Most new robotics companies are focused on finding the right form factor or developing an AI model that can put metal hands to work. Destro has instead built an AI intelligence layer that lets robots work effectively in logistics settings, in part by also telling the human workers what to do. 'A lot of robotics companies started from robotics engineers [asking,] 'What cool things I can do''' Destro founder Manthan Pawar, a veteran of the industry, told TechCrunch. 'One of the biggest reasons we are winning against robotics companies is because we are not a robotics company.' Pawar, who earned a master's degree in robotics at NYU Tandon and has spent roughly eight years in the U.S. supply chain and robotics industry, explains that 'our mindset is, we know our customers' problems so damn well, and we are actually on path to be cash-flow positive at the end of this year.' Richard Brunelle, the director of automation for the American logistics group at Yusen Logistics, a South Korean...
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