NEURA Robotics Secures Record-Breaking Funding to Drive Physical AI Innovation in Europe

NEURA Robotics, a cognitive robotics startup based in Metzingen, has recently announced a Series C funding round of up to €1.2 billion ($1.4 billion) to develop the world’s leading Physical AI platform.

The funding for this round was secured from a variety of investors including Tether, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., Amazon, NVIDIA, imec.xpand, Bosch, Schaeffler, European Investment Bank, Lingotto Horizon, InterAlpen Partners, and others. Notably, last year in January, the company disclosed its €120 million Series B funding round, with Lingotto Investment Management as the lead investor.

According to David Reger, the founder and CEO of NEURA Robotics, “The future of AI will not only exist on screens. It will move, interact, learn, and work alongside us in the real world. We believe that Physical AI and cognitive robotics will be a major technology shift in the coming decades, revolutionizing industries like manufacturing, logistics, healthcare, services, and household robotics.”

Established in 2019 by David Reger, NEURA Robotics specializes in building robotics and physical AI technologies that empower intelligent machines to learn, adapt, and collaborate with humans in real-world settings. The company focuses on developing cognitive robots with sensory capabilities such as sight, hearing, touch, and learning abilities, as well as the necessary software, AI, and data infrastructure for large-scale deployment.

NEURA Robotics is pioneering a new era of AI infrastructure through the Neuraverse, a shared intelligence ecosystem where cognitive robots can continuously learn, interact, and operate in real-world environments. Unlike traditional robotics firms that concentrate on standalone machines or limited industrial automation, NEURA integrates robotics, AI, sensors, edge computing, and extensive learning infrastructure into a unified platform architecture tailored for global implementation.

The company envisions a future where AI transitions from digital systems to the physical world, emphasizing the fusion of intelligence with real-world interaction, sensing, and scalable deployment infrastructure. This shift is expected to provide a significant competitive advantage by combining AI with physical capabilities.

To facilitate this transition, NEURA is establishing the Neuraverse as one of the world’s first open Physical AI ecosystems, enabling robots to continuously share skills, capabilities, and real-world learning across diverse deployments. The company is also expanding its network of NEURA Gyms, specialized training environments that combine real-world sensor interaction, simulation, and multimodal learning pipelines to create a vast real-world robotics data infrastructure globally.

NEURA is committed to shaping decentralized AI architectures, edge intelligence, and machine-native economic systems in collaboration with strategic partners. The company emphasizes the importance of building trusted, open, and interoperable robotics ecosystems as AI systems integrate into factories, logistics centers, healthcare environments, and homes.

Nicola Beer, Vice President of the European Investment Bank, expressed support for NEURA Robotics, highlighting the European Investment Bank’s commitment to backing the next wave of physical AI and cognitive robotics. She emphasized the role of NEURA’s Neuraverse platform in accelerating innovation, strengthening Europe’s technological autonomy, and translating AI advancements into tangible benefits for workers and businesses.

With the recent funding, NEURA plans to expedite the global deployment of cognitive robots and humanoids, expand the Neuraverse platform, introduce NEURA Gyms, scale manufacturing and deployment infrastructure, and develop next-generation Physical AI systems. The company aims to ramp up manufacturing to produce several million robots by 2030, starting with the humanoid 4NE1 for industrial clients across sectors.

NEURA has established strategic collaborations with leading industrial and AI companies such as Bosch, Schaeffler, Kawasaki, Delta Electronics, Qualcomm Technologies, Amazon, and NVIDIA. The company reports a substantial order book and strategic deployment pipeline exceeding €864.8 million ($1 billion).

In conclusion, NEURA Robotics is at the forefront of revolutionizing the robotics industry with its innovative approach to Physical AI and cognitive robotics. By combining intelligence with real-world interaction and scalable deployment infrastructure, NEURA is poised to lead the global robotics race and shape the future of AI technologies. The company’s commitment to open, interoperable robotics ecosystems and continuous innovation underscores its vision for a world where AI and robotics work harmoniously with humans to drive technological advancements and societal benefits.