Eka Robotics Raises $150M Series A at $1.45B Valuation

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Eka Robotics, founded by MIT professor Pulkit Agrawal, closed a $150M Series A led by a16z, reaching a $1.45B valuation. The startup combines force-sensitive grippers with new deep learning models to achieve dexterous manipulation that adapts to various objects without retraining, with experts noting superhuman performance in specific tasks.

LATEST/Eka Robotics, founded by MIT professor Pulkit Agrawal, closed a $150M Series A led by a16z, reaching a $1.45B valuation. The startup combines force-sensitive grippers with new deep learning models to achieve dexterous manipulation that adapts to various objects without retraining, with experts noting superhuman performance in specific tasks.

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TechCrunch AIT2·Oct 20, 21:0078 pts
Eka Robotics Raises $150M Series A at $1.45B Valuation
- Eka Robotics raised a $150M Series A at a $1.45B valuation, led by a16z and F-Prime.
- The company's key advantage is combining force-sensitive hardware with new architectures for zero-shot adaptation to diverse objects.
- Investors and academics assess its dexterous manipulation capabilities as exceeding or approaching superhuman levels in specific tasks.
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