{"rows":[{"company":"Cartwheel Robotics","hq_country":"United States","website":"https://cartwheelrobotics.com/","status":"defunct","what_it_builds":"Built Yogi, a small bipedal humanoid with 'toddler proportions' designed as an approachable companion for home and entertainment use. The Nevada-based startup announced its shutdown in February 2026 after failing to raise further capital.","what_it_builds_source":"https://www.humanoidsdaily.com/news/cartwheel-robotics-shuts-down-joining-the-humanoid-startup-valley-of-death","founded_year":null,"founded_source":null,"funding_usd":"3000000","funding_basis":"disclosed rounds","funding_source":"https://mikekalil.com/blog/cartwheel-robotics-shuts-down/","funding_note":"Press-reported: founder Scott LaValley said the team built Yogi with 'just $3 million in outside capital' (aggregate figure, individual rounds and dates not disclosed; https://mikekalil.com/blog/cartwheel-robotics-shuts-down/ and https://www.humanoidsdaily.com/news/cartwheel-robotics-shuts-down-joining-the-humanoid-startup-valley-of-death). An initial funding round is mentioned without amount (https://www.humanoidsdaily.com/news/cartwheel-robotics-steps-out-of-stealth-aiming-for-lovable-humanoids); a Seed round reportedly started in October 2025 (Humanoid Global release) with no amount disclosed and is not separately summed. No valuation reported. Founding year: no opened source states the incorporation year (Humanoids Daily said in 2025 it had been operational for three years), so founded_year is left empty. Company website appears no longer to be operated by the company.","latest_funding_date":null,"valuation_usd":null,"latest_model":"Yogi","latest_model_year":null,"latest_model_source":"https://www.humanoidsdaily.com/news/cartwheel-robotics-steps-out-of-stealth-aiming-for-lovable-humanoids","units_shipped":null,"units_shipped_source":null,"units_shipped_note":"No published count of humanoid units delivered; Yogi remained a prototype and the company shut down before manufacturing at scale (https://mikekalil.com/blog/cartwheel-robotics-shuts-down/).","as_of":"2026-11-03"}],"sources":["https://www.humanoidsdaily.com/news/cartwheel-robotics-shuts-down-joining-the-humanoid-startup-valley-of-death","https://mikekalil.com/blog/cartwheel-robotics-shuts-down/","https://www.humanoidsdaily.com/news/cartwheel-robotics-steps-out-of-stealth-aiming-for-lovable-humanoids"]}