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Fusion and Robotics: The Future of Energy and Delivery

9 min · 16 jun 2025
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In today's episode, we explore groundbreaking advancements in energy and robotics. Proxima Fusion secures a record €130 million to pioneer commercial fusion power in Europe, while Coco Robotics partners with OpenAI to revolutionize autonomous delivery with $80 million in new funding. Join us as we delve into these transformative technologies and their potential impact on global energy independence and urban logistics. Sources: https://techcrunch.com/2025/06/10/proxima-fusion-joins-the-club-of-well-funded-nuclear-contenders-with-e130m-series-a/ [https://techcrunch.com/2025/06/10/proxima-fusion-joins-the-club-of-well-funded-nuclear-contenders-with-e130m-series-a/] https://www.ianhogarth.com/blog/2025/6/11/proxima-fusions-series-a-what-does-it-take-for-first-time-founders-to-raise-150m-for-fusion-within-two-years-of-founding [https://www.ianhogarth.com/blog/2025/6/11/proxima-fusions-series-a-what-does-it-take-for-first-time-founders-to-raise-150m-for-fusion-within-two-years-of-founding] https://www.cleanenergywire.org/news/investors-bet-record-eu130mln-german-fusion-startup-proxima [https://www.cleanenergywire.org/news/investors-bet-record-eu130mln-german-fusion-startup-proxima] https://www.power-technology.com/news/proxima-fusion-secures-150m-financing/ [https://www.power-technology.com/news/proxima-fusion-secures-150m-financing/] https://www.vestbee.com/blog/articles/proxima-fusion-raises-130-m [https://www.vestbee.com/blog/articles/proxima-fusion-raises-130-m] https://techcrunch.com/2025/06/11/sam-altman-backed-coco-robotics-raises-80m/ [https://techcrunch.com/2025/06/11/sam-altman-backed-coco-robotics-raises-80m/] https://www.convergence-now.com/telecom/delivery-bots-just-got-smarterthanks-to-80m-boost-and-openai-partnership-119453 [https://www.convergence-now.com/telecom/delivery-bots-just-got-smarterthanks-to-80m-boost-and-openai-partnership-119453] https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/coco-robotics-raises-80m-to-expand-autonomous-delivery-and-ai-platform-302478405.html [https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/coco-robotics-raises-80m-to-expand-autonomous-delivery-and-ai-platform-302478405.html] https://aimresearch.co/ai-startups/openais-sam-altman-invests-in-80m-round-for-coco-robotics-ai-powered-delivery-fleet [https://aimresearch.co/ai-startups/openais-sam-altman-invests-in-80m-round-for-coco-robotics-ai-powered-delivery-fleet] https://www.ainvest.com/news/coco-robotics-80m-funding-game-changer-autonomous-delivery-2506/ [https://www.ainvest.com/news/coco-robotics-80m-funding-game-changer-autonomous-delivery-2506/]

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