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Machenta raises $40M to teach robots a task from a single demonstration

Machenta, a London robotics startup spun out of Imperial College London, has raised a $40M seed round. It is building an AI model that teaches robots a new task from a single demonstration. Creandum and Union Square Ventures co-led the round, Imperial said on 27 October. The university calls it the…

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  1. 2026-10-28 15:26 · The Next Web
    Machenta raises $40M to teach robots a task from a single demonstration

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