Config, which is building a data layer for robotics foundation models, raised a $27M seed at a $200M+ valuation led by Samsung Venture Investment (Kate Park/TechCrunch)

<a href="https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/11/koreas-biggest-manufacturers-back-config-the-tsmc-of-robot-data/"><img align="RIGHT" border="0" hspace="4" src="http://www.techmeme.com/260513/i2.jpg" vspace="4" /></a> <p><a href="https://www.techmeme.com/260513/p2#a260513p2" title="Techmeme permalink"><img height="12" src="http://www.techmeme.com/img/pml.png" style="border: none; padding: 0; margin: 0;" width="11" /></a> Kate Park / <a href="http://techcrunch.com/">TechCrunch</a>:<br /> <span style="font-size: 1.3em;"><b><a href="https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/11/koreas-biggest-manufacturers-back-config-the-tsmc-of-robot-data/">Config, which is building a data layer for robotics foundation models, raised a $27M seed at a $200M+ valuation led by Samsung Venture Investment</a></b></span>&nbsp; &mdash;&nbsp; Asia's push into physical AI is being fueled by the same manufacturing prowess that made the region a global industrial powerhouse.</p>