Danu Robotics raises $5m seed round
What happened
On 10 October 2026, TechCrunch reported that Edinburgh-based Danu Robotics has launched H.E.R.O., a recycling sorting robot that uses grippers instead of suction cups and relies on AI to keep improving its software. The report says the company has signed $500,000 in contracts, has more than 200 customers in its sales pipeline and has completed a $5m late-seed round. Founder Amy Ma estimates each site can add $485,000 in annual revenue, against $160,000 in initial costs and $24,000 in annual maintenance. The report did not disclose the investors, the timing of the round or other details.
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- TechCrunch · AIDanu Robotics’ fight to build a better recycling robot
For six years, Danu founder Amy Ma has been working on a better way to sort recyclable waste.
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