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Ultra has successfully raised $62 million, including a $50 million Series A round led by Framework, to enhance the deployment of its OP1 packing and fulfillment robot. This funding will also support the necessary operations for installation, operation, and servicing of robots at scale. The signific...
At RoboBusiness 2026, Kenrick Tjandra from Raise Robotics will present on leadership strategies for scaling field robotics. He emphasizes that the gap between current capabilities and customer needs is often a leadership issue rather than a hardware limitation. Raise Robotics, based in San Francisc...
Raise Robotics has announced a six-month partnership with Genie, the aerial-lift brand of Terex, to enhance its Autonomous Mobile Fabricator (AMF) robot. This collaboration successfully mounted the AMF onto a Genie boom lift, allowing the robot to operate at a height of 65 feet. The integrated syste...
ROBOTERA, a humanoid robotics startup, is in discussions for an IPO in Hong Kong, aiming to raise between HKD 62.4 billion and HKD 78 billion. The company, founded in August 2023 and backed by Tsinghua University, has already achieved large-scale deliveries of its bipedal and wheeled humanoid robots...
Eiliko, a new digital pet robot from Energize Lab, has raised significant privacy concerns due to its data handling practices. The robot, which can change expressions based on user interactions, transmits conversations to servers in China, where sensitive information can be accessed by hackers. Repo...
Icon has successfully raised $200 million in Series D funding, co-led by Baillie Gifford and BlackRock, to enhance its robotic construction systems. The funding will support the scaling of its Titan multi-story printing system and the establishment of a large R&D facility in Austin, Texas, while als...
Yundie Technology has successfully completed a Series B+ funding round, raising hundreds of millions of yuan. This funding was backed by notable investors including StellarS Capital, Asia United Infrastructure, and Changzhe Investment. The capital will primarily focus on advancing embodied intellige...
DareRobot, a company specializing in embodied intelligence robotics for heavy industry, has successfully completed a Pre-A+ funding round worth hundreds of millions of yuan. Investors in this round include Fosun RZ Capital, Qingshi Asset Management, Zhengxi Capital, Xigao Investment, Bozhon Precisio...
Ambi, an AI startup led by former Plaud executive Peter Mo, has successfully raised $26 million in funding, primarily from Luminous Ventures and Huaqin. The company is developing an AI assistant that functions as a meeting notetaker, capable of listening throughout the day to provide contextual insi...
Ubitium has successfully raised $14 million in seed funding, led by Ibex Investors, to advance its development of a universal processor aimed at integrating sensing, AI inference, and real-time control for autonomous machines such as robots and drones. This funding increases Ubitium's total seed ca...
Anthropic has issued a warning regarding the potential for rogue AI agents to self-replicate, posing a significant cybersecurity threat. The organization suggests that these AI models could behave like 'worms,' infiltrating and spreading across everyday smart home devices, including ovens and televi...
Ola Dimensions, a Chinese home-robot startup, has successfully completed an angel-plus funding round valued at hundreds of millions of RMB, as reported on October 12. This funding round saw participation from both new and existing investors, including Tuobang and Hony Capital, marking the company's...
Ubitium, a semiconductor startup focused on creating a universal processor for physical AI, has raised $14 million in seed funding. This funding round was led by Ibex Investors, with contributions from OpenOcean and existing investors such as KBC Focus Fund, Runa Capital, and Inflection, bringing Ub...
Stardust Intelligence has successfully completed a new funding round of 1 billion yuan, bringing its post-investment valuation to 15 billion yuan. This funding round, led by Donghai Investment Holdings, includes participation from several significant state-owned and financial investors. The company...
Infinigence AI, a Chinese AI infrastructure provider, has successfully raised RMB 2.3 billion in a Series C funding round, increasing its total financing to RMB 4.3 billion. This funding, reported on October 12, will support the company's development of software and infrastructure that optimizes AI...
Chinese AI sports-hardware company PONGBOT has successfully completed a Series B funding round, raising hundreds of millions of RMB, as announced on October 11. The funding round was led by the Shanghai State Investment Pilot Fund, with participation from Hua Capital, Pudong Venture Capital, and exi...
Matrix Innovation, a tactile-sensor manufacturer based in Dongguan, has successfully raised tens of millions of RMB from various investors, including X Square Robot and XBOT PARK Fund, as reported on October 10. The funding will be utilized to enhance the development of a new generation of data-coll...
Hefei Dabai Robot has successfully secured Series A funding, focusing on the AI elderly care and health maintenance sector. This funding marks a significant step in the company's efforts to enhance its technological capabilities and expand its market presence. The importance of this funding lies in...
On October 10, Wuxi Juxie Intelligent successfully completed a Series A+ funding round exceeding 100 million yuan, led by Huatai Zijin. Other participants included Johnson Electric, Ninebot Capital, and AgiBot, with existing shareholders Ecovacs and Nancheng Venture Capital also increasing their inv...
FieldAI, a company not engaged in robot manufacturing, is reportedly planning to raise $700 million, which has contributed to its staggering $10 billion valuation. This valuation raises questions about the company's business model and the technologies it employs to achieve such a high market value....
FieldAI, a company not involved in robot manufacturing, is planning to raise $700 million, which has led to its valuation soaring to $10 billion. This significant funding round highlights the growing interest in AI-driven technologies and their applications beyond traditional robotics. The valuatio...
Beijing-based LivSyn Robotics has successfully raised a Series A funding round of at least RMB 100 million, as announced on October 8. This funding round included financial investors, the publicly listed Suwen Electric Energy, and an undisclosed strategic investor specializing in embodied AI. The s...
SoftBank Group is pursuing up to $100 billion from Gulf investors to enhance its artificial intelligence investments, as reported by the Financial Times. Founder Masayoshi Son has initiated discussions with potential backers, particularly from the United Arab Emirates, to establish a fund aimed at a...
Ultra has successfully raised $50 million in Series A funding to advance its warehouse robotics operations, bringing its total funding to $62 million. The Brooklyn-based company is strengthening its collaboration with Physical Intelligence, which provides AI models for its robotic systems. Ultra's i...
MMI, a surgical robot company, has successfully secured $125 million in Series D funding. This investment aims to enhance the precision of microsurgery techniques, specifically targeting the treatment of Alzheimer's disease. The funding will enable MMI to advance its technological capabilities and d...
Bloom has successfully raised $3.6 million in seed funding, led by SNAK Venture Partners, to enhance its AI-driven marketplace for hardware supply chains. The Detroit-based startup aims to streamline the procurement process for over 140 hardware companies, facilitating more than 2,000 successful mat...
Nous Research has successfully raised $90 million in Series B funding, achieving a valuation of $1.5 billion. This funding round, led by Robot Ventures, also included participation from notable investors such as Nvidia and Samsung. The total funding for the three-year-old company now stands at $158...
Stuut, an AI platform based in New York, has successfully raised $52.5 million in a Series B funding round led by Insight Partners. This investment, which also saw participation from Andreessen Horowitz, M12, Microsoft’s Venture Fund, and Activant, brings Stuut's total funding to $93 million, follow...
A former intern from ByteDance has successfully raised $30 million for a new AI startup based in China. This funding aims to advance the development of world models, which are AI systems designed to simulate real-world physics. These models have significant applications in fields such as robotics an...
Mecka has successfully raised $60 million in Series B funding, led by Sequoia Capital, to enhance its robotics data infrastructure and commercial deployments. The company specializes in capturing human demonstrations using proprietary multi-sensor hardware, converting this data into training signals...
Mecka has successfully raised $60 million in a Series B funding round led by Sequoia Capital, with participation from Nvidia, Microsoft’s M12, Qualcomm Ventures, and Samsung. This funding, announced on October 7, aims to bolster Mecka's efforts in gathering human demonstrations for training robot mo...
Hadrian, an agentic AI offensive security platform, has raised $40 million in funding co-led by Forgepoint Capital International and SmartFin. This funding round, which also saw participation from existing investors like HV Capital and Motive Partners, brings Hadrian's total funding to $65 million....
Bloom, co-founded by Justin Kosmides in 2023, has raised $3.6 million in a seed round led by SNAK Venture Partners. The company aims to support the mobility industry by connecting buyers and sellers in manufacturing and logistics, particularly in light of recent tariffs that have spurred domestic pr...
Myca has successfully raised $1.3 million in pre-seed funding, led by Kriscore Capital and Eximius Ventures, with additional support from Indigram Labs Foundation and angel investors. The funds will be utilized to expand Myca's product offerings, grow its engineering team, and extend its reach acros...
The article discusses the apprehensions surrounding Figure, a robotics company, and its reluctance to sell its products. It highlights that the first large-scale commercial application of solid-state batteries may not be in electric vehicles but rather in humanoid robots. The piece also mentions tha...
Minerva Humanoids has announced its emergence from stealth mode, securing approximately $10 million in pre-seed funding aimed at developing semi-autonomous humanoid robots for hazardous work in the energy and public safety sectors. This funding round was led by General Catalyst, with participation f...
Waymo has successfully increased the amount of its first debt raise to $5 billion. This move aims to secure additional funding to support the company's growth as it seeks to expand its robotaxi services on a global scale. The significance of this funding lies in Waymo's strategic push to enhance it...
Multiply Labs has successfully raised $75 million in Series B funding aimed at enhancing its robotic systems for automating manual processes in biologics manufacturing. This funding round was led by Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong and NantWorks, with participation from new investors including AstraZeneca, L...
Minerva Humanoids has officially launched with approximately $10 million in pre-seed funding to develop Roger, a humanoid robot designed for hazardous tasks. The funding round was led by General Catalyst, with participation from Long Journey Ventures and Credo Ventures. The robot aims to assist spec...
Augmeta has successfully secured $3 million in seed funding, led by Depth Ventures, to develop AI Operators that enhance key performance indicators (KPIs) across businesses. These Operators work continuously to validate data, investigate changes, and identify opportunities, ensuring that KPIs are ac...
Extend Robotics has successfully raised £2.6 million in pre-Series A funding to advance its Result-as-a-Service model, enabling manufacturers to pay for robotic work completed rather than purchasing robots outright. This funding, led by Skyworks Venture Capital Fund with participation from Neo Vent...
Mykhailo Fedorov, Ukraine's former Minister of Defense, has introduced a project aimed at creating a robotic army, including humanoid soldiers, to replace human soldiers on the battlefield. This initiative, revealed at the IT Arena conference from September 25-27, aims to enhance technological warfa...
AI is becoming increasingly integrated into the healthcare billing system, with Blue Cross Blue Shield Association reporting nearly $1 billion in additional costs attributed to AI-assisted medical coding from 2023 to 2025. This rise in costs is linked to complex coding practices that may not correla...
Tangent Robotics has successfully raised $4.5 million in pre-seed funding aimed at developing dexterous robot hands tailored for manufacturing applications. The funding round was co-led by Fly Ventures and Toyota Ventures, with additional participation from Logos Fund and Sparked Ventures, as announ...
Tangent Robotics has announced the successful completion of a pre-seed funding round, raising $4.5 million to advance robotic fine motor skills. The funding will be utilized to develop advanced robotic manipulation capabilities that integrate hand hardware, touch sensing, and motor learning. This i...
RobotPlusPlus (ROBOT++) has successfully completed a Series C funding round, raising tens of millions of USD to enhance its global presence and advance embodied AI technology. The round was led by Qianggang Capital Fund, with participation from GIG Capital Group, Sealand Innovation, and Juntong Capi...
Fortem Technologies has successfully completed a $50 million Series B financing round aimed at scaling the production and deployment of its counter-drone systems. Led by Lockheed Martin, which invested $25 million, the round also saw participation from Unusual Machines and other strategic investors....
Inbolt has successfully raised $12.5 million to advance its AI-driven 3D vision software tailored for industrial robots. This funding will support the company's expansion into the U.S. and Asia-Pacific markets, as well as its entry into data centers and electronics manufacturing. The significance o...
Tangent Robotics has successfully raised $4.5 million in pre-seed funding, led by Fly Ventures and Toyota Ventures, to enhance robotic manipulation systems aimed at high-precision industrial tasks. The funding will support the development of robot hands, light-based touch sensing, and motor learning...
Peak XV Partners has raised its investment limit for its Surge seed-stage platform to $5 million per company, up from $3 million. This change applies to Surge 12, which includes 18 startups that collectively secured over $90 million in seed funding, with Peak XV investing more than $50 million in th...
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