NZ robotics software company snapped up by US firm

NZ robotics software company snapped up by US firm
Boston Dynamics' Spot, with Rocos software on board. (Image: BusinessDesk)
Rebecca Stevenson
Robotic software company Rocos has been purchased by DroneDeploy, a market leader in drone software, the company said in a statement.The Auckland-based company was founded in 2017 by chief executive David Inggs and chief technology officer Richard Stinear.The company has pioneered cloud technology software that allows robots to be operated remotely and sometimes autonomously. Its software has most famously been used with Boston Dynamics’ robot Spot, which has been used to herd sheep, traverse difficult terrain and capture data in sit...

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