Eka Robotics raises $150M Series A at $1.45B valuation for its Vision-Force-Action manipulation model
pulkitology · x · 2026-10-20
- Eka Robotics closed a $150M Series A at a $1.45B post-money valuation, led by a16z and F-Prime.
- Founded by MIT professor Pulkit Agrawal and ex-Google DeepMind researcher Tuomas Haarnoja.
- Its Vision-Force-Action (VFA) model plus a force-sensitive gripper targets the generality-vs-performance tension in robot manipulation; a16z claims it already exceeds superhuman performance on some tasks, with veteran robot builders impressed by the demos.
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