VCs are hunting for robotics startups: New Crunchbase data indicates that $4.2 billion was invested into robotics startups so far this year — which means that last year’s total tally of $6.8 billion should fall this year. But as TechCrunch’s Brian Heater notes, the most recent figures are “well shy of the COVID peak of 2021, which brought in $17.7 billion.” #The Most Important Thing https://techcrunch.com/20..