Brain Corp will supply Walmart with AI Services

Autonomous machines aren’t of much use without a management layer to orchestrate them. San Diego startup Brain Corp offers one such solution, dubbed BrainOS, which combines off-the-shelf hardware, sensors, and software to provide “brains” for industrial and commercial robots. And business is growing at a steady clip, evidenced last year by a $114 million funding round led by SoftBank’s Vision Fund and Qualcomm Ventures and a partnership with floor cleaning company Tennant.