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Contactile Raises Us$2.5 Million To Accelerate Development Of Tactile Sensor Technology For Robotic Dexterity

May 04, 2022over 3 years ago

Amount Raised

$2.5 Million

Round Type

seed

SydneyScience And EngineeringSoftwareHardware

Description

Australia-based company Contactile has closed US$2.5 million in seed funding to develop and pilot tactile sensors that give robots a human sense of touch and enable robotic dexterity. The round was led by Silicon Valley's True Ventures with participation from Flying Fox Ventures, Radar Ventures and UNSW Founders, the last of which is a program launched by the university where Contactile's three co-founders developed the company's core technology.

Company Information

Company

Contactile

Location

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

About

Contactile's sensing technology gives robots a human sense of touch and enables dexterous robotic gripping. The technology was developed at UNSW Sydney with initial funding support from the Australian Research Council and US Office of Naval Research Global. To learn more, visit www.contactile.com.