The Toyota Research Institute spinout launched with $300 million in seed funding, co-led by Toyota Motor Corporation, Toyota Invention Partners, Toyota Ventures, and Deviation Capital. Its robots have been deployed in a Toyota factory in North America since February, performing machine tending, tool setting, parts kitting, and assembly.
Walden Robotics' rapid deployment of physical AI in production factories validates immediate demand for practical robotics over demos, shifting capital to proven industrial applications.