Machina Labs’ RoboCraftsman is an AI-driven manufacturing cell that can turn digital designs into production-grade metal parts. | Source: Machina Labs
Machina Labs Inc. this week said it has closed a $124 million Series C round and deployed its first large-scale intelligent factory. The company said the funding will help it scale from innovation to deployment of software-defined production infrastructure. Its goal is to support manufacturing of mission-critical metal structures.
“The world’s most advanced designs are being held back by 20th-century factories,” said Edward Mehr, co-founder and CEO of Machina Labs. “This round allows us to scale manufacturing infrastructure that moves at the speed of software. We’re not just making parts; we’re reprogramming the factory itself to serve aerospace, defense, and automotive customers who can’t afford to wait.”
Woven Capital, Toyota’s growth-stage venture arm, Lockheed Martin Ventures, Balerion Space Ventures, and Strategic Development Fund (SDF) invested in the round.
Founded in 2019, Machina Labs said it is “building the next generation of intelligent, adaptive, and software-driven factories.” The Los Angeles-based company‘s RoboCraftsman platform integrates advanced robotics and AI-driven process controls to rapidly manufacture complex metal structures.
Machina Labs facility targets a range of complex structures
Machina Labs plans to use a significant portion of the funding to launch its smart factory in the U.S. This will be a 200,000-sq.-ft. (18,580.6 sq. m), production-ready facility. It will house up to 50 RoboCraftsman cells and produce thousands of structural assemblies annually for defense and aerospace customers, the company said.
From missile structures to airframes, Machina Labs designed its intelligent factory to manufacture a wide range of complex metal structures, without significant retooling or reconfiguration. Powered by the company’s RoboCraftsman platform, the intelligent factory will enable customers to move from digital design to production inside the same facility, compressing timelines from months to days.
“We believe Machina Labs’ AI-driven manufacturing approach will play a key role in shaping the future of aerospace production,” said Chris Moran, vice president and general manager at Lockheed Martin Ventures. “The launch of their new factory marks a major step forward, demonstrating how intelligent, robotic production can bring greater speed, precision, and scalability to the industry.”
Systems bring together forming, machining, welding, and assembly
Machina Labs is actively supporting U.S. government and commercial programs where speed of production has become a strategic constraint. The company has secured contract awards from the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory and the U.S. Air Force Rapid Sustainment Office. It is working with a leading defense prime on metal structures production for missiles and hypersonics.
By integrating forming, machining, welding, and assembly into a single intelligent factory, Machina Labs said it lays the groundwork for a future in which manufacturing capacity can be deployed, scaled, and adapted as dynamically as software.
“Modern defense systems are often limited not by design, but by how fast they can be manufactured,” said Phil Scully, general partner and co-founder at Balerion Space Ventures. “Machina Labs is building the manufacturing backbone required to close that gap and operate as a true Tier 1 partner.”
While defense remains a core focus, the RoboCraftsman platform is inherently dual-use, supporting commercial innovation alongside national security needs. The company continues to work closely with Toyota to develop production-quality automotive panels that unlock design freedom and enable rapid customization at scale.
“The automotive industry has long been the proving ground for manufacturing innovation,” said Ro Gupta, managing director at Woven Capital. “Machina Labs is pioneering intelligent forming technology that brings craft-level precision to industrial scale, enabling the flexible, responsive production that next-generation mobility demands. This is exactly the kind of innovation that will shape advanced manufacturing’s future, and we’re proud to support their journey.”
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