• Kindred was a robotics company focused on AI‑powered piece‑picking robots for e‑commerce and order fulfilment, built to handle varied items for grocery, general merchandise, and manufacturing.
• The technology combined computer vision, machine learning including deep reinforcement learning, and motion control as created by a team in Vancouver, Toronto and San Francisco.
• Miles Steininger joined in 2015 over next three years met every monthly patent application count target he was given plus became a decent robot pilot along the way.

Ocado Group bought the company in late 2020 for about USD 262 million and Kindred’s technology, team, and IP were important contributors to the valuation.