GE Ventures came back for the industrial robot producer's latest round, having led its series D round in early 2015.

US-based industrial robot maker Rethink Robotics raised $18m in a series E round late last month that included industrial product and appliance equipment maker General Electric.

The round also featured Adveq, Bezos Expeditions, CRV, Highland Capital Partners, Sigma Partners, DFJ, Two Sigma Ventures and Goldman Sachs. General Electric invested through its corporate venturing arm, GE Ventures.

Founded in 2008, Rethink Robotics builds flexible, programmable robots that can automate parts of the manufacturing process. It will use the series E financing…