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The company behind the adorably doomed robot Kuri is shutting down

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Effective from August 21st Mayfield Robotics, the company behind the Kuri home robot, is pausing operations.

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Less than a month after Mayfield Robotics said it was stopping production on its Kuri home robot, the company announced today on its blog that the company will be shutting down. 

 

Launched through Bosch's Startup Platform in 2015 the company failed to develop commercial partnerships leading to the decision to cease operations in October.

 

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Since late 2017, we’ve been searching for external partners to support our future. Together with Bosch, we pursued many options for additional financial investment and long-term technology development. Unfortunately, we were unable to reach an agreement with any of the many dozens of companies we talked to. Sadly, this means that Mayfield Robotics will cease all operations by October 31st, 2018.

 

Our team is beyond disappointed. Together we’ve spent the past four years designing and building not just Kuri, but also an equally incredible company culture and spirit. Given this news, we’re now doing everything we can to support our team. To help to make this transition as smooth as possible, Bosch will help with severance packages and outplacement services, and our team has the option to apply to open positions at Bosch.

 

When we began this adventure in 2015, we knew our goals were ambitious, and we knew that home robots were still just an idea that we would have to shape. We’re proud of the work we’ve done, and the adorable robot we’ve made. We only wish we could have shipped many more of them to homes and families. The work has certainly inspired all of us, and now we’ll have to wait and see what we all make next.

 

Another unfortunate end for a "smart assistant" company and it seems likely that we will see more news of this type as the main players develop their solutions further.

 

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https://www.heykuri.com/blog/the-future-of-mayfield-robotics-kuri-home-robot/

https://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2018/8/21/17765330/mayfield-robotics-kuri-robot-shutting-down

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Was it just an Alexa on wheels?  (@Amazon brb, filing patent for that idea)

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a robot that follows you around and takes pictures and videos of you and your family O.oO.o FBI plz dont look

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"please pay for this robot that drives around your home and films and listens all the time!" how about fuck off

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Windows is shutting down urge entire company for updates a spokesperson said

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5 hours ago, Nicholatian said:

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*Nostalgia intensifies*

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Kuri robots are adorable one, I always wish to have this kind of robot that captures every single moments around your home. Unfortunately, the manufacturer is shutting down and it a very sad news for fans of cute robots. I hope that they will return in manufacturing once the problems encountered are solved.

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