Eka Robotics raises $150M to teach robots to grip by feel

Eka Robotics, a Cambridge, Massachusetts startup building robots that handle objects by touch as well as sight, has raised a $150M Series A. Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) and F-Prime led the round, Eka announced on its blog on Tuesday. The round values the company at $1.45B post-money, Tim Fernholz reported for TechCrunch.