# Robotics and physical AI companies raise ~$48B this year

_Published Sunday, October 11, 2026 at 10:06 AM EDT · AI, Robotics · Latest · Tier 2 — Notable_

Robotics and physical AI companies have raised ~$48B year to date, the Financial Times reports, citing PitchBook. Developers are gathering training data from people performing tasks in factories, offices and homes.

They are placing cameras in those settings to address a gap in the material available to train robots.

## Sources

- [Techmeme](https://www.techmeme.com/261011/p6#a261011p6)

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