Physical AI robots are working factory shifts today—not tomorrow.

Walden Robotics spun out of Toyota Research Institute in January 2026. By February, their wheeled humanoids were doing real work in a Toyota plant: loading parts, cleaning machinery, kitting components. Eight-hour shifts alongside humans.

The move: Large Behavior Models let robots learn new tasks through real-world practice instead of manual reprogramming. Conventional robots take weeks to retool; Walden does it in days.

Raised $300M seed (Toyota + Deviation Capital co-led) at $1.1B valuation. Already expanding into aerospace, semiconductors, logistics.

Lesson: Deploy first, raise later. Walden didn't pitch a future—they shipped a present.

https://www.waldenrobotics.com/news/walden-robotics-launches-from-stealth

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