Strategic Backer and Partner Announcement: ISOKEN

Kambria is pleased to announce that ISOKEN has signed on as a strategic backer and partner of Kambria. Together Kambria and ISOKEN will promote the development of frontier technology in Japan and beyond.



ISOKEN was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Osaka, Japan with a branch in Tokyo. Their main business is to help companies obtain and maintain ISO standards. Currently, ISOKEN has 96 employees and over 7,000 clients.


Representative Director Toshiro Yamaguchi



To learn more about ISOKEN and its management team, please visit their website: http://www.isosoken.co.jp/company.html

Kambria is delighted to have ISOKEN onboard!

About Kambria
Kambria is the first blockchain project to build an open innovation platform for frontier technology. Kambria will allow for many verticals including Biotech, Space, and Autonomous Vehicles to be developed and thrive in the ecosystem. We are focusing first on the AI and Robotics vertical with the backing of our well-established robotics company, OhmniLabs. Through existing partnerships with top universities and large international corporations, as well as access to talented developers, we aim to build an ecosystem that can bring the next wave of frontier technology to provide value to billions of people around the world.

 If you have any questions about our project or our team, please feel free to contact us via email at info@kambria.io or to message us through Telegram. We always love hearing from you! And if you are not yet a Kambrian, please join our community to get updated news, and the scoop on our upcoming events.

The Kambria Team

Website: https://kambria.io/

Whitepaper: http://bit.ly/2JbuET7

Telegram (ENG): https://t.me/kambriaofficial

Telegram (KOR): https://t.me/KambriaKorea

Telegram (VIE): https://t.me/KambriaVietnam

Telegram (CHN): https://t.me/KambriaChina

Twitter: https://twitter.com/KambriaNetwork

Facebook Page: https://facebook.com/KambriaNetwork

Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/kambria/

Discord: https://discord.gg/rjqDSdC

Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/KambriaOfficial/

Medium (ENG): https://medium.com/kambria-network

Medium (CHN): https://Medium.com/kambriachina

Steemit: https://steemit.com/@kambrianetwork

Weibo (CHN): https://www.weibo.com/kambriachina

Email: info@kambria.io

KAT is sold to be used on the Kambria platform.

​ Here is a photo of Kambria Co-founder Tingxi Tan speaking on the UNLOCKING GLOBAL GROWTH: Cybersecurity, Digital Identity, Trust and Transparency panel at VanFUNDING 2018 in Vancouver today. The panel was comprised of:

-Magdalena Gronowska - Senior Managing Partner, HiHi! Wallet
-Manie Eagar - Executive Chairman, Quantex Ltd.
-Godfrey Hobbs - Lead Software Developer, Consensys
-Nhat Nguyen - CEO and Co-Founder, Organify
-Tingxi Tan - Co-founder and CPO, Kambria

The panel discussed:
Technologies, frameworks and the roadmap for global innovation and growth.
Trust and transparency solutions, uses cases and implications.
Data privacy and ownership.
Who is winning the war?

​ If you have received a confirmation from Kambria regarding KYC and Whitelist, please visit our presale portal: https://app.kambria.io/presale-dashboard. This is the ONLY verified web address. Please do not forget to check the HTTPS link as you proceed.

If you encounter any suspicious activity, please contact the Kambria team immediately via email: support@kambria.io.

For more information, please visit Kambria Vietnam: https://t.me/KambriaVietnam

📢 AMA with Ro Charlz, VP at Vickers Venture Partners and Kambria Advisor 📢

🚨Please be advised that the time of this event has changed from 8:00 pm PST to 7:00 pm PST.

Please join us for a one-hour Ask-Me-Anything session with Ro Charlz, VP at Vickers Venture Partners and Kambria Advisor, on Kambria's official Telegram channel @KambriaOfficial on Sunday, December 2nd at 7:00 pm PST (UTC-8).

✔️ ABOUT Ro Charlz
Ro Charlz is a technology evangelist and serves as an investment professional with Vickers Venture Partners, one of the world’s leading tech-focused venture capital firms whose team has been involved with several prominent unicorn start-ups. Ro covers a wide-span of sectors including blockchain, robotics, AI, IoT, mobility, automotive tech, automation, cybersecurity, e-commerce, and general consumer tech. Ro has previous experience in the energy sector and serves as an active angel investor and advisor to several start-ups. He comes from a background in professional motorsports as a consultant to the automotive industry with a focus on tech development for over 10 years, consulting to several of the world's largest automotive makers.

We can't wait to see everyone's questions! 🔥🔥🔥

Join us in Telegram: https://t.me/kambriaofficial

Strategic Backer Announcement: DF Capital Led By Jun Hasegawa

Kambria is excited to announce that DF Capital, managed by Jun Hasegawa, Founder and CEO at OmiseGO, has signed on as a strategic backer of Kambria.



Jun Hasegawa is the CEO of Omise Holding, a multinational payments company currently present in Thailand (HQ), Japan, Singapore, and Indonesia. He has led the company through dramatic growth, from its launch in 2013 to its establishment as one of Southeast Asia’s leading online payment platforms.

In 2015, Jun’s desire to stay on the pioneering edge of practical tech innovation led to Omise becoming one of the first companies, and the very first financial services company, to join the Ethereum community. In 2017, after over a year of research and development, this culminated in the launch of OmiseGO, the crowd-funded blockchain division of Omise tasked with creating the OMG network, an Ethereum-based public blockchain with the vision of enabling financial service equity by radically decentralizing value transfer and exchange. He has also invested in and supported multiple blockchain projects over the world to help accelerating blockchain ecosystem grow.

We are delighted to have Jun’s support in positioning Kambria to grow our community in Japan and Asia. Under Jun’s incredible leadership, both OmiseGO and DF Capital are well-known in the tech and financial industry throughout Southeast Asia and we are honored to have their valued trust.

About Kambria
Kambria is the first blockchain project to build an open innovation platform for frontier technology. Kambria will allow for many verticals including Biotech, Space, and Autonomous Vehicles to be developed and thrive in the ecosystem. We are focusing first on the AI and Robotics vertical with the backing of our well-established robotics company, OhmniLabs. Through existing partnerships with top universities and large international corporations, as well as access to talented developers, we aim to build an ecosystem that can bring the next wave of frontier technology to provide value to billions of people around the world.

 If you have any questions about our project or our team, please feel free to contact us via email at info@kambria.io or to message us through Telegram. We always love hearing from you! And if you are not yet a Kambrian, please join our community to get updated news, and the scoop on our upcoming events.

The Kambria Team

Kambria Website

Kambria Whitepaper

Telegram (ENG) Telegram (KOR) Telegram (VIE)

Telegram (CHN) Telegram (RUS)

Medium (ENG) Medium (CHN)

Facebook Page Facebook Group

Reddit

Twitter

Steemit

Discord

Weibo (CHN)

Instagram

Email: info@kambria.io

Kat is sold to be used on the Kambria platform.

Kambria Abroad

Speak another language? Kambria has a variety of Telegram channels and communities setup across the globe. Make yourself at home in one of our other fantastic communities and get to know your local Kambrians! Here is a list of our (growing) channels!

Announcements (ENG): https://t.me/KambriaAnnouncements

Telegram (ENG): https://t.me/KambriaOfficial

Telegram (KOR): https://t.me/KambriaKorea

Telegram (VIE): https://t.me/KambriaVietnam

Telegram (CHN): https://t.me/KambriaChina

Telegram (RUS): https://t.me/KambriaRussian

Thank you!

Partnership Announcement: Qrypto Queens

Kambria is excited to announce its new partnership with Qrypto Queens and Women INVESTING in Women DIGITAL. Launched in December 2014, WIIW Digital includes:

Over 1,000,000 followers on Facebook across 120 countries

The Women INVESTING in Women and Girls radio show on Voice America Kids

The State of Women Radio Network

The WIIW Global Summit and Women in Private Equity Roundtable Series in New York City, Stockholm, Johannesburg, San Diego, Scottsdale, Muscat, Singapore, Phoenix, Vienna, & Ankara.



With a predominantly female leadership team, Kambria is committed to supporting women in blockchain. Partnering with Qrypto Queens and WIIW will enable Kambria to further its initiative to empower women everywhere with the help of WIIW’s global reach. Through this collaboration, more women will learn and benefit from the opportunities related to the Kambria platform and our community.

“Now more than ever, women are in a unique position to reshape the world with innovations that can lead to more peace and prosperity. We are delighted to partner with Kambria and share their vision for open innovation to changemakers of the present and the future.” ~Anu Bhardwaj, CEO of Qrypto Queens

About Kambria

Kambria is the first blockchain project to build an open innovation platform for frontier technology. Kambria will allow for many verticals, including Biotech, Space, and Autonomous Vehicles to be developed and thrive in the ecosystem. We are focusing first on the AI and Robotics vertical with the backing of our well-established robotics company, OhmniLabs. Through existing partnerships with top universities and large international corporations, as well as access to talented developers, we aim to build an ecosystem that can bring the next wave of frontier technology to provide value to billions of people around the world.

If you have any questions about our project or our team, please feel free to contact us via email at info@kambria.io or to message us on Telegram. We always love hearing from you! And if you are not yet a Kambrian, please join our community to get updated news, and the scoop on our upcoming events.

The Kambria Team

Website: https://kambria.io/

Whitepaper: http://bit.ly/2JbuET7

Telegram (ENG): https://t.me/kambriaofficial

Telegram (KOR): https://t.me/KambriaKorea

Telegram (VIE): https://t.me/KambriaVietnam

Telegram (CHN): https://t.me/KambriaChina

Twitter: https://twitter.com/KambriaNetwork

Facebook Page: https://facebook.com/KambriaNetwork

Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/kambria/

Discord: https://discord.gg/rjqDSdC

Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/KambriaOfficial/

Medium (ENG): https://medium.com/kambria-network

Medium (CHN): https://Medium.com/kambriachina

Steemit: https://steemit.com/@kambrianetwork

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kambrianetwork/

Weibo (CHN): https://www.weibo.com/kambriachina

Email: info@kambria.io

KAT is sold to be used on the Kambria platform.

Dr. Thuc Vu, Founder of Kambria, and His Vision for the Robotics Industry

Source: https://medium.com/kambria-network/dr-thuc-vu-founder-of-kambria-and-his-vision-for-the-robotics-industry-27253237374e


A well-known Vietnamese publication, TienDienTu.org, recently featured Kambria CEO and Co-founder, Dr. Thuc Vu, by publishing this insightful article about Thuc’s passion for technology and his vision for Kambria. Below is the English translation.



Thuc Vu (left), Simon Kim (co-founder and partner at HASHED, middle), and Jared Go (Co-founder of OhmniLabs and Kambria, right)
Despite the market decline in 2018, many projects have been launched with the goal of changing the face of traditional industry with blockchain technology, among them Kambria. Kambria is a project that is creating excitement in the cryptocurrency community, especially in Vietnam. The reason is that it was founded by Dr. Thuc Vu, a well-known Vietnamese talent who has many years of experience in robotics and AI from the Silicon Valley.

With international success at the age of 28, Dr. Thuc Vu is considered a pride of the Vietnamese people, and above all, an inspiration to many young people.

The Life of a Technology Student

At the age of 10, Dr. Thuc Vu showed intense passion for mathematics by spending hours finding the right answer to a math problem. For him, each problem was a journey, and the process of finding the shortest solution among dozens of different ways was exhilarating. Over time, this personality trait led to the opportunity to study at the most prestigious school in Ho Chi Minh City — Ho Chi Minh City High School for the Talented — and then Carnegie Mellon University, one of the most prestigious computer science schools in the United States. Here, he surpassed millions of students from other universities to win North America’s Best Student Award in 2014. More notably, Thuc Vu was the first Vietnamese to win this award.

Due to his passion for technology, Thuc decided to begin his studies at Carnegie Mellon University in the early 1980s. He decided to start a multi-agent system in artificial intelligence — a field in robotics and AI. Thuc published three studies and three scientific papers while still in college. This impressed many universities and Thuc was granted a full Ph.D. scholarship. In 2010, at age 28, he became the youngest Vietnamese ever to receive a Ph.D. from Stanford University.



“Each person has a different definition of success and happiness. I personally think that success is bringing value to many people in a meaningful and sustainable way. “- Dr. Thuc Vu

With this in mind, Thuc Vu developed the Kantago project while attending the Ph.D. program. Katango is an AI application platform for analyzing user relationships on social networks. The startup received a $5 million investment from Kleiner Perkins. After being acquired by Google in late 2011, Thuc joined the Google+ and Android development teams. Thanks to his experience in research and start-up, he has continued to contribute to the development of other startups such as:
- Tappy: social networking site sold to Weeby.co
- KnightScope: a startup robot in the US
- ELSA: English pronunciation app with AI technology
- Umbala: A video chat application that was very popular in Europe
- OhmniLabs: interactive, remote robot called Ohmni



Most of all, what makes young Vietnamese fans of Thuc Vu are his dedication and love for his country. As noted, he established the Vietseeds Foundation, which provides scholarships to support tuition and a living allowance for disadvantaged students. After five years of operation, hundreds of scholarships have been awarded, and many students have achieved good academic results, as well as won international awards or scholarships to study abroad.

Kambria’s Vision of AI and Robotics



Over the years, robots have been constantly evolving and gradually replacing human positions in many industries. In 2016, the total market value of the robotics economy and automation reached $ 40 billion. According to a recent study, the market is poised for double-digit annual growth in the future and could reach $135 billion in 2019. But despite their strong influence, robots have not yet been widely adopted in the home, and the process of creating affordable robots is slowly evolving. Unfortunately, the traditional development process faces too many difficulties:

1. There is a lack of common interfaces to be able to combine specialists in the areas related to robot fabrication (software, electrical, mechanical)
As we all know, making robots is complex and requires expert knowledge in a variety of areas, or a combination of experts in a variety of areas. Accordingly, this requires a common interface to combine these fields.

2. Lack of tools, programming language, and methods to share the design of a robot in the distribution.
The combination of the mechanical, electronic and software industries is an indispensable trend in the robot industry. However, not having the same programming language leads to incompatibility between programmers who cannot share information. Imagine three people who speak three different languages ​​doing the same job; certainly, they will not be able to understand each other and need another person to do the interpreting work for all three.

3. Dependence on manufacturers
The creation of the actual products depends entirely on the manufacturers. However, the link between the programmer and the current manufacturer is very weak, leading to difficulties in the production of new products.

4. The application of robotics is slow, expensive and difficult to implement
Currently, funding is only available for large-scale projects, while the development of new projects lacks support.

5. Wasting resources and data

Robotics development information is not generally shared, which increases the cost, time and manpower needed on each project for the same construction. Therefore, standard and practical guidelines should be developed so that manufacturers and users can capture and process all data from the beginning to the end.

Through the Kambria protocol, the founders believe that promoting an open, decentralized, collaborative ecosystem and allowing people to share knowledge will create a real revolution. Companies can benefit from community contributions to build custom applications without having to hire experts in the field. And users can own more advanced technology products and services, thereby improving the quality of life and practical experience. At some point, the robot will be seen as a human friend, able to share and support in the most ordinary work of the family.

Conclusion

The age of the robot and AI technology is around the corner. And with the experience that Dr. Vu and his team have accumulated, we fully believe this project will make great breakthroughs for the robotics industry.

The Kambria Team

Website: https://kambria.io/

Whitepaper: http://bit.ly/2JbuET7

Telegram (ENG): https://t.me/kambriaofficial

Telegram (KOR): https://t.me/KambriaKorea

Telegram (VIE): https://t.me/KambriaVietnam

Telegram (CHN): https://t.me/KambriaChina

Twitter: https://twitter.com/KambriaNetwork

Facebook Page: https://facebook.com/KambriaNetwork

Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/kambria/

Discord: https://discord.gg/rjqDSdC

Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/KambriaOfficial/

Medium (ENG): https://medium.com/kambria-network

Medium (CHN): https://Medium.com/kambriachina

Steemit: https://steemit.com/@kambrianetwork

Discord: https://discord.gg/pKzbZK8

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kambrianetwork/

Weibo (CHN): https://www.weibo.com/kambriachina

Email: info@kambria.io

KAT is sold to be used on the Kambria platform.

Thank you! Absolutely. We are building a global ecosystem. Partnerships are an essential part of this, as we need these frontier companies to participate and collaborate to solve these problems. We will be the platform they can come to and build many things. We would love to have relationships with all of these companies. Noted the two you mentioned and will bring it to the team. Thanks!

🌟Dear Kambria Community,🌟
 
Thanks so much for all your incredible support. We have received an overwhelming interest for the Nov 14 - Innovation, Community and Impact event. Due to our venue capacity, we are unable to accommodate any further guests at this time. Our guest list is now closed. Kindly note that only those with an official invitation will be granted entry. Please tune into the livestream the night of the event: https://www.facebook.com/events/714945508868161/

👍Thank you again for all of your support 👍

Once again, thank you, everyone, for your overwhelming enthusiasm and support for this AMA! And thank you, Kenzi, so much for your time and your insightful answers to all of the questions from our community today! Here is a recap of our conversation; for clarity, the original text has been lightly edited for grammar and spelling.

If you could not catch the AMA live, please post your question in our main Telegram channel. The team will get back to you quickly.

Kenzi, what attracted you most to Kambria and where do you think it might be in 5 years?

What attracted me first about Kambria is its team. They are great engineers from Stanford. Secondary is the market vision. What Kambria tries to do has a huge potential impact on the AI robotic space. I also like the fact they have great reach in the Asia Pacific region already.

I think we are at the early days of crypto still. In 5 years, Kambria could be a very large company due to the network effect it brings

Do you have any contacts in the AI/Robotics/Crypto (or other) sectors that can help drive adoption of the platform?

In terms of contacts, Kambria has a good collection of VCs globally. Together we can assist in bringing more brilliant minds in the AI space. Since our firms’ focus is Asia and US, we can help make connections to Silicon Valley and China investors

Can you tell us about your venture capital firm AU21?

Absolutely. AU21 Capital is a blockchain venture firm based in San Francisco. The firm’s focus is to 1. Invest in great founders in Asia and the US (hence the name AU21, 21 stands for 21 million BTCs) and 2. Provide ecosystem services to help them grow.

[Moderator] You can learn more about AU21 Capital at https://au21.capital/. And check out their portfolio! It’s very impressive!



What are some ways Kambria could grow?

Kambria’s technology is already very robust. I personally visited their office in Silicon Valley and was very impressed by what they have already built.

This is an advanced level team with an existing product and use case. And both of their developer and customer (enterprise) growth is very much so dependent on the community. That’s why the community is very important here.

I see the self-serving model working very well here. I can also see the token model making sense to enticing users and customers to sign up and use the product.

Again, I think what they are doing is extremely fascinating. It’s one of the few hardware-based AI product company with a real token economy. It also has already received backing from tier 1 investors globally.

Can you tell us more about exactly what market making is? Little confused on this.

Market making helps to generate liquidity for a new token launching. People do it to help sustain token price and avoid crashes. Market makers are usually hired by exchanges or projects. They can also be hired by funds. There are many reasons behind when and how they work.

I learned that you are an active blockchain investor with deep knowledge in exchanges and market making. What advice would you have for founders of blockchain projects in terms of choosing which exchange to work with?

I think in terms of choosing what exchanges to launch projects on — in the current market, it’s best to launch on an exchange that has good liquidity to begin with first. Think a top 15 exchange

What are the top qualities you look for in a blockchain project?

Top qualities for me are 1. Team 2. Market size 3. An existing product, tech or traction 4. Teams’ connections to exchanges and service providers.

What’s the next coin you’re buying. I want some!

I can’t give advice on investments. I’m a big fan of the stellar ecosystem and like what they are working on.

What are your views on Security Token Offering?

STO is definitely a trend in the mid to long run. However, I think it will take time for adoption. It’s very new and early still.

What do you see as the biggest difference between traditional VCs and crypto VCs?

Traditional VCs and crypto VCs’ — the main difference is that a lot of crypto VCs buy tokens that have faster liquidity, their liquidation timeframe is much quicker.

You have a lot of experience as an entrepreneur in the traditional market and now you are an investor in the blockchain space. What do you see as the unique challenges for blockchain entrepreneurs?

The unique challenge for blockchain entrepreneurs is that they need to adapt fast to many external factors such as market forces, regulatory changes, trends. They need to move fast and be nimble on their feet. Make fast and hard decisions on the go. It moves a lot faster than non-blockchain projects

What surprises you the most about how the crypto exchange landscape has evolved over the last 12 months?

A lot! The big exchanges have grown big very quickly. It’s now very hard for smaller exchanges to compete. Listing on big exchanges now will make or break a project so it’s important to work backward when thinking of doing a new token project

What advice would you have for blockchain entrepreneurs in approaching you and AU21 for funding?

The funding landscape has changed quickly over the past few months. It’s now a lot harder than before. So I encourage folks to differentiate and build more and better tech.

My email is kenzi@au21.capital. Free feel to reach out.

What advice do you have for founders of blockchain projects on whether they should do an ICO?

ICOs have become smaller and smaller. So unless there’s a reason to do so, I recommend that founders raise capital through a private sale. It will reduce liability and risks. It will also make exchange listing easier!

A follow-up question on that. If we decide to do an ICO or STO, what are some other factors we should keep in mind to make sure we will have a successful process?

Have a big community that is ready and willing to spread positive sentiments!

For the blockchain space as the whole, between the technical challenges and regulation challenges, which do you worry more about?

I would also worry about market trends. Market public sentiment matters a lot in crypto. Incorporation and company setup matter, too.

[The End]

A huge thanks again to Kenzi and to our community members for participating in our AMA. If you’d like to ask your questions live next time, join our Telegram channel. See you there!

ABOUT Kenzi Wang

Kenzi Wang is the Co-founder of AU21, a venture capital firm focused specifically on the blockchain ecosystem. Before starting AU21, Kenzi was CEO and Co-founder of Traction Labs. In addition, he founded Fantoon Growth Labs and Growthathon. Kenzi has deep knowledge of exchanges and the crypto markets. Kenzi studied Mathematics at Columbia University and graduated with an MBA from the Wharton School of Business.

For more info about AU21, please visit: https://au21.capital/

ABOUT Kambria

Kambria is an open innovation blockchain project that enables and incentivizes collaboration in R&D, manufacturing, and commercialization of advanced technology. We are developing our own public chain with protocols uniquely designed to address the current waste and inefficiencies in today’s innovation model. Kambria will allow for many verticals, including Biotech, Space, and Autonomous Vehicles, to be developed and thrive in the ecosystem. We are focusing first on the AI and Robotics vertical with the backing of our well-established robotics company, OhmniLabs. Through existing partnerships with top universities and large international corporations, as well as access to talented developers, we aim to build an ecosystem that can bring the next wave of frontier technology to provide value to billions of people around the world.

The Kambria Team

Website: https://kambria.io/

Whitepaper: https://kambria.io/Kambria_White_Paper_v2.pdf

Telegram (ENG): https://t.me/kambriaofficial

Telegram (KOR): https://t.me/KambriaKorea

Telegram (VIE): https://t.me/KambriaVietnam

Telegram (CHN): https://t.me/KambriaChina

Twitter: https://twitter.com/KambriaNetwork

Facebook Page: https://facebook.com/KambriaNetwork

Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/kambria/

Discord:https://discord.gg/rjqDSdC

Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/KambriaOfficial/

Medium (ENG): https://medium.com/kambria-network

Medium (CHN): https://Medium.com/kambriachina

Steemit: https://steemit.com/@kambrianetwork

Weibo (CHN): https://www.weibo.com/kambriachina

Email: info@kambria.io

KAT is sold to be used on the Kambria platform.

Source: https://medium.com/kambria-network/ama-recap-with-kenzi-wang-co-founder-of-au21-and-kambria-advisor-11-8-18-eee2e715b2b7

Line up so far to our Innovation, Community & Impact Event. More details here: https://events.kambria.io/impact2018


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Real-estate Tech Giant Michael Milstein



Managing Director at Founder's Fund: Jeff Lonsdale



The Atomic Bomb



8VC in the house!

Thank you for your support! The best is yet to come!

Thanks for the question. If you go to our website: https://kambria.io, the team page is accessible. Click on each team member's photo and information about their background and LinkedIn will populate below. We have an all-star team, many of whom are PhD's from top US Schools such as Stanford, Carnagie Mellon, ETC. There are several serial entrepreneurs as well, Thuc Vu, Kambria CEO has sold 2 companies to Google in the past. There's extensive history. Let me know if you have any questions at all. Don't forget to checkout our parent company: OhmniLabs.com !

Thank you! We're pretty fond of it too! We have a lot of exciting things planned going on. Stay tuned. :muscle:

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What will the future look like?

With all of the innovations being developed today, people often wonder what our near future will look like and which technologies will be implemented on a large scale to simplify and improve our lives. Let me paint a picture…

It is the year 2035 and Bob is looking forward to visiting his friend Alice. Upon waking, he goes into the bathroom to brush his teeth and receives the latest news through his bathroom mirror. Bob lives in Paris but Alice lives in Amsterdam in a house built using 3D-printer technology. Bob could arrive at Alice’s house using an autonomous car service or take a drone helicopter taxi. But instead of traveling for six hours, he decides to use the Hyperloop and pay for his ticket with Bitcoin. Traveling by Hyperloop will only take 30 minutes! At the Hyperloop station, a Humanoid robot preps Bob for his ride by giving him specific details. When Bob arrives, Alice is bed bound due to an unfortunate electric scooter accident. But she pre-approved Bob’s entrance to her home using his smartphone so Alice doesn’t have to trouble herself.

So what do you think? Does this slice of the future seem possible to you? I certainly believe it is; developers are already working on developing and tweaking all of these solutions. So it’s quite possible that they will be regulated and implemented into our society in the next 20 years. Let’s take a look at recent developments in the drone industry with an emphasis on projects that may change our lives for the better. To get everyone up to speed, I’ll provide a brief history of drones.

History


The first drone or unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) was created by the Austrian military during World War I. The idea was to fill unmanned balloons with bombs and have them explode in the enemy’s territory. Unfortunately for the Austrians, the plan somewhat backfired when some of the balloons exploded in their own lines, killing several Austrian soldiers.

After being used my military-based operations for about a century, drones began to gain popularity in other fields and became more than just a warfare product. The consumer market greatly expanded as the quality of drones and added features consistently improved with ‘unicorn’ startup DJI leading the way. Over the years, drone technology has been introduced into various types of industries (discussed below), and the total market capitalization of commercial applications is over $ 127 billion U.S.

Drones have also become a part of social interactions as well through the countless drone competitions in which participants fly a specific parkour to become the best UAV-racer.

To provide developers, manufacturers, and end-users guidelines on how to handle these air-based robots, several countries have already implemented legislation regarding operating a drone.

Drone Verticals

The drone industry has entered the specialization phase which allows for various verticals to emerge. Let’s take a look at different industries where drones are implemented in various business models.


Transportation and Delivery Sector

The steady pace of urbanization in big cities around the world means massive traffic congestions, which no one likes! The number of cars on the road increases every day, leading to more traffic accidents and casualties. Luckily, various companies are trying to solve these issues by offering innovative solutions. Passenger drone project Volocopter has already finished a successful pilot study in Dubai. And Chinese manufacturer Ehang is also ready to offer its passenger drone to the public.

Amazon has officially started piloting Amazon Air, a delivery system whose goal is to deliver packages up to five pounds in 30 minutes or less using drones! As Amazon claims, “It looks like science fiction, but it’s real. One day, seeing Prime Air vehicles will be as normal as seeing mail trucks on the road.”

Supplying survivors of natural disasters with emergency aid kits has become easier with the help of cargo drones. Californian startup Matternet sent its cargo drones filled with food and medicine to Haiti after the country’s massive destructive earthquake back in 2010. And the United Nations World Food Program is a firm believer in deploying cargo drones to help feed those stuck in war zones.


Healthcare Industry

Drones in the healthcare industry have already proven to be very useful in life-threatening situations. In the future, small indoor drones will be used to deliver the required daily medicine to bed-bound patients or nutritious, fresh meals to the elderly who cannot cook their own meals. In Rwanda, the Ministry of Health has teamed up with Silicon Valley-based robotics company, Zipline, to start the “Uber for blood”, a drone delivery service that delivers blood to hospitals in need of blood. If services run smoothly, Zipline will start another pilot in Tanzania.

TU Delft University is developing an Ambulance Drone, a “flying toolbox” carrying supplies for advanced life support. The drone can transform into a fully functioning automated external defibrillator (AED). As research has shown, the first few minutes after someone suffers a heart-attack are critical. By calling the emergency services, the ambulance drone can be deployed immediately to the person in need.




Government Solutions

Drones can be helpful to a police department on many fronts, like: monitoring hostile situations, locating victims after a disaster with the help a thermal camera-equipped drone, helping with the reconstruction of a multiple-car traffic accident, monitoring a crowd or analyzing a crime scene. And, according to pilot studies, fire departments can benefit from using drones to fight fires by connecting to hoses from water trucks on the ground, reaching far higher than ladders.

Energy Industry

Drone developments in the energy industry are also ongoing. Drones are cleaning wind turbines, which can improve production by up to 20%. By mapping oil spills or even locating potential oil and gas sites, drones can be used to simplify processes and lower cost.

Kambria

At Kambria, we are passionate about supporting the development of frontier technologies. Drones are one of the main verticals we will target in the future.


By creating an open innovation ecosystem that incentivizes R&D collaboration, collaborating and incentivizing in research and development (R&D), Kambria aims to eliminate waste and inefficiencies that haunt the advanced technology industries.

Kambria offers an open source architecture where developers, manufacturers, universities, governments, innovators, and token users come together and form a community that rewards its contributors in native KAT tokens. Kambria’s codebase (K-DNA) which is the center of the platform, has all the key ingredients to start developing and deploying advanced technologies.

Kambria can help drone businesses accelerate by working together, sharing helpful information and resources and incentivizing people that contribute to the community. Whether it is developing new modes for transportation, providing the opportunity to build upon already existing healthcare devices, or speeding up the process of creating life-saving solutions, all can be facilitated by the Kambria platform.

A big part of Kambria’s business plan is focused on working together with universities. Kambria has already established partnerships with renowned universities worldwide that work on creating innovative and ground-breaking developments in the robotics and AI industry. Carnegie Mellon University, Stanford University, and Nanyang Technological University are three of the top universities that collaborate with Kambria.

In the meantime, the team is not sitting idle. Currently, the Kambria team is working on creating a low-cost, high-performance robotic arm that will be able to manipulate objects in the real world. At the same time, they are developing autonomous navigation which will enable food delivery robots and hotel room service robots.

As you can see, the drone vertical has enjoyed a steady increase in development over the years. Commercial and enterprise developed drones can solve many real-world problems. What do you believe will be the next drone invention that will disrupt this frontier technology?

The Kambria Team

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Introducing Kambria Advisor Kenzi Wang

Dear Kambria Community,

Kambria is pleased to welcome Kenzi Wang to the Kambria Advisory Board as the Co-founder of AU21, a venture capital firm focused specifically on the blockchain ecosystem. Before starting AU21, Kenzi was CEO and Co-founder of Traction Labs. In addition, he founded Fantoon Growth Labs and Growthathon. Kenzi has deep knowledge of exchanges and the crypto markets. Kenzi studied Mathematics at Columbia University and graduated with an MBA from the Wharton School of Business.

“I am happy to join Kambria as an Advisor because of the massive potential value that their open innovation platform in the robotics and AI space will bring to consumers. At AU21, we back the most brilliant founders who want to start a revolution in the blockchain space — Thuc and Kambria fit that description.”



“Kambria is confident that Kenzi’s business acumen, deep understanding of the blockchain space, and connections to other amazing projects will be a huge asset to our team. We are thrilled to have Kenzi onboard.” — Dr. Thuc Vu

You can learn about our other amazing Advisory Board members on our Team Page.

About Kambria

Kambria is the first blockchain project to build an open innovation platform for frontier technology. Kambria will allow for many verticals, including Biotech, Space, and Autonomous Vehicles to be developed and thrive in the ecosystem. We are focusing first on the AI and Robotics vertical with the backing of our well-established robotics company, OhmniLabs. Through existing partnerships with top universities and large international corporations, as well as access to talented developers, we aim to build an ecosystem that can bring the next wave of frontier technology to provide value to billions of people around the world.

If you have any questions about our project or our team, please feel free to contact us via email at info@kambria.io or to message us through Telegram. We always love hearing from you! And if you are not yet a Kambrian, please join our community to get updated news, and the scoop on our upcoming events.

The Kambria Team

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Casting My Vote for Blockchain





Two years ago, on the eve of the US presidential inauguration, I appeared in a documentary on the British TV station iTV. A friend of the family asked my mom if she would be willing to be interviewed by the show’s journalist who was traveling across America speaking with voters on across the political spectrum. My mom wasn’t particularly interested so she nominated me.

Now, admittedly, most of my life, I’ve been politically apathetic. My approach to politics was to put my head in the sand because even if I didn’t pay attention, life worked out. As immigrants, my family and I created prosperous lives for ourselves in the American Midwest. We lived in safe neighborhoods with great public schools. We made enough money, we bought real estate, and moved up the economic ladder. My sister and I both attended great universities. Outside of academic achievement, I never worried about much. So I never cared much about politics.

That was until two years ago. On the eve of the inauguration, the documentary aired. Watching the broadcast, you would never know I was formerly a political schlep as I shared my aversion to current events. I’d like to say that I didn’t know what had come over me, but, I did. I was broken by the year-long public war on the American people, by the American people.

To cope with my upset, I learned how to meditate. Focusing on something besides current events made me less anxious. Eventually, I began to feel better. Over the next year, I stumbled upon Bitcoin and blockchain technology and slid down the infamous rabbit hole. I watched the documentary Banking on Bitcoin and immediately the topics and themes made sense. I started researching Bitcoin and altcoins and the underlying blockchain technology.

Like many, I became fascinated by the potential of digital currency to transform financial systems and tried to learn as much as possible. I learned about the implications of government-controlled fiat and how crypto could shift control to individuals. Domestically, Americans didn’t have to remain at the mercy of “too big to fail” banks. And abroad, crypto could be used as a strong hedge again national currency devaluation resulting from political turmoil. I read about economic issues in Nigeria, Zimbabwe, Venezuela, India, Greece. Learning about the rise of digital currency gave me hope. Imagine if crypto could do for banking what the internet did for media; to give access, power, and control to individuals rather than governments or financial institutions. This was thrilling.

For the remainder of 2017, I enjoyed the dramatic rise in crypto prices and continued to learn as much as possible. Of course, at the start of this year, prices tanked but luckily, these new valuations did not completely destroy my enthusiasm for the space. I began to learn about blockchain technology and the potential impact of decentralization. I learned about the 19 industries blockchain will disrupt. Heck, it can even help us with election tampering. I immersed myself wholeheartedly into this new space. I loved the technology and the quest for solutions to long-standing issues of money, control, centralization, power. I was hooked!

But what I enjoyed just as much as the promise of this new technology, was operating in a world where politics didn’t matter. I mean, how could they with so little regulation? This was uncharted territory where the same forces of polarization and manipulation did not exist. There was no precedent. There were no rules until we made up our own. DYOR, HODL, and BTFD applied to everyone. Politics didn’t matter because we all wanted the same thing — mass adoption. In this ecosystem, our desires were aligned. It was magic. Forget putting down someone else’s candidate. We were having too much fun speculating about the market, comparing shitcoins, and choosing our lambos!

Fortunately, my understanding of and appreciation for blockchain today extends beyond making money. Of course, the bear market has forced me to manage my expectations and to adjust my portfolio. But it has also eliminated weak hands leaving only true believers to BUIDL a decentralized future. These believers include members of two outstanding, international teams I have worked with — first with Bitcoin for Beginners (BFB), a crypto education website, and now Kambria, an open innovation protocol initially focused on the robotics and AI verticals. At BFB, I was the only woman on the small, core team of leaders living around the world. At Kambria, our leadership team is all-female and split between Silicon Valley and Vietnam. In both organizations, team members value growing the crypto/blockchain ecosystem by sharing their knowledge, with integrity, with their respective communities.

In my work, political parties do not apply. We don’t need to take sides in a zero-sum game because we know that connected communities are stronger than divided ones. We are all students and teachers at the same time, innovators intent on creating a new reality. I am grateful for my work, my colleagues, and this new space. Bring on the future!

Laura Guy for the Kambria Network

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November 15th -- Fueling the Innovation Economy: Startup Pitch and Blockchain Networking Event


Kambrians! In partnership with TomoChain, we have added an amazing Startup Pitch event on November 15th to follow our premier "Innovation, Community, Impact" event on November 14th. Please take a look and share with anyone you know who may be interested.



November 15th -- Fueling the Innovation Economy: Startup Pitch and Blockchain Networking

As part of our continuing effort to support innovation and help build a strong and vibrant startup ecosystem in Vietnam, Kambria and TomoChain are very excited to invite you to a special event titled “Fueling the Innovation Economy: Startup Pitch and Blockchain Networking” on November 15th in Ho Chi Minh City. Guests of the event will include some of the most successful investors and entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley and Vietnam. The pitch competition follows our premier event "Innovation, Community, Impact: Protocol for the Future" on November 14th. Startups will have the chance to pitch their company in front of top global VCs, with a potential opportunity to receive funding for their ideas.



To learn more about the event, go to: https://www.facebook.com/events/1899759233473485/

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⭐️ Hey, guys! We have incredible people attending our premier event, "Innovation, Community, Impact" on November 14th. 



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