Modu Tech raises $4.4M pre-seed for tactile sensing tech

What's the deal? Chinese startup Modu Tech (模量科技)Dealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → has raised 30,000,000 CNY (roughly $4.4 million) in a pre-seed round. Falcon InvestmentDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → (猎鹰投资) and Yihua CapitalDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → (益华资本) backed the deal, with Dianshi CapitalDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → serving as financial adviser.

What does it do? Modu Tech develops multimodal, multidimensional force and tactile sensing technology, along with tactile models. Its products include robotic touch systems, industrial pressure-distribution detection, fabric-based flexible sensors, and flexible thin-film sensors.

Where does it play? The company's technology reaches robotics, industrial inspection in new energy and 3C manufacturing, consumer electronics, and healthcare.

What's the money for? Modu Tech will spend the funds on expanding its research team and production lines, plus building out its global business.

The signal: Tactile sensing sits at the heart of the robotics push, giving machines the ability to feel and handle objects. Early backing for Modu Tech reflects investor appetite for the hardware layer underpinning that broader automation wave.

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