The humanoid robotics industry is increasingly dominated by companies promising general-purpose machines capable of performing a growing range of industrial tasks. Minerva Humanoids is taking a rather different approach: start with jobs where replacing the human body has an immediate and potentially life-saving purpose. The San Francisco-based company has developed Roger, a semi-autonomous humanoid designed […]

Minerva Humanoids has emerged from stealth with approximately $10 million in pre-seed funding to develop semi-autonomous humanoid robots for hazardous work in the energy and public safety sectors. The funding round was led by General Catalyst, with Long Journey Ventures and Credo Ventures as co-leads. MVP Ventures, Kaya, RunwayFBU, Compound, Founders Embassy, Hugging Face, Codecademy, […]