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# Eka is worth $1.45B thanks to a physical AI model that has experts raving

## Retrieval answer

Eka Robotics raised a $150 million Series A at a $1.45 billion post-money valuation, according to TechCrunch.

Eka Robotics raised a $150 million Series A at a $1.45 billion post-money valuation, according to TechCrunch. Its physical-AI stack combines a force-sensitive gripper with a vision-force-action model trained through large-scale simulation and reinforcement learning. The company claims more than 95% successful picks and throughput of about 1,500 objects weighing up to one kilogram per hour. Eka is running confidential industrial pilots in pick-and-place and wire manipulation, but field reliability and task generalization remain unproven.

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