Kudan

Kudan is a leading SLAM software company based in Japan, offering Visual SLAM and 3D lidar SLAM for multiple applications. Since its establishment in 2011, Kudan has been at the forefront of providing proprietary Artificial Perception technologies based on SLAM. The company's focus on enabling use cases with significant positive impact on our lives and societies, such as autonomous driving, robotics, AR/VR, and smart cities, showcases its commitment to disruptive innovation.

Kudan aspires to be an irreplaceable provider of spatial awareness for future machines and devices, disrupting both industrial landscapes and consumer lives. The company's technology plays a critical role in enabling machines to perceive the world, offering commercial-grade localization and mapping software based on SLAM (Simultaneous localization and mapping).

With its recent ¥158.40M Venture Round investment on 29 June 2018, Kudan has brought in investors including ZENRIN DataCom, Xacti, and Kokusai Kogyo. Moreover, the acquisition of Artisense, another SLAM software company spinning out from Technical University Munich, further strengthens Kudan's position in the industry, showcasing its commitment to accelerating SLAM development to solve more challenging problems.

The company's dedication to enhancing spatial awareness and perception for machines and devices positions Kudan as a prominent player in the Computer Vision industry, with potential for continued growth and impact across diverse sectors.