RobCo Reaches $1 Billion Valuation in Share Deal

Oct 6, 2026
German robotics startup RobCo sold shares in a deal valuing the company at more than $1 billion, twice its valuation earlier in 2026.

RobCo sold shares in a deal valuing the German robotics startup at more than $1 billion, according to The Wall Street Journal. The valuation is more than twice the level the company reached earlier in 2026.

RobCo makes autonomous industrial robots for repetitive manual work, including stacking pallets and weighing raw materials. Its flagship product, Alfie, is a robot with two arms that can learn tasks on its own and is designed to replicate factory floor work performed by people.

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