He made your free video player run smoothly. Now he’s doing that for robots. (opens original article in a new tab)

Jean-Baptiste Kempf, known for VLC Media Player, is developing Kyber, a real-time remote device control infrastructure, backed by $5 million in funding, targeting robotics, drones, and remote IT access.

• Jean-Baptiste Kempf, lead developer of VLC Media Player, is developing Kyber, an infrastructure layer for real-time control of remote devices.
• Kyber's SDK synchronizes video, audio, sensor data, and control inputs with minimal latency, targeting applications in robotics, drones, and remote IT access.
• Kyber raised $5 million in funding led by Lightspeed, with potential applications beyond AI, including managing large-scale fleets of devices.