FieldAI Raises $405M Funding, Valued at $2B for Robotics AI

FieldAI, a California-based robotics startup, has raised a total of $405 million in funding rounds, reaching a $2 billion valuation. The company specializes in developing "field foundation models," AI systems trained on the physical world to enable robots of various forms to adapt safely and autonomously to diverse real-world environments, particularly in industries like construction, energy, and logistics. Unlike traditional AI models, FieldAI’s technology incorporates physics-based risk management to ensure safer robot operation in complex and dangerous settings, allowing robots to learn and make decisions with heightened awareness of their environment. Their software-first platform is hardware-agnostic, enabling existing robots to be upgraded without costly replacements, which has driven rapid adoption and expansion across global markets including the U.S., Europe, and Asia. Investors include high-profile backers such as Bezos Expeditions, Khosla Ventures, Intel Capital, Nvidia’s NVentures, Temasek, Emerson Collective, and Bill Gates' Gates Frontier. The surge in investment and deployment underscores a broader industry shift toward more flexible, intelligent, and safe industrial automation amid labor shortages and efficiency demands.