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Humanoid raises $152M Series A at $1.35B valuation for industrial robots · 2 sources tracked

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Humanoid, a London-based robotics company, has secured $152 million in Series A funding, valuing the company at $1.35 billion. This funding round, led by Prime Movers Lab, saw participation from industrial giants Schaeffler and Bosch, as well as Fubon Financial Holding Venture Capital and Aglaé Ventures. The company plans to use the funds to scale its industrial humanoid robot, HMND 01, and expand its KinetIQ AI platform. Humanoid's strategy focuses on wheeled humanoid robots, which they argue are more energy-efficient, offer greater reach, and can be certified for sale in Europe due to existing safety standards for autonomous mobile robots. AI

IMPACT This funding could accelerate the development and deployment of industrial humanoid robots, potentially impacting automation and labor markets.

RANK_REASON Major funding round for a robotics company aiming to become a unicorn, indicating significant investment in the sector.

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COVERAGE [3]

  1. Forbes — Innovation TIER_1 English(EN) · John Koetsier, Senior Contributor ·

    Humanoid Raises $152 Million At $1.35 Billion Valuation: Europe’s Newest Robot Unicorn

    Europe has a new unicorn. It's the humanoid robot company Humanoid, which just raised a $152M series A

  2. AI Business TIER_1 English(EN) · Graham Hope ·

    UK Robot Maker Humanoid Valued at $1.35 billion

    The new funding marks the emergence of a significant European robotics vendor in a sector that has, up to now, been dominated by Chinese and U.S. robotics companies.

  3. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Humanoid raises $152M Series A at $1.35B valuation to build industrial humanoid robots and expand its KinetIQ AI platform # AI # Automation Source: The Robot Re

    Humanoid raises $152M Series A at $1.35B valuation to build industrial humanoid robots and expand its KinetIQ AI platform # AI # Automation Source: The Robot Report https://www. therobotreport.com/uk-based-hu manoid-secures-152m-in-series-a-funding/

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