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Mecka AI is nearing the close of a new funding round led by Sequoia Capital at a valuation of approximately $500 million, just three months after raising $60 million. The company collects and analyzes human-movement data to train humanoid robots.
INSOL-HIGH has begun operating the J-HRTI facility to collect training data for humanoid robots, with capacity for up to 40 robots and the recording of operator interactions with a range of industrial tasks. The initiative aims to provide data that will help physical AI models learn to perform work in real-world environments.