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Bear Robotics raised $32 million in a round led by SoftBank Group. Its first robot, then called Penny, was being tested in some restaurants and casinos.
A dated step forward on the record · Company-reported
What the source says
“the final close, being announced today, was $32 million in Series A funding”
What it means
Servi, from Bear Robotics (majority owned by LG Electronics), is at stage 4 of 5 on our ladder: paying customers. Its stage is set by other milestones on its record; this one adds to the history. This line rests on the company's own announcement; no regulator, customer or independent report confirms it in our sources yet.
Human help: Our sources report it working without human help.
More on Servi
- Bear Robotics showed Servi Q, a smaller Servi made with SoftBank Robotics for narrow, crowded places, at the National Restaurant Association Show 2026. Bear says Servi is used in thousands of venues.
- Bear Robotics was offering its delivery robots as a service to businesses in the US, South Korea and Japan.
- LG Electronics said it would raise its stake in Bear Robotics to 51 percent, taking control of the company.
- LG Electronics invested $60 million in Bear Robotics.
- Bear Robotics and SoftBank Robotics agreed to sell the Servi robot in Japan. Bear named TGI Fridays, Google and Bon Appetit among its partners.