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Jeff Bezos’s Prometheus raises $12B to build an ‘artificial general engineer’ for the physical world; plus, Theker building a factory robot that doesn’t specialize in anything

TechCrunch Startup News by SpokenLayer

Jun 15, 20266:54News & Politics

The new round values the physical AI startup that aims to automate heavy engineering and drug design at $41 billion. Also, unlike humanoid robots designed around a fixed form — think Boston Dynamics — Theker's machines a...

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Published Jun 15, 2026, 6:54 long, audio available.