Hardware54 mOctober 6, 2026, 21:05

Minerva Humanoids raises $10M for robots that do bomb disposal and rig work

San Francisco startup Minerva Humanoids has raised about $10M in pre-seed funding to build humanoid robots for dangerous jobs in oil and gas and public safety. General Catalyst led the round, with Hugging Face and RunwayVC among backers. First paid pilots start this autumn.

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Minerva Humanoids raises $10M for robots that do bomb disposal and rig work

~$10M pre-seed round led by General Catalyst
Robot Roger is semi-autonomous, controlled via VR headset
First paid pilots begin in autumn 2026
Targets: offshore rigs, power plants, EOD and hazmat response

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