Factbox-Investors are betting on rent-a-robot startups in Silicon Valley
By Jane Lanhee Lee
(Reuters) – Silicon Valley has a model new pitch for small U.S. producers preventing hiring workers nonetheless cautious of the extreme costs of extreme tech: rent-a-robot. Much of the preliminary hazard and worth are taken on by the robotic firms.
Here are some rent-a-robot startups and the merchants backing them. (Source: PitchBook and the companies)
Locus Robotics
www.locusrobotics.com
-Producer of autonomous cell robots for warehouses.
-Raised $150 million in February in a funding spherical led by Tiger Global Management and BOND Capital
-Other merchants embody Prologis Ventures, Zebra Ventures, Scale Venture …