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MAKIINA

Finland

Founded in 2024 and backed by FOV Ventures among others, it has built dual-arm robotic systems for under $1,200 using in-house motors and actuators, benchmarked against Chinese alternatives on torque and cost.

Updated 2026-07-10 · Last verified 2026-07-09

CountryFI
CategoryComponents and actuators
Stageseed
Founded2,024
What they doFinnish physical AI startup building a modular, low-cost hardware and software stack, actuators, sensors and a robotics foundation model, made in Finland.

Sources : FOV Ventures (2026-02-01)The Robot Report (2026-04-01)MAKIINA (2026-07-09)

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Christian Verbrugge

Christian Verbrugge · D·Fairy

Bringing a physical AI solution into European industry?

15 years at KUKA on automotive OEM programs (€100M), now focused on edge AI and autonomous agents. I support robotics and embodied AI companies on their EMEA market entry: OEM and Tier 1 access, co-funded pilots, AI Act readiness.

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