Investments in robotics startups are growing.
In the first half of 2025 - $6 billion +In the first half of 2025, robotics startups attracted more than $6 billion globally, which means an increase from the level of 2024. According to this schedule, the total investment volume is expected to be higher than the previous one, even if only a few months remain in the year.
Companies with the largest investments: from humanoids to medicine. Below are a few startups with the largest investments in 2025:
Apptronik (USA): received around $350-403 million for its humanoid robot Apollo, with major investors - B Capital, Capital Factory, and Google participating
Neuralink has received **$650 million** through implanted brain-computer interfaces in the USA - these devices are also used for surgical operations using surgical robots.
CMR Surgical (UK): raised $200 million for soft tissue surgery robots
ForSight Robotics (Israel): received $125 million in Series B investments for an ophthalmic surgery platform
Skild AI (Pittsburgh, USA): Creating a common platform for robots in the physical world by adapting AI to robotics, $135 million in funding
Physical Intelligence (San Francisco): received $400 million in investments for AI-controlled "robot mija" technology
Trends and directions of investments In Q1 2025, robotics startups raised more than $2.26 billion of global investments. The focus was mainly on specialized vertical segments - warehouse automation, medical robots, and industrial solutions.
Investors are abandoning the generalist approach and preferring companies with "vertical robotics" (i.e., robotic systems that meet specific industry requirements).
AI integration - computer eyes, reinforcement learning, application of LLMs to robots - allows current startups to attract high valuation and quick investment
Facts and forecastsCompanies like Apptronik and Figure AI are taking a leading position in humanoid robotics, with investments exceeding $1 billion in 2024-25.
Neura Robotics (Germany) received €120 million in Series B funding for cognitive humanoid robots
Galbot (China) raised ¥1.1 billion (~$153 million) for an AI-based embodied robot platform
Wandercraft (France): received $75 million in Series D funding for exoskeleton robots
RealSense (independent of Intel) team received $50 million in Series A investments for AI and robotics
Key Concepts for the Future Investors view robotics startups as a major investment tool and support platforms with deep integration of AI.
But startups face: missing databases, scales and ethical standards, and technical difficulties in developing real commercial solutions.
Expert Rodney Brooks, for example, says that "there is still a long way to go before the humanoid robot reaches the user level."
Companies with the largest investments: from humanoids to medicine. Below are a few startups with the largest investments in 2025:
Apptronik (USA): received around $350-403 million for its humanoid robot Apollo, with major investors - B Capital, Capital Factory, and Google participating
Neuralink has received **$650 million** through implanted brain-computer interfaces in the USA - these devices are also used for surgical operations using surgical robots.
CMR Surgical (UK): raised $200 million for soft tissue surgery robots
ForSight Robotics (Israel): received $125 million in Series B investments for an ophthalmic surgery platform
Skild AI (Pittsburgh, USA): Creating a common platform for robots in the physical world by adapting AI to robotics, $135 million in funding
Physical Intelligence (San Francisco): received $400 million in investments for AI-controlled "robot mija" technology
Trends and directions of investments In Q1 2025, robotics startups raised more than $2.26 billion of global investments. The focus was mainly on specialized vertical segments - warehouse automation, medical robots, and industrial solutions.
Investors are abandoning the generalist approach and preferring companies with "vertical robotics" (i.e., robotic systems that meet specific industry requirements).
AI integration - computer eyes, reinforcement learning, application of LLMs to robots - allows current startups to attract high valuation and quick investment
Facts and forecastsCompanies like Apptronik and Figure AI are taking a leading position in humanoid robotics, with investments exceeding $1 billion in 2024-25.
Neura Robotics (Germany) received €120 million in Series B funding for cognitive humanoid robots
Galbot (China) raised ¥1.1 billion (~$153 million) for an AI-based embodied robot platform
Wandercraft (France): received $75 million in Series D funding for exoskeleton robots
RealSense (independent of Intel) team received $50 million in Series A investments for AI and robotics
Key Concepts for the Future Investors view robotics startups as a major investment tool and support platforms with deep integration of AI.
But startups face: missing databases, scales and ethical standards, and technical difficulties in developing real commercial solutions.
Expert Rodney Brooks, for example, says that "there is still a long way to go before the humanoid robot reaches the user level."
