Humanoid raises $152M at $1.35B valuation to bring human-like robots into factories

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Humanoid公司刚刚完成1.52亿美元融资，估值飙升至13.5亿美元，这家伦敦的机器人公司打算让长得像人的机器工人正式进厂上班。别被“人形”二字吓到，它们不是科幻片里的终结者，而是更像一个能走路、会搬东西的智能助手。传统工厂里那些笨重的机械臂只能固定在工位上干活，但人类能灵活转身、弯腰捡零件，现在机器人也能做到这一点了。这家公司拿到的钱会用于加速研发和部署，目标是把这类机器工人送进汽车流水线、电子装配车间等场景。对普通人来说，最直接的影响是：未来你买的家电、开的车，可能有一部分就是机器人组装的，质量会更稳定，成本也可能下降。当然，部分重复性高的岗位会面临替代风险，但同时也催生出机器人维修、远程操控、算法调试等新工种。资本如此热捧，说明机器人从“实验室玩具”变成“工厂正式工”已经不远了。

London-based artificial intelligence and robotics firm SKL Robotics Ltd., doing business as Humanoid, today announced it raised $152 million in funding, bringing the company’s post-money valuation to $1.35 billion. The round was led by Prime Movers Lab, a venture capital firm focused on scientific and bleeding-edge technology startups. Investors also participating in the funding included […] The post Humanoid raises $152M at $1.35B valuation to bring human-like robots into factories appeared first on SiliconANGLE.