RT Book, Section T1 Private/Public Funding Strategies for Interactive Robotics Companies A1 Rentería-Bilbao, Arantxa AB The aim of is paper is to provide a structured view of funding possibilities for companies in the field of interactive robotics. The paper presents a set of funding sources which are of interests for start-ups, spin-off and young companies working in the design and development of interactive robots, including wearable devices. This paper is divided into three chapters, covering private funding (types of existing funding sources, their specific target companies and requirements, and the reasons on how and why investors invest), public funding (mainly coming from European grants under several programs) and the conclusions. PB Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH SN 2195-3562 YR 2022 FD 2022-07-02 LA eng NO Rentería-Bilbao , A 2022 , Private/Public Funding Strategies for Interactive Robotics Companies . in Biosystems and Biorobotics . vol. 27 , Biosystems and Biorobotics , vol. 27 , Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH , pp. 653-657 . https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-69547-7_105 NO Publisher Copyright: © 2022, The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG. NO While startups in the United States have sought funding from private entities, new companies in the European Union have relied on credits from banks in order to fund their growth. More recently, mainly from the 2008 crisis, the companies seek funding from business angels and venture capitalists. DS TECNALIA Publications RD 1 jul 2024