{"slug": "ropedia-raises-22m-to-scale-human-centric-data-collection-for-embodied-ai", "title": "Ropedia raises $22M to scale human-centric data collection for embodied AI", "summary": "Singapore-based robotics data infrastructure firm Ropedia Pte. Ltd. announced it raised $22 million in Pre-Series A funding to scale real-world, multimodal interaction data collection for embodied AI and physical AI models developed by technology companies. The funding addresses a growing shortage of real-world data needed to train AI robotics models.", "body_md": "# Ropedia raises $22M to scale human-centric data collection for embodied AI\n\nBy Kyt DotsonSource:\n\n[SiliconANGLE](https://siliconangle.com)Singapore-based [robotics](/category/robotics) data infrastructure firm Ropedia Pte. Ltd. today announced it raised $22 million in Pre-Series A funding to scale up its collection of real-world, [multimodal](/glossary/multimodal) interaction data to fuel [artificial intelligence](/glossary/artificial-intelligence) robotics models developed by technology companies. Physical AI and embodied AI development is increasingly burdened by a lack of real-world data at a […]\n\nThe post [Ropedia raises $22M to scale human-centric data collection for embodied AI](https://siliconangle.com/2026/07/23/ropedia-raises-22m-scale-human-centric-data-collection-embodied-ai/) appeared first on [SiliconANGLE](https://siliconangle.com).\n\nGet AI news in your inbox\n\nDaily digest of what matters in AI.", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/ropedia-raises-22m-to-scale-human-centric-data-collection-for-embodied-ai", "canonical_source": "https://www.machinebrief.com/news/ropedia-raises-dollar22m-to-scale-human-centric-data-collect-uoyf", "published_at": "2026-07-23 13:00:13+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-07-23 13:05:11.461212+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["robotics", "artificial-intelligence", "ai-infrastructure", "ai-startups"], "entities": ["Ropedia Pte. Ltd.", "SiliconANGLE"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/ropedia-raises-22m-to-scale-human-centric-data-collection-for-embodied-ai", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/ropedia-raises-22m-to-scale-human-centric-data-collection-for-embodied-ai.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/ropedia-raises-22m-to-scale-human-centric-data-collection-for-embodied-ai.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/ropedia-raises-22m-to-scale-human-centric-data-collection-for-embodied-ai.jsonld"}}