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Robotics startups raised more than $6 billion in 2025, Crunchbase reports

Crunchbase News reported on July 29, 2025, that robotics technology startups had raised more than $6 billion in 2025. At this pace, they are on track to surpass the previous year’s total. Funding has flowed into a range of fields, including surgical robotics, operating systems and manufacturing automation, not just humanoids.

What happened

According to a July 29, 2025, report by Crunchbase News, startups developing robotics technology raised more than $6 billion in 2025.

Why it matters

For business development and investment professionals tracking the robotics sector, the fact that 2025 funding has topped $6 billion, according to Crunchbase data, and is on track to exceed the previous year’s level offers a concrete measure of the pace of investment. Funding is going to more than just humanoids, extending to surgery, operating systems and manufacturing automation, making it possible to see which applications are attracting capital.

Sources

Translated from the Japanese original: /news/robottosutaatoappu-shikinchoutatsu-2025-nen-ha-60-oku-doru-c-379afa. The Japanese version is authoritative if they differ.