Cuban-Backed Osaro Accused of Infringing Robot-Vision Patents

Mark Cuban-backed startup Osaro Inc. was hit with a lawsuit seeking more than $100 million by a Florida company called the Artificial Intelligence Industry Association, which alleges Osaro’s robot-vision software infringes patents it acquired only weeks earlier.

Osaro’s SightWorks software, its robotic piece-picking systems, and its Robotic Kitting System integrated with Geek+ warehouse robots infringe US Patent Nos. 9,930,315, 10,075,693, and 11,257,272, according to a complaint filed Monday in the US District Court for the Northern District of California. AIIA seeks lost profits, royalties, and disgorgement of Osaro’s profits. It also wants the court to block Osaro’s ...