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PeopleSloane Reyes · 2d

Jeff Cardenas built a humanoid robot company in an Austin industrial park. Now it's worth $5 billion.

The Apptronik co-founder spun a UT robotics lab project into one of the most-watched hardware companies in Texas, but says he isn't ready to declare victory.

Austin venture funding hits an all-time high, led by AI and robotics
AIDev Okonkwo · Jun 10

Austin venture funding hits an all-time high, led by AI and robotics

Crunchbase data shows the city's startups raised record capital, with AI, robotics and advanced manufacturing leading the pack.

Apptronik Raids Big Tech for a Commercialization 'Dream Team'
PeopleSloane Reyes · Apr 29

Apptronik Raids Big Tech for a Commercialization 'Dream Team'

The Austin humanoid-robotics company has tapped Waymo's former chief product officer and other Silicon Valley veterans as it readies a new robot.

TerraFirma, founded by ex-SpaceX engineers, moves its headquarters to Buda
StartupsMara Whitfield · Apr 9

TerraFirma, founded by ex-SpaceX engineers, moves its headquarters to Buda

The earthmoving-robotics startup is leaving its Southwest Austin 'Robot Ranch' for a 40,000-square-foot integrated headquarters and test facility in Buda.

ICON opens its 3D-printing system to outside builders with the launch of Titan
StartupsMara Whitfield · Mar 11

ICON opens its 3D-printing system to outside builders with the launch of Titan

The Austin construction-tech company is, for the first time, selling its full robotic printing stack to other builders, with walls it says can be printed for about $20 a square foot.

Apptronik leans on Google DeepMind's Gemini to give Apollo a brain
AIDev Okonkwo · Feb 18

Apptronik leans on Google DeepMind's Gemini to give Apollo a brain

The Austin robotics maker is building its next humanoids on DeepMind's Gemini Robotics models — and Google is now an investor too.

Apptronik teamed up with Google. The deal says as much about Austin as about robots.
PeopleSloane Reyes · Feb 14

Apptronik teamed up with Google. The deal says as much about Austin as about robots.

A partnership between an Austin hardware startup and DeepMind's robotics team puts the city at the center of the humanoid race.

Apptronik's Series A swells past $935 million as humanoid-robot race heats up
FundingMara Whitfield · Feb 13

Apptronik's Series A swells past $935 million as humanoid-robot race heats up

A February extension co-led by B Capital and Capital Factory, with Google participating, pushed the Austin robotics company's Series A near $1 billion total.

Apptronik moves toward commercial-scale Apollo deployment, expands in Austin
StartupsMara Whitfield · Feb 13

Apptronik moves toward commercial-scale Apollo deployment, expands in Austin

The humanoid-robot maker is scaling Apollo production and growing its Austin footprint as it pushes toward broader factory and warehouse deployments in 2026.

AIDev Okonkwo · Jan 27

Serve Robotics buys Austin's Diligent, pushing sidewalk delivery into hospitals

The ~$25.7M deal hands Serve the Moxi hospital robot and its first beachhead in indoor mobile manipulation.

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