Enact Intelligence Secures $30 Million Pre-Seed Funding for Force-Sensing Robots
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Enact Intelligence, based in Zurich, has successfully raised $30 million in a pre-seed funding round aimed at developing robots capable of sensing forces through their actuators. Founded in March 2026, the company focuses on assembly tasks that require an understanding of how objects resist movement, such as inserting cables and handling screws.
This innovative approach is significant as it allows robots to judge contact and adjust their actions based on the forces encountered during movement, similar to human muscle and tendon feedback. Enact's technology aims to enhance the efficiency of robotic assembly without the need for additional tactile sensors or artificial skin, potentially revolutionizing how robots perform complex tasks.
Enact plans to achieve a milestone where its motors can measure force over 1,000 times per second, which could drastically reduce the training time for new tasks from months to just days. However, no specific performance metrics regarding insertion accuracy or task success rates were disclosed at the time of publication.
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Enact Raises $30M Pre-Seed to Give Factory Robots a Sense of Force
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