Robotics Funding News: Jul 6–12, 2026

We tracked 18 robotics deals for Jul 6–12, 2026, with $1.2B disclosed. The biggest round was AI² Robotics' $735M (China). That includes 13 funding rounds, 3 acquisitions, 1 IPO or listing, and 1 debt deal.

Week ending July 12, 2026

$1.2Bdisclosed

18deals

13funding rounds

AI² Roboticsbiggest: $735M

Deals by country: China 6, US 3, UK 3, Denmark 1

Funding Rounds 13

$735M AI² Robotics ~$735M (RMB 50B+ / ~$2.8B valuation) · led by National SME Development Fund, Sino Biopharmaceutical, Moutai Group, CICC Capital, GSR Ventures (no lead named) · wheeled humanoid robots · China therobotreport.com Jul 10

$165M Kraken Technology Series B (€153M) · led by Hico Ventures, Rheinmetall, NATO Innovation Fund, British Business Bank, DTCP · uncrewed maritime vessels · UK funding.tech.eu Jul 9

$141M Robotera (星动纪元) New round (RMB 1B (10億元); RMB 2.5B over two months) · led by state-owned capital · humanoid robots · China 36kr.jp Jul 6

$74M zeroth Pre-Series A · home humanoid · China seedtable.com Jul 8

$30M Hippo Harvest Series C · led by Cox Farms · robotic greenhouse farming · US finsmes.com Jul 10

$18M Dogtooth Technologies Growth · agricultural robot (fruit picking) · UK seedtable.com Jul 8

$18M Hephae Energy Technology Series A · led by Susquehanna Sustainable Investments, Underground Ventures (leads) · robotic geothermal drilling · US finsmes.com Jul 10

$17M Emesent Funding · led by Hostplus, Main Sequence, National Reconstruction Fund Corporation, NGS Super, Orion Resource Partners, QIC Ventures · autonomous drone mapping · Australia finsmes.com Jul 8

$15M HIVE Seed · led by SuperSeed · industrial physical AI · Norway therobotreport.com Jul 7

$11M Luffy AI Series A (£8.1M) · led by BGF, Bow Capital, Chrysalix, MIG Capital, Momenta, UKI2S · adaptive robot control AI · UK finsmes.com Jul 7

Undisclosed Tashan Technology (他山科技) Series B · tactile sensing / embodied AI · China news.pedaily.cn Jul 10

Undisclosed Westlake Robotics (西湖机器人) New round · embodied AI · China news.pedaily.cn Jul 10

Undisclosed StarEpoch Undisclosed stage (led by Chengtong Fund) · embodied AI / humanoid · China www-web.itiger.com Jul 6

Acquisitions 3

$876M DZYNE acquisition · Ondas · defense drones · US therobotreport.com Jul 10

$615M Covelya Group acquisition · Kraken Robotics · marine robotics therobotreport.com Jul 6

Undisclosed Invent Smart Intralogistics Solutions (acq. by Comau) Acquisition · Comau · intralogistics / AMR · Brazil robotics247.com Jul 8

IPOs & Listings 1

Undisclosed Tesollo IPO process · humanoid robot hands · South Korea therobotreport.com Jul 7

Debt & Credit 1

Undisclosed Shape Robotics LOI for equity line financing facility with Iris SARL + creditor settlement talks · educational robotics · Denmark mfn.se Jul 12

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Robotics funding in July 2026

Amounts are as reported and shown in US dollars. How we count robotics funding.

Robotics Funding News: Jul 6–12, 2026

Funding Rounds 13

Acquisitions 3

IPOs & Listings 1

Debt & Credit 1

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