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EPISODE · Jul 7, 2026 · 19 MIN

Carla Gómez Cano, Co-founder at THEKER: Theker Robotics’ generalist robots automate any factory task

from Scaling Europe · host Sebastian Johnson

THEKER Robotics builds robots that takes over the hardest physical labor inside heavy factories.Carla Gómez Cano is Co-founder at THEKER. Their robots that do manual, physical work, like moving packages, assembling parts and folding garments, and use smart software to handle any task or material on a single platform. The company recently raised an $85m Series A, one of the largest robotics rounds ever in Europe.The Scaling Europe show is presented by Deel. Check them out here: https://get.deel.com/ruynb7o4lfjkSponsors:Chargebee: https://www.chargebee.com/events/beelieve/london/2026SurrealDB: https://surrealdb.com/Airwallex: https://www.airwallex.com/uk?utm_source=other&utm_medium=partner_referral&utm_campaign=v01_emea_multi_ib_dg_prtmk_mofu_scalingeuropeTimestamps:0:00 - Introduction0:12 - THEKER's $85m Series A0:54 - What THEKER's robots do today4:11 - Why THEKER skips pilots5:03 - Building a robotics company from Barcelona7:10 - Reconfigurable robots vs. humanoids10:02 - Biggest bottleneck: hiring13:01 - The robotics-as-a-service model16:14 - Biggest lesson: staying focused17:15 - What's next for THEKER

THEKER Robotics builds robots that takes over the hardest physical labor inside heavy factories.Carla Gómez Cano is Co-founder at THEKER. Their robots that do manual, physical work, like moving packages, assembling parts and folding garments, and use smart software to handle any task or material on a single platform. The company recently raised an $85m Series A, one of the largest robotics rounds ever in Europe.The Scaling Europe show is presented by Deel. Check them out here: https://get.deel.com/ruynb7o4lfjkSponsors:Chargebee: https://www.chargebee.com/events/beelieve/london/2026SurrealDB: https://surrealdb.com/Airwallex: https://www.airwallex.com/uk?utm_source=other&utm_medium=partner_referral&utm_campaign=v01_emea_multi_ib_dg_prtmk_mofu_scalingeuropeTimestamps:0:00 - Introduction0:12 - THEKER's $85m Series A0:54 - What THEKER's robots do today4:11 - Why THEKER skips pilots5:03 - Building a robotics company from Barcelona7:10 - Reconfigurable robots vs. humanoids10:02 - Biggest bottleneck: hiring13:01 - The robotics-as-a-service model16:14 - Biggest lesson: staying focused17:15 - What's next for THEKER

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