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Andromeda Robotics

Corporate markethumanoidCurated record

Emotionally intelligent companion humanoid robot (Abi, ~4 ft tall) for aged care and assisted living; personalises autonomously to each resident's personality, language and ability; 'Genesis Abi' next-gen announced as fully autonomous and workforce-ready; BBC, CNN and Forbes coverage.

HeadquartersMelbourne, AU

Founded2022

Corporate funding$20M

Team11-50

Deployments3

Open roles9

Company overview

Identity and operating footprint

Company typeRobot maker

Market segmentCorporate

StageSeries A

FoundersGrace Brown (CEO), Yan Chen

Regions servedAU, North America

Countries deployedAU, US

Service footprintHQ Melbourne AU; SF Bay Area office; 15+ aged care homes in Melbourne area (AU); expanding to US eldercare from mid-2026

Last reviewed2026-07-05

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Robot models

Specifications remain vendor-claimed

Machinehumanoid

Abi

~120 cm tall companion humanoid
vendor-stated height designed for approachability in aged-care settings
Claim source
90+ languages for resident conversations
vendor-stated multilingual capability for personalised resident interactions
Claim source
Emotion recognition, facial identification, conversation memory spanning days to months
vendor-stated AI capabilities for personalised companion interactions
Claim source

Deployment log

Announced and cited only

Announced	Customer	Site	Country	Count	Evidence
2026-04-01	Eskaton Village Carmichael	eldercare facility	US	Not disclosed	Announcement
2024-06-01	Medical & Aged Care Group (MACG)	Not listed	Not listed	Not disclosed	Announcement
2023-11-01	Mecwacare	aged care facility	AU	Not disclosed	Announcement

Funding history

Publicly announced rounds

2025-09-09$17M

Series A

Artesian, Forerunner Ventures, Main Sequence, Purpose Ventures, Rethink Impact, Startmate, Trampoline, Visible Ventures

Round source

2024-06-17$2M

Seed

Purpose Ventures

Round source

2023-06-15$668K

Pre-seed

Galileo Ventures

Round source

Investors on recordForerunner VenturesRethink ImpactArtesianMain SequenceVisible VenturesTrampolinePurpose VenturesStartmate

Hiring signal

Public job board · 2026-07-13

Open roles9

Hiring is an operating signal, not deployment evidence. Roles are refreshed from the company’s public careers system.

B2B Growth Marketer | 12 Month Parental Leave ReplacementCommercial · Southbank, Australia Casual Robot Companion Facilitator - Metro BasedCustomer Success · South Melbourne, Australia Casual Robot Companion Facilitator - Rurally BasedCustomer Success · Ballan, Australia Electronics EngineerEngineering - Hardware (Electrical) · Southbank, Australia AI Software EngineerEngineering - Software · South Melbourne, Australia Casual Robot Companion Facilitator - Peninsula BasedExpression of Interest · Mornington, Australia Future Andromedans - General Expression of Interest (Australia)Expression of Interest · Melbourne, Australia Future Andromedans - General Expression of Interest (San Fransisco)Expression of Interest · San Francisco, United States

Company timeline

Milestones and announcements

2026-04-17Completed Australia's largest humanoid companion robot rollout: 22 Abi robots permanently deployed across all mecwacare residential aged care homes in Victoriamecwacare

2026-04-17mecwacare finishes aged care rollout of Andromeda Robotics Abi ↗The Weekly Source

2026-04-07Australian Elder Care Robotics Company Andromeda Expanding into US, Opens Wait List ↗The AI Insider

2026-03-25Launched US customer waitlist and announced Genesis Abi (fully autonomous next-gen); first US deployment at Eskaton Village Carmichael signedUpstarts Media

2026-03-25Andromeda Robotics Launches Abi Robot For Senior Care In The U.S. ↗Upstarts Media

2025-09-09Raised AUD $23M (~USD $17M) Series A led by Forerunner Ventures; valuation AUD $100M; largest women-led Series A in Australia (2025)Overnight Success

2025-09-09Andromeda secures $23 million to bring its humanoid robots to the US ↗Smart Company

2025-09-09Backed by women, Grace Brown secures $23 million to expand humanoid robotics startup ↗Women's Agenda

Source ledger

10 unique public sources

Andromeda RoboticsAndromeda Robotics · retrieved 2026-07-05

Andromeda lands AUD $23M (~USD $17M) Series A for its emotionally intelligent humanoid robotOvernight Success · retrieved 2026-07-05

Andromeda Robotics raises $3 million seed round (AUD $3M; converted at AUD/USD 0.663) to scale humanoid robot AbiSmartCompany · retrieved 2026-07-05

Hello Andromeda – Companion robots for future friendships (AUD $1M pre-seed; converted at AUD/USD 0.668)Galileo Ventures · retrieved 2026-07-05

Andromeda's founders are building robot BFFs to fight the loneliness epidemicStartmate · retrieved 2026-07-05

A milestone moment as Abi permanently joins mecwacare homesmecwacare · retrieved 2026-07-05

Meet Abi – Andromeda Robotics product pageAndromeda Robotics · retrieved 2026-07-05

Grace Brown's Andromeda Plans US Expansion with AbiMike Kalil · retrieved 2026-07-05

MACG Announces Strategic Partnership with Andromeda to Revolutionise Aged CareAged Care Online · retrieved 2026-07-05

Andromeda Robotics Launches Abi Robot For Senior Care In The U.S.Upstarts Media · retrieved 2026-07-05