Verified Robotics Events Archive — Page 103

Browse page 103 of the Korthos verified robotics events archive, with dated funding, deployment, product, partnership, acquisition, and research records.

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PartnershipDoodle Labs

Evolve Dynamics integrates Doodle Labs mesh datalinks into Sky Mantis UAS

Communications

· partnership · Doodle Labs · Communications

Evidence notes
  • Evolve Dynamics integrated Doodle Labs Mesh Rider Radios into the Sky Mantis UAS platform.
  • The integration supports long-range, high-bandwidth mesh communications for Ukraine, public safety and industrial operations.
  • The partnership places Doodle Labs datalinks on a named ISR drone used in defense and public-safety contexts.
Date
Company Doodle Labs
Event type Partnership
Segment Communications
Added to Korthos
FundingPhysicsX

PhysicsX raises USD 32 million Series A

Simulation

· funding · PhysicsX · Simulation

Evidence notes
  • General Catalyst led the round, with Standard Investments, NGP, Radius Capital and Henry Kravis also participating.
  • PhysicsX positioned its models as a way to accelerate simulation and generative engineering across aerospace, automotive, renewables and materials.
  • The financing supported the company's move from specialist engineering work toward a scalable industrial-AI platform.
Date
Company PhysicsX
Event type Funding
Segment Simulation
Added to Korthos
Facility OpeningExotec

Exotec opens new conveyor production area in Croix

Warehouse Logistics

· facility opening · Exotec · Warehouse Logistics

Evidence notes
  • The 2,500-square-metre facility was designed to produce about 30 conveyor modules per day.
  • The building also houses a service centre for Skypod robot maintenance.
  • Exotec said about 30 employees would initially support the new activities.
Date
Company Exotec
Event type Facility Opening
Segment Warehouse Logistics
Added to Korthos
Product LaunchXIMEA

XIMEA expands xiMU miniature camera family

Vision

· product launch · XIMEA · Vision

Evidence notes
  • The MU050 and MU051 use Sony IMX675 and IMX568 sensors, while the MU196 uses the onsemi AR2020.
  • The models span roughly 5 to 19.6 megapixels in the same miniature camera format.
  • XIMEA targeted embedded industrial and scientific applications requiring low size and weight.
Date
Company XIMEA
Event type Product Launch
Segment Vision
Added to Korthos
AwardCharging Robotics

Funding from the Israel Innovation Authority for Piloting our Solution for Automated Parking System

Power Systems

· award · Charging Robotics · Power Systems

Evidence notes
  • Charging Robotics received Israel Innovation Authority funding for a pilot project tied to wireless charging in automated parking systems.
  • The pilot covered installation and demonstration of the company's EV wireless charging solution inside an automated parking system installed by Parkomot.
  • The project was framed around solving EV charging in automatic parking environments where drivers cannot connect charging cables directly.
Date
Event type Award
Segment Power Systems
Added to Korthos
PartnershipSTRADVISION

STRADVISION and Horizon Robotics partner on production ADAS

Automotive

· partnership · STRADVISION · Automotive

Evidence notes
  • SVNet had completed adaptation and optimization for the Horizon Journey 3 processor before the agreement.
  • The companies target cost-efficient driving and parking perception systems for Tier 1 suppliers and vehicle manufacturers.
Date
Company STRADVISION
Event type Partnership
Segment Automotive
Added to Korthos
PartnershipDeep Robotics

DEEP Robotics equips X30 with four Livox Mid-360 lidars

Industrial

· partnership · Deep Robotics · Industrial

Evidence notes
  • Each Mid-360 covers a 360-degree horizontal and 59-degree vertical field of view while producing 200,000 points per second.
  • The four-sensor layout reduces blind spots and supports terrain perception and obstacle avoidance on stairs and other complex surfaces.
  • Livox presents the configuration for industrial inspection and emergency-response settings including power stations, factories and utility corridors.
Date
Event type Partnership
Segment Industrial
Added to Korthos
DeploymentANYbotics

Petrobras fields ANYmal X for offshore FPSO inspection

Inspection

· deployment · ANYbotics · Inspection

Evidence notes
  • The program targets repetitive and hazardous inspection tasks on FPSO vessels.
  • ANYbotics said ANYmal X was conducting autonomous inspection missions on a Petrobras FPSO.
  • The deployment places Petrobras fields ANYmal X for offshore FPSO inspection's technology into maritime autonomy, underwater robotics or marine inspection workflows beyond a lab-only setting.
Date
Company ANYbotics
Event type Deployment
Segment Inspection
Added to Korthos
Contract AwardPiasecki Aircraft

Piasecki wins $37M AFWERX STRATFI award for VTOL and hydrogen propulsion work

Aerial

· contract award · Piasecki Aircraft · Aerial

Evidence notes
  • The award was made through AFWERX and the Air Force Research Laboratory STRATFI program.
  • Piasecki said the work supports next-generation vertical-lift aircraft and hydrogen propulsion development.
  • The award is relevant to autonomous aviation because Piasecki is developing uncrewed and optionally crewed vertical-lift systems.
Date
Event type Contract Award
Segment Aerial
Added to Korthos
AwardHargrave Technologies

Advanced Power Drives receives Australian defence manufacturing grant

Propulsion Components

· award · Hargrave Technologies · Propulsion Components

Evidence notes
  • Grant amount reported as A$278,936.
  • Funding supports domestic manufacturing of flight-critical UAS electric motor controllers.
  • Announcement names APD as now known as Hargrave Technologies.
Date
Event type Award
Segment Propulsion Components
Added to Korthos
Contract AwardIsrael Aerospace Industries

IAI signs $145 million agreements for long-range loitering munitions

Defense

· contract award · Israel Aerospace Industries · Defense

Evidence notes
  • IAI signed two agreements valued at $145 million to deliver long-range loitering munitions to two countries.
  • The systems are part of IAI's loitering-munition portfolio combining unmanned-aircraft persistence with precision strike.
Date
Event type Contract Award
Segment Defense
Added to Korthos
Market SignalLatecoere

Latecoere completes €124.4m rights issue

Subsystems

· market signal · Latecoere · Subsystems

Evidence notes
  • The transaction used shareholders’ preferential subscription rights and included full exercise of the extension clause.
  • Management tied the financing to investment in operational capabilities and working capital during a period of 40% first-half growth.
  • The disclosure described roughly 6,000 employees working to meet higher customer-volume demand.
Date
Company Latecoere
Event type Market Signal
Segment Subsystems
Added to Korthos
PartnershipVisionNav Robotics

VisionNav and Alliance Automation form strategic partnership

Warehouse Logistics

· partnership · VisionNav Robotics · Warehouse Logistics

Evidence notes
  • VisionNav became Alliance Automation's exclusive autonomous-forklift partner.
  • The collaboration covers technology development, business expansion and product services.
  • The partners aim to combine autonomous vehicles with Alliance Automation's manufacturing and material-handling systems.
Date
Event type Partnership
Segment Warehouse Logistics
Added to Korthos
RegulatoryKangxi Communication Technologies

Kangxi Communication Technologies begins trading on Shanghai STAR Market

Semiconductors

· regulatory · Kangxi Communication Technologies · Semiconductors

Evidence notes
  • Kangxi Communication Technologies said it officially listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange Science and Technology Innovation Board under stock code 688653.
  • The company described itself as a Wi-Fi RF front-end module specialist using a fabless model.
  • The listing gave the supplier a public-market milestone tied to its RF front-end module business.
Date
Event type Regulatory
Segment Semiconductors
Added to Korthos
DemonstrationGeneral Atomics Aeronautical Systems

GA-ASI demonstrates Mojave STOL UAS operations from HMS Prince of Wales

Defense

· demonstration · General Atomics Aeronautical Systems · Defense

Evidence notes
  • GA-ASI demonstrated Mojave short takeoff and landing capability from the Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales.
  • The demonstration took place on November 15, 2023 while the carrier was underway off the U.S. East Coast.
Date
Event type Demonstration
Segment Defense
Added to Korthos
PartnershipVoliro

Voliro adds Acuren, MISTRAS and TEAM as U.S. inspection partners

Inspection

· partnership · Voliro · Inspection

Evidence notes
  • The partner group comprises Acuren, MISTRAS and TEAM Industrial Services.
  • Voliro’s tiltable-rotor platform carries contact NDT sensors to elevated structures.
  • MFE Inspection Solutions supported onboarding of TEAM to the Voliro service network.
Date
Company Voliro
Event type Partnership
Segment Inspection
Added to Korthos
Production MilestoneSeyond

Seyond delivered 200,000 LiDAR units for vehicles

Perception

· production milestone · Seyond · Perception

Evidence notes
  • The technical configuration includes 200,000 lidar units delivered.
  • The work is scoped to aggregate vehicle-lidar shipments.
  • The announcement identifies a named and bounded programme or configuration.
Date
Company Seyond
Event type Production Milestone
Segment Perception
Added to Korthos
DemonstrationVay

Vay demonstrates driverless teledriving on US and European public roads

Automotive

· demonstration · Vay · Automotive

Evidence notes
  • Vay remotely drove cars on public roads in Europe and North America without onboard occupants.
  • The Las Vegas journey followed a February 2023 public-road milestone previously completed in Hamburg.
  • Remote drivers operated vehicle controls from a center using camera, audio, steering, and pedal interfaces.
Date
Company Vay
Event type Demonstration
Segment Automotive
Added to Korthos
Funding4AG Robotics

TechBrew rebrands as 4AG Robotics and closes C$17.5 million Series A

Agriculture

· funding · 4AG Robotics · Agriculture

Evidence notes
  • BDC Capital's Industrial Innovation Venture Fund and InBC co-led the C$17.5 million all-equity round.
  • Emmertech, Jim Richardson Family Office, Lex Capital and Canadian angel investors participated.
  • The financing supports development and deployment of autonomous robots that pick mushrooms with a vision-guided suction system.
Date
Company 4AG Robotics
Event type Funding
Segment Agriculture
Added to Korthos
FundingSiLC Technologies

USD 25 million round expands SiLC machine-vision production

Perception

· funding · SiLC Technologies · Perception

Evidence notes
  • New strategic participants included Hokuyo Automatic, Hankook & Company and ROHM Semiconductor.
  • The financing brought SiLC's cumulative funding to USD 56 million.
  • The capital was allocated to increased production and commercial growth.
Date
Event type Funding
Segment Perception
Added to Korthos
Commercial OrderCaptain's Eye

MOL selects Captain's Eye for 10 LNG-fueled car carriers

Perception

· commercial order · Captain's Eye · Perception

Evidence notes
  • The selection followed repeated demonstration tests aboard the car carrier Onyx Ace, where the system detected small amounts of smoke.
  • Captain's Eye uses AI-equipped cameras to detect anomalies and alert both onboard crew and onshore ship-management personnel.
  • MOL said the system could identify smoke faster than conventional smoke-detection equipment in the cargo hold.
Date
Event type Commercial Order
Segment Perception
Added to Korthos
DeploymentANYbotics

Aker BP tests ANYmal X inspections on Valhall platform

Inspection

· deployment · ANYbotics · Inspection

Evidence notes
  • The Valhall test covered two decks and 70 inspection points.
  • ANYmal X data was integrated with Cognite Data Fusion for mission planning and inspection analysis.
  • The deployment supported Aker BP’s plan for remote inspection on unmanned offshore platforms.
Date
Company ANYbotics
Event type Deployment
Segment Inspection
Added to Korthos
FundingBeeX

BeeX closes USD 2M bridge round for autonomous underwater robotics

Maritime

· funding · BeeX · Maritime

Evidence notes
  • The USD 2 million bridge round was co-led by Earth Venture Capital and ShipsFocus Ventures.
  • Participants included SEEDS Capital, NUS Technology Holdings, and Infinita VC.
  • BeeX said proceeds would support go-to-market work for autonomous offshore wind inspection in Europe.
Date
Company BeeX
Event type Funding
Segment Maritime
Added to Korthos
DeploymentStereolabs

Stereolabs vision integrates across autonomous tractor platforms

Vision

· deployment · Stereolabs · Vision

Evidence notes
  • Stereolabs documented ZED cameras and its perception platform across CNH Industrial New Holland and Case IH electric tractors.
  • The integrations also covered cabinless autonomous tractor units from LEMKEN and KRONE.
  • ZED stereo depth and perception were used as inputs for navigation and autonomous agricultural operation.
Date
Company Stereolabs
Event type Deployment
Segment Vision
Added to Korthos
PartnershipHesai Technology

Great Wall Motor selects Hesai AT128 for multiple production models

Perception

· partnership · Hesai Technology · Perception

Evidence notes
  • Great Wall Motor selected Hesai’s AT128 long-range lidar for multiple passenger-vehicle models.
  • The programme planned mass production and delivery from 2024, with AT128 serving as a perception sensor alongside GWM’s IDC3.0 computing platform.
  • The agreement covered several series-production vehicles and therefore represents a multi-model design win.
Date
Event type Partnership
Segment Perception
Added to Korthos
Product LaunchHusarnet

Husarnet introduces ROS 2 Router for remote robotics

Communications

· product launch · Husarnet · Communications

Evidence notes
  • The router bridges ROS 2 nodes across robots, servers and laptops without changing DDS settings.
  • It adds topic filtering so operators can choose which ROS 2 interfaces are exposed to remote hosts.
  • The image integrates eProsima DDSRouter with the Husarnet VPN client for remote robotics networking.
Date
Company Husarnet
Event type Product Launch
Segment Communications
Added to Korthos
AwardBedestrian

Michigan awards Bedestrian $90,000 for hospital-delivery pilot

Delivery

· award · Bedestrian · Delivery

Evidence notes
  • The planned deployment would move chemotherapy medications from a hospital pharmacy laboratory to cancer-centre clinics in Dearborn.
  • The pilot was designed to test corridor navigation, operation around people and human-machine interactions for loading and retrieval.
  • Michigan businesses Innovationworks and Navv Systems were named as Bedestrian's deployment partners.
Date
Company Bedestrian
Event type Award
Segment Delivery
Added to Korthos
PartnershipIntecells

Intecells and ABB partner on 3D electrode manufacturing

Industrial

· partnership · Intecells · Industrial

Evidence notes
  • ABB and Intecells said the partnership targets efficient, low-emission battery manufacturing.
  • The companies plan to combine ABB automation with Intecells 3D electrode production technology.
  • The announcement tied the work to industrial-scale battery manufacturing modernization.
Date
Company Intecells
Event type Partnership
Segment Industrial
Added to Korthos
Product LaunchNeugart

Neugart introduces NDF gearbox for delta robot drives

Motion Components

· product launch · Neugart · Motion Components

Evidence notes
  • Neugart introduced the NDF gearbox for delta robot drive applications.
  • The gearbox targets compactness, rigidity and low backlash for high-speed handling and packaging automation.
  • The launch adds a robot-specific gearbox line to Neugart's precision drive portfolio.
Date
Company Neugart
Event type Product Launch
Segment Motion Components
Added to Korthos
Product LaunchHEIDENHAIN

HEIDENHAIN launches ECI 123 Splus encoder with vibration analysis

Actuation

· product launch · HEIDENHAIN · Actuation

Evidence notes
  • A built-in three-axis accelerometer and microcontroller perform vibration and order analysis at the encoder.
  • EnDat 3 transmits position, vibration and optional external temperature data through one interface.
  • The combined device supports early fault detection, predictive maintenance and remaining-life estimates.
Date
Company HEIDENHAIN
Event type Product Launch
Segment Actuation
Added to Korthos
DeploymentEinride

Einride starts daily autonomous freight operations with GE Appliances

Logistics

· deployment · Einride · Logistics

Evidence notes
  • The autonomous vehicle transports finished goods Monday through Thursday between GE Appliances facilities in Selmer.
  • The operation enables up to seven zero-tailpipe-emission shuttles per day.
  • The deployment follows earlier GE Appliances pilots at Appliance Park and on a Selmer public road.
Date
Company Einride
Event type Deployment
Segment Logistics
Added to Korthos
FundingDivergent Technologies

Divergent closes $230M Series D at about $1.47B post-money

Manufacturing

· funding · Divergent Technologies · Manufacturing

Evidence notes
  • Hexagon AB led the round with a $100 million investment inside the $230 million total, not as an additive round.
  • Forge transaction data reports a $31.67 preferred-share price and an approximately $1.47 billion post-money valuation.
  • The capital supported commercialization of Divergent's digital manufacturing system across industrial and defense production.
Date
Event type Funding
Segment Manufacturing
Added to Korthos
Research PublicationPAL Robotics

Bio-Inspired Grasping Controller for Sensorized 2-DoF Grippers

Humanoid

· research publication · PAL Robotics · Humanoid

Evidence notes
  • We present a holistic grasping controller, combining free-space position control and in-contact force-control for reliable grasping given uncertain object pose estimates. Employing tactile fingertip sensors, undesired object displacement during grasping is minimized by pausing the finger closing motion for individual joints on first contact until force-closure is established.
  • Experiments use TIAGo as the physical evaluation platform.
  • The reported results provide an independent evaluation on TIAGo hardware.
Date
Company PAL Robotics
Event type Research Publication
Segment Humanoid
Added to Korthos
FundingGeneral Autonomy

General Autonomy raises $3M seed funding for industrial robotics

Defense

· funding · General Autonomy · Defense

Evidence notes
  • The round was led by India Quotient and Elevation Capital.
  • The company was founded by ShareChat founders Farid Ahsan and Bhanu Pratap Singh.
  • The capital supports commercial automation and autonomous-system workflows as General Autonomy moves toward broader commercial use.
Date
Event type Funding
Segment Defense
Added to Korthos
DemonstrationHAVELSAN

BARKAN 2 completes loitering ammunition launch from a UGV

Defense

· demonstration · HAVELSAN · Defense

Evidence notes
  • HAVELSAN reported a BARKAN 2 loitering-ammunition firing test conducted on October 12, 2023.
  • The company described the shot as a UGV-based launch from a dual-launcher configuration.
  • The milestone adds payload-integration evidence for BARKAN 2 beyond basic mobility and ISR roles.
Date
Company HAVELSAN
Event type Demonstration
Segment Defense
Added to Korthos
Research PublicationPAL Robotics

TIAGo RL paper releases tactile reinforcement-learning environments

Humanoid

· research publication · PAL Robotics · Humanoid

Evidence notes
  • TIAGo RL introduces open-source reinforcement-learning environments for the TIAGo service robot.
  • The environments generate tactile measurements resembling a sensorised TIAGo gripper and support transfer-learning experiments.
  • The paper reports preliminary force-control training results and compares learned policies with a classical PI controller.
Date
Company PAL Robotics
Event type Research Publication
Segment Humanoid
Added to Korthos
DemonstrationElroy Air

Chaparral completes first turbogenerator-hybrid-electric VTOL flight

Aerial

· demonstration · Elroy Air · Aerial

Evidence notes
  • Elroy Air described it as the first flight of a turbogenerator-hybrid-electric VTOL aircraft.
  • The aircraft used distributed electric propulsion and a turbogenerator-battery architecture.
  • The flight began an envelope-expansion campaign covering hover, transition and cruise modes.
Date
Company Elroy Air
Event type Demonstration
Segment Aerial
Added to Korthos
Product LaunchNidec

Nidec Drive Technology develops KINEX precision reducer for robot joints

Actuation

· product launch · Nidec · Actuation

Evidence notes
  • Nidec Drive Technology developed KINEX, a precision reducer positioned alongside FLEXWAVE for robot joint applications.
  • The reducer lineup is intended for robot joints and applications including machine tools and semiconductor manufacturing equipment.
Date
Company Nidec
Event type Product Launch
Segment Actuation
Added to Korthos
FundingAigen

Aigen raises $12M Series A for agricultural robotics

Agriculture

· funding · Aigen · Agriculture

Evidence notes
  • Aigen raised $12 million in Series A financing for its autonomous agriculture robotics business.
  • ReGen Ventures led the round, with NEA, Cleveland Avenue, Incite and Susquehanna Private Equity Investments participating.
  • The financing supported production scale-up and commercial expansion across more than 20,000 planned acres.
Date
Company Aigen
Event type Funding
Segment Agriculture
Added to Korthos
DemonstrationACSL

ACSL PF2-CAT3 supports ANA Level 4 drone delivery demonstration in Okinawa

Aerial

· demonstration · ACSL · Aerial

Evidence notes
  • ACSL provided PF2-CAT3 for ANA Holdings' Level 4 drone delivery service demonstration in Kumejima, Okinawa.
  • The demonstration completed 11 successful Level 4 flights from November 6 to 9, 2023.
  • This was reported as the second Level 4 flight using PF2-CAT3 in Japan after the March 2023 Japan Post flight.
Date
Company ACSL
Event type Demonstration
Segment Aerial
Added to Korthos
DeploymentOcean Infinity

Ocean Infinity completed remotely initiated geotechnical operations for the Ossian offshore wind project

Maritime

· deployment · Ocean Infinity · Maritime

Evidence notes
  • Infinity CPT 250 completed commissioning and data-quality testing before the project
  • The Ossian work became the system’s first commercial assignment
  • Operations were initiated remotely for the floating-wind geotechnical programme
Date
Event type Deployment
Segment Maritime
Added to Korthos
FundingChengdu APLUX Intelligence Technology Ltd.

APLUX completes nearly CNY100 million Pre-A+ financing

Development Platform

· funding · Chengdu APLUX Intelligence Technology Ltd. · Development Platform

Evidence notes
  • Sichuan Academician Science and Technology Innovation Equity Investment Guidance Fund participated in the round.
  • APLUX planned to deepen its work across important AIoT sectors and improve chip-platform application tools.
  • The company positioned its edge operating system and deployment stack as a bridge between chip suppliers and applied AI products.
Date
Event type Funding
Segment Development Platform
Added to Korthos
PartnershipKorial

Energy Robotics collaborates with Shell on autonomous inspection workflows

Inspection

· partnership · Korial · Inspection

Evidence notes
  • Energy Robotics worked with Shell to develop autonomous inspection workflows for industrial sites.
  • The collaboration focuses on using robots for inspection in energy and chemical environments.
  • The partnership builds on Energy Robotics' role as software infrastructure for industrial inspection robots.
Date
Company Korial
Event type Partnership
Segment Inspection
Added to Korthos
Commercial OrderINGENERSUN

INGENERSUN wins Moroccan robotic brake-disc paint-line order

Industrial

· commercial order · INGENERSUN · Industrial

Evidence notes
  • The order marked INGENERSUN's first customer project outside the European Union.
  • The line included two painting robots and a third robot for unloading discs into packing beds.
  • It was designed to apply MAGNI C40 coating to brake components for French-market OEM programmes.
Date
Company INGENERSUN
Event type Commercial Order
Segment Industrial
Added to Korthos
PartnershipSyrius Technology

Syrius, SoftBank Robotics and IRIS OHYAMA launch cleaning robot

Warehouse Logistics

· partnership · Syrius Technology · Warehouse Logistics

Evidence notes
  • The product combined Syrius AMR technology and robot software with the partners commercial service capabilities.
  • The collaboration extended Syrius beyond warehouse logistics into public-service cleaning.
  • IRIS OHYAMA announced the strategic collaboration in Tokyo on November 7, 2023.
Date
Event type Partnership
Segment Warehouse Logistics
Added to Korthos
PartnershipMay Mobility

May Mobility and NTT partner on autonomous driving services in Japan

Automotive

· partnership · May Mobility · Automotive

Evidence notes
  • NTT gained exclusive Japan sales rights for May Mobility’s autonomous driving system.
  • The collaboration followed May Mobility’s driverless autonomous operations in North America.
  • The partnership connects the company to a named customer, supplier, platform or go-to-market channel.
Date
Company May Mobility
Event type Partnership
Segment Automotive
Added to Korthos
FundingMay Mobility

May Mobility raises $105M Series D led by NTT Group

Automotive

· funding · May Mobility · Automotive

Evidence notes
  • May Mobility raised $105 million in Series D funding led by NTT Group to scale autonomous transit services.
  • Toyota Ventures, Aioi Nissay Dowa Insurance, State Farm Ventures, BMW i Ventures and others participated.
  • The capital supported commercialization of autonomous vehicle services in the U.S., Canada and Japan.
Date
Company May Mobility
Event type Funding
Segment Automotive
Added to Korthos
PartnershipDHL Supply Chain

DHL and AutoStore expand warehouse-robot partnership

Warehouse Logistics

· partnership · DHL Supply Chain · Warehouse Logistics

Evidence notes
  • DHL and AutoStore expanded their warehouse-robot partnership.
  • DHL planned to deploy more than 1,000 AutoStore robots across multiple DHL Supply Chain sites.
  • The expansion created a scaled goods-to-person automation signal inside DHL global logistics operations.
Date
Event type Partnership
Segment Warehouse Logistics
Added to Korthos
RegulatorySaildrone

Saildrone Voyager Is First USV to Earn ABS Interim Classification

Defense

· regulatory · Saildrone · Defense

Evidence notes
  • The classification applied to the 10-meter Saildrone Voyager USV.
  • Voyager supports nearshore mapping, maritime security, and defense applications.
  • The classification created a marine-assurance milestone for commercial USVs.
Date
Company Saildrone
Event type Regulatory
Segment Defense
Added to Korthos
DemonstrationAirbus UpNext

Airbus UpNext eXtra Performance Wing demonstrator makes first flight

Aerial

· demonstration · Airbus UpNext · Aerial

Evidence notes
  • Airbus UpNext’s eXtra Performance Wing demonstrator completed its first flight.
  • The demonstrator is designed to test future wing technologies and improve aerodynamic performance.
  • This is a lighter robotics/autonomy row but worth keeping for Airbus UpNext’s active flight-demonstrator history.
Date
Event type Demonstration
Segment Aerial
Added to Korthos
Facility OpeningHarvestX

HarvestX opens new branch office in Hamamatsu City

Agriculture

· facility opening · HarvestX · Agriculture

Evidence notes
  • HarvestX established a Hamamatsu office to strengthen business expansion for its automated strawberry cultivation system.
  • The company said the region's strong strawberry production base would help it understand grower needs and provide more tailored solutions.
  • HarvestX framed the move as part of a two-base structure with Tokyo and Hamamatsu to accelerate product and solution development.
Date
Company HarvestX
Event type Facility Opening
Segment Agriculture
Added to Korthos
PartnershipHesai Technology

Leapmotor selects Hesai AT128 for a series-production vehicle

Perception

· partnership · Hesai Technology · Perception

Evidence notes
  • The design win covers the exact AT128 long-range lidar for a Leapmotor series-production vehicle programme.
  • Cumulative AT128 deliveries exceeded 130,000 units by the second quarter of 2023.
Date
Event type Partnership
Segment Perception
Added to Korthos
DemonstrationRozum Robotics

Rozum Robotics demonstrates four PULSE 75 cobots at Russia exhibition

Industrial

· demonstration · Rozum Robotics · Industrial

Evidence notes
  • Rozum Robotics demonstrated four PULSE 75 cobots at the Russia international exhibition forum on 4 November 2023.
  • The cobots operated across Ministry of Industry and Trade pavilion stands, including an Aurus luxury-vehicle assembly-line exhibit.
  • The Aurus installation was part of an exhibition display rather than a disclosed factory production deployment.
Date
Event type Demonstration
Segment Industrial
Added to Korthos
AwardHypersen

Foxconn names Hypersen a 2023 Digital Foxconn Ecological Partner

Sensors

· award · Hypersen · Sensors

Evidence notes
  • Foxconn presented Hypersen with the ecological-partner designation during its Advanced Technology Exchange Conference on Automotive Electronics.
  • Hypersen demonstrated its 3D optical profilometer for high-precision 2D and 3D inspection of automotive-electronics components.
  • The conference focused on manufacturing technology and lighthouse-factory development across Foxconn's supplier ecosystem.
Date
Company Hypersen
Event type Award
Segment Sensors
Added to Korthos
Product LaunchUnitree

Unitree releases B2 industrial quadruped

Humanoid

· product launch · Unitree · Humanoid

Evidence notes
  • Unitree identified November 3, 2023 as the B2 release date.
  • The release specified running speed above 6 m/s, standing load up to 120 kg and continuous walking load above 40 kg.
  • Unitree positioned B2 for power and industrial inspection, automation, emergency response, education and research.
Date
Company Unitree
Event type Product Launch
Segment Humanoid
Added to Korthos
PartnershipZendar

NXP invests in Zendar and collaborates on distributed-aperture radar

Perception

· partnership · Zendar · Perception

Evidence notes
  • The collaboration combines Zendar's distributed-aperture radar processing with NXP's S32R processors and SAF8x radar hardware.
  • The companies positioned the architecture as a route to higher-resolution sensing for increasingly automated vehicles.
  • NXP also disclosed a strategic investment in Zendar alongside the technical collaboration.
Date
Company Zendar
Event type Partnership
Segment Perception
Added to Korthos
CapabilityKitekraft

Kitekraft completes first grid-fed autonomous power flight

Aerial

· capability · Kitekraft · Aerial

Evidence notes
  • The test covered grid-powered hover launch, transition into figure-eight flight, airborne power generation, return to hover and landing.
  • The kite and ground station operated autonomously apart from high-level launch and land commands.
  • Kitekraft had also completed more than 100 autonomous docking and undocking cycles at the test site.
Date
Company Kitekraft
Event type Capability
Segment Aerial
Added to Korthos
Contract AwardThayerMahan

ThayerMahan wins $19.3M defense contract for autonomous maritime sensing

Maritime

· contract award · ThayerMahan · Maritime

Evidence notes
  • ThayerMahan won a $19.3 million Department of Defense contract for autonomous maritime sensing and related technology development.
  • The contract covers autonomous maritime sensing work for undersea and maritime domain awareness.
  • ThayerMahan said the award supports development of low-cost, scalable maritime surveillance capabilities.
Date
Company ThayerMahan
Event type Contract Award
Segment Maritime
Added to Korthos
FundingMatic Robots

Matic emerges from stealth with $24 million new seed financing

Consumer

· funding · Matic Robots · Consumer

Evidence notes
  • The current financing disclosed in the announcement was $24 million.
  • Cumulative funding reached $29.6 million.
  • Investors included Mehul Nariyawala, Navneet Dalal, Rehan Jalil, GitHub co-founder Tom Preston-Werner and Stripe co-founders Patrick and John Collison.
Date
Company Matic Robots
Event type Funding
Segment Consumer
Added to Korthos
AcquisitionFranka Robotics

Agile Robots acquires Franka Emika business

Industrial

· acquisition · Franka Robotics · Industrial

Evidence notes
  • The acquisition covered Franka Emika and its collaborative robot technology.
  • Franka systems remained tied to research, education and industrial manipulation workflows.
  • The deal moved Franka's collaborative robot technology into Agile Robots' portfolio.
Date
Event type Acquisition
Segment Industrial
Added to Korthos
Contract AwardAsylon

Asylon wins $12M AFWERX STRATFI contract

Service

· contract award · Asylon · Service

Evidence notes
  • The award was made with Air Force Global Strike Command for installation perimeter security.
  • The contract builds on prior AFWERX SBIR awards and supports enterprise scaling.
  • Asylon said DroneCore includes autonomous drones, ground robots, stations and command software.
Date
Company Asylon
Event type Contract Award
Segment Service
Added to Korthos
Product LaunchPolymath Robotics

Polymath Robotics releases autonomous navigation modules

Development Platform

· product launch · Polymath Robotics · Development Platform

Evidence notes
  • The first modules included GPS-free trailer localization and lidar fusion.
  • The modules can be used individually or as part of Polymath's full autonomous navigation system.
  • The product gives Polymath Robotics a concrete offering for robot sensing, actuation, compute or communications systems.
Date
Event type Product Launch
Segment Development Platform
Added to Korthos
Product LaunchAutoStore

AutoStore launches R5 Pro robot for large sites

Warehouse Logistics

· product launch · AutoStore · Warehouse Logistics

Evidence notes
  • R5 Pro targeted multishift ecommerce and fulfillment operations.
  • The robot used lithium-titanium-oxide battery technology for faster charging and longer service life.
  • The product gives AutoStore a concrete offering for warehouse automation and material-handling workflows.
Date
Company AutoStore
Event type Product Launch
Segment Warehouse Logistics
Added to Korthos
Product LaunchReach Robotics

Reach Robotics launches Reach X subsea manipulator system

End Effectors

· product launch · Reach Robotics · End Effectors

Evidence notes
  • Reach Robotics launched Reach X as a subsea manipulator system.
  • Reach X expanded the company electric manipulator line for subsea intervention tasks.
  • The product targets portable ROV and underwater robotics workflows.
Date
Event type Product Launch
Segment End Effectors
Added to Korthos
DemonstrationPAL Robotics

PAL Robotics Demonstrates TIAGo's Advanced Grasping Package

Humanoid

· demonstration · PAL Robotics · Humanoid

Evidence notes
  • PAL Robotics released a video showcasing the Advanced Grasping Premium Software Package for the TIAGo robot.
  • The demonstration highlights TIAGo's capabilities in precise object handling and manipulation tasks.
  • The software package allows customization to meet specific research needs, enabling the implementation of tailored manipulation tasks.
Date
Company PAL Robotics
Event type Demonstration
Segment Humanoid
Added to Korthos
DemonstrationAsilla

Asilla starts first Hokkaido security demonstration at Sapporo Stellar Place

Perception

· demonstration · Asilla · Perception

Evidence notes
  • The trial applied Asilla's behavior-recognition system to existing security-camera feeds at the station-connected complex.
  • The system monitored for abnormal or suspicious behavior and notified security personnel when it detected an incident.
  • The demonstration tested whether AI monitoring could improve visitor safety while reducing the burden of watching many camera streams.
Date
Company Asilla
Event type Demonstration
Segment Perception
Added to Korthos
Org ChangeAnsible Motion

Ansible Motion and AB Dynamics integrate simulator businesses

Simulation

· org change · Ansible Motion · Simulation

Evidence notes
  • The integration became effective from October 2023.
  • AB Dynamics said the combined business had more than 30 high-dynamic driver-in-the-loop simulators operational worldwide.
  • The change consolidated Ansible Motion's simulation technology inside AB Dynamics' vehicle testing portfolio.
Date
Event type Org Change
Segment Simulation
Added to Korthos
Product LaunchKubota

Kubota introduces Agri Robo KVT autonomous tractor for European farming

Agriculture

· product launch · Kubota · Agriculture

Evidence notes
  • Kubota presented the MR 1000A Agri Robo KVT autonomous tractor for efficient and safe farming.
  • The tractor can operate manually or autonomously and was prepared for exhibition at Agritechnica in Hannover.
  • The product launch gives Kubota a concrete autonomous agriculture platform in the European market.
Date
Company Kubota
Event type Product Launch
Segment Agriculture
Added to Korthos
DeploymentLocus Robotics

Locus Robotics deploys 24 LocusBots at UPS Healthcare cold-storage facility in Louisville

Warehouse Logistics

· deployment · Locus Robotics · Warehouse Logistics

Evidence notes
  • Locus deployed a warehouse execution platform and 24 autonomous mobile robots at UPS Healthcare's Louisville, Kentucky facility.
  • The robots operated across the warehouse, including cold-storage areas, which the case study describes as the first use of LocusBots in a cold-chain environment.
  • UPS Healthcare said the implementation delivered a 54 percent increase in lines picked in the six months after launch, alongside improved order accuracy, safety, and data visibility.
Date
Event type Deployment
Segment Warehouse Logistics
Added to Korthos
Product LaunchRoboception

Roboception launches the rc_visard NG 3D stereo vision platform

Vision

· product launch · Roboception · Vision

Evidence notes
  • Roboception launched rc_visard NG as the next generation of its 3D stereo vision platform for flexible robotic automation.
  • The company highlighted increased computing power and on-board UserSpace to support more adaptable robot-vision applications.
  • The launch marked a meaningful product step for Roboception''s robotics-focused perception platform.
Date
Company Roboception
Event type Product Launch
Segment Vision
Added to Korthos
Company FormationJQ Industries

JQ Industries is founded in Weihai

Sensors

· company formation · JQ Industries · Sensors

Evidence notes
  • JQ Industries was founded in Weihai in November 2023.
  • The company was established to commercialize flexible fiber sensing technology.
  • JQ Industries develops flexible fiber sensors and sensing systems for robot skin, hand tactile sensors, textile pressure sensing and related software.
Date
Event type Company Formation
Segment Sensors
Added to Korthos
RegulatoryHesai Technology

TÜV Rheinland certifies Pandar128 to ISO/SAE 21434

Perception

· regulatory · Hesai Technology · Perception

Evidence notes
  • ISO/SAE 21434 covers cybersecurity engineering across a road-vehicle product's lifecycle.
  • Pandar128 simultaneously held ASPICE capability-level-two assessment and ISO 26262 ASIL B functional-safety certification.
  • The certificate applies to the exact lidar product and is not a cybersecurity approval for an entire autonomous vehicle.
Date
Event type Regulatory
Segment Perception
Added to Korthos
FundingWirepas

Wirepas raises USD 22 million for industrial IoT connectivity

Communications

· funding · Wirepas · Communications

Evidence notes
  • Highland Europe led the USD 22 million financing.
  • Amalfi, IQT, ETF Partners, KPN Ventures, Vito Ventures and Vesa Laisi also participated.
  • Wirepas planned to expand its technology and solutions globally for scalable industrial IoT networks.
Date
Company Wirepas
Event type Funding
Segment Communications
Added to Korthos
FundingPromise Robotics

Promise Robotics raises $15M Series A for robotic homebuilding factories

Construction

· funding · Promise Robotics · Construction

Evidence notes
  • Horizons Ventures led the $15 million Series A, bringing Promise Robotics total funding to $25 million.
  • Participants included Radical Ventures, PSP Investments, United Brotherhood of Carpenters, Relay Ventures and Alate Partners.
  • The company said the capital supports commercialization of a robotic factory platform for automated construction and assembly.
Date
Event type Funding
Segment Construction
Added to Korthos
PartnershipSkyline Robotics

Skyline Robotics and Principle bring autonomous window-cleaning robots to London

Service

· partnership · Skyline Robotics · Service

Evidence notes
  • Principle Cleaning Services planned to introduce Ozmo to London's commercial-property market.
  • The partnership targeted high-rise facade cleaning with Skyline's robotic-armed window-cleaning system.
Date
Event type Partnership
Segment Service
Added to Korthos
PartnershipDH-Robotics

Infineon and DH-Robotics introduce next-generation electric grippers

End Effectors

· partnership · DH-Robotics · End Effectors

Evidence notes
  • DH-Robotics electric grippers use Infineon MOSFETs, EtherCAT microcontrollers, Hall sensors, gate-driver ICs and PSoC 6 microcontrollers.
  • The design specifically incorporates OptiMOS 5 80 V devices BSZ075N08NS5 and BSC030N08NS5.
  • Infineon published the collaboration on 30 October 2023 as DH-Robotics brought the electric-gripper series to market.
Date
Company DH-Robotics
Event type Partnership
Segment End Effectors
Added to Korthos
Contract AwardAnduril Industries

Anduril wins UK Ministry of Defence TALOS force-protection contract

Defense

· contract award · Anduril Industries · Defense

Evidence notes
  • Anduril received a £17 million Ministry of Defence contract, with potential value up to £24 million, for Phase 3 of Programme TALOS.
  • The program centered on force-protection technology for the UK Ministry of Defence.
  • The award deepened Anduril's position in British base and perimeter defense systems.
Date
Event type Contract Award
Segment Defense
Added to Korthos
DeploymentIntelligent Robotics

Intelligent Robotics installs IR-SCRIBE pilot at Kilcoy

Industrial

· deployment · Intelligent Robotics · Industrial

Evidence notes
  • IR-SCRIBE entered a twelve-month trial at Kilcoy Global Foods' Queensland processing plant.
  • MotionCam-3D cameras scan moving carcasses before robots make four yield-defining cuts.
  • The project targets safer work, consistent specifications and millimetre-accurate processing at line speed.
Date
Event type Deployment
Segment Industrial
Added to Korthos
Org ChangeCruise

Cruise suspends all driverless operations nationwide

Automotive

· org change · Cruise · Automotive

Evidence notes
  • Cruise suspended all driverless operations across the United States after California revoked its driverless permits.
  • The pause covered Cruise’s driverless vehicle operations while the company reviewed safety processes.
  • Human-supervised operations were separate from the nationwide driverless suspension.
Date
Company Cruise
Event type Org Change
Segment Automotive
Added to Korthos
AwardAutomha

Automha earns two Top 100 categories in the 2023 Sustainability Awards

Warehouse Logistics

· award · Automha · Warehouse Logistics

Evidence notes
  • Automha was included in both the Top 100 Excellence and Top 100 Performances categories.
  • The assessment used an ESG rating established by ALTIS and Repris with mathematically calculated scores.
  • Automha said the recognition reflected process, system and resource initiatives intended to improve social and environmental impact.
Date
Company Automha
Event type Award
Segment Warehouse Logistics
Added to Korthos
Product LaunchInOrbit.AI

InOrbit launches Missions for multi-vendor robot orchestration

Warehouse Logistics

· product launch · InOrbit.AI · Warehouse Logistics

Evidence notes
  • Users can define, dispatch and analyze tasks across robots from multiple vendors.
  • Missions works with InOrbit Connect to link robots, infrastructure and enterprise systems.
  • The associated directory expansion listed twelve newly Connect-certified companies.
Date
Company InOrbit.AI
Event type Product Launch
Segment Warehouse Logistics
Added to Korthos
DeploymentCOR-Platform

COR-Platform supports Massachusetts STEM Week classroom robotics program

Development Platform

· deployment · COR-Platform · Development Platform

Evidence notes
  • COR-Platform partnered with MassRobotics during Massachusetts STEM Week 2023 to reach close to 400 students across 19 classes.
  • Students used Google Slides and a COR-Platform plug-in to code remote physical robots as part of classroom missions.
  • The program served classrooms in Boston Public Schools and Malden Public Schools, including English Learner and high-needs classrooms.
Date
Company COR-Platform
Event type Deployment
Segment Development Platform
Added to Korthos
Research PublicationHello Robot

An Assistive Robot in an Indoor Scenario: the Stretch Hello Robot as Environment Organizer

Service

· research publication · Hello Robot · Service

Evidence notes
  • The MetroXRAINE paper uses Stretch Hello Robot as an assistive indoor environment organizer.
  • The study’s named evaluation platform is Stretch Research Edition from Hello Robot.
Date
Company Hello Robot
Event type Research Publication
Segment Service
Added to Korthos
Research PublicationROBOTIS

Flywheel-inverted pendulum paper uses DYNAMIXEL XL430-W250 motors

Actuation

· research publication · ROBOTIS · Actuation

Evidence notes
  • The paper presents an optimized design and control method for a flywheel inverted pendulum with two motors.
  • The hardware uses two DYNAMIXEL XL430-W250 motors, a model in the DYNAMIXEL X-Series actuator family.
Date
Company ROBOTIS
Event type Research Publication
Segment Actuation
Added to Korthos
Product LaunchHarmonic Drive

Harmonic Drive Systems adds HPG-R model 40 helical gear reducer

Actuation

· product launch · Harmonic Drive · Actuation

Evidence notes
  • The HPG-R model 40 addition was announced on October 25, 2023.
  • The model supports motors from 1500W.
  • Harmonic Drive Systems said the smaller HPG-40R could cover applications previously handled by HPG-50A.
Date
Event type Product Launch
Segment Actuation
Added to Korthos
PartnershipNabtesco

Nabtesco supplies RV precision reduction gear units for Tsubame Industries ARCHAX robot

Motion Components

· partnership · Nabtesco · Motion Components

Evidence notes
  • A technical-support agreement covers Nabtesco RV precision reduction gears used in Tsubame Industries' ARCHAX cockpitted robot.
  • One ARCHAX uses nine RV units across functions including waist rotation and vehicle drive.
  • The agreement extends Nabtesco joint-reducer technology into a large mobile robotic platform.
Date
Company Nabtesco
Event type Partnership
Segment Motion Components
Added to Korthos
FundingManna Air Delivery

Coca-Cola HBC invests in Manna to support next-generation delivery drones

Aerial

· funding · Manna Air Delivery · Aerial

Evidence notes
  • Coca-Cola HBC made a strategic investment in Manna as part of its push into next-generation delivery and convenience infrastructure.
  • The event signaled commercial interest from a major consumer brand and distribution player in Manna''s aerial logistics model.
  • The investment also established a relationship later reflected in subsequent Manna funding rounds.
Date
Event type Funding
Segment Aerial
Added to Korthos
AcquisitionIris Automation

uAvionix acquires Iris Automation

Perception

· acquisition · Iris Automation · Perception

Evidence notes
  • The October 2023 acquisition added Iris airborne and ground-based optical perception systems to the uAvionix portfolio.
  • uAvionix said the combined architecture would address both command-and-control and detect-and-avoid requirements for UAS integration.
  • Former Iris chief executive Jon Damush became chief executive of uAvionix as part of the transaction.
Date
Event type Acquisition
Segment Perception
Added to Korthos
Product LaunchViTrox

ViTrox launches V9i Advanced Robotic Vision XL inspection solution

Industrial

· product launch · ViTrox · Industrial

Evidence notes
  • ViTrox introduced the V9i Advanced Robotic Vision XL inspection solution.
  • The system targets flexible conformal coating and final-assembly inspection in electronics manufacturing.
  • The launch gives ViTrox a direct robotic vision system marker within automated optical inspection.
Date
Company ViTrox
Event type Product Launch
Segment Industrial
Added to Korthos
AwardSanctuary AI

Sanctuary AI's Phoenix Recognized as TIME 2023 Best Invention

Industrial

· award · Sanctuary AI · Industrial

Evidence notes
  • Sanctuary AI's humanoid general-purpose robot, Phoenix, was named one of TIME's Best Inventions of 2023.
  • Phoenix was the only humanoid general-purpose robot and the sole Canadian company recognized in the Robotics category.
  • This marks the second time technology from CEO Geordie Rose has been featured in TIME.
Date
Company Sanctuary AI
Event type Award
Segment Industrial
Added to Korthos
Product LaunchSeptentrio

Septentrio releases ROS driver and reference design for mosaic-X5

Localization

· product launch · Septentrio · Localization

Evidence notes
  • Septentrio introduced an ROS driver for its mosaic-X5 module and a hardware reference design incorporating Raspberry Pi.
  • The release supports developers building autonomous GNSS applications around Septentrio positioning hardware.
  • This is relevant to robotics through ROS integration and open hardware support for robot positioning.
Date
Company Septentrio
Event type Product Launch
Segment Localization
Added to Korthos