Walden Robotics launches at a $1.1B valuation with $300M from Toyota
lukas_m_ziegler · x · 2026-07-22
Walden Robotics came out of stealth with a $300M round co-led by Toyota and Deviation Capital, valuing the company at $1.1B.
- Its general-purpose robots have been in production at a Toyota plant since February.
- The company says it went from first pilot to production work in under two months.
- The stack uses Diffusion Policy and Large Behavior Models that keep learning through real-world practice.
- It is already operating across automotive, aerospace, semiconductors, and logistics.
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