Sitegeist, a Munich-based construction robotics startup, has raised €4 million in a pre-seed funding round. The funding will enable Sitegeist to rapidly expand its team, hiring and scale the deployment of its automated, AI-enabled robots on real-world construction sites, helping concrete renovation companies overcome acute capacity constraints. [Read more…] about Sitegeist Robotics raises €4 million pre-seed funding to commercialize its construction robots
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Allonic raises $7.2 million to build ‘foundation for advanced robotic hardware’
Robotic intelligence is advancing at an extraordinary pace, with perception and autonomy improving by the day. But as robotics grows into the next global ecosystem, one constraint continues to hold the entire field back: how robot bodies are manufactured.
Today, most advanced robots are still built through slow, often manual assembly of hundreds of precision parts. This makes them expensive to produce, hard to customize for diverse use cases, and difficult to scale.
Allonic believes this manufacturing bottleneck is now the defining limit on what robotics can become.
Founded in Hungary, with a joint US HQ, Allonic is building a new manufacturing platform designed to remove that constraint entirely. [Read more…] about Allonic raises $7.2 million to build ‘foundation for advanced robotic hardware’
Apptronik nears $1 billion in funding with $520 million extension to Series A round
AI-powered robotics company Apptronik has closed a $520 million Series A-X funding round, with participation from existing investors including B Capital, Google, Mercedes-Benz and PEAK6, and new investors including AT&T Ventures and John Deere.
The Series A-X extension round follows a $415 million oversubscribed initial Series A raise in 2025, bringing Apptronik’s total Series A to more than $935 million and total capital raised to nearly $1 billion.
After the initial Series A announcement, Apptronik continued to receive substantial inbound investor interest, leading the company to open the new extension of its Series A at a 3x multiple of the Series A valuation, underscoring strong investor confidence in Apptronik’s vision for AI-powered robots that support people in every facet of life. [Read more…] about Apptronik nears $1 billion in funding with $520 million extension to Series A round
Physical AI robotics draws millions in funding as digital markets face correction
While digital asset charts cool off, factory floors are receiving a massive influx of capital. Venture firms are swapping volatile tokens for robots that demonstrate tangible utility. The following analysis details the financial pivot toward physical automation in healthcare and manufacturing.
2025 proved that utility is the ultimate value driver. While speculative assets experienced natural market cycles, a quiet, substantial shift occurred in venture capital boardrooms. Fund managers moved focus from viral tokens to hardware that solves real-world problems.
The experts aren’t just talking about prototypes anymore. Capital is flooding into systems that can hold a scalpel or assemble a gearbox. Funding is backing machines that build, rather than just code that counts. [Read more…] about Physical AI robotics draws millions in funding as digital markets face correction
OpenMind launches app store for robots
OpenMind, a robotics software company, has launched its “App Store for robots”, a platform designed to serve as the software distribution layer for quadruped and humanoid robots already operating in real-world environments.
As robots move beyond research labs into commercial and consumer deployment, software – not hardware – has emerged as the primary constraint on scale. While robotic platforms continue to mature mechanically, most remain locked into vertically integrated software stacks that limit adaptability and slow iteration.
OpenMind’s App Store introduces a shared application marketplace that allows robots to be configured, updated, and repurposed through software. [Read more…] about OpenMind launches app store for robots
Robotiq launches tactile sensor fingertips for adaptive gripper
Robotiq has launched its TSF-85 tactile sensor fingertips for the 2F-85 Adaptive Gripper, giving Physical AI systems the sense of touch needed for real-world manipulation.
With integrated tactile sensing, Robotiq enables robots to not only see the world, but to feel, understand, and reliably interact with it at scale. The Tactile Sensor Fingertips for the 2F-85 gripper are available now.
Robots cannot learn the physical world through vision alone. Real-world manipulation requires contact awareness, force control, and feedback from interaction. [Read more…] about Robotiq launches tactile sensor fingertips for adaptive gripper
MassRobotics reveals 11 startups to take part in 5th Healthcare Robotics Startup Catalyst Program
MassRobotics, in collaboration with Festo, Novanta and Mitsubishi Electric Automation, announces the selection of 11 startups for the 2026 Healthcare Robotics Startup Catalyst.
Now in its fifth cohort, the program empowers global startups to accelerate the development and commercialization of robotic technologies that improve clinical care, hospital operations, and laboratory automation. [Read more…] about MassRobotics reveals 11 startups to take part in 5th Healthcare Robotics Startup Catalyst Program
Oversonic Robotics agrees strategic partnership with NantWorks and opens new LA office
Oversonic Robotics, an Italian company specializing in cognitive humanoid robotics, has agreed a strategic partnership in the United States with NantWorks, alongside the opening of a new Los Angeles office.
The announcement was made during the inaugural US-Saudi Biotech Alliance Summit, held in conjunction with the 44th Annual JPMorgan Healthcare Conference in San Francisco.
This agreement marks an important step in the company’s international expansion. The collaboration brings together Oversonic’s technological excellence with NantWorks unique expertise in the medical and aerospace sectors, strengthening the company’s ability to develop advanced cognitive robotic solutions for industrial and healthcare applications. [Read more…] about Oversonic Robotics agrees strategic partnership with NantWorks and opens new LA office
XGSynBot unveils dual-arm mobile robot at CES showcase in Las Vegas
XGSynBot demonstrated an AI-powered dual-arm mobile robot during a private showcase held alongside CES in Las Vegas. Although the company appears to be avoiding the word “humanoid”, it does look like a humanoid.
The wheeled, dual-arm robot was developed by China-based XGSynBot (Suzhou) Intelligence Technology, which described it as “an AI-powered dual arm robot designed for industrial and commercial use”.
The company added that XGSynBot was designed for “cross-scenario use across industries including warehousing and logistics, 3C electronics, automotive manufacturing, clinical experiments, scientific research and education”. [Read more…] about XGSynBot unveils dual-arm mobile robot at CES showcase in Las Vegas
Mobileye to acquire Mentee Robotics in $900m deal to expand physical AI ambitions
Mobileye has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Mentee Robotics, an AI-first humanoid robotics startup, in a transaction valued at $900 million, as the company moves to broaden its focus beyond autonomous driving into what it describes as “physical artificial intelligence”.
Under the terms of the deal, the consideration will comprise approximately $612 million in cash and up to 26.2 million shares of Mobileye Class A common stock, subject to certain adjustments. The transaction is expected to close in the first quarter of 2026, pending customary conditions.
Mobileye said the acquisition brings together its autonomy stack and automotive-grade production experience with Mentee’s vertically integrated humanoid robot platform and AI talent. [Read more…] about Mobileye to acquire Mentee Robotics in $900m deal to expand physical AI ambitions