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FieldAI raises more than $400 million to advance embodied AI at scale

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FieldAI, a specialist developer of physical AI and robotic autonomy, has raised $405 million in two consecutive funding rounds.

Investors include Bezos Expeditions, BHP Ventures, Canaan Partners, Emerson Collective, Intel Capital, Khosla Ventures, NVentures (Nvidia’s venture capital arm), Prysm, Temasek, and others. Previous investors include Gates Frontier and Samsung.

The latest round was oversubscribed, following rapid customer adoption and multiple expansion contracts for FieldAI’s general-purpose robotics intelligence, with successful testing and deployments across hundreds of complex real-world industrial environments. [Read more…] about FieldAI raises more than $400 million to advance embodied AI at scale

OpenMind raises $20 million to ‘connect all thinking machines’ through its robot operating system

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OpenMind, a company that describes itself as “unlocking machine agency at scale”, has closed a $20 million funding round led by Pantera Capital.

By building open systems, shared intelligence, and decentralized coordination, their goal is to “connect all thinking machines”. In other words, the company wants to provide an operating system for robots, particularly humanoid robots.

The company also received strong backing from industry leaders Ribbit, Coinbase Ventures, HSG, DCG, Pebblebed, Topology, Primitive Ventures, Lightspeed Faction, Anagram and notable angels. [Read more…] about OpenMind raises $20 million to ‘connect all thinking machines’ through its robot operating system

Galbot raises $151 million to scale embodied AI humanoid robots, partners with Bosch investment arm

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Chinese robotics startup Galaxy General Robot Co. – also known as Galbot – has raised $151 million in a funding round led by battery giant CATL and Puquan Capital, bringing its total investment to more than $330 million since its founding in 2023.

The company also announced a strategic joint venture with Boyuan Capital, the investment arm of Bosch Group, to accelerate the global commercialization of embodied AI robots.

Founded by Professor He Wang of Peking University – a Stanford-trained scientist – Galbot specializes in embodied artificial intelligence, which enables robots to perceive and interact with the physical world in a more human-like manner. The company’s technology has applications in retail, automotive, and industrial sectors. [Read more…] about Galbot raises $151 million to scale embodied AI humanoid robots, partners with Bosch investment arm