Trifo raises $15M, announces new robot vacuum

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Just over two years ago, PerceptIn announced an $8 million Series A
The funding followed a $2 million seed round, and found the startup essentially coming out of stealth to showcase the sensors it was
building for a wide range of form factors, from cars to robot vacuums
In fact, it even went so far as changing its name
Trifo has just raised a $15 million Series B, bringing its total funding up to $26 million
The round includes backing from Yidu Cloud, Tsinghua AI Fund and Matrix Partners, with a focus on producing more hardware and software
solutions in the home robotics space, additional hiring and pushing into the United States and European markets.For now, robot vacuums
matters of privacy
The pair combine 1080p color images with depth sensing to provide home surveillance and mapping in light and dark settings
short as one inch, room-by-room cleaning and and a 5,200 mAh battery for up to two hours of cleaning on a charge