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NORTH READING, Mass. — Teradyne Robotics appointed a C-suite leader to “drive significant advancements” in its AI capabilities.
Teradyne Robotics named James Davidson its chief AI officer, according to the company last month.
The company includes the collaborative robot company Universal Robots (UR) and autonomous mobile robot (AMR) company Mobile Industrial Robots (MiR).
Most recently, Davidson served as chief architect at MiR.
Davidson's track record in AI and robotics aligns well with Teradyne Robotics' mission to change manufacturing through automation, said Ujjwal Kumar, group president, Teradyne Robotics.
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Davidson has over 20 years of experience, including in artificial intelligence and robotics, such as AI-generated ads, developing health care fraud detection systems and advancing robotics.
At MiR, Davidson guided its technical direction and ramped up AI solutions for its new product, the MiR1200 Pallet Jack.
Previously, Davidson held lead research roles at Google Brain/DeepMind and MITRE, where he contributed to both academic research and commercial products, served as CEO of Talos Robotics, CTO of Third Wave Automation and worked in satellite technologies at Sandia National Laboratories.
He holds a B.S. in electrical and computer engineering from The University of New Mexico and a Ph.D. in computer engineering from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, according to LinkedIn.
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