Still another AI robotics company wins major funding, while dexterity closes the last round

The intersection of robotics and AI continues to attract the attention of investors and large technologies. The last indicator? DexterityA startup specializing in industrial robots with a “as human” finesse, raised $ 95 million to a post-money assessment of $ 1.65 billion, by Bloomberg.

The investment, which includes the support of Lightspeed Venture Partners and Sumitomo Corp., highlights the growing demand for machines fueled by AI and comes in the midst of a wave of companies like companies as Meta And Applewhich would explore investments in humanoid robots powered by AI, and startups like manufacturers of humanoid robots Figure Ai And Apptronik Who recently obtained huge financing laps to develop robots for a variety of tasks.

As for dexterity, its robots are designed to perform repetitive and sometimes dangerous tasks in warehouses and factories, such as loading boxes and sorting packages, for customers who include Fedex and UPS. The founder and CEO of Samir Menon – whose last role was as a doctoral student in Stanford – told Bloomberg that robots use specialized AI models, each focused on a specific task. The outfit has now collected nearly $ 300 million.