Round size: $400M
Round size: $904M
Italian IT group Lutech unveiled L.u.c.a., its first humanoid robot, at an October 8, 2026 event in Milan, aimed at mid-sized Italian factories for logistics and high-risk tasks. No price, hardware partner, customer names, or safety certifications were disclosed, even as the EU Machinery Regulation (Regulation 2023/1230) becomes applicable on January 20, 2027. The launch comes against a backdrop of 30 years of stagnant Italian productivity and Chinese humanoid market dominance.
Dige Robotics (Digerobot) has completed a $400 million Series C financing round led by Mirae Asset, with strategic investment from Meituan and participation from a broad syndicate of government investment platforms and top-tier VC firms, including Linear Capital which increased its stake for the seventh consecutive round. The funds will support the Sunrise chip's full computing power product lineup and a full-link software platform for embodied AI spanning data collection, model training, simulation, and inference deployment. Sunrise series chips have cumulatively shipped over 8 million units, with client coverage in the embodied AI field exceeding 50%.
Cognex has agreed to acquire RealSense, the robotics and 3D computer vision company that Intel spun off in July 2025, in a deal valued at approximately $600 million including $500 million in cash. RealSense, which has grown to 180 employees (135 in Israel), expects to generate $80-90 million in revenue in 2026 and has been profitable for the past two quarters.