FieldAI, a robotics startup developing AI-powered "brains" for robots, has achieved a $2 billion valuation after securing $405 million in Series A and A1 funding rounds. This investment round saw participation from prominent investors, including Bezos Expeditions (Jeff Bezos' investment firm), Gates Frontier (Bill Gates' investment firm), and NVentures (NVIDIA's venture capital arm). Other investors include BHP Ventures, Canaan Partners, Emerson Collective, Intel Capital, Khosla Ventures, Prysm, and Temasek.

FieldAI is developing Field Foundation Models (FFMs), which are described as "physics-first foundation models" designed specifically for embodied intelligence. These models allow robots to adapt to new, unstructured environments while considering risks, safety, and physical constraints. Unlike traditional AI systems that process text or images, FFMs power physical robots that interact with real-world environments. This approach enables robots to operate in dynamic and unpredictable conditions without relying on pre-defined maps, GPS, or pre-programmed routes.

The company's technology is designed to be hardware-agnostic, meaning it can be deployed across various robotic platforms, including quadrupeds, humanoids, wheeled robots, and passenger-scale vehicles, without requiring new programming for each application. This versatility allows a single, adaptable AI brain to manage multiple robot types safely and efficiently in diverse, unstructured environments.

FieldAI's systems operate autonomously and in real-time, making decisions at the edge, which allows for seamless integration into customer workflows. The company's robots are already deployed in various industries, including construction, energy, manufacturing, urban delivery, and inspection, across Japan, Europe, and the U.S..

The company's software estimates its confidence level in a given decision, reducing the risk of navigation errors. Customers can also prevent the robot from making decisions if the error risk exceeds a certain threshold. The FFMs can operate without maps, GPS access, or pre-defined travel paths, reducing the effort required to deploy robots.

FieldAI plans to use the funding to accelerate its global expansion, support product development in areas like locomotion and manipulation, and expand its team. The company aims to double its headcount by the end of the year. This expansion will enable FieldAI to meet the rising demand for its platform as industries increasingly adopt robotics for mission-critical operations.

The company's leadership includes veterans from DeepMind, Google Brain, Tesla Autopilot, NASA JPL, SpaceX, Zoox, Cruise, and Amazon. CEO Ali Agha emphasized that the funding comes at a "eureka moment" as software and hardware converge, enabling scalable, real-world robotic autonomy. He also noted that the company's approach differs from traditional methods that attempt to retrofit large language and vision models for robotics. Instead, FieldAI has designed risk-aware architectures from the ground up.