# Zurich startup Enact raises $30M for robots that feel

> Enact Intelligence emerges from stealth with record Swiss pre-seed funding to build robots that sense force through their motors instead of relying only on cameras.
- Title: Zurich startup Enact raises $30M for robots that feel
- Summary: Enact Intelligence emerges from stealth with record Swiss pre-seed funding to build robots that sense force through their motors instead of relying only on…
- Keywords: enact intelligence, zurich, robotics, funding, robot touch, manuel yves galliker, redalpine, notion capital, firstminute capital, technology, startups, startup
- Source: The Next Web — https://thenextweb.com/news/enact-intelligence-30m-pre-seed-robot-touch
- Author: Darius Popa
- Published: 2026-10-22T15:42:33+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: enact intelligence, zurich, robotics, funding, robot touch, manuel yves galliker, redalpine, notion capital, firstminute capital, technology, startups
## Zurich startup emerges with record funding
Enact Intelligence has come out of stealth with thirty million dollars in pre-seed funding from redalpine, Notion Capital and firstminute capital. It is the largest pre-seed round ever raised in Switzerland.
## The problem with camera-only robots
Most robots today rely mainly on cameras to understand the world, making it hard for them to handle objects, work reliably and learn from experience.
## Enact's approach: force inside motors
Enact measures force inside a robot's motors instead of with separate sensors, comparing it to how people feel tension in their muscles, not only at their fingertips.
## Founder and next steps
Founder Manuel Yves Galliker, who previously led software for 1X's NEO humanoid, founded Enact in March.
## Key takeaway

Zurich's Enact Intelligence raised thirty million dollars in pre-seed funding to build robots that sense force and touch through their motors, the largest pre-seed round ever raised in Switzerland.