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Sphero is a company that teaches STEAM using robots and applications, well known as robot toys. Spiro announced the launch of Co6 (Company Six), a company for the commercialization of intelligent robots and AI-based software for people working in first responding agencies, governments, defense and dangerous situations.
Co6 was created by former Spiro COO, Jim Booth and former CEO Paul Berberian, in the spirit of providing innovative tools for military experience and those in danger. Jim Booth took over as CEO, and Paul Burberian took over as Spirowa Co6 chairman.
Co6 has a strong character for military purposes, but it can be seen that using Spiro’s experience of selling more than 4 million robots to the market, it can be seen that it can create inexpensive products for use by not only very few civilians and soldiers, but also many people. Jim Booth emphasized that it is necessary to assist first responders such as firefighters and police, as well as people in dangerous jobs, and that they are pleased to build robotic hardware and advanced software solutions. For example, it seems that a robot for the purpose of checking the situation in a disaster area and reconnaissance by the police and Kondae is assumed.
Such robots are increasingly in the form of testing Boston Dynamics robots with Massachusetts police dogs or introducing explosives handling robots from the British Department of Defense. There is still no detailed information on what Co6 will develop, but as it is an intelligent robot, it is expected to have some degree of autonomy like Boston Dynamics.
Overseas, military technology is often diverted to the private sector. For example, iRobot, well known as the robot vacuum cleaner Roomba, originally conducted research and development for military robots, and some were put into practice. In contrast, Spiro’s movement seems to be the military use of home appliances. Related information can be found here .
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