Exclaim Robotics, a Swiss startup, has secured $4.95 million in pre-seed funding to develop AI-powered robots designed for automating maintenance inside modern data centres.
As artificial intelligence (AI) drives rapid expansion in data centre infrastructure, automation is becoming an increasingly important part of day-to-day operations. Against this backdrop, Switzerland-based startup Exclaim Robotics has emerged with a clear objective, which is building robots capable of performing maintenance tasks inside AI-powered data centres.
Former Microsoft researcher Helen Oleynikova, who founded the company, has now raised $4.95 million in pre-seed funding from venture capital firms Founderful and Playfair. The investment will support the development of robotic systems designed to improve the efficiency, reliability, and safety of data centre operations.
Why do robotics matter to data centres?
Modern data centres require continuous monitoring, equipment inspections and routine maintenance to ensure uninterrupted operations. As facilities expand to support AI workloads, these responsibilities become increasingly demanding.
Exclaim Robotics is developing autonomous machines capable of carrying out repetitive maintenance tasks, allowing human technicians to focus on higher-value work. Robots could also improve worker safety by accessing confined or difficult-to-reach areas while performing inspections with greater consistency.
AI infrastructure helps create new opportunities.
The launch of Exclaim Robotics reflects a broader shift towards automation across the technology sector. Growing investments in AI are fuelling demand not only for advanced chips and computing capacity but also for technologies that improve how data centres are operated.
As AI facilities become more complex, companies are exploring solutions that combine robotics, machine learning and automation to streamline maintenance while improving operational resilience. This trend is also attracting increased interest from venture capital firms investing in robotics and other industrial AI technologies. Although Exclaim Robotics is still at an early stage, its focus highlights an emerging area within the AI infrastructure ecosystem. By developing robots specifically for data centre maintenance, the startup is addressing a growing operational challenge as computing facilities continue to scale worldwide.
With fresh funding and leadership backed by extensive robotics experience, the company will now focus on building and testing its first generation of maintenance robots, offering a glimpse into how automation could reshape the future of data centre operations.
