内容来源：https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/11/theker-just-raised-85m-to-build-the-factory-robot-that-doesnt-specialize-in-anything/

内容总结：

西班牙AI机器人初创公司Theker完成8500万美元A轮融资，创欧洲机器人领域纪录

面对制造业劳动力短缺的困境，工厂对能够快速实现自动化的初创公司兴趣日益浓厚。西班牙巴塞罗那AI机器人公司Theker正是抓住这一机遇，近日宣布完成8500万美元（约合人民币6.2亿元）的A轮融资，创下欧洲机器人领域最大规模A轮融资纪录。

Theker的独特之处在于，它放弃了传统固定形态的人形机器人路线（如波士顿动力的产品），转而开发可灵活重构的模块化机器人。其机器人的手部、手臂及整体形态均可根据任务需求进行更换或调整尺寸——无论是分拣包裹、折叠衣物，还是在仓库中处理瓶罐，都能“即插即用”。联合创始人卡拉·戈麦斯·卡诺解释：“如果永远要把同一块饼干放进同一个盒子里，传统机器人确实完美胜任，但现实中大多数工业生产流程并非如此。”

这一“通用型”野心已获得市场认可。知名服装品牌Zara的母公司Inditex已作为早期支持者加入，而Theker的长期目标是从零售业拓展至更复杂的重工业制造领域。本轮融资由美国风投CRV领投，三星及LVMH集团主席贝尔纳·阿尔诺旗下投资机构Aglaé Ventures等参投。卡诺透露，三星虽尚未成为客户，但双方已进入深入谈判阶段，Theker期待三星能同时成为其客户、供应商和投资者，这将为初创公司带来规模化制造的营收与信誉。

不同于行业惯常的“试点”模式，Theker团队直接对接物流或运营部门，跳过创新部门，以缩短交易周期。公司已在巴塞罗那市中心设立展示厅，并计划在欧洲、美国和亚洲扩展。预计年内团队规模将从数十人增至120人——此前公司曾收到超1.5万份求职申请，筛选工作异常繁忙。卡诺笑称：“我们本来目标融资3000万至4000万美元，现在翻倍完成，也印证了我们将总部留在巴塞罗那这一新兴机器人中心的信心。”

中文翻译：

人形机器人尚未完全准备好替代工厂工人，但行业已经等不及了。面对劳动力短缺问题，制造商对初创企业的兴趣与日俱增，这些企业承诺在不牺牲常规优势的前提下实现更快速的自动化。这正是Theker的赌注所在。这家AI机器人初创公司的目标，是突破仅能执行单一任务的训练型机器人局限。联合创始人卡拉·戈麦斯·卡诺向TechCrunch表示：“如果每次都要把同样的饼干放进同样的盒子里，这固然完美，但大多数流程并非如此。”

Theker正是为这种更复杂的现实而设计。与波士顿动力等公司围绕固定形态设计的人形机器人不同，Theker的机器可以重新配置。其手部、臂部以及整体形态可根据任务需求更换或调整尺寸——无论是分拣包裹、叠放衣物，还是在仓库中处理瓶罐容器。

Zara母公司Inditex成为早期投资者，这标志着Theker雄心的起点，而非终点。公司更宏大的目标是走出零售领域，进入制造等更重型的工业场景，那里手工任务的复杂性和规模都更为巨大。这种通用型野心帮助Theker巩固了欧洲备受瞩目的初创公司地位，并顺利筹集资金。这家总部位于巴塞罗那的初创公司刚刚完成8500万美元融资，自称这是“欧洲有史以来最大的机器人领域A轮融资”（我们在记录中也未发现更大的案例）。

在创纪录的种子轮融资不到一年后，这轮A轮融资由美国风投公司CRV领投，三星和LVMH董事长伯纳德·阿尔诺的投资载体Aglaé Ventures等传统与战略投资者共同参与。戈麦斯·卡诺表示，三星目前还不是客户，但双方已进入深入讨论阶段。Theker非常欢迎这家韩国公司同时成为客户、供应商和投资者——这三重身份将为初创公司带来收入和在规模化制造领域的信誉。

她还提到，她和联合创始人朱佳强“创立Theker不是为了做试点项目”，因此团队完全跳过创新部门，直接对接物流或运营环节，在这里交易真实且周期更短。为证明公司确实能实现这一目标，Theker在巴塞罗那市中心设有展示厅，并计划随着业务扩展至欧洲、美国和亚洲开设更多展厅。公司还将扩大技术、部署和销售团队的人数。

“我们已经收到1.5万份求职申请，筛选工作几乎疯狂，”戈麦斯·卡诺说道。她估计团队规模能从几十人增长到年底的120人，随即又自我纠正：“我这么说，但我也曾说过要融资3000万或4000万美元！”Theker筹资金额达到目标的两倍，也强化了其将总部设在巴塞罗那（一个快速发展的机器人中心）并深耕欧洲科技生态系统的信念。“这从来都不是我们加速发展的障碍，所以我们要充分利用这一点，”戈麦斯·卡诺表示。

英文来源：

Humanoids aren’t quite ready to replace factory workers, but the industry can’t wait. Faced with labor shortages, manufacturers have shown growing interest in startups that promise faster automation without the usual tradeoffs.
That’s the bet behind Theker, an AI robotics startup that aims to go beyond robots trained for a single task. “If you always have to put the same cookie in the same box, that works perfectly, but most processes aren’t like that,” co-founder Carla Gómez Cano told TechCrunch.
Theker is designed for that messier reality. Unlike humanoid robots designed around a fixed form — think Boston Dynamics — Theker’s machines are built to be reconfigured. Their hands, arms, and overall form can be swapped out or resized depending on the task, whether that’s sorting packages, packing clothing, or handling bottles and cans in a warehouse.
That Inditex, Zara’s parent company, signed on as an early backer is a signal of where Theker’s ambitions start, not where they end. The company’s broader goal is to move beyond retail into heavier industrial settings like manufacturing, where the complexity and scale of manual tasks is even greater.
This generalist ambition has helped cement Theker’s status as one of Europe’s hot startups to watch — and raise capital accordingly. The Barcelona-based startup has just raised $85 million in what it’s calling “Europe’s largest ever robotics Series A.” (We haven’t found a larger one in our records, either.)
Less than a year after a record seed round, this Series A was led by American VC firm CRV and backed by a mix of traditional and strategic investors, including Samsung and Aglaé Ventures, the investment vehicle tied to LVMH chairman Bernard Arnault.
Gómez Cano said Samsung is not a client yet but that the two are in advanced discussions. Theker would welcome having the Korean company as a customer, supplier, and investor simultaneously — a trifecta that would give the startup both revenue and credibility in manufacturing at scale.
She also noted that she and co-founder Jiaqiang Ye Zhu “didn’t build Theker to run pilots,” so the team skips innovation departments entirely and goes straight to logistics or operations, where deals are real and timelines are shorter.
To demonstrate that the company can actually deliver on that, Theker has a showroom in central Barcelona, and plans to open others as it expands across Europe, the U.S. and Asia. It will also grow its headcount across tech, deployment, and sales.
“We already received 15,000 job applications and have to filter like crazy,” Gómez Cano said. She estimated that the team could grow from dozens to up to 120 people by the end of the year, then caught herself: “I am saying that, but I also said that we’d raise $30 or $40 million!”
That Theker managed to raise twice its target also reinforces the startup’s conviction in keeping its HQ in Barcelona, a growing robotics hub, and in Europe’s tech ecosystem more broadly. “It has never been a barrier to acceleration for us, so we are making the most of it,” Gómez Cano said.