by Brianna Crandall — November 21, 2016 — San Diego-based Brain Corp, a software technology company specializing in the development of autonomous artificial intelligence (A.I.) systems for self-driving vehicles (SDVs), officially launched its first product at the ISSA/INTERCLEAN show October 25-28 in Chicago, and announced its most recent partnership, with Pristine Environments.
Brain Corp’s new A.I. brain called EMMA (Enabling Mobile Machine Automation) converts manually driven commercial equipment into self-driving vehicles. The software inside EMMA is capable of delivering enhanced floor care in terms of safety, precision and quality, while allowing humans to shift focus on higher value tasks.
A.I.-based EMMA (Enabling Mobile Machine Automation) converts manually driven commercial equipment into self-driving vehicles that safely weave around obstacles
At the trade show, Brain Corp exhibited a live demo of EMMA that showcased her autonomously driving around an indoor track and safely weaving around obstacles. The company and technology also won the “Innovation of the Year Award,” which recognizes products and services in the cleaning industry that have a positive impact in terms of practicality, sustainability, cost-savings, and other key factors.
Brain Corp has since signed licensing agreements with several OEMs including International Cleaning Equipment (ICE), NSS Enterprises and Minuteman for the integration of EMMA into their cleaning machines.
More recently, the company selected to partner with facilities management organization Pristine Environments, where it will collaborate for customized service with a range of clients from various industries to enable automation of their floor-cleaning tasks.
Pristine Environments’ clients will leverage solutions that equip robots to perform tasks that traditionally had to be completed manually. With more than 150 million square feet of specialized buildings throughout North America, Pristine Environments focuses on clients where the quality of cleaning, safety, maintenance and appearance is critical to the function and asset value of the facility.
Brain Corp is expanding into new markets and verticals, which include commercial offices, hospitals, educational facilities, warehouses and giant retail spaces. Although the initial launch targets the floor care space, Brain Corp says its A.I. technology can be applied to the entire footprint of artificial intelligence for self-driving vehicles.
Pristine Environments focuses on deploying cutting-edge technology that is highly reliable, secure and enhances the productivity of its entire workforce. The organization says it is committed to building an optimized infrastructure that will enhance the capabilities in every function within the company and its current and prospective customers.
Co-founded in 2009 by computational neuroscientist Dr. Eugene Izhikevich and neuroscientist, physician and serial tech entrepreneur Dr. Allen Gruber, Brain Corp’s 37 employees, including more than 15 PhDs, have expertise in fields of artificial intelligence, computer vision and robotics. The company’s technology is said to represent the next generation of artificial brains for commercial robots.
