Robots made by European startups are helping to do everything from perform surgeries and fix wind turbines to surveil the battlefield and streamline warehouse ops. They’re also riding high on a stream of money flowing into the market.
These 33 robot startups raised over €10m in Europe this year
AI advances have led to surge of interest in the field
Tom Nugent and Ruggero Di Spigna
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Ruggero Di Spigna is a Senior Insights & Product Associate at Sifted. Find him on LinkedIn

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