Foley & Lardner LLP represented Summer Robotics, a pioneer in machine vision for vision-guided robotics, in its Series A financing. The round was led by Applied Ventures, LLC, the venture capital arm of Applied Materials, Inc., with participation from Solasta Ventures, Naver, and other investors.
Summer Robotics develops next-generation automation solutions powered by its Kortx machine vision platform, combining AI, computer vision, and high-speed imaging to enable robots to perform in unstructured environments. Founded in 2020, the company has already launched pilot programs with automotive manufacturers and is expanding into additional industries seeking advanced automation.
The funding will accelerate the company’s Kortx machine vision platform, which enables robots to operate in dynamic, unstructured environments and under a wide range of lighting conditions, unlocking new automation capabilities in manufacturing, logistics, and humanoid applications.
The Foley team was led by partners Louis Lehot and Gurpreet Bai and included partners Christopher Swift, Rishi Sodhi, and Casey Knapp as well as associates Rachel Horewitz and Wesley Choi.