Portfolio Company Update : Guident Ltd

Tekcapital Plc (AIM: TEK), the UK intellectual property investment group focused on transforming university technologies into valuable products that can improve people's lives, is pleased to announce today that Guident Ltd entered into Strategic Partnership agreement with Star Robotics, a leading Spanish-based company revolutionizing the robotics industry. Star Robotics offers robotic products and services tailored for operation in real human environments.

The Strategic Partnership will aim to integrate Guident's teleoperation solution into Star Robotics' products and provide an autonomous security surveillance solution with a human-in-the-loop capability. It also empowers both companies to work on a combined go to market strategy and promote the solution in North America.

Driven by a commitment to innovation, Star Robotics harnesses in-house developed modular technologies across mechanics, electronics, autonomous navigation, cloud, and artificial intelligence. Star Robotics "Watchbot" carry out surveillance and industrial inspection tasks. These state-of-the-art advancements enable the company to craft bespoke solutions precisely tailored to address the unique requirements of diverse markets.

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The Strategic Partnership aims to integrate Guident's industry-leading AV remote monitoring, control, assistance, and support services with Star Robotics autonomous navigation, cloud, and artificial intelligence solutions. Both companies' mission is to create collaborative, robust, and competitively priced solutions, ensuring cost-effectiveness from inception.

The culmination of those efforts will be showcased at the Guident Headquarters Inauguration event on April 18, 2024, in Boca Raton, Florida. This event will unveil the fully integrated solution, demonstrating the seamless fusion of Guident's Remote Monitor and Control Center (RMCC) solution with the Star Robotics autonomous security surveillance robot.

Harald Braun, Executive Chairman and CEO at Guident, stated: "Since establishing our strategic partnership, we have been delighted to collaborate with the Star Robotics team on several projects. With their relentless focus on pushing the boundaries of possibility, Star Robotics is poised to transform the way industries harness the power of robotics to drive efficiency, productivity, and success."

"We are thrilled to join forces with Guident, a leader in Autonomous Vehicle (AV) teleoperation monitoring industry, to introduce a security surveillance robot equipped with human-in-the-loop capabilities. This groundbreaking collaboration marks a pivotal moment in advancing safety and innovation in autonomous technology. We couldn't be more excited to pioneer this revolutionary solution, setting a new standard for the industry." - Yamila Feccia, Chief Commercial Officer at Star Robotics.

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About Star Robotics

Star Robotics is a surveillance and inspection robotics company focused on the development and commercialization of ground robotic platforms. These platforms feature autonomous navigation and artificial intelligence capabilities, tailored for real-world operations in both indoor and outdoor environments. To learn more, please visit www.star-robotics.com/en/.

Clifford M. Gross, Ph.D.

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