Runware plans a factory to mass-produce modular AI data centers

What happened

Runware plans to assemble its Sonic Inference Pods on a production line at a Romania-based factory, scaling to 30 megawatts of data center capacity per day by 2028, the company told TechCrunch. It says a second factory is expected to go online early next year and that a pod, which once took three weeks to build, will soon take one day as production ramps up.

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The story so far

Runware plans to mass-produce its Sonic Inference Pods at a Romania-based factory, with a target of 30 megawatts of data center capacity per day by 2028, CEO and co-founder Flaviu Radulescu told TechCrunch. That output remains a production goal. The company said it plans to assemble the modular AI data center pods on a production line and expects a second factory to come online in early 2027. As production ramps up, Runware said building a pod will soon take one day, down from three weeks.