Contoro picks up $12M to scale container unloading robots

States Logistics in California was an early user of Contoro’s truck-unloading robot.

Unloading trailers and containers is a labor-intensive task that has been difficult to automate, but a number of companies have made progress. Contoro Robotics today said it has raised $12 million in Series A funding to scale its artificial intelligence-powered robots.

“Unloading trailers is one of the most physically demanding jobs in the warehouse, yet it remains largely manual,” stated Dr. Youngmok “Mok” Yun...