Minerva Humanoids Raises $10 Million to Develop Humanoid Robots for Hazardous Industrial Work

According to Robotics & Automation News, humanoid robotics startup Minerva Humanoids has emerged from stealth and announced approximately $10 million in pre-seed funding. The round was led by General Catalyst, with Long Journey Ventures and Credo Ventures serving as co-leads, and participation from MVP Ventures, Kaya, RunwayFBU, Compound, Founders Embassy, Hugging Face, Codecademy, and other institutions. The company will use the funds to develop semi-autonomous humanoid robots aimed at high-risk jobs in the energy and public safety sectors, hoping to replace personnel with robots in work environments where safety risks exist. This information comes from the original source and was compiled by AI.