Investments

OpenMind has developed the OM1 operating system and FABRIC communications protocol to be robot-agnostic and scalable.

DiffuseDrive says its physical AI system can build photorealistic data based on existing domain knowledge to speed physical AI performance.

Corsha plans to use its latest funding to accelerate its machine identity platform to protect the growing robotics and AI ecosystem.

J.P. Morgan found that long-term investment trends for robotics, semiconductors, aerospace, and defense are positive.

Apera AI has raised funding from BDC and others, updated its 4D Vision controller software, and continued its expansion.

Doosan said ONExia, as a U.S.-based provider, will help it expand globally, and will bring decades of data to bolster AI capabilities.

The new company will focus on developing a novel robotic system for gastrointestinal patient care. The companies will jointly invest up to $458 million in the venture.

EngineAI has raised pre-A++ and A1 funding to further develop its humanoid robots and bring them to a competitive market.

TRIC Robotics secured funding to scale autonomous UV robots for chemical-free pest control in specialty crops like strawberries.

Bedrock said its technology bridges the expanding gap between rapidly rising domestic infrastructure needs and shrinking workforce capacity.

“We want to be more than just the eyes of a robot,” said RealSense CEO Nadav Orbach. “We want to be a robot’s visual cortex — interpreting, localizing, and acting in real-time. That means pushing more intelligence to the edge, directly on the camera.”

XTEND, which has developed autonomous and human-guided drones for defense purposes, is growing U.S. and global production.

MOTOR Ai is scaling its Level 4 autonomous driving software to be deployed in German public transport this year.

Augmentus is offering 3D scanning and AI-driven path planning, expanding its network across Asia-Pacific and North America.

Raphe mPhibr produces all of its batteries, flight controllers, components, and materials domestically in India.

Luminous Robotics is expanding deployments of its LUMI robot for safe, efficient PV installation from the U.S. to Australia.

Genesis AI said it aims to enable the next generation of general-purpose robots by providing robustness, flexibility, and cost efficiency.

Civ Robotics has raised $7.5 million as it develops robots for construction and energy and expands to new global markets.

RISE Robotics has continued to raise funding for its Beltdraulic actuation system, which it said offers advantages over hydraulics.

Oliver Mitchell, a partner at ff Venture Capital, recaps highlights from recent trade shows including Automate and Xponential.

All3 has integrated robotics and AI to reduce build costs by up to 30% and construction time by up to 50%.

HEBI Robotics plans to use the SBIR grant to enable its modular robotic systems to work around explosive and volatile materials.