Travis Kalanick unveils Atoms, a wheelbase platform for specialized industrial robots

TL;DR
Travis Kalanick launches Atoms as a platform to power specialized industrial robots (not humanoids), plans to acquire Pronto and fold in his CloudKitchens unit, and targets industries like food service, mining, and transport, while publishing a lengthy manifesto about a coming “Golden Age” of autonomous manufacturing.
Topics:businesstechnology#anthony-levandowski#atoms#industrial-automation#pronto#robotics#technology
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