Physical AI and Maritime Autonomy Attract Larger Venture Rounds

Runway's Praxis-1, Destro AI's robot-agnostic orchestration, Legato's AI hearing glasses, and Tavus's Griffin show continued movement toward deployable physical and specialized AI products. Separately, nearly $3B reportedly flowed into marine startups, led by Saronic's $1.75B round, with autonomy, robotics, defense, and clean energy recurring across the sector. Capital intensity, safety, deployment, retention, and customer economics remain unproven.