AI infrastructure firm Runware says it will mass-produce modular data centres on an assembly line at its Romania base, shipping factory-built Sonic Inference Pods that customers can install and switch on within about 48 hours.
Co-founder and CEO Flaviu Radulescu said the company wants production to reach 30 megawatts of capacity a day by 2028—nearly 1 gigawatt a month. At that rate, he argued, yearly output would approach the roughly 10 gigawatts of data-centre power the United States was expected to add this year. Runware AI data centers are already built as modular units; the new push is to turn that into true line production rather than one-off factory builds.
How the pods are meant to work
Customers can supply a site or ask Runware to find one. Installation and set-up are what the 48-hour window covers, not construction of the pod itself. Build time once stretched to three weeks; the company says that will soon fall to a single day as output rises. Spare parts would be supplied if components fail. Clients may rent compute from Runware or bring their own graphics processors (GPUs—the chips that power most AI workloads) and pay a monthly fee for the pods and operations, with power and internet billed separately.
Pods follow a standard design but can be tuned for customer needs and newer GPU generations. Radulescu said delivery is often faster than GPU lead times, giving the firm room to adapt hardware. An in-house team designs, builds and tests components when new chip generations arrive. Some cooling parts, such as pumps and fans, come from Germany; networking still depends on Nvidia.
Factories, funding and demand claims
Runware already operates one plant used for several years and began a second earlier this year. That second factory is expected to finish within months and start early next year, with production rising gradually after that. Expansion to the United States and other regions is planned once the new line is running.
The company has raised more than $60 million in total. It is finishing and launching the new factory with a $50 million Series A closed last December and says it plans a Series B later. Radulescu said Runware has drawn $1 billion in committed interest for Sonic pods since it opened them to outside customers about a month ago—more than 20 megawatts that it is now working to deliver. He argued costs stay manageable because the firm designs its own systems, buys widely available parts, and has hired an automotive plant manager to tighten execution.
Power, cooling and what comes next
Pressed on energy use, Radulescu said the pods need power and an internet link. Closed-loop liquid cooling with air-cooled radiators means they do not require a water connection. He said Runware is working with power providers on a site pipeline of 397 megawatts, with room to grow to 1.2 gigawatts, often on smaller plots that already have power. The pods, he added, run silently up to 86 degrees Fahrenheit and use renewables when possible, with an aim to make renewables the main source.
Whether assembly-line Runware AI data centers can match car-style volume remains an execution test—staffing, inventory, logistics and capital all matter. Radulescu’s bet is that factory-built pods become the usual way to stand up large AI capacity in months rather than years.
Aasan alfaaz mein
Runware naam ki company Romania mein AI data center boxes factory line par banana chahti hai. Yeh boxes site par lagane ke baad lagbhag 48 ghanton mein chal sakte hain, company ke mutabiq. 2028 tak din mein 30 megawatt capacity banane ka target hai. Agar yeh plan kaam karta hai, to AI servers pehle se tez aur zyada jagahon par available ho sakte hain.
