Googler who previously co-founded CottonBrew, a Stanford StartX computer vision company. Prior, he held roles in Corporate Strategy and Infrastructure at Google, and was a consultant at McKinsey. He holds a M.S in Management Science Engineering from Stanford and B.S. in Electrical and Computer Eng from Rutgers.
Partners- Carnergie Mellon University
- Intel RealSense Technology
- Humana
- AUTODESK
- Genesis Healthcare System
- Nanyang Technology University
- Stanford University
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