Luminous Robotics Secures $4.9M to Revolutionize Solar Construction with AI-Driven LUMI

Luminous Robotics, Inc. is thrilled to announce a successful funding round, raising $4.9 million to fuel our ambitious mission of transforming industries with cutting-edge robotics and AI technology. As a company founded by a team of ex-NASA, Stanford, MIT, Harvard, Softbank Robotics, Nissan, and GE veterans, we are committed to becoming the fastest iterating robotics company in the world. Our vision is to commoditize harsh, manual work by designing, building, and shipping embodied AI robotic systems specifically for industrial applications that transcend the limitations of traditional human labor. At the core of our innovation is LUMI—our groundbreaking robot engineered from first principles to 10x the full lifecycle of solar, revolutionizing the construction, operation, and decommissioning of solar farms. This latest round of funding is set to accelerate our process of advancing LUMI’s technology and scaling its deployment across the solar industry, which is critical to addressing labor and logistics bottlenecks that currently hinder our transition to renewable energy. With these new resources, we plan to expand our engineering team, invest in advanced research and development, and drive rapid production scaling to meet the urgent demand for cleaner, greener energy infrastructures. Our recent accomplishment of installing the first solar farm in Virginia in just 10 weeks—arguably one of the fastest timelines for a hardware company—highlights our commitment to speed, efficiency, and operational excellence. This investment not only bolsters our capacity to innovate at scale but also reinforces our dedication to paving the way for a sustainable future by enabling a faster, more efficient transition in the solar construction industry.