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Skild AI, based in Pittsburgh, has raised $60 million, bringing its total funding to $360 million and valuing the company at $1.5 billion. Founded by Carnegie Mellon professors, Skild aims to create a universal AI model for controlling robots, aggregating a vast dataset of robotic interactions.

The funding will enhance its engineering team, computing infrastructure, and partnerships with hardware manufacturers. The robotics industry is seeing increased investment, with notable players like Google DeepMind and Tesla also pursuing general-purpose robot intelligence.