Eka Robotics Hits $1.45 Billion Valuation by Solving Mechanical Touch for AI Models

By Tim Fernholz · TechCrunch · 2026-10-20

Eka Robotics Hits $1.45 Billion Valuation by Solving Mechanical Touch for AI Models

According to TechCrunch, MIT and DeepMind alumni have secured a $150 million Series A to scale a vision-force-action architecture for industrial automation. The startup, Eka Robotics, utilizes physics-based simulations and specialized grippers to achieve dexterity that significan

According to TechCrunch, MIT and DeepMind alumni have secured a $150 million Series A to scale a vision-force-action architecture for industrial automation. The startup, Eka Robotics, utilizes physics-based simulations and specialized grippers to achieve dexterity that significan