Contoro Robotics Scores $13.5M Post-SXSW for Austin AI Robots
Contoro’s AI robots are revolutionizing warehouse logistics with faster, safer unloading.
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Austin, TX — Contoro Robotics, an Austin-based startup, raised $13.5 million from 11 investors after winning a South by Southwest (SXSW) Pitch award in March 2025. Their AI-powered “Dock Duck” robots are slashing logistics bottlenecks by autonomously unloading trailers, already hitting 100 trucks with States Logistics.
The Details:
Funding: $13.5M from 11 investors, following a $12M Series A on March 25, 2025, led by Doosan, Coupang, and Amazon Industrial Innovation Fund.
Past Raise: $8.5M previously from SV Investment, Bass Investment, Future Play, Kakao Ventures, and UT Seed Fund.
SXSW Win: Took the Robotics, Web3, Voice & Extended Reality category, announced March 7-15, 2025.
Applications: Doubles unloading speed, cuts labor costs, boosts safety—Go! Retail Group uses it to handle peak seasons.
Next Step: Plans a new AI-driven palletizing system for warehouse efficiency.
Why It Matters: Contoro’s robots tackle grueling warehouse tasks, easing labor shortages and positioning Austin as a logistics tech hub.
The Catch: New system rollout dates are unclear—follow Contoro’s X for updates.
Bottom Line: Contoro’s $13.5M post-SXSW fuels Texas’s logistics revolution with smarter, safer unloading tech.