The humanoid just shipped for the job nobody wants. minerva humanoids came out of stealth oct 6…
the humanoid just shipped for the job nobody wants. minerva humanoids came out of stealth oct 6 with a 10 million dollar pre-seed, led by general catalyst, and a robot named roger built for oil and gas.
the danger pay now goes to hardware.
Context
Verified event date: Minerva Humanoids announced on Oct 6, 2026 that it is emerging from stealth with about $10 million in pre-seed funding led by General Catalyst, with Long Journey Ventures and Credo Ventures as co-leads (GlobeNewswire and Humanoids Daily, Oct 6).
The company builds humanoid robots for dangerous jobs in onshore and offshore oil and gas operations and public safety. Its robot is named Roger, and its site says operators work through humanoid avatars while staying safely onshore; Humanoids Daily calls it semi-autonomous.
The Oct 6 stealth exit, the $10 million pre-seed led by General Catalyst and Roger for oil and gas match the sources. The company describes remote operators working through humanoid avatars, so 'the humanoid shipped' is the author's reading: the sources describe a launch and funding, not deployed units. 'The danger pay now goes to hardware' is the author's.
'the humanoid just shipped for the job nobody wants' is the author's opinion.
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- Check whether Roger has any field deployment yet.
Sources
- GlobeNewswire, Oct 6, 2026globenewswire.com
- Humanoids Daily, Oct 6, 2026humanoidsdaily.com
- Minerva Humanoidsminervahumanoids.com
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