All the funding deals in the industrial robotics market
Last updated: 13 July 2026
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The industrial robotics market is attracting strong investor interest as manufacturers look for simpler, smarter, and more flexible automation systems.
We conducted deep research and collected 34 industrial robotics funding deals announced between Q1 2024 and Q2 2026.
We refresh this page very often to add new industrial robotics funding deals and keep the information up to date.
Insights
- The 34 industrial robotics funding deals in this list raised more than $2.2 billion in disclosed capital, excluding the undisclosed Slabor round.
- Industrial robotics funding accelerated sharply in 2026. The 11 deals announced by Q2 2026 represent about $1.65 billion in disclosed funding.
- Mind Robotics raised $900 million across two industrial robotics funding rounds in 2026, which represents more than half of the disclosed 2026 total.
- The industrial robotics market is moving beyond robot hardware. Many funded companies now build robot intelligence, vision systems, control software, and reusable automation skills.
- Investors are supporting easier robot deployment. T-robotics, Trener Robotics, Unchained Robotics, Augmentus, and Xaba help factories program or control robots with less technical work.
- Machine vision remains an important part of the industrial robotics market. Advex AI, Inbolt, Cambrian Robotics, SpeedBot Robotics, and RealSense raised funding for robot perception technologies.
- Large industrial robotics funding rounds are becoming more common. Eight disclosed deals in this list raised at least $100 million.
- Industrial robotics startups are targeting difficult factory tasks such as welding, sanding, polishing, fastening, material handling, assembly, and machine loading.
- The industrial robotics market is increasingly global. Funded companies in this list come from North America, Europe, China, India, Singapore, and South Korea.
- Robots-as-a-Service and modular automation models are helping smaller manufacturers adopt industrial robotics without building large internal engineering teams.
Summary table of the funding deals for the industrial robotics market since 2024
We define the industrial robotics market as robotic systems used in factories and industrial sites to automate physical production tasks.
It includes Articulated Robots, SCARA Robots, Delta Robots, Cartesian Robots, Robot Controllers, and Machine Vision Systems.
It excludes broader adjacent markets unless the product is built specifically for this use case.
We focused exclusively on pure players, defined as companies with at least 70–80% of their business directly tied to the industrial robotics market.
Our analysis has been done at a global level with a minimum funding threshold of $300k.
If you want a longer-term view, we also have a study of how funding activity in the industrial robotics market has changed over the years.
| Name | What they do | Amount in $ | Quarter | Source(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard Bots | Builds AI-powered industrial robot arms that learn factory tasks through demonstrations. | $200.0M | Q2 2026 | PR Newswire |
| Theker | Builds general-purpose AI robots for industrial production environments. | $85.0M | Q2 2026 | Cathay Capital |
| Mesoware | Builds modular robotic work cells that manufacturers can deploy with limited training. | $1.5M | Q2 2026 | Manufacturing Tomorrow |
| Mind Robotics | Builds AI-powered industrial robots and deployment systems for large manufacturers. | $400.0M | Q2 2026 | Business Wire |
| Sereact | Develops AI software that helps industrial robots understand and handle physical objects. | $110.0M | Q2 2026 | Sereact |
| RoboForce | Builds AI robots for demanding manufacturing and heavy industrial environments. | $52.0M | Q1 2026 | RoboForce |
| Mind Robotics | Builds full-stack AI-powered industrial robots for manufacturing automation. | $500.0M | Q1 2026 | Business Wire |
| RLWRLD | Develops robot foundation models trained in real industrial environments. | $26.0M | Q1 2026 | FinancialContent |
| AI² Robotics | Develops humanoid industrial robots and AI models for physical automation tasks. | $145.0M | Q1 2026 | Yicai Global |
| Trener Robotics | Provides pre-trained AI skills and software controls for industrial robots. | $32.0M | Q1 2026 | Trener Robotics |
| RobCo | Builds autonomous industrial robot systems for manufacturing environments. | $100.0M | Q1 2026 | RobCo |
| mimic Robotics | Builds robotic hands and AI systems for dexterous industrial manipulation. | $16.0M | Q4 2025 | EU-Startups |
| SpeedBot Robotics | Builds AI machine-vision systems for industrial robots and factory automation. | $14.0M | Q3 2025 | Metrology & Quality News |
| Augmentus | Builds no-code robotic systems for welding and industrial surface finishing. | $11.0M | Q3 2025 | Augmentus |
| RealSense | Builds 3D cameras and computer-vision systems for robotics and automation. | $50.0M | Q3 2025 | Business Wire |
| FORT Robotics | Provides safety and security systems for industrial robots and autonomous machines. | $18.9M | Q3 2025 | FORT Robotics |
| Unchained Robotics | Builds software and tools that simplify industrial robot deployment and operation. | $9.2M | Q2 2025 | Robotics & Automation News |
| Xaba | Develops generative AI control software for industrial robots. | $6.0M | Q2 2025 | The Robot Report |
| Slabor | Builds robotic screw-tightening systems and intelligent fastening tools for factories. | Undisclosed (eight-figure RMB) | Q2 2025 | KrASIA |
| Novarc Technologies | Builds AI-powered robotic welding systems for industrial applications. | $30.0M | Q1 2025 | Novarc Technologies |
| NEURA Robotics | Builds cognitive robots, collaborative robots, and humanoid systems for industrial work. | $123.3M | Q1 2025 | NEURA Robotics |
| Eureka Robotics | Builds high-precision robot controllers and 3D cameras for factories and logistics. | $10.5M | Q4 2024 | PR Newswire |
| T-robotics | Develops natural-language programming and AI skills for industrial robots. | $5.4M | Q4 2024 | Business Wire |
| Advex AI | Creates synthetic data and AI vision models for industrial machine-vision systems. | $3.5M | Q4 2024 | Business Wire |
| Perceptyne | Builds industrial robots for assembly-line automation and packaging tasks. | $3.0M | Q4 2024 | Indian Startup News |
| CynLr | Builds vision-guided modular robots for complex factory automation tasks. | $10.0M | Q4 2024 | Tech Funding News |
| Standard Bots | Builds AI-powered collaborative robot arms for manufacturing automation. | $63.0M | Q3 2024 | Standard Bots |
| Inbolt | Develops 3D vision systems that help industrial robots adjust their movements. | $16.5M | Q3 2024 | Inbolt |
| Formic | Provides industrial robots through a managed Robots-as-a-Service model. | $27.4M | Q2 2024 | Business Wire |
| GrayMatter Robotics | Builds AI-powered robotic cells for sanding, polishing, grinding, and finishing. | $45.0M | Q2 2024 | PR Newswire |
| Bright Machines | Provides software-defined robotic assembly and factory automation systems. | $106.0M | Q2 2024 | Bright Machines |
| Collaborative Robotics | Builds collaborative robots that work safely alongside people in industrial environments. | $100.0M | Q2 2024 | PR Newswire |
| Cambrian Robotics | Builds AI machine-vision systems for collaborative and industrial robot arms. | $3.5M | Q1 2024 | MarketScreener |
| RobCo | Provides modular industrial robots for machine loading, unloading, and palletizing. | $42.5M | Q1 2024 | RobCo |
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