Ljubljana-based Dawn Robotics, a robotics firm growing clever robotic cells, is rising from stealth at the moment with €7.3 million in funding to increase its European-wide group and improve AI capabilities because it scales manufacturing of its preliminary fleet.
The funding was led by Plural, with Tapestry, Seedcamp, Tiny.vc and Prototype Capital additionally collaborating.
Tomaz Stolfa, Co-founder of Dawn, mentioned: “The way forward for manufacturing lies in accessible automation, augmenting humanity by means of clever programs pushed by simulation and digital replicas. Our sensible, versatile robotic cells empower companies by automating repetitive duties, closing employment gaps and permitting staff to deal with higher-value actions, while guaranteeing Europe has the economic prowess and capabilities that it sorely wants. Along with our clients and buyers, we’re constructing a extra environment friendly and sustainable manufacturing panorama for Europe.”
Based in 2023 by CEO Tomaz Stolfa (vox.io, Layer Founder), CTO Marko Thaler (Airnamics Founder) and CCO Joe Perrott (PCH Worldwide, Head of International Program Administration), Dawn employs a simulation-first strategy to robotics {hardware}. Every system is designed and constructed with twin arms, superior notion programs and sensors. The robotic cells are then educated by means of simulation know-how – Dawn creates a digital duplicate of the workstation or manufacturing atmosphere for every implementation and trains the robotic’s built-in AI mind inside this simulation.
This compresses the automation cycle, reportedly making it ten occasions quicker and cheaper to deploy, so extra producers can profit from automation and unmatched product high quality. As well as, the cells can be taught collectively as a fleet, with recurrently over-the-air updates guaranteeing they will repeatedly enhance to increase capabilities and improve buyer worth.
The founding group’s robotics and software program expertise, together with constructing autonomous robotic programs and clever programs, has enabled the cargo of 100 million+ shopper electronics merchandise and creating software program platforms serving 150 million+ customers.
They’ve expanded on this by assembling expertise from international tech giants Amazon, Google, Crimson Bull Formulation 1, Unity and Waymo, serving to the corporate progress from founding to buyer deployment in simply 18 months.
Preliminary programs at the moment are operational in electronics manufacturing amenities throughout Europe. In the meantime, Dawn has additionally signed letters of intent with 10+ clients in areas together with supercar improvement, high-performance batteries and shopper electronics manufacturing, alongside a number of potential use circumstances for precision manufacturing.
Carina Namih, Companion at Plural, mentioned: “The Dawn group are world leaders in simulation-trained robots. These cheap robots increase productiveness and clear up hiring challenges proper out of the field. I stay up for supporting them as they construct a brand new period in European industrial manufacturing.”
