Skild AI Timeline

Events

• 2026-08-18 - Research Publication - Skild AI publishes S1 in-context robot learning model - S1 applies in-context learning to seen and unseen manipulation tasks, including plant potting, pancake preparation, pour-over coffee and kit assembly. Skild reports unseen tasks lasting up to 10 minutes and a sevenfold improvement over language-only… - source: skild.ai
• 2026-07-28 - Deployment - ABM pilots Skild-powered inspection robot with CenoBots cleaners at LaGuardia - The quadruped monitors environmental conditions and identifies operational issues such as trash accumulation. CenoBots autonomous scrubbers and vacuums operate alongside the inspection robot in the pilot. The programme is an evaluation pilot at Terminal B… - source: fastcompany.com
• 2026-06-08 - Partnership - VinDynamics and Skild AI sign MOU to advance humanoid robotics and embodied AI - VinDynamics and Skild AI signed a strategic memorandum of understanding to collaborate on humanoid robotics and embodied AI. The collaboration scope covers embodied AI research, robot manipulation, sim-to-real transfer, edge AI deployment, and validation of… - source: malaymail.com
• 2026-04-15 - Acquisition - SKILD AI acquires Zebra Technologies' robotics division (formerly Fetch Robotics) - SKILD AI announced the acquisition of Zebra Technologies' robotics division, which includes the former Fetch Robotics autonomous mobile robot portfolio. The deal expands SKILD AI's access to deployed warehouse robots and real-world operational environments… - source: skild.ai
• 2026-03-19 - Partnership - Skild AI partners with ABB Robotics, Universal Robots and NVIDIA to deploy Skild Brain across industrial robots - Skild AI announced partnerships with ABB Robotics and Teradyne Robotics Universal Robots to integrate its omni-bodied Skild Brain into industrial and collaborative robot portfolios The company framed the work as a route to deploy generalized robot… - source: skild.ai
• 2026-03-16 - Deployment - Skild AI model deployed at Foxconn facility for Nvidia Blackwell server assembly - Skild AI deploys its robot model in robots at a Foxconn facility in Houston The deployment supports Nvidia Blackwell server assembly workflows The move marks early commercial deployment with software tie-ins to industrial robot ecosystems - source: reuters.com
• 2026-01-14 - Funding - Skild AI raises a major funding round
• 2026-01-14 - Funding - Skild AI raises $1.4 billion Series C at valuation above $14 billion - SoftBank led the round, with NVentures, Macquarie Capital and Bezos Expeditions among the participants. Strategic investors included LG, Schneider Electric, CommonSpirit and Salesforce Ventures, alongside returning investors Lightspeed, Felicis, Coatue and… - source: skild.ai
• 2026-01-14 - Funding - Skild AI Raises $1.4B Series C Led by SoftBank - Skild AI secured $1.4 billion in Series C funding, tripling its valuation to over $14 billion. The funding round was led by SoftBank, with participation from NVIDIA, Macquarie Group, and others. Skild AI develops general-purpose robotic software and… - source: techcrunch.com
• 2026-01-13 - Capability - Skild AI model learns new robot skills by watching human videos - Learns new skills from human videos, addressing the robotics data bottleneck. Generalizes tasks to unseen environments, enhancing adaptability in dynamic settings. Enables diverse robot forms to acquire skills, expanding operational capabilities. - source: skild.ai
• 2025-07-29 - Product Launch - Skild AI introduces Skild Brain general-purpose robot foundation model - Skild AI introduced Skild Brain as a general-purpose robotics model intended to operate across different robot bodies and tasks The model is trained from simulation, human action videos and real-world robot data. - source: skild.ai
• 2025-06-12 - Funding - NVIDIA and Samsung invest $35M in Skild AI's Series B round - • NVIDIA invested $25 million and Samsung invested $10 million in Skild AI during its Series B funding round. • The round was led by a $100 million commitment from Japan's SoftBank Group, valuing Skild AI at approximately $4.5 billion. • Other South Korean… - source: bloomberg.com
• 2025-06-12 - Market Signal - NVIDIA and Samsung invest $35M in Skild AI funding round - • NVIDIA invested $25 million and Samsung invested $10 million in Skild AI during its Series B funding round. • The round was led by a $100 million commitment from Japan's SoftBank Group, valuing Skild AI at approximately $4.5 billion. • Other South Korean… - source: bloomberg.com
• 2025-06-12 - Funding - Skild AI completes Series B at reported $4.5 billion valuation - Independent accounts differ on the round size: Crunchbase reported $135 million, while contemporaneous Bloomberg reporting described financing of about $500 million. Bloomberg reported that SoftBank led the financing and that NVIDIA and Samsung planned… - source: news.crunchbase.com
• 2025-05-19 - Partnership - NVIDIA powers humanoid robot industry with Isaac GR00T platform adopted by Agility, Boston Dynamics, Fourier and others - NVIDIA released Isaac GR00T N foundation models enabling humanoid robots to perform complex manipulation tasks via natural language commands. Agility Robotics, Boston Dynamics, Fourier, Galbot, Mentee Robotics, NEURA Robotics, General Robotics, Skild AI, and… - source: investor.nvidia.com
• 2024-07-09 - Funding - Skild AI raises $300M Series A to build robotics foundation model - Skild AI announced a $300M Series A led by Lightspeed Venture Partners, Coatue, SoftBank Group and Bezos Expeditions to develop a scalable AI foundation model for robotics The company said the funding would support development of a scalable AI foundation… - source: skild.ai
• 2024-07-09 - Funding - Skild AI raises $300 million Series A at $1.5 billion valuation - Lightspeed Venture Partners, Coatue, SoftBank Group and Bezos Expeditions led the round. Participants also included Felicis Ventures, Sequoia, Menlo Ventures, General Catalyst, CRV, SV Angel, Carnegie Mellon University, Amazon Industrial Innovation Fund and… - source: skild.ai