Safeworld raises $12M to prove gen AI robots are safe

Safeworld emerged from stealth with a seed round of more than $12 million led by Shine Capital and a16z Speedrun. The startup evaluates robot control systems in simulations populated with realistic human models to catch collision risks before deployment.

• Seed round of over $12M led by Shine Capital and a16z Speedrun
• Safeworld tests robots in Genesis and MuJoCo simulations with human models
• Founded by Dr. Ding Zhao, who directs the Safe AI lab at Carnegie Mellon
• Pilot partner Gritt Robotics builds robots for solar panel installation