Trener Robotics, headquartered in Norway and the United States, has raised €26 mn in a Series A round to accelerate development of its AI-powered robot skills platform for manufacturing.

It focuses on turning existing factory robots into adaptable, self-learning teammates instead of rigidly programmed machines. The company operates at the intersection of industrial automation, robotics, and foundation-model-style AI.

The round was co-led by Engine Ventures and IAG Capital Partners, with participation from Cadence Design Systems and Geodesic Capital through Nikon’s NFocus Fund.

Additional investors include Shanda Ventures, Emergent Ventures, Fitz Gate Ventures, Techable VC, Radius Capital Ventures, and Raisewell Ventures. Total funding now exceeds €31 mn.

Chief executive and co-founder Asad Tirmizi said industrial robotics has long been constrained by rigid programming and single-purpose automation. The company’s objective is to replace procedural coding with a scalable control system built around reusable, production-ready robot skills.