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## Eka Robotics nets $150M at a $1.45B valuation for robot hands that sense force

DevFeed: [Eka Robotics nets $150M at a $1.45B valuation for robot hands that sense force](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/eka-robotics-nets-150m-at-a-1-45b-valuation-for-robot-hands-that-sense-force-91381.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://siliconangle.com/2026/10/20/eka-robotics-nets-150m-at-a-1-45b-valuation-for-robot-hands-that-sense-force/>)

Author: Duncan Riley

Published: 2026-10-21T00:13:47Z

Content type: news

Language: en

Sources: [SiliconANGLE](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/siliconangle.md>)

Topics: [robot sense of touch](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/robot-sense-of-touch.md>), [Robot Manipulation](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/robot-manipulation.md>), [Physical AI](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/physical-ai.md>)

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### AI overview

Eka Robotics raised $150 million at a reported $1.45 billion valuation to expand its robotic manipulation model, which combines camera images with force-sensor data. A custom gripper senses how firmly it holds an object, allowing the robot to adjust its grip if an item slips. The company reports about 1,500 operations per hour on objects outside its training data, more than 95% pick success, and handling of objects up to 1 kilogram; these figures are company claims. Its gripper costs under $1,000 and is rated for 5 million duty cycles, short of Eka's 20 million target for standard industrial arms. Unnamed industrial pilots are underway in pick-and-place and wire handling. A University of Illinois professor praised the system's adaptation to varied objects but questioned year-long reliability and generalization beyond pick-and-place. Andreessen Horowitz and F-Prime led the Series A; the company says funding will support more tasks and customer deployments.

### Source excerpt

Robot dexterity startup Eka Robotics Inc. said today it has raised $150 million in new funding at a reported valuation of $1.45 billion. Eka offers an artificial intelligence model for robotic manipulation that works from force data as well as camera images. The company calls it a vision-force-action model. Force sensors in a custom gripper [...] The post Eka Robotics nets $150M at a $1.45B valuation for robot hands that sense force appeared first on SiliconANGLE.