Construction meets Palantir, $8M raised by Klutch AI and Humanoid construction robots

Snapshot

Palantir boosts nuclear builds, Promise Robotics scales in Calgary, Klutch AI raises $8M and AuraML closed $1M round.

New Innovations and Partnerships

Palantir partners to enhance nuclear plant construction software: Palantir Technologies partners with a construction firm to streamline nuclear plant projects using its software solutions. (reuters.com)

Robotics expanding in construction and infrastructure: Promise Robotics opens a new 60,000 square foot facility in Calgary to increase production capacity for automated homebuilding. (constructconnect.com)

Funding Rounds and M&A Activity

Klutch AI: Klutch AI has announced $8 million in seed funding to develop AI-driven construction workflows that improve project efficiency and data management. (yahoo.com)

AuraML: AuraML raises $1 million in a pre-seed round led by Turbostart to expand into the US market and support enterprise pilots in robotics. (inc42.com)

Opinions

Time for Humanoid Construction Robots: Patric Hellermann, GP at Foundamental, explores whether versatile humanoid robots will dominate construction sites or if specialized robots will maintain their edge, discussing his "Kairotic Collapse" theory that questions if humanoids might eventually revert to simpler, task-specific forms. (foundamental.com)