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Cerulion

Summer 2024 · Active

Open source operating system for robots

Founded: 2024

Team size: 2

About

Cerulion is an open source operating system for robots built by 2 MIT robotics PhDs. Companies like Amazon Robotics and Boston Dynamics AI Institute are using us to develop faster and ship more reliable robots than with ROS. With up to 1000x improvements in communications performance over state of the art, Cerulion is enabling the next generation of embodied AI.

Founders

  • Lakshay SharmaFounder/CEO

    Lakshay is the cofounder/CEO of robotics middleware startup Cerulion. Prior to this, he studied computer engineering, astrophysics and robotics at the University of Pennsylvania, and researched robot motion planners at MIT.

  • Se Hwan JeonFounder

    I'm the cofounder of Cerulion along with Lakshay Sharma. Cerulion is a software interface and abstraction layer to make controlling, debugging, and visualizing commercial robots accessible to everyone. Prior to YC, I studied mechanical engineering at the University of Notre Dame and MIT, specializing in robotics, optimal control, and reinforcement learning for legged platforms.