Godfather Of Ai Geoffrey Hinton Named Advisory Board Member For Startup Vayu Robotics

Geoffrey Hinton, known as the ‘Godfather of AI’, has joined the advisory board of robotics startup, Vayu Robotics. Hinton is a pioneer in deep learning and worked part-time with Google Brain as a VP and Engineering Fellow for over a decade. Vayu Robotics co-founder and CTO, Nitish Srivastava was a doctoral student of Hinton’s at the University of Toronto. Vayu Robotics recently announced they had closed $12.7 million in seed financing and will use the funding to continue their development of low-cost robotics solutions.