Robots, drones, autonomous vehicles, wearables, and embodied AI systems that sense, decide, and act in the real world.
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Trener Robotics announced a $32 million Series A financing round, bringing its total funding to over $38 million. The round was co-led by Engine Ventures and IAG Capital Partners, with participation from Cadence and Geodesic Capital through Nikon’s NFocus Fund.
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Apeiron Labs has raised $9.5 million in Series A funding to expand its network of autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) for real-time ocean intelligence. The round was co-led by S2G Investments, RA Capital’s Planetary Health Fund, and DYNE Ventures, with participation from Assembly Ventures
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Humanoid introduced KinetIQ, its proprietary AI framework for end-to-end orchestration of humanoid robot fleets. Humanoid says KinetIQ is a single system that controls robots with different physical designs and coordinates how they work together.
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Faraday Future announced the launch of its first robotics portfolio, along with debuting FF EAI-Robotics Inc., a new California-based subsidiary. The company positioned the move as a brand expansion into embodied AI robotics
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Waymo has raised $16 billion in new funding, bringing its post-money valuation to $126 billion. The round was led by Dragoneer Investment Group, DST Global, and Sequoia Capital
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Figure has released Helix 02, a major upgrade to its foundation model that brings full-body autonomy to its existing humanoid platform. Building on the previous Helix model which controlled the upper body from vision inputs, Helix 02 now integrates lower body
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Waymo has introduced an autonomous ride service to the San Francisco International Airport, initially available to a limited group of riders before a full rollout to all riders over the next couple of months.
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RobCo has announced a $100 million Series C investment to advance its Physical AI roadmap and scale enterprise deployments. The round was co-led by Lightspeed Venture Partners and Lingotto Innovation
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Humanoid robots are getting attention from supply chain leaders looking to address labor shortages and high costs. But according to a new report from Gartner, the technology isn’t ready for widespread use.
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Toronto-based Waabi announced it has closed its oversubscribed $750 million Series C funding round, marking what the company says is the largest fundraising in Canadian history.
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Fauna Robotics came out of stealth with Sprout, a 3.5-foot humanoid designed for developers building real-world robotics applications.
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Vention has announced a $110M USD funding round to advance its AI-powered platform for automation and robotics.