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• 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… - source: khi.co.jp
• 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… - source: ir.richtechrobotics.com
• 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… - source: microsoft.com
• 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… - source: hexagon.com
• 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… - source: globenewswire.com
• 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… - source: generalrobotics.company
• 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… - source: anduril.com
• 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… - source: robotics.hexagon.com
• 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. - source: sanctuary.ai
• 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… - source: newsroom.accenture.com
• 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… - source: anduril.com
• 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… - source: anduril.com
• 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… - source: kolektor.com