{"rows":[{"company":"Walden Robotics","hq_country":"United States","website":"https://www.waldenrobotics.com/","status":"active","what_it_builds":"Cambridge, Massachusetts Toyota Research Institute spin-out building full-stack general-purpose robots (wheeled humanoids, no legs) driven by Large Behavior Models, deployed in factory production work such as at a Toyota plant in North America.","what_it_builds_source":"https://thenextweb.com/news/walden-robotics-300-million-toyota-humanoid","founded_year":"2026","founded_source":"https://www.waldenrobotics.com/news/walden-robotics-launches-from-stealth","funding_usd":"300000000","funding_basis":"disclosed rounds","funding_source":"https://www.waldenrobotics.com/news/walden-robotics-launches-from-stealth","funding_note":"Summed: 2026-07-15, USD 300,000,000 seed round co-led by Toyota and Deviation Capital (https://www.waldenrobotics.com/news/walden-robotics-launches-from-stealth). No other rounds disclosed. Valuation USD 1.1 billion as of 2026-07-15 (company release); a KuCoin flash item stating USD 11 billion was disregarded as inconsistent with the company release. Founded year: company says it launched out of Toyota Research Institute in January 2026.","latest_funding_date":"2026-07-15","valuation_usd":"1100000000","latest_model":"Walden general-purpose wheeled humanoid robot (no separately named model found)","latest_model_year":"2026","latest_model_source":"https://thenextweb.com/news/walden-robotics-300-million-toyota-humanoid","units_shipped":null,"units_shipped_source":null,"units_shipped_note":"No published count of units delivered or shipped found; the company only says its robots have worked in production at a Toyota plant since February 2026.","as_of":"2026-11-03"}],"sources":["https://www.waldenrobotics.com/news/walden-robotics-launches-from-stealth","https://thenextweb.com/news/walden-robotics-300-million-toyota-humanoid"]}