Physical AI provider Mantis Robotics has secured US$5m in new investments led by Emerald Technology Ventures with participation from Amazon Industrial Innovation Fund, to scale its operations.
Mantis has said that it has “entered the next frontier” in robotics by creating adaptive, human-centred robots.
The company makes industrial robotic arms that eliminate the need for external safeguards such as fences or laser barriers.
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Mantis’ technology learns and understands its environment based on sensor data from a built-in sensor-suite which enables the robots to detect obstacles and humans in their direct environment and adjust their behaviour accordingly in real-time, which makes the robot arms autonomous and reportedly safer than traditional methods.
The robots’ deployment software uses 3D real-time digital twin technology which the company says could make it applicable to a range of industries.
Gerry Vannuffelen, founder & CEO of Mantis Robotics, said: “We built our company on the premise that robots should be an extension of human capability.
“Our industry has benefited greatly from many new developments in AI-powered application software. Unfortunately, these systems do not allow for safe human-robot interaction. We provide the link between AI and the physical world, by enabling robots to interact safely and capably with humans.”
Adding, Michal Natora, senior investment director at Emerald Technology Ventures, said: “The investment into Mantis Robotics is another bet of Emerald on the huge potential of physical AI.
“We believe Mantis Robotics’ unique technology will revolutionise robotics and will enable never-seen before levels of human-machine collaboration. Mantis Robotics unlocks entirely new automation use cases initially in manufacturing and in warehousing, and in soon virtually every other domain.”
Franziska Bossart, head of the Amazon Industrial Innovation Fund, added: “Collaborative technology is key to running safe and efficient operations. Technology can serve its best purpose when it’s human-centric and able to work seamlessly to support employees.”
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