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Mecka AI nears $500M valuation in Sequoia-led deal amid rush for robot training data Technology

Mecka AI nears $500M valuation in Sequoia-led deal amid rush for robot training data

The round for the two-year-old startup is coming together months after Mecka announced its Series A.

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Maven Robotics wants to steal your robot deployment deal Technology

Maven Robotics wants to steal your robot deployment deal

Maven Robotics emerged from stealth today with a $100 million Series A and active deployments.

5 days ago 9
XDOF, just three months out of stealth, is in talks for a Series B at a $1.2B valuation Technology

XDOF, just three months out of stealth, is in talks for a Series B at a $1.2B valuation

The round is being raised just months after the robot data startup exited from stealth.

1 week ago 15
Less than 24 hours to apply for your TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 Side Event Technology

Less than 24 hours to apply for your TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 Side Event

Less than 24 hours left to apply to host a Side Event during TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 and make your mark in the Silicon Valley scene. Apply before the...

1 week ago 13
The Builders Stage brings practical strategies for scaling startups to TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 Technology

The Builders Stage brings practical strategies for scaling startups to TechCrunch Disrupt 2026

The Builders Stage is returning to TechCrunch Disrupt, bringing together founders, startup operators, and investors for practical conversations on wha...

1 week ago 16
The U.S. is building barriers around drones and robots, but China has scale to get around them Technology

The U.S. is building barriers around drones and robots, but China has scale to get around them

The U.S. is shutting out more foreign-made drones and robots. China’s scale means the global competition may simply move elsewhere.

2 weeks ago 17
Chinese automakers are following Tesla’s bet that robots are the next big profit machine Technology

Chinese automakers are following Tesla’s bet that robots are the next big profit machine

Technical progress has encouraged a new batch of companies to jump in on the promise of profits from humanoid robots. And they're all Chinese automake...

2 weeks ago 18
Hugging Face is selling a cute $399 open-source duck robot, Microduck Technology

Hugging Face is selling a cute $399 open-source duck robot, Microduck

Hugging Face is taking orders for the Microduck, a $399 tiny open-source duck robot that developers can train at home out of the box.

2 weeks ago 12