Kudan

Kudan develops spatial perception technology, which lets machines locate themselves and understand their surroundings in three dimensions. The company applies this to robotics, autonomous vehicles and digital twins, and calls the underlying field artificial perception.

What Kudan offers

• Localisation and mapping — proprietary SLAM algorithms with sensor fusion, designed to work where GPS is unavailable.
• Autonomous navigation — a customisable software stack covering localisation, mapping and path planning for mobile robots.
• Spatial analytics — algorithms that interpret 3D models for industrial automation and digital twins.
• Robot packages — navigation software bundles and development kits for autonomous mobile robots.
• Inspection robots — mobile inspection systems integrated with digital twins.

Who it works with

The website points to industrial users, including operators looking to automate inspection and maintenance, and lists global partners.

Key facts

• Focus: spatial perception for physical AI
• Earlier work: augmented, mixed and virtual reality as well as robotics