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20 Oct 2026, 9:00 PM	TechCrunch	6.0	Eka is worth $1.45B thanks to a physical AI model that has experts raving Eka Robotics raised a $150M Series A led by a16z and F-Prime at a $1.45B post-money valuation for a physical-AI manipulation stack: a force-sensitive gripper plus a new deep-learning model. TechCrunch reports it can pick up about 1,500 objects weighing up to 1 kg per hour, versus about 600 for a human, with >95% reliability, and adapt to many objects without retraining; roboticists quoted call the demo unusually impressive. Why: If you build or buy warehouse or robotics automation, this sets a concrete benchmark—1,500 picks/hour, 1 kg payload, >95% reliability—but the article gives no pricing, API, availability, or independent evaluation, so treat it as a signal to watch rather than something to plan around today. robotics physical-ai funding manipulation

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20 Oct 2026, 9:00 PM

TechCrunch

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Eka is worth $1.45B thanks to a physical AI model that has experts raving

Eka Robotics raised a $150M Series A led by a16z and F-Prime at a $1.45B post-money valuation for a physical-AI manipulation stack: a force-sensitive gripper plus a new deep-learning model. TechCrunch reports it can pick up about 1,500 objects weighing up to 1 kg per hour, versus about 600 for a human, with >95% reliability, and adapt to many objects without retraining; roboticists quoted call the demo unusually impressive.

Why: If you build or buy warehouse or robotics automation, this sets a concrete benchmark—1,500 picks/hour, 1 kg payload, >95% reliability—but the article gives no pricing, API, availability, or independent evaluation, so treat it as a signal to watch rather than something to plan around today.