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Warehouse robotics and AI development

Overview

Brooklyn-based robotics startup Ultra has secured $62 million in funding, comprising a $50 million Series A led by Framework Ventures and a $12 million seed round led by Y Combinator and Next View.

The company operates under a “robots as a service” model, leasing dual-arm stationary robots called Operator (OP1) to perform warehouse tasks such as sorting, packing, and kitting. Ultra has expanded its partnership with Physical Intelligence, an AI company that provides the π0.6 vision-language-action model used as the software “brain” for the hardware. This model reportedly achieved 96.4% autonomy during eight-hour shifts in real-world settings.

Ultra’s systems are designed for rapid installation and are currently deployed in New York, Georgia, New Jersey, and Texas. At a Highline Commerce site in Brooklyn, the robots manage approximately 30% of fulfillment volume. The company focuses on fixed industrial systems for repetitive work rather than humanoid robotics.

Entities

Y Combinator · Yusen Logistics · Manthan Pawar · ULTRA · Framework Ventures

Timeline

  1. [TECHNOLOGY] 4 sources
    Ultra raises $62M to expand warehouse robotics and AI partnership

    Robotics startup Ultra has raised $62 million to expand its warehouse automation services and its partnership with Physical Intelligence to integrate advanced AI software into its robot hardware.

  2. [TECHNOLOGY] 4 sources
    Destro AI raises $8M to coordinate mixed robot fleets in warehouses

    Destro AI raised $8 million in seed funding to develop robot-neutral software that coordinates mixed fleets of robots and human workers in enterprise warehouses.

Sources

cryptobriefing.com · digitalmarketreports.com · prodiris.fr · siliconangle.com · tokenpost.com · tokenpost.kr