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Eka Robotics raises a $150 million Series A to develop its physical AI manipulation system

Funding Provisional 82% confidence first seen

Eka Robotics announced the launch of a physical AI manipulation system featuring a force-sensitive gripper and a vision-force-action model for dexterous grasping. The company also completed a $150 million Series A, valuing it at $1.45 billion, with additional coverage noting similar unicorn-level funding for related startup Arda.

Arda Eka Robotics Anduril Bob McGrew Force-sensitive gripper OpenAI Physical AI manipulation system Vision-force-action deep-learning model

The deal

Eka Robotics $150 million Series A · announced 20 Oct 2026

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Source coverage

Eka is worth $1.45B thanks to a physical AI model that has experts raving TechCrunch independent Physical A.I.: Arda and Eka Raise a Combined $380 Million Trending Topics independent

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