{ "dataset": "companies", "updated": "2026-07-09", "entities": [ { "id": "neura-robotics", "name": "NEURA Robotics", "hq_country": "DE", "region": "EMEA", "segment": "humanoid", "founded": 2019, "funding_total_usd": null, "last_round": { "date": "2026-06", "amount_usd": 1400000000, "series": "Series C (up to, milestone-based)", "lead_investors": [ "Tether", "Qualcomm Technologies", "Amazon", "NVIDIA", "imec.xpand", "Bosch", "Schaeffler", "European Investment Bank", "Lingotto Horizon", "InterAlpen Partners" ] }, "employees_approx": null, "key_products": [ "4NE-1 humanoid", "MAiRA cognitive cobot", "MiPA service robot", "Neuraverse OS", "NEURA Gyms training environments" ], "emea_relevance_en": "Metzingen-based NEURA is Europe's best-funded humanoid maker after its June 2026 Series C of up to $1.4B (~$7B valuation), backed by Amazon, NVIDIA, Qualcomm, Bosch, Schaeffler and the EIB. It anchors a German full-stack robotics supply chain aiming at serial production of millions of robots by 2030.", "emea_relevance_fr": "Basée à Metzingen, NEURA est le constructeur humanoïde le mieux financé d'Europe après sa série C de juin 2026 (jusqu'à 1,4 Md$, valorisation ~7 Md$), soutenue par Amazon, NVIDIA, Qualcomm, Bosch, Schaeffler et la BEI. Elle ancre une chaîne d'approvisionnement robotique full-stack allemande visant la production en série de millions de robots d'ici 2030.", "notable_en": "The Series C is the largest-ever European robotics financing; part of the amount is contingent on performance milestones. Prior round: EUR 120M Series B led by Lingotto (January 2025), which is why total funding is not stated as a single audited figure.", "notable_fr": "La série C est le plus gros financement robotique jamais levé en Europe ; une partie du montant est conditionnée à des jalons de performance. Tour précédent : série B de 120 M€ menée par Lingotto (janvier 2025), d'où l'absence d'un total consolidé fiable.", "sources": [ { "url": "https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/10/neura-robotics-funding-ai-humanoid-robots.html", "publisher": "CNBC", "date": "2026-06-10", "fields": [ "last_round", "notable" ] }, { "url": "https://sifted.eu/articles/neura-robotics-1-4bn-series-c", "publisher": "Sifted", "date": "2026-06-10", "fields": [ "last_round", "emea_relevance" ] }, { "url": "https://neura-robotics.com/record-series-c/", "publisher": "NEURA Robotics", "date": "2026-06-10", "fields": [ "last_round", "key_products" ] } ], "last_verified": "2026-07-09" }, { "id": "pal-robotics", "name": "PAL Robotics", "hq_country": "ES", "region": "EMEA", "segment": "humanoid", "founded": 2004, "funding_total_usd": null, "last_round": null, "employees_approx": 150, "key_products": [ "TALOS torque-controlled humanoid", "TIAGo / TIAGo Pro mobile manipulators", "ARI social humanoid", "StockBot inventory robot" ], "emea_relevance_en": "Barcelona-based PAL has built biped humanoids since 2004, longer than almost anyone in Europe, and supplies research-grade humanoids (TALOS, TIAGo) to labs and EU projects across the continent. It is Spain's flagship in the humanoid race, largely bootstrapped rather than VC-fuelled.", "emea_relevance_fr": "Basée à Barcelone, PAL construit des humanoïdes bipèdes depuis 2004, plus longtemps que presque tout autre acteur européen, et fournit des plateformes de recherche (TALOS, TIAGo) aux laboratoires et projets européens. C'est le porte-drapeau espagnol de la course aux humanoïdes, développé largement sans capital-risque.", "notable_en": "Roughly 150 employees across Barcelona, Toulouse and Italy as of April 2026; clients span logistics, retail, healthcare and agriculture. No disclosed venture rounds, which makes it an outlier among humanoid players.", "notable_fr": "Environ 150 salariés entre Barcelone, Toulouse et l'Italie en avril 2026 ; clients en logistique, retail, santé et agriculture. Aucune levée de fonds divulguée, un cas à part parmi les acteurs de l'humanoïde.", "sources": [ { "url": "https://www.humanoidobserver.com/pal-robotics-european-robotics-startup/", "publisher": "Humanoid Observer", "date": "2026-07-09", "fields": [ "emea_relevance", "key_products" ] }, { "url": "https://pal-robotics.com/who-we-are/careers/", "publisher": "PAL Robotics", "date": "2026-07-09", "fields": [ "founded", "key_products" ] }, { "url": "https://www.zoominfo.com/c/pal-robotics/346783922", "publisher": "ZoomInfo", "date": "2026-07-09", "fields": [ "employees_approx" ] } ], "last_verified": "2026-07-09" }, { "id": "1x-technologies", "name": "1X Technologies", "hq_country": "NO", "region": "EMEA", "segment": "humanoid", "founded": 2014, "funding_total_usd": 125000000, "last_round": { "date": "2024-01", "amount_usd": 100000000, "series": "Series B", "lead_investors": [ "EQT Ventures" ] }, "employees_approx": null, "key_products": [ "NEO home humanoid ($20,000 or $499/month)", "EVE wheeled android", "Redwood AI model" ], "emea_relevance_en": "Norwegian-founded 1X is the first company selling a humanoid for the home, with NEO preorders open and deliveries targeted for late 2026. Its December 2025 deal with EQT to deploy up to 10,000 NEO units across 300+ portfolio companies is one of Europe's largest humanoid commitments.", "emea_relevance_fr": "Fondée en Norvège, 1X est la première entreprise à commercialiser un humanoïde domestique : les précommandes de NEO sont ouvertes, livraisons visées fin 2026. Son accord de décembre 2025 avec EQT pour déployer jusqu'à 10 000 NEO dans plus de 300 sociétés du portefeuille est l'un des plus gros engagements humanoïdes d'Europe.", "notable_en": "OpenAI-backed; reported in September 2025 to be raising up to $1B at a $10B+ valuation, but no close had been confirmed as of early 2026, last confirmed round remains the $100M Series B (January 2024).", "notable_fr": "Soutenue par OpenAI ; en septembre 2025, la presse évoquait une levée d'1 Md$ à plus de 10 Md$ de valorisation, non confirmée comme clôturée début 2026 : le dernier tour confirmé reste la série B de 100 M$ (janvier 2024).", "sources": [ { "url": "https://techstartups.com/2025/09/24/norways-1x-raising-1b-at-10b-valuation-to-bring-humanoid-robot-neo-into-homes/", "publisher": "Tech Startups", "date": "2025-09-24", "fields": [ "funding_total_usd", "notable" ] }, { "url": "https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/11/1x-struck-a-deal-to-send-its-home-humanoids-to-factories-and-warehouses/", "publisher": "TechCrunch", "date": "2025-12-11", "fields": [ "emea_relevance", "notable" ] }, { "url": "https://www.1x.tech/discover/1x-secures-100m-in-series-b-funding", "publisher": "1X Technologies", "date": "2024-01-11", "fields": [ "last_round" ] } ], "last_verified": "2026-07-09" }, { "id": "wandelbots", "name": "Wandelbots", "hq_country": "DE", "region": "EMEA", "segment": "software-tooling", "founded": 2017, "funding_total_usd": 126000000, "last_round": { "date": "2022-01", "amount_usd": 84000000, "series": "Series C", "lead_investors": [ "Insight Partners" ] }, "employees_approx": null, "key_products": [ "Wandelbots NOVA robot-agnostic operating system", "NOVA Cloud (launched Automatica 2025)", "NOVA Developer Portal" ], "emea_relevance_en": "Dresden-based Wandelbots builds NOVA, a vendor-agnostic operating system that lets developers program, simulate and orchestrate robots from any major brand, a software abstraction layer Europe needs to keep its installed industrial base competitive in the physical AI era.", "emea_relevance_fr": "Basée à Dresde, Wandelbots développe NOVA, un système d'exploitation agnostique qui permet de programmer, simuler et orchestrer des robots de toutes marques : la couche d'abstraction logicielle dont l'Europe a besoin pour garder sa base industrielle installée compétitive à l'ère de l'IA physique.", "notable_en": "Microsoft-backed; expanded NOVA with a cloud module at Automatica 2025 and secured EUR 12.8M in non-dilutive German research grants. Total disclosed funding is about $126M across 6 rounds.", "notable_fr": "Soutenue par Microsoft ; a étendu NOVA avec un module cloud à Automatica 2025 et obtenu 12,8 M€ de subventions de recherche allemandes non dilutives. Financement total divulgué : environ 126 M$ en 6 tours.", "sources": [ { "url": "https://techcrunch.com/2022/01/25/wandelbots-raises-another-84-million-to-teach-robots-without-code/", "publisher": "TechCrunch", "date": "2022-01-25", "fields": [ "last_round" ] }, { "url": "https://roboticsandautomationnews.com/2025/06/23/wandelbots-to-launch-new-cloud-robotics-platform/92445/", "publisher": "Robotics and Automation News", "date": "2025-06-23", "fields": [ "key_products", "notable" ] }, { "url": "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/wandelbots/__kRRM8edQBtTtXnagC1Jcd5nSwuojBea4Sd3e0jFJ2B0", "publisher": "Tracxn", "date": "2026-07-09", "fields": [ "funding_total_usd" ] } ], "last_verified": "2026-07-09" }, { "id": "anybotics", "name": "ANYbotics", "hq_country": "CH", "region": "EMEA", "segment": "industrial-robotics", "founded": 2016, "funding_total_usd": 150000000, "last_round": { "date": "2025-09", "amount_usd": 20000000, "series": "Series B extension", "lead_investors": [] }, "employees_approx": null, "key_products": [ "ANYmal autonomous inspection quadruped", "ANYmal X (Ex-proof, first deliveries 2026)", "Workforce inspection software" ], "emea_relevance_en": "ETH Zurich spin-off ANYbotics is the European leader in autonomous industrial inspection, with its ANYmal quadruped deployed in energy, chemicals and metals plants. Its explosion-proof ANYmal X, shipping to customers in 2026, targets Europe's large oil, gas and chemical asset base.", "emea_relevance_fr": "Spin-off de l'ETH Zurich, ANYbotics est le leader européen de l'inspection industrielle autonome : son quadrupède ANYmal est déployé dans l'énergie, la chimie et la métallurgie. Sa version antidéflagrante ANYmal X, livrée aux clients en 2026, cible le vaste parc pétrolier, gazier et chimique européen.", "notable_en": "Total funding passed $150M in September 2025 with about $20M added by new investors including Climate Investment; the December 2024 tranche of $60M was led by Qualcomm Ventures and Supernova Invest to drive US expansion.", "notable_fr": "Le financement total a dépassé 150 M$ en septembre 2025 avec environ 20 M$ apportés par de nouveaux investisseurs dont Climate Investment ; la tranche de 60 M$ de décembre 2024, menée par Qualcomm Ventures et Supernova Invest, finance l'expansion américaine.", "sources": [ { "url": "https://theaiinsider.tech/2025/09/23/anybotics-total-funding-at-150-million-after-climate-investments-joins-to-scale-autonomous-inspection-in-hazardous-sites/", "publisher": "The AI Insider", "date": "2025-09-23", "fields": [ "funding_total_usd", "last_round" ] }, { "url": "https://www.anybotics.com/news/anybotics-raises-additional-60-million-to-drive-u-s-expansion/", "publisher": "ANYbotics", "date": "2024-12-05", "fields": [ "notable" ] }, { "url": "https://www.startupticker.ch/en/news/anybotics-raises-additional-usd-20-million", "publisher": "Startupticker.ch", "date": "2025-09-23", "fields": [ "last_round" ] } ], "last_verified": "2026-07-09" }, { "id": "exotec", "name": "Exotec", "hq_country": "FR", "region": "EMEA", "segment": "amr-logistics", "founded": 2015, "funding_total_usd": 477000000, "last_round": { "date": "2022-01", "amount_usd": 335000000, "series": "Series D", "lead_investors": [ "Goldman Sachs Asset Management" ] }, "employees_approx": null, "key_products": [ "Skypod robotic AS/RS (Next Generation, 2025)", "Skypicker", "Deepsky warehouse software" ], "emea_relevance_en": "Lille-based Exotec was France's first industrial unicorn and passed $1B in cumulative sales in 2024. Its Next Generation Skypod system (2025) automates most warehouse processes end-to-end and is deployed by European anchors such as E.Leclerc, Renault Group, DSV and Decathlon.", "emea_relevance_fr": "Basée à Lille, Exotec fut la première licorne industrielle française et a dépassé 1 Md$ de ventes cumulées en 2024. Son système Skypod nouvelle génération (2025) automatise l'essentiel des processus d'entrepôt et équipe des références européennes comme E.Leclerc, Renault Group, DSV et Decathlon.", "notable_en": "Series D of $335M (January 2022) at a $2B valuation remains its last equity round; the company reports over 20 new projects worth $400M won in 2024-2025, including a 450+ robot site for Oxford Industries in the US.", "notable_fr": "La série D de 335 M$ (janvier 2022) à 2 Md$ de valorisation reste son dernier tour ; l'entreprise revendique plus de 20 nouveaux projets pour 400 M$ gagnés en 2024-2025, dont un site de plus de 450 robots pour Oxford Industries aux États-Unis.", "sources": [ { "url": "https://techcrunch.com/2022/01/16/warehouse-robotics-system-exotec-raises-335-million/", "publisher": "TechCrunch", "date": "2022-01-16", "fields": [ "last_round" ] }, { "url": "https://www.exotec.com/news/exotec-launches-next-generation-of-skypod-system-an-all-in-one-robot-based-as-rs-that-addresses-the-majority-of-processes-within-a-warehouse/", "publisher": "Exotec", "date": "2025-02-11", "fields": [ "key_products", "notable" ] }, { "url": "https://startupintros.com/orgs/exotec", "publisher": "StartupIntros", "date": "2026-07-09", "fields": [ "funding_total_usd" ] } ], "last_verified": "2026-07-09" }, { "id": "mistral-ai", "name": "Mistral AI", "hq_country": "FR", "region": "EMEA", "segment": "foundation-model", "founded": 2023, "funding_total_usd": 3000000000, "last_round": { "date": "2025-09", "amount_usd": 2000000000, "series": "Series C", "lead_investors": [ "ASML" ] }, "employees_approx": null, "key_products": [ "Robostral Navigate (8B embodied navigation model, July 2026)", "WMa1 world model (teased March 2026)", "Mistral Large / Le Chat", "Mistral Compute" ], "emea_relevance_en": "Paris-based Mistral entered physical AI in 2026 with its Robostral family: Robostral Navigate, an 8B single-camera navigation model, beats sensor-heavy systems on R2R-CE and is hardware-agnostic. Backed by ASML's EUR 1.3B strategic investment, it is Europe's sovereign foundation-model champion extending into robotics.", "emea_relevance_fr": "Basée à Paris, Mistral est entrée dans l'IA physique en 2026 avec sa famille Robostral : Robostral Navigate, modèle de navigation 8B mono-caméra, bat les systèmes bardés de capteurs sur R2R-CE et est agnostique au matériel. Soutenue par l'investissement stratégique de 1,3 Md€ d'ASML, c'est le champion souverain européen des modèles de fondation, désormais étendu à la robotique.", "notable_en": "Series C of EUR 1.7B (~$2B) in September 2025 at an EUR 11.7B post-money valuation, led by ASML; acquired Austria's Emmi AI in May 2026 and was rumored in June 2026 to be raising ~EUR 3B at an EUR 20B valuation. Total raised across rounds is roughly EUR 2.8B (~$3B).", "notable_fr": "Série C de 1,7 Md€ (~2 Md$) en septembre 2025 à 11,7 Md€ de valorisation post-money, menée par ASML ; rachat de l'autrichien Emmi AI en mai 2026 et rumeur (juin 2026) d'une levée d'environ 3 Md€ à 20 Md€ de valorisation. Total levé sur l'ensemble des tours : environ 2,8 Md€ (~3 Md$).", "sources": [ { "url": "https://mistral.ai/news/mistral-ai-raises-1-7-b-to-accelerate-technological-progress-with-ai/", "publisher": "Mistral AI", "date": "2025-09-09", "fields": [ "last_round", "funding_total_usd" ] }, { "url": "https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-07-08/mistral-ai-releases-robotics-model-to-support-physical-ai-push", "publisher": "Bloomberg", "date": "2026-07-08", "fields": [ "key_products", "emea_relevance" ] }, { "url": "https://mistral.ai/news/robostral-navigate/", "publisher": "Mistral AI", "date": "2026-07-08", "fields": [ "key_products" ] }, { "url": "https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/12/mistral-is-rumored-to-be-raising-e3b-at-e20-valuation/", "publisher": "TechCrunch", "date": "2026-06-12", "fields": [ "notable" ] } ], "last_verified": "2026-07-09" }, { "id": "ami-labs", "name": "AMI Labs", "hq_country": "FR", "region": "EMEA", "segment": "foundation-model", "founded": 2026, "funding_total_usd": 1030000000, "last_round": { "date": "2026-03", "amount_usd": 1030000000, "series": "Seed", "lead_investors": [ "Cathay Innovation", "Greycroft", "Hiro Capital", "HV Capital", "Bezos Expeditions" ] }, "employees_approx": null, "key_products": [ "JEPA-based world models for industrial, robotic and healthcare applications" ], "emea_relevance_en": "Founded by Turing laureate Yann LeCun after leaving Meta, Paris-headquartered AMI Labs raised Europe's largest-ever seed round ($1.03B at $3.5B pre-money) in March 2026 to build world models, the non-LLM path to physical AI, with teams in Paris, New York, Montreal and Singapore.", "emea_relevance_fr": "Fondée par le lauréat Turing Yann LeCun après son départ de Meta, AMI Labs, dont le siège est à Paris, a levé le plus gros tour d'amorçage jamais réalisé en Europe (1,03 Md$ à 3,5 Md$ pré-money) en mars 2026 pour construire des world models, la voie non-LLM vers l'IA physique, avec des équipes à Paris, New York, Montréal et Singapour.", "notable_en": "Backers include NVIDIA, Temasek, Xavier Niel and Eric Schmidt; leadership pairs LeCun (chairman) with CEO Alexandre LeBrun, CSO Saining Xie and CRIO Pascale Fung. First disclosed application partner is healthcare startup Nabla.", "notable_fr": "Parmi les investisseurs : NVIDIA, Temasek, Xavier Niel et Eric Schmidt ; la direction associe LeCun (président) au CEO Alexandre LeBrun, au CSO Saining Xie et à la CRIO Pascale Fung. Premier partenaire applicatif annoncé : la startup santé Nabla.", "sources": [ { "url": "https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/09/yann-lecuns-ami-labs-raises-1-03-billion-to-build-world-models/", "publisher": "TechCrunch", "date": "2026-03-09", "fields": [ "last_round", "funding_total_usd", "emea_relevance" ] }, { "url": "https://sifted.eu/articles/yann-lecun-ami-labs-meta-funding-round-nvidia", "publisher": "Sifted", "date": "2026-03-09", "fields": [ "last_round", "notable" ] }, { "url": "https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/23/whos-behind-ami-labs-yann-lecuns-world-model-startup/", "publisher": "TechCrunch", "date": "2026-01-23", "fields": [ "founded", "notable" ] } ], "last_verified": "2026-07-09" }, { "id": "kuka", "name": "KUKA", "hq_country": "DE", "region": "EMEA", "segment": "industrial-robotics", "founded": 1898, "funding_total_usd": null, "last_round": null, "employees_approx": 15000, "key_products": [ "KUKA AMP open automation platform (GTC 2026)", "KR industrial robot series", "Dual-arm mobile manipulation platform", "iiQKA.OS" ], "emea_relevance_en": "Augsburg-based KUKA, with 550,000+ robots installed worldwide, unveiled its Automation 2.0 strategy and the KUKA AMP platform at NVIDIA GTC 2026 to own the interface between AI models and factory hardware. It deliberately chose a wheeled dual-arm platform over legged humanoids for speed and safety on European shop floors.", "emea_relevance_fr": "Basée à Augsbourg, KUKA (plus de 550 000 robots installés dans le monde) a dévoilé sa stratégie Automation 2.0 et la plateforme KUKA AMP au GTC 2026 de NVIDIA pour posséder l'interface entre modèles d'IA et matériel d'usine. Elle a délibérément choisi une plateforme mobile à deux bras sur roues plutôt qu'un humanoïde à jambes, pour la vitesse et la sécurité en atelier.", "notable_en": "Owned by China's Midea Group since 2016; ranks among the top two robot makers globally and top three in China, where it targets a leading position by end of 2026.", "notable_fr": "Propriété du groupe chinois Midea depuis 2016 ; parmi les deux premiers fabricants mondiaux de robots et dans le top 3 en Chine, où elle vise une position de leader d'ici fin 2026.", "sources": [ { "url": "https://www.kuka.com/en-us/company/press/news/2026/03/kuka-vision-automation-2-0-physical-ai", "publisher": "KUKA", "date": "2026-03-17", "fields": [ "key_products", "emea_relevance" ] }, { "url": "https://roboticsandautomationnews.com/2026/04/13/kuka-outlines-automation-2-0-strategy-combining-ai-software-with-industrial-robotics/100547/", "publisher": "Robotics and Automation News", "date": "2026-04-13", "fields": [ "emea_relevance", "notable" ] } ], "last_verified": "2026-07-09" }, { "id": "abb-robotics", "name": "ABB Robotics", "hq_country": "CH", "region": "EMEA", "segment": "industrial-robotics", "founded": 1988, "funding_total_usd": null, "last_round": null, "employees_approx": 7000, "key_products": [ "IRB industrial robot families", "GoFa / SWIFTI cobots", "OmniCore controller", "RobotStudio with AI" ], "emea_relevance_en": "ABB's Zurich-headquartered robotics division is Europe's largest robot maker. In October 2025 ABB agreed to sell it to SoftBank for $5.375B instead of the planned 2026 spin-off listing, a landmark transfer of European robotics capability that closes mid-to-late 2026 pending EU, China and US approvals.", "emea_relevance_fr": "La division robotique d'ABB, dirigée depuis Zurich, est le premier fabricant européen de robots. En octobre 2025, ABB a accepté de la céder à SoftBank pour 5,375 Md$ au lieu de la cotation séparée prévue en 2026 : un transfert historique de capacité robotique européenne, dont la clôture est attendue mi-fin 2026 sous réserve des autorisations UE, Chine et États-Unis.", "notable_en": "SoftBank will combine ABB Robotics with its existing robotics holdings (AutoStore, Agile Robots, Skild AI, Berkshire Grey) to accelerate AI robotics; ABB books ~$5.3B net cash proceeds.", "notable_fr": "SoftBank combinera ABB Robotics avec ses participations robotiques existantes (AutoStore, Agile Robots, Skild AI, Berkshire Grey) pour accélérer la robotique IA ; ABB encaisse environ 5,3 Md$ nets.", "sources": [ { "url": "https://www.abb.com/global/en/news/129685/abb-to-divest-robotics-division-to-softbank-group", "publisher": "ABB", "date": "2025-10-08", "fields": [ "emea_relevance", "notable" ] }, { "url": "https://group.softbank/en/news/press/20251008", "publisher": "SoftBank Group", "date": "2025-10-08", "fields": [ "notable" ] }, { "url": "https://www.therobotreport.com/abb-group-sells-abb-robotics-softbank-5-3b/", "publisher": "The Robot Report", "date": "2025-10-08", "fields": [ "emea_relevance", "employees_approx" ] } ], "last_verified": "2026-07-09" }, { "id": "universal-robots-mir", "name": "Universal Robots & MiR (Teradyne Robotics)", "hq_country": "DK", "region": "EMEA", "segment": "industrial-robotics", "founded": 2005, "funding_total_usd": null, "last_round": null, "employees_approx": null, "key_products": [ "UR cobot series incl. CRX-competing UR3e-UR30", "UR AI Trainer (imitation learning, with Scale AI)", "MiR autonomous mobile robots", "Rapid Operator AI bin picking (NVIDIA Isaac)" ], "emea_relevance_en": "Odense-based Universal Robots created the cobot category and, with sister company MiR, anchors Denmark's robotics cluster under US owner Teradyne. At Automate 2026 it shipped production-ready physical AI: the UR AI Trainer for VLA model training and NVIDIA-powered autonomous bin picking.", "emea_relevance_fr": "Basée à Odense, Universal Robots a créé la catégorie des cobots et, avec sa société sœur MiR, ancre le cluster robotique danois sous pavillon Teradyne. À Automate 2026, elle a présenté de l'IA physique prête pour la production : l'UR AI Trainer pour entraîner des modèles VLA et le bin picking autonome propulsé par NVIDIA.", "notable_en": "UR AI Trainer integrates with NVIDIA's GR00T open VLA model and Isaac Sim; Teradyne Robotics opened a new US operations hub in Michigan (announced December 2025) while keeping R&D in Odense.", "notable_fr": "L'UR AI Trainer s'intègre au modèle VLA ouvert GR00T de NVIDIA et à Isaac Sim ; Teradyne Robotics a ouvert un hub opérationnel américain dans le Michigan (annoncé en décembre 2025) tout en gardant la R&D à Odense.", "sources": [ { "url": "https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260608069640/en/Teradyne-Robotics-Unveils-Wide-Range-of-Production-Ready-Physical-AI-Applications-at-Automate-2026", "publisher": "Business Wire", "date": "2026-06-08", "fields": [ "key_products", "emea_relevance" ] }, { "url": "https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20251209403077/en/Teradyne-Will-Expand-Its-Global-Robotics-Presence-with-New-US-Operations-Hub-in-Metro-Detroit-Michigan", "publisher": "Business Wire", "date": "2025-12-09", "fields": [ "notable" ] } ], "last_verified": "2026-07-09" }, { "id": "wayve", "name": "Wayve", "hq_country": "GB", "region": "EMEA", "segment": "foundation-model", "founded": 2017, "funding_total_usd": 2800000000, "last_round": { "date": "2026-02", "amount_usd": 1200000000, "series": "Series D", "lead_investors": [ "Eclipse", "Balderton", "SoftBank Vision Fund 2" ] }, "employees_approx": null, "key_products": [ "Embodied AI driving foundation model (AV2.0)", "Wayve Driver for consumer ADAS/AD", "GAIA world model" ], "emea_relevance_en": "London-based Wayve is Europe's flagship embodied-AI company: its $1.2B Series D (February 2026, $8.6B valuation) drew NVIDIA, Microsoft, Uber plus automakers Mercedes-Benz, Nissan and Stellantis. London robotaxi trials start in 2026, with consumer vehicles running its software from 2027.", "emea_relevance_fr": "Basée à Londres, Wayve est le fleuron européen de l'IA incarnée : sa série D de 1,2 Md$ (février 2026, valorisation 8,6 Md$) a attiré NVIDIA, Microsoft, Uber ainsi que les constructeurs Mercedes-Benz, Nissan et Stellantis. Les essais de robotaxis démarrent à Londres en 2026, et des véhicules grand public embarqueront son logiciel dès 2027.", "notable_en": "The Series D reached ~$1.5B including Uber milestone capital, then added $60M from AMD, Arm and Qualcomm in April 2026; cumulative funding is roughly $2.8B, the most of any European AI-robotics company.", "notable_fr": "La série D a atteint ~1,5 Md$ avec le capital à jalons d'Uber, puis 60 M$ supplémentaires d'AMD, Arm et Qualcomm en avril 2026 ; le financement cumulé avoisine 2,8 Md$, record européen pour une entreprise d'IA robotique.", "sources": [ { "url": "https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/24/self-driving-tech-startup-wayve-raises-1-2b-from-nvidia-uber-and-three-automakers/", "publisher": "TechCrunch", "date": "2026-02-24", "fields": [ "last_round", "emea_relevance" ] }, { "url": "https://www.cnbc.com/2026/02/24/wayve-fundraise-nvidia-microsoft.html", "publisher": "CNBC", "date": "2026-02-24", "fields": [ "last_round" ] }, { "url": "https://thenextweb.com/news/wayve-60m-series-d-autonomous-driving", "publisher": "The Next Web", "date": "2026-04-15", "fields": [ "notable", "funding_total_usd" ] }, { "url": "https://wayve.ai/press/series-d/", "publisher": "Wayve", "date": "2026-02-24", "fields": [ "last_round", "notable" ] } ], "last_verified": "2026-07-09" }, { "id": "dexory", "name": "Dexory", "hq_country": "GB", "region": "EMEA", "segment": "amr-logistics", "founded": 2015, "funding_total_usd": 285000000, "last_round": { "date": "2025-10", "amount_usd": 165000000, "series": "Series C + debt", "lead_investors": [ "Eurazeo Growth" ] }, "employees_approx": null, "key_products": [ "DexoryView autonomous data-capture robots (12m telescopic mast)", "Warehouse digital twin and AI analytics platform" ], "emea_relevance_en": "London-based Dexory pairs tall autonomous robots with a live digital twin to give European 3PLs and manufacturers real-time warehouse visibility. Its October 2025 round ($100M Series C led by Eurazeo plus $65M debt) funds expansion across Europe, the US and the Gulf.", "emea_relevance_fr": "Basée à Londres, Dexory associe de grands robots autonomes à un jumeau numérique en temps réel pour donner aux 3PL et industriels européens une visibilité continue de leurs entrepôts. Son tour d'octobre 2025 (série C de 100 M$ menée par Eurazeo plus 65 M$ de dette) finance l'expansion en Europe, aux États-Unis et dans le Golfe.", "notable_en": "Total investment including grants and debt is around $285M; backers include Eurazeo, Atomico, Lakestar, DTCP and the British Business Bank.", "notable_fr": "L'investissement total, subventions et dette comprises, avoisine 285 M$ ; parmi les investisseurs : Eurazeo, Atomico, Lakestar, DTCP et la British Business Bank.", "sources": [ { "url": "https://www.dexory.com/insights/strong-customer-demand-enables-dexory-to-secure-165m-in-funding", "publisher": "Dexory", "date": "2025-10-14", "fields": [ "last_round" ] }, { "url": "https://siliconangle.com/2025/10/14/dexory-secures-165m-transform-warehouse-intelligence-towering-ai-robots/", "publisher": "SiliconANGLE", "date": "2025-10-14", "fields": [ "last_round", "key_products" ] }, { "url": "https://www.romania-insider.com/robotics-startup-dexory-funding-oct-2025", "publisher": "Romania Insider", "date": "2025-10-15", "fields": [ "funding_total_usd" ] } ], "last_verified": "2026-07-09" }, { "id": "schaeffler", "name": "Schaeffler", "hq_country": "DE", "region": "EMEA", "segment": "integrator-adopter", "founded": 1946, "funding_total_usd": null, "last_round": null, "employees_approx": 110000, "key_products": [ "Precision bearings and actuator components for robots", "Humanoid-operated production lines (Agility Digit, Humanoid HMND 01)", "Motion technology for humanoid joints" ], "emea_relevance_en": "The German motion-technology group is Europe's most aggressive humanoid adopter: Digit robots have worked 8-hour shifts at its Cheraw plant since early 2025, it holds a minority stake in Agility Robotics with deployment planned across ~100 plants by 2030, and it invested in NEURA's Series C. It is also a components supplier to the humanoid industry itself.", "emea_relevance_fr": "Le groupe allemand de technologies du mouvement est l'adopteur d'humanoïdes le plus offensif d'Europe : des robots Digit enchaînent des postes de 8 heures dans son usine de Cheraw depuis début 2025, il détient une participation minoritaire dans Agility Robotics avec un déploiement prévu sur ~100 usines d'ici 2030, et il a investi dans la série C de NEURA. Il est aussi fournisseur de composants pour l'industrie humanoïde elle-même.", "notable_en": "Signed a separate deal with UK-based Humanoid to deploy thousands of robots starting December 2026 at two German sites, one of the largest humanoid purchase commitments announced anywhere.", "notable_fr": "A signé un accord distinct avec le britannique Humanoid pour déployer des milliers de robots à partir de décembre 2026 sur deux sites allemands : l'un des plus gros engagements d'achat d'humanoïdes annoncés au monde.", "sources": [ { "url": "https://www.therobotreport.com/schaeffler-plans-global-use-agility-robotics-digit-humanoid/", "publisher": "The Robot Report", "date": "2026-07-09", "fields": [ "emea_relevance" ] }, { "url": "https://www.dcvelocity.com/material-handling/robotics/schaeffler-to-use-thousands-of-humanoid-robots-in-auto-parts-factories", "publisher": "DC Velocity", "date": "2026-07-09", "fields": [ "notable" ] }, { "url": "https://robohorizon.com/en-us/news/2026/03/digit-humanoid-now-works-8-hour-shifts-at-schaeffler-factory/", "publisher": "RoboHorizon", "date": "2026-03-01", "fields": [ "emea_relevance" ] } ], "last_verified": "2026-07-09" }, { "id": "siemens", "name": "Siemens", "hq_country": "DE", "region": "EMEA", "segment": "software-tooling", "founded": 1847, "funding_total_usd": null, "last_round": null, "employees_approx": 320000, "key_products": [ "Industrial AI Operating System (with NVIDIA, CES 2026)", "Xcelerator platform", "Digital Twin Composer (Omniverse-based)", "Simatic automation" ], "emea_relevance_en": "Siemens is building the software backbone of Europe's physical AI factories: at CES 2026 it expanded its NVIDIA partnership into an Industrial AI Operating System spanning design, simulation and operations, and it is testing a humanoid robot at its Erlangen factory as a real-world milestone.", "emea_relevance_fr": "Siemens construit l'ossature logicielle des usines européennes d'IA physique : au CES 2026, il a étendu son partenariat NVIDIA vers un « Industrial AI Operating System » couvrant conception, simulation et exploitation, et teste un robot humanoïde dans son usine d'Erlangen comme jalon concret.", "notable_en": "Digital Twin Composer merges Siemens 2D/3D twin data with real-time plant data in photorealistic Omniverse scenes; roadmap includes autonomous digital twins using NVIDIA PhysicsNeMo.", "notable_fr": "Digital Twin Composer fusionne les jumeaux 2D/3D de Siemens avec les données d'usine en temps réel dans des scènes Omniverse photoréalistes ; la feuille de route prévoit des jumeaux numériques autonomes via NVIDIA PhysicsNeMo.", "sources": [ { "url": "https://www.robotics247.com/article/ces-2026-siemens-nvidia-expand-partnership-to-build-industrial-ai-operating-system", "publisher": "Robotics 24/7", "date": "2026-01-06", "fields": [ "key_products", "emea_relevance" ] }, { "url": "https://press.siemens.com/global/en/pressrelease/siemens-and-nvidia-preview-industrial-tech-stack-ai-era-manufacturing", "publisher": "Siemens", "date": "2026-01-06", "fields": [ "key_products", "notable" ] }, { "url": "https://www.siemens.com/en-us/company/artificial-intelligence/siemens-nvidia-partnership/", "publisher": "Siemens", "date": "2026-07-09", "fields": [ "emea_relevance" ] } ], "last_verified": "2026-07-09" }, { "id": "sereact", "name": "Sereact", "hq_country": "DE", "region": "EMEA", "segment": "software-tooling", "founded": 2021, "funding_total_usd": 141000000, "last_round": { "date": "2026-04", "amount_usd": 110000000, "series": "Series B", "lead_investors": [ "Headline" ] }, "employees_approx": null, "key_products": [ "Cortex 2 vision-language-action robotic brain", "PickGPT natural-language picking", "Zero-shot pick-and-place software" ], "emea_relevance_en": "Stuttgart-based Sereact gives existing industrial robots a VLA 'brain' that picks unseen items with 98%+ accuracy from day one, with BMW and PepsiCo among customers. Its $110M Series B (April 2026, led by Headline) is one of Europe's largest rounds for robot software and funds US expansion.", "emea_relevance_fr": "Basée à Stuttgart, Sereact dote les robots industriels existants d'un « cerveau » VLA qui saisit des objets inconnus avec plus de 98 % de précision dès le premier jour, avec BMW et PepsiCo parmi ses clients. Sa série B de 110 M$ (avril 2026, menée par Headline) est l'une des plus grosses levées européennes en logiciel robotique et finance l'expansion américaine.", "notable_en": "Founded by former University of Stuttgart AI researchers Ralf Gulde and Marc Tuscher; earlier rounds were a $5M seed and a EUR 25M Series A led by Creandum (February 2025), with Nico Rosberg among angels.", "notable_fr": "Fondée par Ralf Gulde et Marc Tuscher, ex-chercheurs en IA de l'université de Stuttgart ; tours précédents : seed de 5 M$ et série A de 25 M€ menée par Creandum (février 2025), avec Nico Rosberg parmi les business angels.", "sources": [ { "url": "https://sifted.eu/articles/sereact-taps-headline-to-lead-110m-series-b-plots-us-expansion", "publisher": "Sifted", "date": "2026-04-27", "fields": [ "last_round" ] }, { "url": "https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-27/ai-startup-sereact-raises-110-million-for-robots-that-predict-consequences", "publisher": "Bloomberg", "date": "2026-04-27", "fields": [ "last_round", "key_products" ] }, { "url": "https://techfundingnews.com/sereact-grabs-e25m-to-develop-chatgpt-like-ai-robotics-solutions-that-automate-warehouse-processes/", "publisher": "Tech Funding News", "date": "2025-02-05", "fields": [ "notable", "funding_total_usd" ] } ], "last_verified": "2026-07-09" }, { "id": "figure-ai", "name": "Figure", "hq_country": "US", "region": "Americas", "segment": "humanoid", "founded": 2022, "funding_total_usd": 1900000000, "last_round": { "date": "2025-09", "amount_usd": 1000000000, "series": "Series C", "lead_investors": [ "Parkway Venture Capital" ] }, "employees_approx": null, "key_products": [ "Figure 03 humanoid", "Helix vision-language-action AI platform", "BotQ high-volume manufacturing line" ], "emea_relevance_en": "Figure is the valuation benchmark against which every European humanoid program is measured: its $39B post-money Series C (September 2025) reset expectations for the sector. Investors NVIDIA, Intel Capital, Qualcomm Ventures and LG show the compute-and-components coalition European players must also court.", "emea_relevance_fr": "Figure est l'étalon de valorisation auquel tout programme humanoïde européen se compare : sa série C à 39 Md$ post-money (septembre 2025) a rebattu les attentes du secteur. Ses investisseurs NVIDIA, Intel Capital, Qualcomm Ventures et LG illustrent la coalition puces-composants que les acteurs européens doivent aussi séduire.", "notable_en": "Most-funded pure-play humanoid company (~$1.9B total); the Series C exceeded $1B and represents a 15x valuation jump from $2.6B in February 2024. Funds scale the Helix AI platform and BotQ manufacturing.", "notable_fr": "Entreprise humanoïde pure-play la plus financée (~1,9 Md$ au total) ; la série C a dépassé 1 Md$, soit une valorisation multipliée par 15 depuis les 2,6 Md$ de février 2024. Les fonds servent à industrialiser la plateforme IA Helix et l'usine BotQ.", "sources": [ { "url": "https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/figure-exceeds-1b-in-series-c-funding-at-39b-post-money-valuation-302556936.html", "publisher": "PR Newswire (Figure)", "date": "2025-09-16", "fields": [ "last_round" ] }, { "url": "https://techcrunch.com/2025/09/16/figure-reaches-39b-valuation-in-latest-funding-round/", "publisher": "TechCrunch", "date": "2025-09-16", "fields": [ "last_round" ] }, { "url": "https://techfundingnews.com/figure-ai-raises-over-1b-at-a-39b-valuation-advancing-humanoid-robotics-for-real-world-labour/", "publisher": "Tech Funding News", "date": "2025-09-17", "fields": [ "funding_total_usd", "notable" ] } ], "last_verified": "2026-07-09" }, { "id": "tesla-optimus", "name": "Tesla (Optimus)", "hq_country": "US", "region": "Americas", "segment": "humanoid", "founded": 2003, "funding_total_usd": null, "last_round": null, "employees_approx": null, "key_products": [ "Optimus V3 humanoid (production from summer 2026)", "22-DOF tendon-driven hands", "FSD-derived vision-only autonomy stack" ], "emea_relevance_en": "Tesla's Optimus program defines the cost-down, vertical-integration playbook European automakers and their suppliers are reacting to. Its choice to reuse the FSD AI stack and gigafactory methods pressures Europe's OEM ecosystem to answer with its own humanoid sourcing strategies.", "emea_relevance_fr": "Le programme Optimus de Tesla incarne la stratégie de réduction des coûts et d'intégration verticale à laquelle réagissent les constructeurs européens et leurs équipementiers. Le réemploi de la pile IA FSD et des méthodes gigafactory force l'écosystème OEM européen à définir ses propres stratégies humanoïdes.", "notable_en": "Over 1,000 Optimus units operated on Tesla's Fremont line by January 2026, though Musk conceded they were 'primarily for learning'; V3 production starts late July-August 2026 on a line sized for 1M units/year, with outside sales not before end-2027.", "notable_fr": "Plus de 1 000 Optimus travaillaient sur la ligne de Fremont en janvier 2026, même si Musk reconnaissait qu'ils servaient « surtout à apprendre » ; la production V3 démarre fin juillet-août 2026 sur une ligne dimensionnée pour 1 M d'unités/an, sans ventes externes avant fin 2027.", "sources": [ { "url": "https://electrek.co/2026/04/22/tesla-optimus-production-fremont-model-sx-line/", "publisher": "Electrek", "date": "2026-04-22", "fields": [ "key_products", "notable" ] }, { "url": "https://valueaddvc.com/blog/humanoid-robots-in-2026-figure-apptronik-1x-and-tesla-optimus-compared", "publisher": "Value Add VC", "date": "2026-07-09", "fields": [ "notable", "emea_relevance" ] } ], "last_verified": "2026-07-09" }, { "id": "boston-dynamics", "name": "Boston Dynamics", "hq_country": "US", "region": "Americas", "segment": "humanoid", "founded": 1992, "funding_total_usd": null, "last_round": null, "employees_approx": null, "key_products": [ "Atlas electric humanoid (production version, CES 2026)", "Spot quadruped", "Stretch logistics robot", "Orbit fleet software" ], "emea_relevance_en": "Hyundai-owned Boston Dynamics sets the technical bar European humanoid programs are judged against; Spot is already widely used by European utilities and manufacturers for inspection. Hyundai's plan for 25,000+ Atlas units in its own plants previews the adoption curve heading for European factories.", "emea_relevance_fr": "Filiale de Hyundai, Boston Dynamics fixe la barre technique à laquelle sont jugés les programmes humanoïdes européens ; Spot est déjà largement utilisé par les énergéticiens et industriels européens pour l'inspection. Le plan Hyundai de plus de 25 000 Atlas dans ses propres usines préfigure la courbe d'adoption qui arrive dans les usines européennes.", "notable_en": "Production Atlas unveiled at CES 2026 with all 2026 deliveries already committed (Hyundai RMAC, Google DeepMind partnership); Hyundai took full control after SoftBank exited its remaining stake for $325M, and targets 30,000 robots/year capacity by 2028.", "notable_fr": "L'Atlas de série a été dévoilé au CES 2026 avec toutes les livraisons 2026 déjà réservées (Hyundai RMAC, partenariat Google DeepMind) ; Hyundai a pris le contrôle total après la sortie de SoftBank (325 M$) et vise une capacité de 30 000 robots/an d'ici 2028.", "sources": [ { "url": "https://www.hyundai.com/worldwide/en/newsroom/detail/hyundai-motor-group-announces-ai-robotics-strategy-to-lead-human-centered-robotics-era-at-ces-2026-0000001100", "publisher": "Hyundai Motor Group", "date": "2026-01-05", "fields": [ "key_products", "notable" ] }, { "url": "https://www.techtimes.com/articles/317005/20260522/hyundai-commits-25000-atlas-robots-own-factories-union-blocks-deployment-without-labor-deal.htm", "publisher": "Tech Times", "date": "2026-05-22", "fields": [ "emea_relevance", "notable" ] }, { "url": "https://www.automate.org/robotics/industry-insights/boston-dynamics-to-begin-production-on-redesigned-atlas-humanoid-in-2026", "publisher": "Automate.org (A3)", "date": "2026-01-15", "fields": [ "notable" ] } ], "last_verified": "2026-07-09" }, { "id": "agility-robotics", "name": "Agility Robotics", "hq_country": "US", "region": "Americas", "segment": "humanoid", "founded": 2015, "funding_total_usd": 640000000, "last_round": null, "employees_approx": null, "key_products": [ "Digit bipedal humanoid for logistics and manufacturing", "Arc fleet management software", "RoboFab humanoid factory (Salem, Oregon)" ], "emea_relevance_en": "Agility's Digit is the humanoid German industry actually runs: Schaeffler holds a stake and plans deployment across ~100 plants by 2030 after full 8-hour shifts in production since early 2025. Its pending Nasdaq listing gives European corporates a public pure-play benchmark for humanoid economics.", "emea_relevance_fr": "Le Digit d'Agility est l'humanoïde que l'industrie allemande fait réellement tourner : Schaeffler en est actionnaire et prévoit un déploiement sur ~100 usines d'ici 2030 après des postes complets de 8 heures en production depuis début 2025. Sa future cotation au Nasdaq offrira aux groupes européens une référence boursière pure-play sur l'économie des humanoïdes.", "notable_en": "Announced in mid-2026 a merger with SPAC Churchill Capital Corp XI valuing it around $2.5B, raising ~$620M gross ($420M trust + $200M PIPE led by Foxconn), the first pure-play humanoid company to go public, expected to trade as AGLT before end of 2026. ~$640M raised privately to date.", "notable_fr": "A annoncé mi-2026 une fusion avec le SPAC Churchill Capital Corp XI la valorisant environ 2,5 Md$, levant ~620 M$ bruts (420 M$ de trust + PIPE de 200 M$ mené par Foxconn) : première société humanoïde pure-play à entrer en Bourse, cotation AGLT attendue avant fin 2026. Environ 640 M$ levés en privé à ce jour.", "sources": [ { "url": "https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/05/this-humanoid-robotics-company-is-going-public-but-its-ceo-isnt-promising-a-robot-in-your-home-anytime-soon/", "publisher": "TechCrunch", "date": "2026-07-05", "fields": [ "notable", "funding_total_usd" ] }, { "url": "https://www.techtimes.com/articles/319099/20260625/humanoid-robot-ipo-agility-robotics-signs-spac-deal-us-nasdaq-debut.htm", "publisher": "Tech Times", "date": "2026-06-25", "fields": [ "notable" ] }, { "url": "https://www.therobotreport.com/schaeffler-humanoid-partner-build-deploy-hundreds-robots/", "publisher": "The Robot Report", "date": "2026-07-09", "fields": [ "emea_relevance" ] } ], "last_verified": "2026-07-09" }, { "id": "apptronik", "name": "Apptronik", "hq_country": "US", "region": "Americas", "segment": "humanoid", "founded": 2016, "funding_total_usd": 1000000000, "last_round": { "date": "2026-02", "amount_usd": 520000000, "series": "Series A extension", "lead_investors": [ "B Capital", "Google", "Mercedes-Benz", "PEAK6" ] }, "employees_approx": null, "key_products": [ "Apollo general-purpose humanoid", "Google DeepMind AI partnership", "Jabil manufacturing partnership" ], "emea_relevance_en": "Austin-based Apptronik is the humanoid maker with the deepest European automotive tie: Mercedes-Benz is both an investor and a pilot customer testing Apollo in its plants. Its $520M February 2026 extension (with John Deere and Qatar Investment Authority joining) values it around $5B.", "emea_relevance_fr": "Basée à Austin, Apptronik est le fabricant d'humanoïdes le plus lié à l'automobile européenne : Mercedes-Benz est à la fois investisseur et client pilote d'Apollo dans ses usines. Son extension de 520 M$ en février 2026 (rejointe par John Deere et Qatar Investment Authority) la valorise autour de 5 Md$.", "notable_en": "Total Series A reached over $935M, the largest Series A in robotics, and total capital raised is near $1B; funds go to Apollo production ramp, training facilities and a new robot due in 2026.", "notable_fr": "La série A totalise plus de 935 M$, la plus grosse série A de la robotique, pour près d'1 Md$ levé au total ; les fonds financent la montée en cadence d'Apollo, des centres d'entraînement et un nouveau robot prévu en 2026.", "sources": [ { "url": "https://www.cnbc.com/2026/02/11/apptronik-raises-520-million-at-5-billion-valuation-for-apollo-robot.html", "publisher": "CNBC", "date": "2026-02-11", "fields": [ "last_round" ] }, { "url": "https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2026/02/11/3236352/0/en/Apptronik-Closes-Over-935-Million-Series-A-with-New-520-Million-Extension-Round.html", "publisher": "GlobeNewswire (Apptronik)", "date": "2026-02-11", "fields": [ "last_round", "funding_total_usd" ] }, { "url": "https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/11/humanoid-robot-startup-apptronik-has-now-raised-935m-at-a-5b-valuation/", "publisher": "TechCrunch", "date": "2026-02-11", "fields": [ "notable" ] } ], "last_verified": "2026-07-09" }, { "id": "physical-intelligence", "name": "Physical Intelligence", "hq_country": "US", "region": "Americas", "segment": "foundation-model", "founded": 2024, "funding_total_usd": 1070000000, "last_round": { "date": "2025-11", "amount_usd": 600000000, "series": "Series B", "lead_investors": [ "CapitalG", "Lux Capital" ] }, "employees_approx": null, "key_products": [ "pi-0 and pi-0.5 generalist robot foundation models", "Open-sourced VLA checkpoints and openpi tooling" ], "emea_relevance_en": "Physical Intelligence builds hardware-agnostic robot brains that European robot OEMs and integrators can layer onto existing arms and mobile platforms. Its openly released pi-0 checkpoints seeded much of the European VLA research and startup scene.", "emea_relevance_fr": "Physical Intelligence construit des « cerveaux » robotiques agnostiques au matériel que les fabricants et intégrateurs européens peuvent superposer à leurs bras et plateformes mobiles existants. Ses modèles pi-0 publiés en open source ont irrigué une grande partie de la recherche et des startups VLA européennes.", "notable_en": "Series B of $600M (November 2025) led by Alphabet's CapitalG with Lux Capital at a $5.6B valuation; total raised is about $1.07B, with Jeff Bezos, OpenAI and Thrive among earlier backers. Founded 2024 by ex-DeepMind, Stanford and Berkeley researchers.", "notable_fr": "Série B de 600 M$ (novembre 2025) menée par CapitalG (Alphabet) avec Lux Capital, à 5,6 Md$ de valorisation ; environ 1,07 Md$ levé au total, avec Jeff Bezos, OpenAI et Thrive parmi les premiers investisseurs. Fondée en 2024 par d'anciens chercheurs de DeepMind, Stanford et Berkeley.", "sources": [ { "url": "https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-11-20/robotics-startup-physical-intelligence-valued-at-5-6-billion-in-new-funding", "publisher": "Bloomberg", "date": "2025-11-20", "fields": [ "last_round" ] }, { "url": "https://www.therobotreport.com/physical-intelligence-raises-600m-advance-robot-foundation-models/", "publisher": "The Robot Report", "date": "2025-11-21", "fields": [ "last_round", "funding_total_usd" ] }, { "url": "https://capitalg.com/insights/physical-intelligence-bringing-general-purpose-ai-into-the-physical-world", "publisher": "CapitalG", "date": "2025-11-20", "fields": [ "key_products", "notable" ] } ], "last_verified": "2026-07-09" }, { "id": "skild-ai", "name": "Skild AI", "hq_country": "US", "region": "Americas", "segment": "foundation-model", "founded": 2023, "funding_total_usd": 2200000000, "last_round": { "date": "2026-01", "amount_usd": 1400000000, "series": "Series C", "lead_investors": [ "SoftBank Group" ] }, "employees_approx": null, "key_products": [ "Skild Brain omni-bodied robot foundation model", "Manufacturing and inspection deployments across quadrupeds, arms and humanoids" ], "emea_relevance_en": "Skild's $1.4B Series C (January 2026, $14B+ valuation) was the largest robotics-AI round on record and pulled in European-relevant strategics like Schneider and Samsung. Through owner-to-be-of-ABB-Robotics SoftBank, Skild Brain could become the default AI layer inside Europe's largest robot installed base.", "emea_relevance_fr": "La série C de 1,4 Md$ de Skild (janvier 2026, valorisation supérieure à 14 Md$) fut le plus gros tour jamais levé en IA robotique, attirant des stratégiques pertinents pour l'Europe comme Schneider et Samsung. Via SoftBank, futur propriétaire d'ABB Robotics, Skild Brain pourrait devenir la couche IA par défaut du plus grand parc robotique installé d'Europe.", "notable_en": "Valuation tripled from $4.5B to $14B+ in seven months; total raised exceeds $2B ($300M Series A, $500M SoftBank-led Series B in 2025, $1.4B Series C with NVIDIA, Macquarie, Bezos Expeditions).", "notable_fr": "Valorisation triplée de 4,5 Md$ à plus de 14 Md$ en sept mois ; plus de 2 Md$ levés au total (série A de 300 M$, série B de 500 M$ menée par SoftBank en 2025, série C de 1,4 Md$ avec NVIDIA, Macquarie, Bezos Expeditions).", "sources": [ { "url": "https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260114335623/en/Skild-AI-Raises-$1.4B-Now-Valued-Over-$14B", "publisher": "Business Wire (Skild AI)", "date": "2026-01-14", "fields": [ "last_round", "funding_total_usd" ] }, { "url": "https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/14/robotic-software-maker-skild-ai-hits-14b-valuation/", "publisher": "TechCrunch", "date": "2026-01-14", "fields": [ "last_round" ] }, { "url": "https://techcrunch.com/2025/01/28/softbank-to-invest-500m-in-robotics-startup-skildai/", "publisher": "TechCrunch", "date": "2025-01-28", "fields": [ "notable" ] } ], "last_verified": "2026-07-09" }, { "id": "nvidia", "name": "NVIDIA", "hq_country": "US", "region": "Americas", "segment": "compute", "founded": 1993, "funding_total_usd": null, "last_round": null, "employees_approx": null, "key_products": [ "Jetson Thor edge compute (GA 2025-2026)", "Isaac GR00T N1.7 / N2 robot foundation models", "Isaac GR00T reference humanoid (May 2026)", "Omniverse and Cosmos world simulation" ], "emea_relevance_en": "NVIDIA is the compute-and-simulation substrate of nearly every European physical AI effort, KUKA AMP, Siemens' Industrial AI OS, Wayve, NEURA and Mistral all build on or partner with it. Its investments (Neura, Wayve, Mistral, AMI Labs) make it the single most influential outside actor in EMEA robotics.", "emea_relevance_fr": "NVIDIA est le substrat de calcul et de simulation de presque tous les projets européens d'IA physique : KUKA AMP, l'Industrial AI OS de Siemens, Wayve, NEURA et Mistral s'appuient dessus ou s'y associent. Ses investissements (Neura, Wayve, Mistral, AMI Labs) en font l'acteur extérieur le plus influent de la robotique EMEA.", "notable_en": "Positioning itself as 'the Android of generalist robotics' (TechCrunch, January 2026): open GR00T models plus Jetson Thor plus an open humanoid reference design (with Unitree H2 Plus base) announced at GTC Taipei in May 2026 for labs like ETH Zurich.", "notable_fr": "Se positionne comme « l'Android de la robotique généraliste » (TechCrunch, janvier 2026) : modèles GR00T ouverts, Jetson Thor et un design humanoïde de référence ouvert (base Unitree H2 Plus) annoncé au GTC Taipei en mai 2026, adopté par des laboratoires comme l'ETH Zurich.", "sources": [ { "url": "https://nvidianews.nvidia.com/news/nvidia-open-humanoid-robot-reference-design", "publisher": "NVIDIA", "date": "2026-05-31", "fields": [ "key_products", "notable" ] }, { "url": "https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/05/nvidia-wants-to-be-the-android-of-generalist-robotics/", "publisher": "TechCrunch", "date": "2026-01-05", "fields": [ "notable" ] }, { "url": "https://nvidianews.nvidia.com/news/nvidia-and-global-robotics-leaders-take-physical-ai-to-the-real-world", "publisher": "NVIDIA", "date": "2026-03-17", "fields": [ "emea_relevance", "key_products" ] } ], "last_verified": "2026-07-09" }, { "id": "alt-bionics", "name": "Alt-Bionics", "hq_country": "US", "region": "Americas", "segment": "components", "founded": 2020, "funding_total_usd": null, "last_round": { "date": "2024-06", "amount_usd": 1250000, "series": "Seed+", "lead_investors": [] }, "employees_approx": null, "key_products": [ "Genesis Hand bionic prosthetic (~$5,000, PDAC-approved)", "Surge Hand for humanoid robots", "MANUS-integrated dexterous sensing" ], "emea_relevance_en": "San Antonio-based Alt-Bionics shows how affordable prosthetics expertise converts into robot end-effectors: its Surge Hand is being evaluated by NVIDIA, Boston Dynamics, Apptronik and Skild. For European humanoid and cobot makers, dexterous hands remain a critical import, and a supply-chain gap to close.", "emea_relevance_fr": "Basée à San Antonio, Alt-Bionics montre comment l'expertise des prothèses abordables se convertit en effecteurs robotiques : sa Surge Hand est évaluée par NVIDIA, Boston Dynamics, Apptronik et Skild. Pour les fabricants européens d'humanoïdes et de cobots, les mains dextres restent une importation critique : et une brèche de chaîne d'approvisionnement à combler.", "notable_en": "Founded by Ryan Saavedra; closed a $1.25M Seed+ in June 2024 and soft-launched both prosthetic and robotic hand lines in January 2025. Genesis Hand costs about $5,000 versus $80,000+ for incumbent bionic hands.", "notable_fr": "Fondée par Ryan Saavedra ; Seed+ de 1,25 M$ clôturé en juin 2024 et lancement en douceur des gammes prothétique et robotique en janvier 2025. La Genesis Hand coûte environ 5 000 $ contre plus de 80 000 $ pour les mains bioniques historiques.", "sources": [ { "url": "https://www.austinstartups.com/companies/alt-bionics-inc", "publisher": "Austin Startups", "date": "2026-07-09", "fields": [ "last_round", "notable" ] }, { "url": "https://humanoidroboticstechnology.com/company/alt-bionics/", "publisher": "Humanoid Robotics Technology", "date": "2026-07-09", "fields": [ "key_products", "emea_relevance" ] }, { "url": "https://www.altbionics.com/", "publisher": "Alt-Bionics", "date": "2026-07-09", "fields": [ "key_products" ] } ], "last_verified": "2026-07-09" }, { "id": "unitree", "name": "Unitree Robotics", "hq_country": "CN", "region": "APAC", "segment": "humanoid", "founded": 2016, "funding_total_usd": null, "last_round": { "date": "2025-06", "amount_usd": 97000000, "series": "Series C", "lead_investors": [ "China Mobile Capital", "Tencent", "Alibaba", "Ant Group", "Geely Capital", "Jinqiu Capital" ] }, "employees_approx": null, "key_products": [ "G1 and H2 humanoids", "Go2 / B2 quadrupeds", "R1 low-cost humanoid" ], "emea_relevance_en": "Unitree is the price-disruptor European robot makers must plan around: it shipped 5,500+ humanoids in 2025 (32.4% global unit share, #1) at price points far below Western rivals. Its CSRC-approved July 2026 STAR Market IPO (~$618M at ~$5.9-6.2B) creates the first listed humanoid pure-play in China.", "emea_relevance_fr": "Unitree est le disrupteur de prix avec lequel les fabricants européens doivent composer : plus de 5 500 humanoïdes livrés en 2025 (32,4 % des unités mondiales, n° 1) à des tarifs très inférieurs aux rivaux occidentaux. Son IPO approuvée en juillet 2026 sur le STAR Market (~618 M$ pour ~5,9-6,2 Md$ de valorisation) crée le premier pure-play humanoïde coté de Chine.", "notable_en": "2025 revenue reached CNY 1.69B (+335% YoY) with humanoids at 51.5% of nine-month revenue; the June 2025 Series C (~CNY 700M at CNY 12.7B post) was co-led by China Mobile, Tencent, Alibaba, Ant, Geely and Jinqiu. IPO registration cleared in a record 104 days.", "notable_fr": "Chiffre d'affaires 2025 de 1,69 Md CNY (+335 %) avec les humanoïdes à 51,5 % du CA sur neuf mois ; la série C de juin 2025 (~700 M CNY à 12,7 Md CNY post) fut co-menée par China Mobile, Tencent, Alibaba, Ant, Geely et Jinqiu. L'enregistrement de l'IPO a été validé en 104 jours, un record.", "sources": [ { "url": "https://www.caixinglobal.com/2026-07-03/unitree-robotics-wins-approval-for-618-million-star-market-ipo-102460136.html", "publisher": "Caixin Global", "date": "2026-07-03", "fields": [ "notable", "emea_relevance" ] }, { "url": "https://www.forbes.com/sites/ywang/2025/06/20/chinas-robot-maker-unitree-valued-at-17-billion-in-series-c-round/", "publisher": "Forbes", "date": "2025-06-20", "fields": [ "last_round" ] }, { "url": "https://eu.36kr.com/en/p/3344368397190018", "publisher": "36Kr", "date": "2025-06-20", "fields": [ "last_round" ] } ], "last_verified": "2026-07-09" }, { "id": "ubtech", "name": "UBTech Robotics", "hq_country": "CN", "region": "APAC", "segment": "humanoid", "founded": 2012, "funding_total_usd": null, "last_round": null, "employees_approx": null, "key_products": [ "Walker S2 industrial humanoid (autonomous battery swapping)", "Walker C service humanoid", "Cruzr enterprise service robot" ], "emea_relevance_en": "Shenzhen-listed-in-HK UBTech is the first company mass-producing and delivering industrial humanoids at contract scale, with Walker-series orders above CNY 800M (~$112M) since early 2025, a benchmark European factory operators cite when evaluating humanoid ROI. It targets 5,000 units/year capacity in 2026.", "emea_relevance_fr": "Cotée à Hong Kong, la shenzhenoise UBTech est la première entreprise à produire et livrer en série des humanoïdes industriels sous contrats, avec plus de 800 M CNY (~112 M$) de commandes Walker depuis début 2025 : une référence que citent les industriels européens pour évaluer le ROI des humanoïdes. Objectif : 5 000 unités/an de capacité en 2026.", "notable_en": "Walker S2 entered mass production and delivery in November 2025; single orders include a CNY 250M contract (September 2025) and a CNY 159M data-collection-center deployment. Listed on HKEX since December 2023 (9880.HK).", "notable_fr": "Le Walker S2 est entré en production et livraison de masse en novembre 2025 ; parmi les commandes unitaires : un contrat de 250 M CNY (septembre 2025) et un déploiement de 159 M CNY dans un centre de collecte de données. Cotée au HKEX depuis décembre 2023 (9880.HK).", "sources": [ { "url": "https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/ubtech-humanoid-robot-walker-s2-begins-mass-production-and-delivery-with-orders-exceeding-800-million-yuan-302616924.html", "publisher": "PR Newswire (UBTech)", "date": "2025-11-20", "fields": [ "key_products", "notable" ] }, { "url": "https://www.eweek.com/news/china-deploys-humanoid-robots-ubtech-walker/", "publisher": "eWeek", "date": "2026-07-09", "fields": [ "emea_relevance" ] } ], "last_verified": "2026-07-09" }, { "id": "fourier", "name": "Fourier (Fourier Intelligence)", "hq_country": "CN", "region": "APAC", "segment": "humanoid", "founded": 2015, "funding_total_usd": 246000000, "last_round": { "date": "2025-08", "amount_usd": 43000000, "series": "Series E+", "lead_investors": [ "Runyang Technology" ] }, "employees_approx": null, "key_products": [ "GR-3 care humanoid (CES 2026 debut)", "GR-2 general-purpose humanoid", "Rehabilitation robotics line" ], "emea_relevance_en": "Shanghai-based Fourier pivoted from rehabilitation robotics to humanoids and targets care and healthcare, the exact demographic pressure point of ageing Europe. Its GR-3 'Care-Bot', unveiled at CES 2026, positions emotional-interaction humanoids for markets like European eldercare.", "emea_relevance_fr": "Basée à Shanghai, Fourier a pivoté de la robotique de rééducation vers les humanoïdes et vise le soin et la santé : précisément le point de tension démographique d'une Europe vieillissante. Son GR-3 « Care-Bot », dévoilé au CES 2026, positionne les humanoïdes à interaction émotionnelle pour des marchés comme la dépendance en Europe.", "notable_en": "Roughly $246M raised in total, including a ~$109M Series E (January 2025, with Prosperity7 among investors) and a CNY 300M Series E+ (August 2025); GR-3 features 55 DOF and 31 pressure sensors for touch-based interaction.", "notable_fr": "Environ 246 M$ levés au total, dont une série E d'environ 109 M$ (janvier 2025, avec Prosperity7 parmi les investisseurs) et une série E+ de 300 M CNY (août 2025) ; le GR-3 offre 55 degrés de liberté et 31 capteurs de pression pour l'interaction tactile.", "sources": [ { "url": "https://botinfo.ai/articles/fourier-humanoid-robots", "publisher": "BotInfo", "date": "2026-07-09", "fields": [ "funding_total_usd", "last_round", "key_products" ] }, { "url": "https://interestingengineering.com/ai-robotics/fouriers-gr-3-humanoid-at-ces-2026", "publisher": "Interesting Engineering", "date": "2026-01-07", "fields": [ "key_products", "emea_relevance" ] }, { "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fourier_(company)", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2026-07-09", "fields": [ "founded", "notable" ] } ], "last_verified": "2026-07-09" }, { "id": "agibot", "name": "AgiBot (Zhiyuan Robotics)", "hq_country": "CN", "region": "APAC", "segment": "humanoid", "founded": 2023, "funding_total_usd": null, "last_round": null, "employees_approx": null, "key_products": [ "Yuanzheng A2 humanoid", "Lingxi X2 agile humanoid", "Genie Operator-1 (GO-1) embodied foundation model", "AgiBot World open dataset" ], "emea_relevance_en": "Founded in 2023 by ex-Huawei prodigy Peng Zhihui, AgiBot pairs mass-produced humanoids with its GO-1 foundation model and the AgiBot World dataset used by European researchers. Its planned 2026 Hong Kong IPO (targeting HK$40-50B, raising $1B+) will set the public-market price for Chinese embodied AI.", "emea_relevance_fr": "Fondée en 2023 par l'ex-prodige de Huawei Peng Zhihui, AgiBot associe humanoïdes produits en série, modèle de fondation GO-1 et jeu de données ouvert AgiBot World utilisé par les chercheurs européens. Son IPO prévue à Hong Kong en 2026 (valorisation visée de 40-50 Md HK$, levée de plus d'1 Md$) fixera le prix de marché de l'IA incarnée chinoise.", "notable_en": "Backers include Tencent, BYD, LG Electronics, Hillhouse and HongShan; disclosed venture amounts (~$84M per trackers) vastly understate actual funding, so totals are left null. CICC, CITIC and Morgan Stanley are sponsoring the planned listing.", "notable_fr": "Parmi les investisseurs : Tencent, BYD, LG Electronics, Hillhouse et HongShan ; les montants divulgués (~84 M$ selon les agrégateurs) sous-estiment largement le financement réel, d'où un total laissé à null. CICC, CITIC et Morgan Stanley parrainent la cotation prévue.", "sources": [ { "url": "https://capital.com/en-int/learn/ipo/agibot-ipo", "publisher": "Capital.com", "date": "2026-07-09", "fields": [ "notable", "emea_relevance" ] }, { "url": "https://dealroom.co/companies/agibot-zhiyuan-robot/", "publisher": "Dealroom", "date": "2026-07-09", "fields": [ "founded", "notable" ] }, { "url": "https://mikekalil.com/blog/agibot-zhiyuan-robotics/", "publisher": "Mike Kalil", "date": "2026-07-09", "fields": [ "key_products" ] } ], "last_verified": "2026-07-09" }, { "id": "fanuc", "name": "FANUC", "hq_country": "JP", "region": "APAC", "segment": "industrial-robotics", "founded": 1972, "funding_total_usd": null, "last_round": null, "employees_approx": null, "key_products": [ "CRX cobot series incl. ultra-light CRX-3iA (2026)", "Industrial robot lines up to 2,300 kg payload", "CRX Vibe Coding generative-AI programming", "AI-based 3D vision" ], "emea_relevance_en": "FANUC's yellow robots dominate European automotive and machining lines, so its 2026 physical AI turn, generative-AI 'vibe coding' of cobots, NVIDIA-powered vision with French startup Inbolt for moving-line bolt tightening, directly modernizes Europe's installed base.", "emea_relevance_fr": "Les robots jaunes de FANUC dominent les lignes automobiles et d'usinage européennes ; son virage IA physique de 2026, programmation générative « vibe coding » des cobots, vision propulsée par NVIDIA avec la startup française Inbolt pour le vissage sur ligne en mouvement, modernise directement le parc installé européen.", "notable_en": "At Automate 2026 FANUC showed spoken commands translated live into robot Python code and launched the 11 kg CRX-3iA cobot; the Inbolt demo runs real-time bolt tightening on a moving engine block.", "notable_fr": "À Automate 2026, FANUC a montré des commandes vocales traduites en direct en code Python robot et lancé le cobot CRX-3iA de 11 kg ; la démo Inbolt réalise un vissage en temps réel sur un bloc moteur en mouvement.", "sources": [ { "url": "https://www.fanucamerica.com/press-releases/fanuc-america-showcases-physical-ai-and-ai-enabled-robotics-demos-at-automate-2026", "publisher": "FANUC America", "date": "2026-05-27", "fields": [ "key_products", "notable" ] }, { "url": "https://www.fanucamerica.com/news-resources/fanuc-america-press-releases/2026/04/20/fanuc-america-debuts-ultra-lightweight-crx-3ia-collaborative-robot-and-new-capabilities-across-the-crx-lineup", "publisher": "FANUC America", "date": "2026-04-20", "fields": [ "key_products" ] } ], "last_verified": "2026-07-09" } ] }