Minerva Humanoids raises about $10 million to send humanoids into dangerous jobs

Minerva Humanoids has closed a pre-seed round of around $10 million led by General Catalyst to develop Roger, a teleoperated humanoid with AI-assisted balance and navigation. The startup targets oil and gas sites, bomb disposal and hazmat response, builds its prototypes in Germany and plans its first paid pilots this fall.

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