Arda, which develops AI software and agents to accelerate assembly line programming and manufacturing automation, raised $230M at a $1.5B valuation (Kate Rooney/CNBC)
Kate Rooney / CNBC : Arda, which develops AI software and agents to accelerate assembly line programming and manufacturing automation, raised $230M at a $1.5B valuation — OpenAI's former research chief has been quietly building a startup that aims to bring manufacturing back to the U.S. using AI.
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