Robotic labor startup RoboForce announced it has raised $10 million early stage funding and will debut its technology at the Intersolar conference in San Diego next month.
The company is using the funding to emerge from stealth and deploy its Robo-Labor this year for early customers, for whom robots can fulfill labor shortages in harsh outdoor conditions, complete the most hazardous tasks in dangerous work environments, and maximize project efficiency and cost savings. With 1-mm accuracy in performing fine motor skills like picking, placing, pressing, twisting and connecting, the Robo-Labor has all-terrain mobility, precise manipulation, learning, communication and safety compliance capabilities.
The end use applications for RoboForce are diverse. The startup’s target industries include solar, space, manufacturing and mining, sectors which the U.S. Bureau of Labor found were among the most impacted by injuries and loss of labor due to unsafe summer temperatures and other work-related hazards.
RoboForce’s first customers are developing commercial and utility-scale solar projects and are struggling to hire and retain skilled workers. By providing robots that can withstand harsh and extreme environmental conditions throughout a years-long project duration, RoboForce is helping solar developers complete the construction and installation of large-scale projects faster or on schedule, and at a reduced cost.
“At RoboForce, our mission is to create robotics for humanity to boost the world’s economy with the power of Robo-Labor. We are building the most advanced Robo-Labor system to take on the most tedious, physically demanding, and dangerous jobs that humans shouldn’t have to do. We are dedicated to creating the leading high-intelligence ‘super worker’ system to redefine the future of industrial labor, making it safer, efficient, and more sustainable,” said Leo Ma, founder and CEO, RoboForce.
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