German start-up NEURA Robotics raised up to $1.4 billion in the Series C round with Tether, Nvidia, Amazon and Qualcomm. Funds will be directed at the development of a "physical AI" platform and mass production of humanoid robots: by 2030, the company plans to produce several million machines designed to work with people in the home, medicine, and logistics. Robots will be united in the Neuraverse ecosystem, where they can share skills and learn continuously in real-world settings.

Tether’s key role in the project is to implement decentralized payment solutions. With the help of the Wallet Development Kit tool, robots will be able to carry out financial transactions completely autonomously, without the involvement of intermediaries. Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino emphasized that as robotics and autonomous machines develop, they need their own infrastructure for decision-making and transactions.

The NEURA Robotics order book already exceeds $1 billion. To further develop AI algorithms and their interaction with the physical world, the company will open a network of training centers NEURA Gyms. Investments in NEURA reflect the growing interest of the crypto industry in robotics: earlier in May, the service human-like robot XMAN-L1 was launched by another major player - Keenon Robotics.