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Robotics startup Luum automates eyelash extensions, raises $36M

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Luum, a startup founded by former Ekso Bionics co-founder Nathan Harding, has developed a robotic system for applying eyelash extensions. The technology, which draws on Harding's background in robotics for medical rehabilitation, aims to significantly reduce the time required for lash application. Luum has raised $36 million to date, with backing from investors including Artifact Capital and Boardman Bay Capital Management, and has integrated its robots into select Ulta Beauty and Nordstrom locations. AI

IMPACT This development signals a growing trend of AI and robotics being applied to niche consumer services, potentially increasing efficiency and accessibility in the beauty industry.

RANK_REASON This is a product launch for a company applying robotics and AI to a consumer service, not a core AI frontier release.

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Robotics startup Luum automates eyelash extensions, raises $36M

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  1. Fortune TIER_1 English(EN) · Amanda Gerut ·

    They built exoskeletons for stroke patients. Now, their robots can do eyelash extensions

    Luum has raised $36 million to put a robot to work on your lash appointment—and cut the time it takes roughly in half.

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