December 2022’s 55 robotics investments totaled US $1.14B, a 7.7% increase over December 2021’s funding total.

Machina Labs plans to use the funding to accelerate company growth to meet customer demands, and expand research and development. 

Scythe Robotics said the funding will help it meet demand for the more than 7,500 reservations for its all-electric, fully autonomous M.52 mower.

Silicon Valley-based Cepton offers a range of LiDAR sensors, including the Vista-X family of automotive-grade LiDARs and Sora-X family of industrial-grade LiDARs.

Outrider, a developer of autonomous yard operations for logistics hubs, announced that it raised $73 million in Series C financing.

Brightpick plans to use the latest round of funding to further expand into the US.

Oxbotica aims to use the investment to drive expansion into new geographical markets and more quickly deploy its autonomy software. 

Microsoft plans to invest $10 million into the autonomous trucking startup as part of a funding round that would value Gatik at more than $700 million.

There are more than 70,800 wind turbines in the U.S., which generated about 9% of the country’s electricity in 2021.

SafeAI announced that it brought in $38 million in Series B funding. The company offers retrofit kits for construction and mining vehicles. 

Guardforce AI announces a definitive agreement to acquire certain parts of Kewei’s robot business-related assets in China.

Fruitcore Robotics brought in 23 million euros, over $24 million, in Series B funding.

Robco, a Munich-based startup that builds modular robots to automate small to medium industrial businesses, brought in around $13.8 million.

The funding includes debt financing and equity contributions to help Einride continue to scale its technology.

The United States Army and the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) awarded Kodiak Robotics with a 24-month, $49.9 million contract in October.

The U.S. Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center has awarded Gecko Robotics with an 18-month, $1.5 million contract through the SBIR program.

Verdant Robotics’ Series A raised $46.5 million. The money will speed up the company’s robotic farm manufacturing and market launch.

Locus Robotics has now raised $422 million since it was founded in 2014.

Through magnetic propulsion, the company’s Bionauts can navigate the human body and deliver drugs locally.

Attabotics announced that it brought in $71.7 million in Series C-1 funding. The latest round brings its total funding to $165.1 million. 

Soft Robotics brought in $26 million in the first closing of its Series C funding round to expand commercial deployment of its mGripAI.

ISEE, the Cambridge, Mass.-based developer of self-driving yard truck solutions, announced that it raised $40 million in Series B funding.