Proof of Usefulness Report

Cognicept Systems

Analysis completed on 1/18/2026

+556
Proof of Usefulness Score
Industry Mainstay

Cognicept Systems is a verifiable, high-impact robotics middleware company (backed by Sequoia Surge) that successfully merged with KABAM Robotics in 2022. Their 'Smart+' technology solves a critical industry problem: handling edge-case failures in unstructured environments via human-in-the-loop intervention. While the project's real-world utility and technical innovation are exceptional, the submission itself contained demonstrably false claims regarding reach ('everyone') and traction ('most people have used my product'), resulting in significant penalties to the Traction and Response Quality scores.

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Score Breakdown

Real World Utility+90
Audience Reach Impact+20
Technical Innovation+85
Evidence Of Traction+40
Market Timing Relevance+90
Functional Completeness+5
Subtotal+585
Usefulness Multiplierx0.95
Final Score+556

Project Details

Description
At Cognicept, we provide hybrid robotics AI with our Smart+ telerobotic intervention technology and remote robot pilots. Our supervised autonomy products make unpredictable applications reliable and enable use cases that were previously impossible.\nCognicept solves reliability issues for robotic systems.\n\nReliability of machine intelligence, which is at the heart of robotic systems, is poor when applied in unstructured environments and loosely defined processes. \nThis requires users to either employ onsite staff to oversee failure-correction or forgo the desired solution entirely.\n\nCustomer applications are often abandoned due to these low reliabilities. This results in end users forfeiting the value robots provide and system integrators avoiding large segments of the potential market.\n\nCognicept is a service enabled by a middleware solution which is offered via system integrators and OEMs.
Audience Reach
everyone
Target Users
everyone
Technologies
Robotics
Traction Evidence
most people have used my product

Algorithm Insights

Market Position
Strong market validation with clear user adoption patterns
User Engagement
Documented reach suggests active user community
Technical Stack
Modern tech stack aligned with sponsor technologies

Recommendations to Increase Usefulness Score

Document User Growth

Provide specific metrics on user acquisition and retention rates

Showcase Revenue Model

Detail sustainable monetization strategy and current revenue streams

Expand Evidence Base

Include testimonials, case studies, and third-party validation

Technical Roadmap

Share development milestones and feature completion timeline