Tutor Intelligence raises $75 million to expand robot model training

Nov 2, 2026
The Series B round, led by Andreessen Horowitz, brings Tutor Intelligence's total funding to $117 million. The company will expand model training and production of its Sonny and Cassie robots.

Tutor Intelligence raised a $75 million Series B led by Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), bringing its total funding to $117 million, the company announced in a press release. Union Square Ventures and Neo also participated.

The company will use the funding to train robot foundation models and manufacture and deploy its Sonny and Cassie robots. The robots work in manufacturing and logistics facilities, with remote human operators providing input as they complete tasks and generate training data.

Tutor Intelligence sells robot work by the hour or by each item picked, without requiring customers to buy the machines. It handles deployment, maintenance and software updates. The company says its robots operate in nearly four times as many facilities as a year ago, and it expects to have more than 1,000 robots under contract by the end of 2027.

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