Walden Robotics Debuts with $1.1B Valuation
chris_j_paxton · x · 2026-07-16
Emerging from stealth today, Walden Robotics boasts a valuation of 11 亿美元 and spins out from Toyota Research.
The post also maps out the robotics investments of major automakers:
- Toyota → Walden Robotics
- Tesla → Optimus
- Rivian → Mind Robotics
- Hyundai → Boston Dynamics
- BMW → Figure
- Mercedes-Benz → Apptronik
The author notes that the world's largest manufacturing giants are getting serious about robotics, signaling the dawn of a robotics "renaissance".
Related event: Walden Robotics emerges with reported $300M seed and factory deployment(11 posts)→
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