Technology · 22 June 2026
VLC's creator raises $5m for robot-control software
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The developer behind one of the world's most-used apps is betting robots and drones will soon need the same plumbing video does. Jean-Baptiste Kempf, who built the free VLC player downloaded over 6 billion times, raised $5m this week for his startup Kyber. Built on VLC's tech, it hit 8 milliseconds of lag in a demo, and already serves defence and robotics clients.
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