Samsung Backs Walden's Mission to Put Robots to Work Today
Walden and Samsung establish a strategic partnership with rapid progress together towards useful general-purpose robots.
When Walden Robotics launched out of stealth on July 15 with $300 million in funding (cf. announcement here), Samsung Ventures joined a group of strategic backers investing behind a simple conviction: general-purpose robots should do useful work in real production environments today. The seed round, co-led by Toyota and Deviation Capital, values Walden at $1.1 billion and brings together partners across automotive, aerospace, logistic, semiconductors, and electronics, the industries where Physical AI will change how the world's most advanced products get made.
Samsung's participation matters to us, because it comes from a partner who builds at this technological frontier every day.
Samsung NEXT, an existing investor, sees what we see: the proof is on the factory floor. In the words of David Lee, Head of Samsung NEXT:
"Physical AI will reshape how the world's most advanced products are made, from electronics to semiconductors. What sets Walden apart is that their robots are already doing useful work in real factories and getting better through real production. We look forward to supporting them as that future takes shape."
The strategic investment also opens a door on the operating side. We're actively engaged with Samsung SDS on early work aimed at core manufacturing use cases, pairing their system integration depth with Walden's robots.
As Joseph Ahn, EVP of Samsung SDS, put it:
"With strategic investment from Samsung Ventures, Samsung SDS and Walden Robotics are collaborating on a proof of concept targeting core manufacturing use cases. What sets Walden Robotics apart is not only its advanced robotics technology, but also its proven ability to deliver practical, production-ready solutions shaped by years of experience in real manufacturing environments. Combined with Samsung SDS's deep manufacturing domain expertise and system integration capabilities, the partnership is well positioned to deliver robotics services for high-precision manufacturing industries—including semiconductors, batteries, displays, and pharmaceuticals/biomanufacturing. Samsung SDS is confident that this combination will enable practical robotics transformation in some of the world's most demanding manufacturing environments, reinforcing its decision to collaborate with Walden Robotics."
We are very grateful for that close partnership, deep conviction, and the rapid progress we are making together towards useful general-purpose robots.
