Last year, robot funding remained relatively unchanged.some humanoid robot startups have seen enormous cash from investors.
addition Apptronik On that list, an AI-powered humanoid robot company based in Austin, Texas, has locked a co-led $350 million series. B Capital and Capital FactoryParticipation from Google. Founded in 2016, Apptronik previously raised $28 million per company.
The startup said it will use fresh cash to develop Apollo, a humanoid robot designed for industrial work. Competing companies Teslawe are affiliated with NASA and nvidiaand developed 15 robot systems, including NASA’s humanoid robot Valkyrie.
“We are creating the world’s most advanced and capable humanoid robots designed to work with humans in meaningful and transformative ways,” said the co-founder and CEO. Jeff Cardenas With the announcement of funding. “By integrating engineered hardware and cutting-edge AI for meaningful interactions, we are shaping the future where robots become true partners that drive progress. Believe in this vision, we It’s exciting to have investors committed to helping it come true.”
Big money robot
This is far from the only big money round that I’ve been going to a robotics startup these days.
November, Physical intelligencestartups that develop brains for a wide range of robots, $400 million round With a valuation of $2 billion led by Jeff Bezos, Lux Capital and Prosperity of the capital, The New York Times.
Pittsburgh based in July SKILD AI – We have also developed brain models that can be used in a variety of robots and in a variety of tasks. Coat, Lightspeed Venture Partners, SoftBank Group and Bezos, through him Bezos expedition. The funds valued the company at $1.5 billion.
It was also about a year ago that I was based in Sunnyvale, California. shapewhich is developing AI-enhanced robots that hope to carry out dangerous employment and alleviate labor shortages, with a massive round of $675 million with a pre-valuation of about $2 billion. I’ve procured it. The round included investments from nvidiaBezos Explore investments others.
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