Robot manufacturer QBotix attracts $6.5m for its series A round from Siemens Venture Capital and other investors for solar panel maintaining robots.

QBotix, a Calif.-based firm that uses robotics to improve solar power capabilities, has announced that it raised $6.5m in a series A round with participation from Siemens’ venture unit Siemens Venture Capital.

The round was also joined by venture firms New Enterprise Associates, DFJ JAIC, and Firelake Capital Management. QBotix said the round brought the total financing raised to $7.5m, but did not disclose the origin of the first $1m. However, the firm did reveal that the series A took…