German startup Neura Robotics completed a Series C funding round of up to $1.4 billion, which the vendor claims the largest investment into a full-stack robotics company to date.
Neura said it will use the capital to expand production capacity, accelerate deployment of its humanoid robots and develop next-generation physical AI systems.
As part of the physical AI push, Neura said it will put the investment toward expanding its physical AI ecosystem, the Neuraverse. The platform is designed as a skill- and data-exchange platform for robots, enabling them to continuously learn from one another.
The company also plans to develop its “Neura Gyms” — a network of training environments designed to collect real-world robotics data and support the development of physical AI models.
“The future of AI will not only live on screens,” Neura CEO and founder David Reger said in a release. “It will move, interact, learn and work beside us in the real world.”
Established in 2019, Neura’s cognitive and humanoid robots are designed to work alongside humans across industrial, commercial and domestic environments.
The funding highlights growing investor interest in physical AI and robotics, as technology advancements and consumer demands call for increasingly autonomous and capable machines.
AI hardware-software giant Nvidia, in particular, has been stepping up its push into physical AI, expanding partnerships with robotics companies including Agility Robotics, Figure AI, ABB Robotics and Kuka.
The funding round also included backing from investors and strategic partners Tether, Bosch, Schaeffler and the European Investment Bank.
