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As of Aug 2026, DEPLOY verifies Eka Robotics: 1 model. 3 sources back the record.
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Overview
Eka Robotics is a Cambridge, MA-based physical AI startup building general-purpose robotic intelligence through its Vision-Force-Action (VFA) foundation model. Founded by MIT professor Pulkit Agrawal and former Google DeepMind researcher Tuomas Haarnoja, the company exited stealth in April 2026 with a focus on contact-rich dexterity tasks — treating force as the native language of the physical world rather than relying on vision-language-action models.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
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- Active incidents
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Key facts
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Focus
Core technology
Stealth exit
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Team provenance
Approach
Prior company (Pulkit Agrawal)
Data & sources
News coverage
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Models (1)
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Relationships
Current leadership (2)
- Pulkit Agrawal Co-founder & CEOsecondary-verified
- Tuomas Haarnoja Co-founder & CTOsecondary-verified
Safety record
No incidents on record for Eka Robotics.
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Recent coverage
Eka Robotics in third-party press
Financial state
- Reporting basis
- private_disclosed
- Lifecycle stage
- early
- Counterparty risk class
- moderate
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Funding rounds (1)
- Seed2026-04-29
$11M(reported)
Investors: Obvious Ventures (lead), E14 Fund, MFV Partners, Sabrina Hahn, Harper Court Ventures
Recent activity
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- Record createdAug 4, 2026
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Sources (3)
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Methodology: Verified · 3 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-04
Verification posture
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Last reviewed 2026-08-04
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Methodology surface for Eka Robotics.In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Eka Robotics from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
MFV Partners - Summer 2026 Update
Deep Tech from Day One!
The Robot in the Room: Why Dexterity — Not Price — Is the Real Barrier to Automating Construction and Prefab
Eka Robotics emerged from stealth in April 2026 with a Vision-Force-Action (VFA) model that teaches robots mass, friction, and force — the missing dexterity layer for real-world…
I've Covered Robots for Years. This One Is Different
WIRED's Will Knight visits Eka Robotics' Cambridge HQ to see its VFA-powered robot perform delicate manipulation tasks like screwing in light bulbs.
The Era of Eka: New Startup Unveils Vision-Force-Action Model to Crack Dexterity
Eka Robotics exits stealth with its VFA foundation model that treats force as the native language of robotics, targeting superhuman dexterity via simulation.
Pulkit Agrawal announces Eka Robotics VFA model launch on X
Co-founder Pulkit Agrawal publicly launches Eka Robotics, explaining the Vision-Force-Action model and the company approach to robotic dexterity via force-based learning.
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/eka-robotics.md
- RSS feed: /companies/eka-robotics/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/e3505269-e0d1-4d36-9a89-420514375b4f
- Revision history: /companies/eka-robotics/history
- Data documentation: /data
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Video
Invited talk at ICRA 2026 Workshop on RL in the Era of IL (https://rl4il-icra.github.io/ ).
Martin Melioranski, Director of the 3D Lab at the Estonian Academy of Arts, shares how a collaboration with 5.0 ROBOTICS has empowered students and faculty with
#podcast #startup #automation #humanoidrobots Thumbnail image shows Pulkit Agrawal, co-founder of Eka Robotics. Image source: Agrawal's website. Eka Robotics h
EKA Partners With NuPort Robotics To Introduce ADAS In E-Buses || Hybiz tv EKA, an electric vehicles & technology company, and a subsidiary of Pinnacle Industr
Eka Robotics' robotic hand grabbed a raspberry at incredible speed, and WIRED is calling it the moment when robots became as transformative as ChatGPT.