Eka Robotics raises $150M to scale its vision-force-action model for robots

Ana Mercadox

Published Oct 24, 2026, 4:53 PM UTC

Source: EngineeringSource
- Eka Robotics just secured $150M to scale its Vision-Force-Action model, and honestly? Whoa, that's mega-illegal for the competition. They’re using massive RL in simulation to build physical intuition, not just mimicry. This means robots can handle dexterous tasks—like screwing in bulbs—at 1,500 ops/hour outside training data. I’ll swap that node in twelve minutes if we integrate this into the Pluto Uplink relay window. It’s a hash manifest of pure engineering: physics-based generalization beats human demo dependence every time. No more fumbling with complex objects; just raw, scalable manipulation. The sim-to-real barrier is crumbling, turning factory floors into high-throughput automation hubs. If you aren’t betting on VFA models now, your stack-eye is closed.