German technology company Will react has raised $26 million for its AI-powered robotics efforts.
The company’s Series A round, announcement On Monday (January 20), Sereact will expand its research and development efforts to support additional robotic platforms, including humanoid and mobile robots.
Additionally, Sereact said it will use the funding to create artificial intelligence (AI) solutions for more complex tasks beyond logistics and manufacturing.
“The robotics industry is experiencing a fundamental shift,” the company said in a press release. “While most AI robotics companies focus on hardware solutions, Sereact leads with a software approach, enabling robots to function as intelligent, adaptable agents rather than pre-programmed machines. This flexibility is what sets us apart and drives our vision: to make embedded AI the standard for robotics across all industries.
Founded in 2021, Sereact creates Vision Language Action Models (VLAM) that enable robots to understand and adapt to their environment in real time, without complex programming. Its customers include BMW, Daimler Truck, Bol, MS Direct and Active Ants.
“Thanks to our technology, robots act according to the situation rather than following strictly programmed sequences. They adapt to dynamic tasks in real time, enabling an unprecedented level of autonomy,” said Ralf GuldeCEO and co-founder of the company.
As PYMNTS wrote last month, efforts like Sereact’s are happening as retailers and logistics companies face increasing pressure to automate their operations to meet growing e-commerce demand.
New developments such as the PRoC3S tool developed at MIT could finally solve the long-standing challenge of robots safely performing more complex warehouse tasks that typically require human dexterity and spatial awareness, this report says.
“In theory, PRoC3S could reduce a robot’s error rate by checking its initial LLM-based assumptions against more specific and precise understandings of the warehouse environment.” Eric NievesCEO and co-founder of No more roboticssaid in a recent interview with PYMNTS.
“Think of it like this: a warehouse robot operating solely on the advice of LLM has been described how to accomplish a task. The PRoC3S concept goes even further by placing a digital robot in a simulated environment of this task. It’s basically the difference between classroom instruction and a really good field trip.
