Contactile is a UNSW Sydney spin-out company established in mid 2019. Our sensing technology was developed with funding support from the Australian Research Council and US Office of Naval Research Global.
We are an innovator of world-leading tactile sensors for robots that enable smart dexterous robotic gripping.
We are an innovator of world-leading tactile sensors for robots that enable smart dexterous robotic gripping.
Location: Australia, New South Wales, Council of the City of Sydney
Employees: 1-10
Total raised: $2.5M
Founded date: 2019
Founders name: Heba Khamis; Benjamin Xia
Investors 2
| Date | Name | Website |
| 07.04.2022 | Plug and P... | plugandpla... |
| - | Flying Fox... | flyingfox.... |
Funding Rounds 1
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
| 04.05.2022 | Seed | $2.5M | - |
Persons 4
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| - | Pietro | Menga | Student En... | linkedin.c... | - | p*********... | - |
| - | Liam | Pemberton | Mechatroni... | linkedin.c... | - | l*********... | - |
| - | Heba | Khamis | CEO, Co-fo... | linkedin.c... | - | h*********... | - |
| - | Benjamin | Xia | Co-Founder | linkedin.c... | - | b*********... | - |
Mentions in press and media 5
| Date | Title | Description |
| 10.09.2026 | Women In Tech: Top 10 Women In Robotics In 2026 | The global robotics market is approaching $88 billion in 2026, on track to more than double by the early 2030s, with annual industrial installations projected to clear 700,000 units by 2028. While the Asia-Pacific region drives the largest ... |
| 05.05.2022 | Contactile Raises US$2.5 Million to Accelerate Development of Tactile Sensor Technology for Robotic Dexterity | Australia-based company Contactile has closed US$2.5 million in seed funding to develop and pilot tactile sensors that give robots a human sense of touch and enable robotic dexterity. The round was led by Silicon Valley’s True Ventures with... |
| 05.05.2022 | Contactile Raises US$2.5M in Seed Funding | Contactile, a Sydney, Australia-based robotic technology company, raised US$2.5M in Seed funding. The round was led by True Ventures with participation from Flying Fox Ventures, Radar Ventures and UNSW Founders. The company intends to use t... |
| 04.05.2022 | Contactile Raises US$2.5 Million to Accelerate Development of Tactile Sensor Technology for Robotic Dexterity | Technology tackles complexity of human manipulation, enabling robotic dexterity SYDNEY, May 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Australia-based company Contactile has closed US$2.5 million in seed funding to develop and pilot tactile sensors that give ... |
| - | Australia-Based Contactile Raises $2.5 Million To Develop Tactile Sensors For Robots | Contactile announced it has raised $2.5 million in funding. These are the details. Contactile, an Australia-based company that helps develop and pilot tactile sensors that give robots a human sense of touch and enable robotic dexterity, ann... |