From Yahoo Finance: 2025-05-26 21:00:00

Ray Kurzweil’s humanoid robotics company, Beyond Imagination, has secured a $100 million investment from Gauntlet Ventures, pushing its valuation to $500 million. The startup is developing Beomni, an advanced humanoid robot for industrial use, along with a universal operating system called Aura to streamline communication between humans, robots, and machinery. The investment aims to address the skilled labor shortage in industries like pharmaceutical manufacturing, chip fabrication, and automotive assembly. Beyond Imagination is currently testing its humanoid robots and seeking enterprise partners for deployment in industrial settings. Gauntlet Ventures is the sole investor in this Series B round, showing confidence in the company’s potential.

As major players like Tesla, Meta, and Nvidia enter the robotics industry, Beyond Imagination stands out with its focus on industrial deployment and AI-driven automation. While progress in robotics has been slower than conversational AI, Beyond Imagination’s fresh capital and strategic approach may lead the charge in delivering automation beyond traditional robotics. Kurzweil’s vision of a future dominated by intelligent machines is becoming a reality, with artificial intelligence startups raising a record $97 billion in funding in 2024 alone.



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