Trener Robotics Raises $32M to Scale Conversational Robot Control Platform

• Trener Robotics closed a $32 million Series A round co-led by Engine Ventures and IAG Capital Partners, with participation from Cadence and Nikon’s NFocus Fund.
• The funding will be used to expand research and development, train new robot skills, hire globally, and grow partnerships and market presence.

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. The company said the capital will be used to accelerate T-Labs research and development, train new robot skills, expand global hiring, and grow its market and partner presence.

Trener Robotics develops Acteris, a robot-agnostic AI skills platform for manufacturing. The platform allows operators to describe automation tasks in natural language rather than using traditional code-based programming, converting those descriptions into executable robot actions. Acteris is trained on visual, haptic, language, and action data, enabling robots to adapt to changing parts, unstructured production environments, and real-time conditions on existing factory equipment.

“For decades, industrial robotics has been limited by dynamic complexity, confining millions of robotic arms to repetitive, single-purpose tasks in highly controlled environments,” said Dr. Asad Tirmizi, Co-Founder and CEO of Trener Robotics, in a press release. “We’re fundamentally changing this - transforming robots into intelligent, adaptable teammates by replacing procedural programming with a control system that supports a growing library of production-ready skills. Our go-to-market strategy empowers systems integrators and OEMs with a robot AI skills platform for deploying and controlling robots across diverse industrial environments.”

Trener said it has collaborated with more than 15 solutions and integration partners across Europe and the United States. In 2025, the company integrated Acteris with robot brands including ABB, Universal Robots, and FANUC.

🌀 Tom’s Take:

Trener is building software that lets factories get more value from the robots they already own. The bet is that control software, not hardware, becomes the main driver of scale and returns.

Source: Business Wire / Trener Robotics