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Vikash Kumar ✈️IROS2026· @Vikashplus · X·· 24 days agoEditorial score27

✈️ I'm in LONDON🎡 Sept 14-17th Who should I meet? I'd love to connect with folks building in robotics / physical AI space. DMs open

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✈️ I'm in LONDON🎡 Sept 14-17th Who should I meet? I'd love to connect with folks building in robotics / physical AI space. DMs open

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Original source quotation: “London has excellent engineers and researchers, especially from universities like Imperial College London and UCL, which are well known for robotics, AI, and engineering.”

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Original source quotation: “London is home to @GoogleDeepMind, one of the world’s leading AI labs.”

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Original source quotation: “The city also has one of Europe’s strongest investor ecosystems.”

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Original source quotation: “It is very international and business-friendly.”

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Original source quotation: “→ @TheHumanoidAI builds general-purpose AI-driven humanoid robots capable of physical tasks across domains.”

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Original source quotation: “→ Automata Tech develops easy-to-deploy robotic automation hardware and software for SMBs to reduce manual labor.”

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Original source quotation: “→ @shadowrobot creates advanced dexterous robotic hands and manipulation systems for research and industrial automation.”

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Original source quotation: “→ Paddington Robotics designs small autonomous robots for retail and service environments to assist staff.”

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Original source quotation: “→ @KAIKAKU_AI builds robotics and AI enterprise solutions to optimize warehouse and logistics processes.”

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Original source quotation: “→ Automated Architecture (AUAR) develops spatial computing and robotic systems that blend physical and digital environments for construction and design.”

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Original source quotation: “→ @recycleye creates AI-powered robotics that identify, sort, and automate recycling and waste processing, and has raised ~$20M+ in funding.”

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Original source quotation: “→ @Neuracore_AI builds AI-based perception and planning software for autonomous robots, and has raised $10M+ in venture funding.”

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Original source quotation: “→ @apianhealth_ develops autonomous robotic systems for automated medication dispensing and hospital logistics.”

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Original source quotation: “→ @SlamcoreLtd offers high-performance SLAM navigation and vision software to help robots map and localize in complex environments, and has raised ~$6M+.”

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Original source quotation: “→ @MoleyRobotics builds fully automated robotic kitchen systems (“robotic chef”) and has raised tens of millions in funding (reports ~$30M+).”

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Original source quotation: “→ @dexoryHQ develops autonomous warehouse robots and AI software that continuously scan inventory and turn it into real-time operational insights, and has raised $80M Series B and a $165M Series C & growth round.”

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Original source quotation: “→ Extend Robotics builds tele-operation technology for robots, and helps with orchestrating the fleets of robots.”

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✈️ I'm in LONDON🎡 Sept 14-17th

Who should I meet? I'd love to connect with folks building in robotics / physical AI space.

DMs open

Quoted postLukas Ziegler@lukas_m_ziegler
Another week, another robotics map! 🇬🇧 This time, we will take a closer look at the busy streets of London and see what robotics companies are located there. London has excellent engineers and researchers, especially from universities like Imperial College London and UCL, which are well known for robotics, AI, and engineering. Many robotics founders and early employees come directly from these universities. London is home to @GoogleDeepMind, one of the world’s leading AI labs. Its work on robot learning, control, and general AI has helped push forward how robots learn and adapt in the real world. The city also has one of Europe’s strongest investor ecosystems. London is a major global finance hub, so it’s easier to find venture capital, corporate investors, and early customers, especially for robotics companies working in areas like logistics, healthcare, and automation. It is very international and business-friendly. It’s easy to hire talent from around the world, set up a company, and sell globally. → @TheHumanoidAI builds general-purpose AI-driven humanoid robots capable of physical tasks across domains. → Automata Tech develops easy-to-deploy robotic automation hardware and software for SMBs to reduce manual labor. → @shadowrobot creates advanced dexterous robotic hands and manipulation systems for research and industrial automation. → Paddington Robotics designs small autonomous robots for retail and service environments to assist staff. → @KAIKAKU_AI builds robotics and AI enterprise solutions to optimize warehouse and logistics processes. → Automated Architecture (AUAR) develops spatial computing and robotic systems that blend physical and digital environments for construction and design. → @recycleye creates AI-powered robotics that identify, sort, and automate recycling and waste processing, and has raised ~$20M+ in funding. → @Neuracore_AI builds AI-based perception and planning software for autonomous robots, and has raised $10M+ in venture funding. → @apianhealth_ develops autonomous robotic systems for automated medication dispensing and hospital logistics. → @SlamcoreLtd offers high-performance SLAM navigation and vision software to help robots map and localize in complex environments, and has raised ~$6M+. → @MoleyRobotics builds fully automated robotic kitchen systems (“robotic chef”) and has raised tens of millions in funding (reports ~$30M+). → @dexoryHQ develops autonomous warehouse robots and AI software that continuously scan inventory and turn it into real-time operational insights, and has raised $80M Series B and a $165M Series C & growth round. → Extend Robotics builds tele-operation technology for robots, and helps with orchestrating the fleets of robots. It seems that if you wanted to explore London from the perspective of robotic startups, it would take a few days! What city should I do next? :) ~~ ♻️ Join the weekly robotics newsletter, and never miss any news → http://ziegler.substack.com
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