Avatar Robotics raises $6.5M seed round for teleoperated warehouse robots

What's the deal? Avatar RoboticsDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → has raised a $6.5 million seed round led by AlleyCorpDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → and Defy PartnersDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →, with Headline and Henry Ford IIIDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → also participating.

Why now? The San Francisco startup deploys wheeled robots in warehouses under the control of remote operators using headsets and handheld controllers. The model lets customers use robotic labor before the machines become fully autonomous, while each deployment generates data that Avatar uses to improve its robotics software.

The signal: Avatar says its robots have packed nearly 1 million items since launching in December. The company plans to expand existing customer deployments while building toward more autonomous fleets for industrial work.

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