- Hyperion Robotics raises $7.4M to build infrastructure in robotic microfactories, not on-site.
- Round co-led by Course Corrected and the EIC Fund; funds for the first UK factory near Scunthorpe.
- Total funding nears $20M as Hyperion moves from one-off projects to industrial-scale output.
Construction is still one of the few big industries that hasn’t seen much use of robotics. Cars, semiconductors, and food are made on automated lines, but things like bridges, substations, and water systems are still built by hand, on-site, and in small numbers.
Hyperion Robotics, a company from Espoo, Finland, wants to change that. They have just raised $7.4 million to help make it happen.
Course Corrected and the European Innovation Council Fund led the funding round. Other investors included RE Ventures, which is part of the Romande Energie Group, as well as Lifeline Ventures, Übermorgen Ventures, and PC Rettig Impact & Co, who have invested before. The money will go toward Forge I, Hyperion’s first large factory in the UK, to be built in Flixborough, near Scunthorpe, in partnership with LKAB.
“We’ve already built some of the most efficient concrete structures in the world. With this funding, we start delivering at scale, in factories built next to the projects they serve. Europe doesn’t have the time, the budget or the labour for construction to keep working the way it has. Physical AI is how we close that gap,” says Fernando De los Rios, founder and chief executive of Hyperion.
Why is this happening now?
Europe is about to start its biggest infrastructure upgrade in decades. Many power grids, water systems, and industrial sites built after World War II now need to be rebuilt, just as demand for data centres, more energy, and carbon capture projects is rising. Labour shortages, tight budgets, and new decarbonisation rules make things even harder.
PitchBook reports that global robotics funding hit $27.6 billion in 2025, up 101% from $13.7 billion the year before, showing that more money is going into automating physical industries.
At the heart of Hyperion’s approach is Forge, a software platform that brings together design, engineering, code compliance, robotics, and factory operations. Instead of making concrete parts in a central plant and shipping them, Hyperion sets up a robotic microfactory right at the project site.
The company says this can cut production time by up to three times, lower costs by up to 50%, and reduce carbon dioxide emissions by up to 70%, while using up to 75% less material than standard construction.
Hyperion isn’t the only company working in this area. XtreeE in France and CyBe Construction in the Netherlands use large 3D printers to make structures, while Denmark’s COBOD sells printing hardware to construction companies. Hyperion stands out by operating the entire microfactory as part of the client’s supply chain, rather than just selling equipment.
What the funding will be used for
With this fresh investment, Hyperion’s total funding is now close to $20 million as the company moves from single projects to large-scale production. Its current clients include National Grid, Costain, Mott MacDonald Bentley, Anglian Water, and United Utilities. The new funding will help launch Forge I, improve the Forge platform, and expand into areas like data centres, energy, utilities, water, and carbon capture.
Katja Bergman, managing partner at Course Corrected, put the round in blunter terms: “Hyperion is revolutionising the process of building infrastructure. Not only will they innovate concrete products, but they will do so in an environmentally sustainable way, all at lower costs. We believe they’re setting the standard for what comes next, doing for construction what the previous generation did for manufacturing.”
Minna Leisvuori, senior investment advisor at the EIC Fund, adds: “Hyperion is tackling one of the largest and least digitised industries with a scalable, technology-led approach. Their integration of robotics, automation and software has the potential to transform how infrastructure is produced across Europe and around the world.”
It’s still unclear whether Hyperion can beat established concrete and modular construction companies already operating in this space. Most agree that Europe needs to rebuild faster and more affordably. Hyperion, Course Corrected, and the EIC Fund are saying that physical AI will help move construction from traditional job sites to factory-based methods.
