Water Robotics, a Hyderabad-based physical AI startup, has raised $2.5 million in seed funding. The round was led by Endiya Partners, with participation from Nandan Reddy, Pullela Gopichand, and Rohit Chennamaneni. The funding was announced on August 24, 2026.
Founded in 2024 by Teja Vinukollu and Haneesh Mourya Desu, Water Robotics is developing adaptive surfaces, including the FLOW chair and CAMA bed, powered by its VORTEX foundation model. The company focuses on understanding human-body interaction, combining sensing, decision-making, and physical actuation to respond in real time to posture, sleep, and recovery.
The startup plans to use the funding to expand its technology into automotive, aviation, and other adaptive-environment applications. The company's domain is waterobots.com.