Avatar Robotics raises $6.5M seed round for teleoperated warehouse robots
What's the deal?
Avatar Robotics has raised a $6.5 million seed round led by AlleyCorp and Defy Partners, with Headline and Henry Ford III also participating.
Why now?
The San Francisco startup deploys wheeled robots in warehouses under the control of remote operators using headsets and handheld controllers. The model lets customers use robotic labor before the machines become fully autonomous, while each deployment generates data that Avatar uses to improve its robotics software.
The signal:
Avatar says its robots have packed nearly 1 million items since launching in December. The company plans to expand existing customer deployments while building toward more autonomous fleets for industrial work.
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