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Jeff Cardenas built a humanoid robot company in an Austin industrial park. Now it's worth $5 billion.
PeopleSloane Reyes · Jun 26

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.

General Intuition's $320M bet that video games can train real-world AI
NationalJordan Vance · Jun 25

General Intuition's $320M bet that video games can train real-world AI

Khosla Ventures led the Series A for a startup using billions of hours of gameplay to teach machines spatial reasoning - the same physical-AI problem Austin's robotics scene is chasing.

StartupsMara Whitfield · Jun 24

Traysar surfaces from stealth with $25M to take defense tech underground

The Austin startup, led by former SpaceX and Boring Company engineers, is building autonomous machines to breach and map tunnels for the U.S. and its allies.

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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