# Eka is worth $1.45B thanks to a physical AI model that has experts raving

**Published:** October 20, 2026
**Author:** Tim Fernholz
**Source:** TechCrunch — AI
**Language:** en-US
**HTML:** https://aiqazaqstan.com/en/articles/eka-is-worth-1-45b-thanks-to-a-physical-ai-model-that-has-experts-raving

Eka Robotics may be the first robotic arm that is actually good at picking a wide range of objects up, and it is so smooth and human-like, it is wowing the industry.

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**Tags:** #Google DeepMind #Робототехника #OpenAI #OpenAI Robotics

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