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Automation, drones, and embodied AI.
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The Paris-based startup wants to cut the full humanoid robot deployment process to an hour or less, as European robotics funding continues through 2026.
Zurich-based Enact Intelligence has left stealth with a $30m pre-seed round, drawing investment from Mistral's Arthur Mensch and Yann LeCun as it builds force-sensing robots.
The Portuguese maker of unmanned aerial systems plans to scale production and expand in defence and critical infrastructure markets.
The founder of AI robotics firm Circus Group will speak on scaling European deep tech at the EU-Startups Summit in Malta in May 2027.
Japanese robotics firm Mujin has closed a Series D round of roughly $224 million, with South Korea's SK Square among the investors backing physical AI.
Quantum Systems and ARX Robotics expanded their Ukrainian operations as Chancellor Merz pledged around €1 billion in additional military aid during his 4 October visit.
The industrial automation startup says its valuation has doubled in nine months, surpassing €892.4 million through a mix of new capital and an employee secondary share sale.
US robotics firm Figure decommissioned its older humanoid robots by dropping them into a 75-ton furnace of molten steel, acting on an idea from Arnold Schwarzenegger.
The hardware-agnostic software platform adds an AI layer to logistics robots, aiming to ease Europe's warehouse labour shortage.
The Belgian startup wants to act as a 'temp agency for robots', letting warehouses deploy and steer automation without vendor lock-in.
Motion, which offers humanoid robots on a subscription basis, plans to move its five Belgian pilots into commercial deployment and grow its fleet across Europe.
The funding round, led by IDG Capital, values Xpeng's robotics business at more than $6.3 billion and ranks as China's largest private deal in embodied AI.
Germany's NEURA Robotics is buying all shares in Ulm-based Adlatus Robotics, folding its autonomous cleaning machines into the company's Neuraverse platform.
UK-based Oshen secured €4.27 million for its ocean-monitoring robot swarms, while Twin1 AI raised $20 million to build AI digital twins for professionals across San Mateo and London.
Gravis Robotics, spun out of ETH Zurich, has raised $200 million from SoftBank in what the company calls the largest Series A in construction robotics, reaching a $1 billion valuation.
The German robotics firm will take over the driverless transport platform from October 2026, integrating it into its Physical AI ecosystem.
The UK-based industrial robotics firm reached a €1.1 billion valuation, bringing its total funding to €236 million two years after launch.
Hyundai is said to be exploring a move to acquire the remaining stake in robotics firm Boston Dynamics from SoftBank, according to a report.
A Sifted report highlights physical AI as a potential area where Europe could carve out relevance in the international technology landscape.
The Bavarian drone maker more than doubled its valuation to $8BN in one of Europe's largest defence technology financings, backed by Blackstone, Airbus and Advent.
Defence-tech firm Quantum Systems has secured $1.2bn in fresh funding as it looks beyond drones toward humanoid robotics.
