Microsoft

• Rho-alpha

Supply chain relationships

• Orbbec

  Outbound - Perception - Orbbec’s Femto Mega incorporates Microsoft time-of-flight depth-sensing technology

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• INROPA

  Outbound - Software - Microsoft supplies Azure time-of-flight sensing and cloud services for INROPA automatic paint-robot programming platform

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• MSFT - NASDAQ - USD

• Satya Nadella - Chairman & CEO

Events

• 2026-05-22 - Partnership - Kawasaki opens Physical AI Center San Jose with AI and technology partners

  The center is intended to accelerate social implementation of physical AI in robotics. Kawasaki named healthcare, elder care, mobility, semiconductors and automotive as starting application areas. Kawasaki described collaboration themes with NVIDIA, Analog Devices, Microsoft and Fujitsu around robotics, AI, cloud and healthcare workflows.

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• 2026-01-27 - Partnership - Richtech Robotics develops ADAM agentic AI with Microsoft lab

  ADAM could incorporate time of day, weather, promotions and customer preferences into its responses. Vision models were used to support service speed and quality during peak demand. Operational-awareness features included notifying staff about ingredient or equipment problems.

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• 2026-01-21 - Product Launch - Microsoft Research introduces Rho-alpha for tactile-aware bimanual manipulation

  Rho-alpha adds tactile sensing to vision-and-language input for contact-rich manipulation. Training combines physical demonstrations, simulated trajectories and visual question-answering data. Microsoft opened a Research Early Access programme and plans later availability through Microsoft Foundry.

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• 2026-01-07 - Partnership - Hexagon partners with Microsoft on industrial humanoid AI

  The work covers imitation learning, reinforcement learning and multimodal vision-language-action models, alongside data-management and model-training challenges. Planned manipulation and inspection solutions target automotive, aerospace, manufacturing and logistics, using services including Microsoft Fabric and Azure IoT Operations.

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• 2025-11-26 - Partnership - RLWRLD partners with Microsoft to accelerate industrial robotics AI development and deployment

  RLWRLD entered a partnership with Microsoft centered on Azure for robotics AI model development and scaling The collaboration includes joint proof-of-concept work and commercialization efforts across manufacturing, logistics, retail, and hospitality in Asia RLWRLD contributes robotics AI capabilities and industrial datasets while Microsoft provides cloud infrastructure, enterprise tooling, and go-to-market support

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• 2025-11-17 - Market Signal - General Robotics is selected for Microsoft for Startups Pegasus Program

  General Robotics was selected for Microsoft's invite-only Pegasus Program for high-growth startups. The company said the program would provide access to Microsoft's enterprise network, go-to-market support, and Azure infrastructure. General Robotics framed the selection as validation of GRID's enterprise robotics deployment strategy and broader commercial acceleration.

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• 2025-09-08 - Contract Award - Anduril wins $159 million Army mixed-reality contract

  Anduril announced a $159 million U.S. Army contract for an initial prototyping period tied to military mixed reality. The award expanded the company's soldier-interface and mission-visualization business beyond software-only integration. The contract reinforced IVAS-adjacent program momentum in 2025.

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• 2025-06-17 - Product Launch - Hexagon launches AEON for industrial applications

  Schaeffler and Pilatus planned pilots for manipulation, machine tending, part inspection and digital reality capture. A battery-swapping mechanism replenishes energy between work periods; NVIDIA computing, Microsoft Azure and maxon actuators support the platform.

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• 2025-05-15 - Demonstration - Sanctuary AI demonstrates Phoenix Generation 8 at Hannover Messe

  Phoenix appeared with Microsoft, using Azure infrastructure to bring dexterity-focused Physical AI to enterprise work scenarios. The show ran from March 31 to April 4, 2025; the presentation focused on frontline work and interaction with exhibition visitors.

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• 2025-04-01 - Partnership - Accenture and Schaeffler Pave the Way for Industrial Humanoid Robots with NVIDIA and Microsoft Technologies

  Accenture and Schaeffler presented a Hannover Messe 2025 proof-of-concept for industrial automation scenarios spanning manual work, AMR-supported transport, adaptive manipulators, and general-purpose humanoid robots. The work uses NVIDIA Omniverse-based digital twins to simulate factory and warehouse layouts and test different automation mixes before deployment, with Microsoft Fabric used to compare operational scenarios and KPIs. The showcase included Schaeffler's EMMA mobile manipulator, Agility Robotics' Digit, and Sanctuary AI's Phoenix in factory and spare-parts workflows tied to Schaeffler facilities and distribution operations.

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• 2025-02-11 - Partnership - Anduril and Microsoft partner to advance IVAS program

  Anduril and Microsoft announced an expanded partnership to advance the IVAS program for the U.S. Army. The arrangement shifted Anduril into a central role in the next phase of delivery and systems integration. The move elevated Anduril from collaborator to lead industrial partner in a major Army XR program.

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• 2024-09-19 - Partnership - Anduril collaborates with Microsoft on IVAS

  Anduril announced an IVAS collaboration with Microsoft centered on integrating Lattice into the Army visual-augmentation ecosystem. The partnership brought Anduril software and systems integration into a major U.S. soldier-modernization program. It established the groundwork for the later 2025 Anduril-Microsoft IVAS program handoff.

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• 2019-05-23 - Partnership - Kolektor and Microsoft collaborate on smart-factory systems

  Kolektor and Microsoft signed a principal agreement and letter of intent for a long-term smart-factory collaboration centered on AI and IoT. The programme targets operational efficiency through automation, machine learning and advanced analytics, with Microsoft Azure as the planned cloud platform for production services. The companies also planned innovation and business-process projects within Kolektor’s digital-transformation programme rather than a single named factory deployment.

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Relationships

• Kawasaki Robotics

  Cloud And AI Platform Partner - Kawasaki is working with Microsoft on cloud and AI platform support for real-world physical-AI solution deployment.

• Richtech Robotics

  Non Commercial Engineering Programme - Microsoft AI Co-Innovation Labs and Richtech Robotics collaborate on non-commercial AI workflow development, including Azure AI enhancements to ADAM.

• RLWRLD

  Technology Partner - RLWRLD works with Microsoft on Azure compute, Microsoft Research collaboration and industrial robotics AI commercialization.

• Accenture plc

  Microsoft Fabric Analytics - Microsoft Fabric used to compare operational scenarios and KPIs in Accenture–Schaeffler industrial automation proof-of-concept.

• Anduril Industries

  Ivas Lead Partner - Microsoft and Anduril expanded IVAS partnership; Anduril in central delivery and systems integration role for U.S. Army.

• INROPA

  Depth Sensing And Cloud Technology Partner - INROPA joined Microsoft's Azure Depth Platform programme to combine time-of-flight sensing and Azure services with automatic paint-robot programming.

• Kolektor Digital

  Smart Factory Technology Partner - Kolektor and Microsoft established a long-term collaboration on AI, IoT and cloud-based smart-factory solutions.

• Hexagon

  Partner - Hexagon Robotics and Microsoft are collaborating to advance humanoid robotics through AI and cloud infrastructure.

• KUKA

  Physical AI And Robot Programming Partnership - KUKA and Microsoft partner to develop AI and cloud robotics solutions, including natural-language robot programming in iiQWorks.Copilot.

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• Anduril wins $159 million Army mixed-reality contract

  2025-09-08 · Order / contract · $159M obligated

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