Slamcore, a developer of spatial intelligence software, has raised $14 million in a funding round that includes ROKStar Ventures, a subsidiary of Rockwell Automation. The investment brings Slamcore's total funding to $40 million, with existing backers such as Toyota Ventures, Interwoven Ventures, MMC Ventures, Amadeus Capital Partners, and IP Group also participating.
Key takeaways
- Slamcore's technology uses a stereo camera and visual AI to track vehicle position and behavior in real time, without GPS, beacons, or floor markers.
- Slamcore Aware provides facility-wide visibility of vehicles, while Slamcore Alert monitors driver behavior and proximity to pedestrians and structures to prevent incidents.
- The investment addresses significant safety and efficiency gaps in manual fleets, with OSHA reporting 35,000–62,000 forklift injuries annually in the US and forklifts productive less than half the time.
- Rockwell Automation sees the platform as foundational infrastructure for physical AI, scalable across all classes of industrial vehicles without major redesigns.
For manufacturers and warehouse operators, this funding signals growing confidence in infrastructure-light visual AI as a practical solution to improve safety and productivity in dynamic industrial environments.
Source: Robotics & Automation News (roboticsandautomationnews.com) · Published 2026-05-28 · “Slamcore secures $14 million funding from investors including Rockwell Automation”