Defex Robotics · Pre-seed
We are raising $1.5M
to teach robots assembly.
Much of electronics assembly is still done by hand, because programming a robot for each new part variant costs more than the robot saves. We are building a cell that assembles a connector, tests the joint it just made, resets and tries again. Every attempt is scored by a physical test, so a new variant takes practice instead of weeks of hand programming.
What is true today.
21 factories on the paid waitlist as of September 17, 2026. They paid to hold a place before the first assembly cell ships.
Our vision inspection prototype is built and has run on a live camera. The assembly cell is in development. Watch the prototype.
What the round buys.
Eighteen months, two engineers and three cells, aimed at one milestone: the cell running attempt, test and reset unattended, and a learned skill beating a scripted baseline on fresh parts. That is the result the next round is priced on.
How we think about it, in our own words: The Cost of the Next Attempt.
Who you would back.
Husan Mavlonov, Co-founder and CEO. Hardware researcher with more than three years in electronics manufacturing and batteries, with factory operations experience across Uzbekistan, Turkiye, China and the United States.
Hasan Mavlonov, Co-founder and CTO. Built an AI question-generation pipeline for a government education platform with more than 60,000 students. Leads Defex's robot software and hardware integration.
Identical twins, building together in San Francisco. Company facts.
Write to us.
Angels, funds and scouts: email husan@defexrobotics.com and we will send the deck and a short video of the prototype. You will hear back from Husan directly.