Jean-Baptiste Kempf launches Kyber to bring real-time infrastructure to robotics
Tags OSS · Robotics · Infrastructure
Jean-Baptiste Kempf, the French open-source legend who created VLC media player, has been building Kyber, an infrastructure layer for controlling remote devices in real time. The startup targets the physical AI and robotics market, providing the low-latency communication backbone needed to operate robots remotely. Kempf's track record with VLC, which has been downloaded billions of times, lends credibility to his approach to real-time systems.
Technical significance
Kyber addresses a critical bottleneck in physical AI: the need for reliable, low-latency communication between operators and remote robots. As robotics moves from controlled environments to real-world deployment, the infrastructure layer for real-time control becomes as important as the robots themselves.