Robotics

The “Year of the Robot” is coming

Robots are yet to have their "#ChatGPT moment," but as the technology continues to mature, we will witness their gradual transition from industry and service contexts into everyday family life. One day, #Robots will become a part of our daily environment, and perhaps our most familiar companions.

Malaysia’s DF Automation & Robotics bags $ 1.85M funding round led by Vynn Capital

DF Auto has a global client base spanning across Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, the Philippines, Indonesia, Vietnam, India, Ireland, and Malta.

Singapore’s Augmentus raises $5M in Series A funding led by Sierra Ventures

Augmentus, a Singapore-based firm in no-code robotics software, has successfully raised $5 million in Series-A funding. The round was led by Sierra Ventures, along with Cocoon Capital.

Vietnamese robotic prosthetics firm Vulcan Augmetics raises seed funding from Quest Ventures

Vulcan Augmetics, a Vietnam-based robotic prosthetics firm, has on Monday announced that it has secured seed funding from Singapore-based venture capital firm Quest Ventures.

Fourier Intelligence delivers advance rehab robotics center to WQ Park in Malaysia

China-based technology firm Fourier Intelligence has delivered an advance rehab robotics center to the newly launched WQ Park in Kuantan, to empower accessible rehabilitation technology for Malaysia's East Coast.

Singapore’s Fourier Intelligence launches Advanced Rehab Robotics Center to expand rehabilitation tech solutions

Singapore-based rehabilitation technology provider Fourier Intelligence has launched its Advanced Rehab Robotics Center in Malaysia. The new center will act as a strategic hub to support Fourier Intelligence's business operations and further strengthen its commitment to providing cutting-edge rehabilitation and assistive technology solutions to the…

Japanese robotics firm Telexistence raises $170M funding from investors including SoftBank

Japanese robotics startup Telexistence (TX) has successfully raised a $170 million Series B round. Other than old investors, TX also secured funding from new investors including SoftBank Group Corp. (SBG), HH-CTBC Partnership (Foxconn Co-GP Fund), and Globis Capital Partners (GCP).

NTU Singapore, Delta Electronics set up $18M corporate lab for advanced robotic technologies

Nanyang Technological University (NTU Singapore) and Delta Electronics, a Taiwan-based provider of internet of things (IoT)-based smart green solutions, have established the SGD 24 million ($17.8 million) Delta-NTU Corporate Lab for advanced robotics.

Singapore’s Eureka Robotics raises $4.25M Pre-Series A round led by UTEC

Singapore-based robotics firm Eureka Robotics said Wednesday it has raised a Pre-Series A round of $4.25 million led by one of Asia’s largest deep-tech investment firms The University of Tokyo Edge Capital Partners (UTEC), with participation from Vietnam’s Touchstone Partners and Eureka’s seed round investor ATEQ.

Temasek’s Heliconia Capital invests in Crown Digital’s $3.7M Pre-Series A round

Crown Digital, the Singapore-based full-stack hardware and software tech start-up behind ELLA the robot barista, said Wednesday it has raised S5 million ($3.66 million) in a Pre-Series A round from Temasek Holdings’s Heliconia Capital Management, Momentum Ventures (SMRT), ParticleX, Leave a Nest, Gloca Link and M4ever.