Viam
Cloud robotics infrastructure software
About
Founded in 2020 by Eliot Horowitz, co-founder and former CTO of MongoDB, Viam is a cloud-based software platform enabling engineers to build, deploy, and manage smart machines and robotics applications using familiar programming languages across any hardware. The platform spans prototyping to global fleet management with AI and automation capabilities. Customers include the New York Islanders and UBS Arena, Viking Yachts, Sbarro, Swiss nuclear firm Transmutex, and autonomous kitchen company Appetronix. Viam partnered with Kongsberg to create Sonar AI, the first virtual AI sonar operator for Simrad fish-finding sonars.
Products
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Robotics Software Platform
— Software platform to build, deploy, and manage robotics applications using multi-language SDKs and cloud-based hardware abstraction.
Customer sectors: software engineers, robotics developers, system integrators
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SurfaceAI
— Robotic system for high-precision finishing that adapts and improves over time in high-dust, high-mix factory floors.
Customer sectors: manufacturing, factory automation, custom parts producers
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Fleet Management
— Cloud-managed monitoring, alerting, OTA updates, and safe version control for scaling and maintaining robot fleets.
Customer sectors: fleet operators, robotics managers, system administrators
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AI & Data
— Provides machine learning model access and data services to enhance robotics perception and decision-making.
Customer sectors: machine learning engineers, robotics developers, data scientists
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Control & Motion
— Tools and APIs for writing robot control logic, motion planning, and remote operation without VPNs.
Customer sectors: robotics engineers, software developers, automation specialists
Market research & competitive positioning
Source-backed TAM / SAM / SOM sizing, displacement analysis, and an interactive peer positioning map for Viam — available to members.
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