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January 23, 2025

Two big raises in 2024 have VCs feeling brighter about this tricky branch of robotics

Meet the biggest construction robot startups in Europe


Éanna Kelly

6 min read

Source: Monumental

Letting builder bots loose on sites feels like a no-brainer. Construction ticks the three Ds of automation — dull, dirty and dangerous — with ease. It’s the largest industry in the world, in terms of dollars spent, with a high rate of injuries and fatalities. 

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