Mapping the UK robotics scene: from SLAM startups to Dexory's $165M rounds
lukas_m_ziegler · x · 2026-09-24
A thread by lukasmziegler catalogs UK robotics companies and their funding:
- Slamcore: high-performance SLAM navigation/vision software, $6M+ raised
- Moley Robotics: fully automated robotic kitchen systems, reportedly $30M+
- Dexory: autonomous warehouse robots with continuously scanning AI inventory software, $80M Series B plus a $165M Series C & growth round
- Extend Robotics: teleoperation tech and robot fleet orchestration
- Adamo: low-latency teleoperation software and managed human operator services for robots and autonomous vehicles
- Adexis AI: London-based dexterous manipulation research company
- Also featured: The Humanoid AI (general-purpose humanoids), Automata (SMB automation), Shadow Robot (dexterous hands), Paddington (retail robots)
The roundup sketches the UK's strengths across robot navigation, teleoperation, dexterous manipulation, and warehouse automation.
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