Atoms, Travis Kalanick's industrial automation startup, has secured $1.7 billion in a funding round led by Andreessen Horowitz, with participation from Uber and other investors. This significant capital infusion, which also includes unspecified debt financing, will fuel the expansion of its seven business units focused on automating manual work in sectors like restaurants, mining, and transportation. The company's existing operations include ghost kitchens through CloudKitchens and kitchen automation systems like the Bowl Builder from Lab37.