Eka Robotics raises $150M for force-aware physical AI
Eka Robotics has raised a $150 million Series A at a $1.45 billion valuation for its force-aware robotic manipulation system.
What happened
Eka Robotics has raised a $150 million Series A at a $1.45 billion post-money valuation. Andreessen Horowitz and F-Prime led the round.
The company's manipulation architecture combines a force-sensitive gripper with a vision-force-action model trained through simulation and reinforcement learning.
Why it matters
Vision can show a robot where an object is, but successful manipulation also depends on touch, resistance and force. Eka is targeting that final gap with hardware and models designed together.
The bigger picture
The unusually large Series A reflects strong investor interest in physical AI systems that can perform varied real-world tasks rather than repeat one narrowly programmed motion.