# Robotics

An OpenAI alum is building a robot butler for your home
News
May 29, 2023
An OpenAI alum is building a robot butler for your home
Prosper Robotics has built a robot that can do the cleaning, the dishes and the laundry, bringing a Jetsons-style future closer than ever
Tim Smith
ETH spinout ANYbotics raises $50m for AI-led robo workforce
News
May 16, 2023
ETH spinout ANYbotics raises $50m for AI-led robo workforce
Walden Catalyst and NGP Capital led the round, with participation from investors including Bessemer Venture Partners and Aramco Ventures
Tom Nugent
Who are the few 'real' defence investors in Europe? Sifted asked the experts
Analysis
February 23, 2023
Who are the few 'real' defence investors in Europe? Sifted asked the experts
17 European investors known to be doing defence investments
Mimi Billing
How war in Europe is making VCs bite the bullet and back defence tech
Analysis
January 25, 2023
How war in Europe is making VCs bite the bullet and back defence tech
What was previously shied upon by VCs is now a perfectly legit investment segment
Mimi Billing
Cleaning up Elon Musk’s mess: This space waste startup has raised a €26.7m Series A
News
January 19, 2023
Cleaning up Elon Musk’s mess: This space waste startup has raised a €26.7m Series A
ClearSpace is working on the first-ever mission to to remove a moving, noncooperative object from space
Zosia Wanat
Rising energy prices are driving up demand for robotics startups — and investors are paying attention
Analysis
November 1, 2022
Rising energy prices are driving up demand for robotics startups — and investors are paying attention
It’s European robotics startups’ time to shine, as industries get hit by rising energy and production costs
Clara Rodríguez Fernández
Why Europe is speeding ahead in autonomous shuttles
Analysis
February 16, 2022
Why Europe is speeding ahead in autonomous shuttles
Autonomous shuttles may not make your heart beat fast, but they have emerged as the most practical form of self-driving vehicles. And a handful of European companies are in the driver's seat
Chris O’Brien
Exotec raises $335m to become France’s fourth unicorn in 2022
News
January 17, 2022
Exotec raises $335m to become France’s fourth unicorn in 2022
The company’s warehouse robots help retailers compete with Amazon
Chris O’Brien
Ocado and Oxbotica in deal to develop robot grocery deliveries
News
April 16, 2021
Ocado and Oxbotica in deal to develop robot grocery deliveries
Robot grocery deliveries are coming: Ocado and Oxbotica sign major deal
Maija Palmer
Seyo says it’s found the way to bring robots to every warehouse
News
April 7, 2021
Seyo says it’s found the way to bring robots to every warehouse
Currently, only 0.2% of warehouses have any form of automation in place.
Freya Pratty
Starship raises $17m and considers stair-climbing delivery robots
News
January 27, 2021
Starship raises $17m and considers stair-climbing delivery robots
The Estonian delivery robot company plans a rapid expansion and different types of robots to tackle big cities.
Maija Palmer
Brunch with Sifted: Karakuri's robot chef
Analysis
January 5, 2021
Brunch with Sifted: Karakuri's robot chef
Sifted has brunch with the Karakuri DK One food-making robot. What's on the menu?
Maija Palmer
My name is AI, how may I help you today?
Interview
November 23, 2020
My name is AI, how may I help you today?
Dasha AI is working to make machine voices a whole lot less robotic, in order to revolutionise call centres
Sponsored by: Microsoft
AImotive raises $20m to become Europe's 'largest VC-backed automated driving company'
News
June 22, 2020
AImotive raises $20m to become Europe's 'largest VC-backed automated driving company'
Hungarian startup has raised over $70m as it looks for affordable and software-driven solutions to making autonomous driving a reality.
Kit Gillet in Bucharest
Delivery robots thrive in the coronavirus lockdown
Analysis
May 29, 2020
Delivery robots thrive in the coronavirus lockdown
Estonian companies Starship and Cleveron have rolled out a ballet corps of smart robots to help in coronatimes.
Maija Palmer
Robots to reshape the post-pandemic economy
Analysis
May 5, 2020
Robots to reshape the post-pandemic economy
In a post-pandemic world where people have to avoid being too close to each other, robots will be brought in to fill the gaps.
Maija Palmer
Coronavirus: Which startups are winning and losing?
Analysis
March 24, 2020
Coronavirus: Which startups are winning and losing?
Europe’s founders on how coronavirus has shaken their plans.
Kitty Knowles
The SoftBank-backed startup stopping Google robo-taxis from dominating Europe
Interview
March 11, 2020
The SoftBank-backed startup stopping Google robo-taxis from dominating Europe
Goggo Network has raised millions to try and design the regulatory rulebook for self-driving cars in Europe.
Kim Darrah
The robotics startup helping to fight coronavirus
Interview
March 9, 2020
The robotics startup helping to fight coronavirus
Blue Ocean Robotics finds success amid “the worst years of robotics history”.
Kitty Knowles
From robots to AI drugs, here are six tech startups fighting coronavirus
Analysis
March 2, 2020
From robots to AI drugs, here are six tech startups fighting coronavirus
Six founders talk about their cornavirus-fighting tech.
Kitty Knowles
Robots can finally pack objects like a human
News
February 4, 2020
Robots can finally pack objects like a human
Polish startup Nomagic has raised $8.6m for its warehouse robots automating the role of human "pickers" – something that only recently became possible.
Kim Darrah
Selling to businesses is hard, selling to the military is harder
Interview
January 21, 2020
Selling to businesses is hard, selling to the military is harder
1,200 startups come to defense giant Thales each year to tap otherwise inaccessible army contracts. In turn, their technology means faster, cheaper military innovation.
Marie Mawad in Paris
“Forget the money, startups” says chief executive of German unicorn Otto Bock
Analysis
December 10, 2019
“Forget the money, startups” says chief executive of German unicorn Otto Bock
The chief executive of Europe's 100-year-old unicorn tells founders to stop focusing on profit.
Kitty Knowles
Goodbye herbicide, hello weed-zapping farmbot
News
December 5, 2019
Goodbye herbicide, hello weed-zapping farmbot
The UK’s Small Robot Company and RootWave partner to develop a non-chemical weed control
Maija Palmer

# Robotics

An OpenAI alum is building a robot butler for your home

ETH spinout ANYbotics raises $50m for AI-led robo workforce

Who are the few 'real' defence investors in Europe? Sifted asked the experts

How war in Europe is making VCs bite the bullet and back defence tech

Cleaning up Elon Musk’s mess: This space waste startup has raised a €26.7m Series A

Rising energy prices are driving up demand for robotics startups — and investors are paying attention

Why Europe is speeding ahead in autonomous shuttles

Exotec raises $335m to become France’s fourth unicorn in 2022

Ocado and Oxbotica in deal to develop robot grocery deliveries

Seyo says it’s found the way to bring robots to every warehouse

Starship raises $17m and considers stair-climbing delivery robots

Brunch with Sifted: Karakuri's robot chef

My name is AI, how may I help you today?

AImotive raises $20m to become Europe's 'largest VC-backed automated driving company'

Delivery robots thrive in the coronavirus lockdown

Robots to reshape the post-pandemic economy

Coronavirus: Which startups are winning and losing?

The SoftBank-backed startup stopping Google robo-taxis from dominating Europe

The robotics startup helping to fight coronavirus

From robots to AI drugs, here are six tech startups fighting coronavirus

Robots can finally pack objects like a human

Selling to businesses is hard, selling to the military is harder

“Forget the money, startups” says chief executive of German unicorn Otto Bock

Goodbye herbicide, hello weed-zapping farmbot