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Perceptron AI raises $21M to ship Isaac 0.5 open-weight robot controller
Sep 1, 2026SOURCE: pomegra.io
SO WHAT
Seed funding plus open-weight rollout signals a short window where builders can still accumulate intelligence capital before consolidation hardens.
Bessemer leads a $21M seed into Perceptron AI, whose Isaac 0.5 guides robots in unstructured spaces. The ex-Meta FAIR team positions an open-weight model as the control plane.
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