Edition No. 62 · Sun 23 Aug 2026 · Story 8 of 24

"Gravis Robotics hits $1bn valuation with $200m from SoftBank"

Sifted

Gravis Robotics took $200M entirely from SoftBank at a $1B valuation to retrofit excavators with autonomy.

Robotics

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