# Contactile: Consumer electronics, Sydney, Australia

> Contactile: Contactile is a robotics hardware company based in Sydney, Australia, founded in 2019. Based in Sydney, Australia. Founded 2019.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/startup/contactile (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Contactile

Contactile is a robotics hardware company based in Sydney, Australia, founded in 2019.

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Funding reported Last round: Seed

Consumer electronics Sydney, Australia

Company summary

- **Founded:** 2019 7 years old
- **Team:** 9 1 to 10 people
- **Funding reported:** 2.5M as listed, currency not stated
- **Last round:** Seed May 2022

How sure we are

- ✓ **Listed** We know it exists and what it does
- 2 **Funding reported** A company dataset reports a raise
- 3 **Observed** A filing or a dated announcement confirms a round

No round for Contactile has been confirmed by a filing or an announcement yet, so nothing here counts toward an investor's record. [How we decide](https://millionrounds.com/methodology)

## About Contactile

Contactile is a robotics hardware company based in Sydney, Australia, founded in 2019.

The company specializes in developing patented tactile sensors and smart grippers that provide robots with a human-like sense of touch. This technology enables intelligent and dexterous robotic gripping, allowing robots to interact with their environment more effectively. The core products include PapillArray Tactile Sensors, which measure various physical interactions such as force, torque, and vibration, and smart robotic grippers that facilitate advanced manipulation without the need for extensive programming. Contactile's sensors are designed to mimic human fingertips, allowing robots to adaptively handle objects of varying sizes and weights in unstructured environments. The company targets industries such as e-commerce, agriculture, manufacturing, healthcare, and space, and collaborates with robot manufacturers and research institutions to enhance robotic systems.

## What company datasets say Contactile raised

Funding, as reported

Reported in all **2.5M** in the source's currency

Rounds **2**

Last round **Seed**

Last round size **2.5M**

Last round date **May 2022**

Investors listed **6**

## On 2 portfolio pages

Investors who name them

- [True Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/true-ventures)
- [Flying Fox Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/flying-fox-ventures)

Each firm lists Contactile on its own website. That is the firm's claim, a weaker thing than a round we watched, but a named source.

## The company, in detail

What they build

Known for

3d force measurement sensor repairability tactile sensors vibration sensing distribution manufacturing optical sensing technology automated material handling information technology & services force/torque sensors collaborative robotics sensor array mechanical or industrial engineering services force sensing robotics

Built with from their website

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- **Sector:** Consumer electronics
- **Industry code:** NAICS 334519, 333248, SIC 3546
- **Region:** New South Wales
- **Full record:** [Every detail in the company directory](https://millionrounds.com/directory/contactile)

## Consumer electronics in Australia

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- [**Moduware Inc** Melbourne · founded 2014](https://millionrounds.com/startup/moduware-inc)
- [**Futurizta Tech** Sydney · founded 2019](https://millionrounds.com/startup/futurizta-tech)
- [**ARCHINGEO INNOVATIONS** Sydney · founded 2016](https://millionrounds.com/startup/archingeo-innovations)

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