Verified Robotics Events Archive — Page 111

Browse page 111 of the Korthos verified robotics events archive, with dated funding, deployment, product, partnership, acquisition, and research records.

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PartnershipMemryX

Cachengo selects MemryX processors for modular edge servers

AI Compute

· partnership · MemryX · AI Compute

Evidence notes
  • The combined platform targeted local computer-vision and AI workloads.
  • Cachengo's modular servers could scale to eight parallel MemryX processors.
  • The partnership covered industrial automation, smart infrastructure and other edge-AI applications.
Date
Company MemryX
Event type Partnership
Segment AI Compute
Added to Korthos
Market SignalSIKO

SIKO marks 60 years of sensor and positioning-system manufacturing

Motion Components

· market signal · SIKO · Motion Components

Evidence notes
  • The company employed about 250 people across five subsidiaries, including roughly 200 in Germany.
  • Its products were available in more than 30 countries from production and administration sites in Buchenbach and Bad Krozingen.
  • The portfolio had expanded from mechanical position indicators into magnetic sensing, mobile-machine feedback and cobot motor encoders.
Date
Company SIKO
Event type Market Signal
Segment Motion Components
Added to Korthos
AcquisitionBrooks Automation

Brooks Automation acquires Aim Lab to expand life-science automation

Industrial

· acquisition · Brooks Automation · Industrial

Evidence notes
  • Aim Lab develops robotic instrumentation and modules for clinical laboratory automation.
  • Brooks said Aim Lab would broaden its offering beyond drug discovery into clinical diagnostics.
  • The acquisition was paired with Brooks' PreciseFlex collaborative automation product solutions.
Date
Event type Acquisition
Segment Industrial
Added to Korthos
FundingAnyware Robotics

Anyware Robotics raises $5M seed round

Warehouse Logistics

· funding · Anyware Robotics · Warehouse Logistics

Evidence notes
  • Anyware Robotics said it raised $5 million in seed capital in March 2023.
  • The company disclosed the seed financing when it emerged from stealth and introduced Pixmo.
  • The financing supports continued product development, deployment scaling, and commercialization of the company's robotics platform.
Date
Event type Funding
Segment Warehouse Logistics
Added to Korthos
FundingDajie Robot (大界机器人)

Dajie Robot (大界机器人) completes Series C financing

Industrial

· funding · Dajie Robot (大界机器人) · Industrial

Evidence notes
  • Swire Properties' innovation fund participated in Dajie Robot's March 2023 Series C round.
  • Dajie develops ROBIM software and robotic production systems for cutting, welding and grinding in steel structures, heavy industry, shipbuilding and bridges.
Date
Event type Funding
Segment Industrial
Added to Korthos
FundingXiaoyu Zhizao

Xiaoyu Bot (小雨智造) closes seed round backed by Xiaomi and Wang Tianmiao

Foundation Models

· funding · Xiaoyu Zhizao · Foundation Models

Evidence notes
  • Company timeline shows Xiaoyu Bot raised a seed round in March 2023
  • Investors shown on the timeline are Xiaomi and Wang Tianmiao
  • The round appears as one of the company's earliest financing milestones after formation
Date
Event type Funding
Segment Foundation Models
Added to Korthos
Contract AwardAble Innovations

Bruyere procures Able Innovations ALTA patient-transfer platform

Healthcare

· contract award · Able Innovations · Healthcare

Evidence notes
  • The procurement placed ALTA with a named Canadian provider specialising in geriatric care and rehabilitation.
  • AGE-WELL and the Ontario Bioscience Innovation Organization supported the path to procurement.
  • The order represented a commercial step from clinical development toward hospital operation of the robotic transfer system.
Date
Event type Contract Award
Segment Healthcare
Added to Korthos
PartnershipXAG

Chia Tai and XAG launch autonomous agricultural drones in Thailand

Agriculture

· partnership · XAG · Agriculture

Evidence notes
  • The programme paired XAG aircraft with Chia Tai agronomy and distribution support for local crop-spraying operations.
  • Its initial field use targeted more consistent application while reducing operator exposure to chemicals.
Date
Company XAG
Event type Partnership
Segment Agriculture
Added to Korthos
PartnershipFlyability

Flyability and Mirion Technologies announce collaboration to support nuclear operators

Inspection

· partnership · Flyability · Inspection

Evidence notes
  • More information on www.mirion.com Contact: Erin Schesny at eschesny@mirion.com SEE ALSO DRONES & ACCESSORIES Elios 3 Elios 3 UT Payload Elios 3 RAD Payload
  • The seamless integration of the compact RDS – 32 radiation survey meter and the Elios 3 drone enables access to remote areas that otherwise would be hazardous.
  • Headquartered in Atlanta (GA – USA), Mirion employs approximately 2,800 people and operates in 13 countries.
Date
Company Flyability
Event type Partnership
Segment Inspection
Added to Korthos
Commercial OrderMetoMotion

RedStar signs multi-year agreement for multiple MetoMotion robots

Agriculture

· commercial order · MetoMotion · Agriculture

Evidence notes
  • The agreement covers the purchase of multiple GRoW harvesting robots.
  • RedStar had begun harvesting with the system in 2022.
  • The parties planned to reach full commercial site usage by the end of 2023.
Date
Company MetoMotion
Event type Commercial Order
Segment Agriculture
Added to Korthos
DeploymentFulfil Solutions

Fulfil robots power Save Mart Lucky Now dark store

Warehouse Logistics

· deployment · Fulfil Solutions · Warehouse Logistics

Evidence notes
  • The Mountain View facility provided same-day grocery delivery and pickup.
  • Fulfil robots picked and packed products across grocery categories, including cold goods.
  • The system used machine learning, computer vision and sensor fusion to track inventory, move products and pack orders.
Date
Event type Deployment
Segment Warehouse Logistics
Added to Korthos
FundingFulfil Solutions

Fulfil Solutions raises USD 60M Series B

Warehouse Logistics

· funding · Fulfil Solutions · Warehouse Logistics

Evidence notes
  • Eclipse led the round with participation from Khosla Ventures and DCVC.
  • Fulfil disclosed its automated Mountain View operation with Save Mart alongside the financing.
  • The capital was allocated to deployment and scaling of its grocery-specific picking and packing system.
Date
Event type Funding
Segment Warehouse Logistics
Added to Korthos
PartnershipProphesee

Prophesee and Qualcomm collaborate on event-based vision for Snapdragon platforms

Perception

· partnership · Prophesee · Perception

Evidence notes
  • Prophesee announced a collaboration with Qualcomm Technologies to optimize Metavision event-based sensors for Snapdragon platforms.
  • The collaboration connected Prophesee's neuromorphic vision technology to mobile and edge-AI compute ecosystems.
  • The work supported low-latency vision use cases across mobile imaging, machine vision and robotics-adjacent applications.
Date
Company Prophesee
Event type Partnership
Segment Perception
Added to Korthos
Contract AwardGriffon Aerospace

U.S. Army awards FTUAS Increment 2 rapid-prototyping agreement to Griffon Aerospace

Defense

· contract award · Griffon Aerospace · Defense

Evidence notes
  • The U.S. Army awarded Griffon Aerospace one of five Rapid Prototyping Other Transaction Agreements for the Future Tactical Unmanned Aircraft System Increment 2 competition.
  • The program was intended to evaluate replacement candidates for the RQ-7 Shadow with runway-independent tactical reconnaissance capability.
  • Griffon entered the competition with its Valiant UAS platform.
Date
Event type Contract Award
Segment Defense
Added to Korthos
AwardTatum Robotics

Tatum Robotics receives NSF SBIR funding

Healthcare

· award · Tatum Robotics · Healthcare

Evidence notes
  • The startup was developing a robotic hand for DeafBlind communication.
  • The award supported work on tactile signing robotics.
  • The event adds a concrete robotics milestone in human-assistive, manipulation or human-machine interaction workflows.
Date
Event type Award
Segment Healthcare
Added to Korthos
RegulatoryDelair

Delair UX11 receives first EU C6 drone classification

Aerial

· regulatory · Delair · Aerial

Evidence notes
  • The C6 designation enabled UX11 flights under EASA standard scenario STS-02.
  • The classification strengthened UX11 use in long-distance surveying and industrial mapping missions.
  • The C6 classification enabled operators to use the UX11 under the applicable European standard scenario for BVLOS work.
Date
Company Delair
Event type Regulatory
Segment Aerial
Added to Korthos
Contract AwardSupacat

UK Ministry of Defence orders 70 Supacat HMT 400 vehicles

Defense

· contract award · Supacat · Defense

Evidence notes
  • The UK Ministry of Defence ordered 70 HMT 400 vehicles for the British Army, with an option that could raise the total to 240.
  • Supacat and Babcock planned to split production between Dunkeswell and the Babcock facility at Devonport.
  • The British Army designates the HMT 400 series as Jackal, a light armoured high-mobility platform.
Date
Company Supacat
Event type Contract Award
Segment Defense
Added to Korthos
Product LaunchJR Merritt Controls

J.R. Merritt launches Merritt Evolve joystick

Electronics

· product launch · JR Merritt Controls · Electronics

Evidence notes
  • The Merritt Evolve adds configurable front and rear device plates for buttons, thumbwheels, rocker switches and custom controls.
  • J.R. Merritt said the joystick supports single- or dual-axis spring-return operation and J1939, CANOpen or Hall Effect outputs.
  • The launch extends the company's rugged operator-control portfolio for construction, agriculture, forestry, mining and oil-and-gas machinery.
Date
Event type Product Launch
Segment Electronics
Added to Korthos
PartnershipAinstein

Ainstein and Doosan Bobcat partner on radar sensing

Perception

· partnership · Ainstein · Perception

Evidence notes
  • Ainstein and Doosan Bobcat partnered on radar sensing for job-site equipment.
  • The collaboration targeted detection of objects and people on job sites.
  • The event links Ainstein radar technology to specialty vehicle and industrial-machine perception use cases.
Date
Company Ainstein
Event type Partnership
Segment Perception
Added to Korthos
FundingSwap Robotics

Swap Robotics closes $7M seed round for solar vegetation robots

Service

· funding · Swap Robotics · Service

Evidence notes
  • Swap Robotics listed the $7 million seed round as backing 100% electric autonomous robots for solar vegetation and module-installation management.
  • The company positions its robots for utility-scale solar vegetation cuts and solar module installation workflows.
  • The round established a funding milestone for Swap Robotics after early pilots in outdoor robotics.
Date
Event type Funding
Segment Service
Added to Korthos
FundingFortem Technologies

Fortem Technologies closes growth financing

Defense

· funding · Fortem Technologies · Defense

Evidence notes
  • Lockheed Martin Ventures, Hanwha Aerospace and AIM13-Crumpton led the completed $17.8 million round.
  • DCVC and Signia Venture Partners also contributed.
  • The financing supported production and deployment across multiple regions.
Date
Event type Funding
Segment Defense
Added to Korthos
Research PublicationAgility Robotics

RSS jumping-control paper transfers versatile dynamic jumps to Cassie hardware

Humanoid

· research publication · Agility Robotics · Humanoid

Evidence notes
  • The RSS paper trains a reinforcement-learning controller for robust bipedal jumping across different distances and directions.
  • After multi-stage training, the policy transfers directly to real Cassie hardware for standing long jumps, elevated-platform jumps, and multi-axis jumps.
  • It is a strong Cassie research result because it pushes the platform beyond walking into aggressive dynamic maneuvers.
Date
Event type Research Publication
Segment Humanoid
Added to Korthos
FundingDronamics

Dronamics raises USD 40M pre-Series A

Aerial

· funding · Dronamics · Aerial

Evidence notes
  • The financing came from venture capital funds and angel investors across 12 countries.
  • The raise supported Dronamics ahead of its planned Series A round.
  • The capital supports commercial automation and autonomous-system workflows as Dronamics moves toward broader commercial use.
Date
Company Dronamics
Event type Funding
Segment Aerial
Added to Korthos
DeploymentAGILOX

AGILOX operates five-robot AMR fleet at hansgrohe

Warehouse Logistics

· deployment · AGILOX · Warehouse Logistics

Evidence notes
  • Hansgrohe selected AGILOX after evaluating three AMR manufacturers for integration into its existing workflows.
  • The five-robot fleet travels about 3,000 kilometres and transports roughly 13,000 pallets each month.
  • Hansgrohe uses X-SWARM fleet coordination and AGILOX Analytics to monitor and optimise the material flow.
Date
Company AGILOX
Event type Deployment
Segment Warehouse Logistics
Added to Korthos
Product LaunchCleanRobotics

CleanRobotics adds item-responsive education to TrashBot

Service

· product launch · CleanRobotics · Service

Evidence notes
  • The system uses its AI classification result to select relevant educational content.
  • Facilities can present custom content while users receive immediate recycling guidance.
  • TrashBot also records item-level waste data for cloud-based audits and programme analysis.
Date
Event type Product Launch
Segment Service
Added to Korthos
PartnershipWITTENSTEIN

WITTENSTEIN and WIKA agree to form Resense haptic-sensor JV

Actuation

· partnership · WITTENSTEIN · Actuation

Evidence notes
  • The partners planned a 50:50 venture to develop, manufacture and market miniaturized six-axis force-torque sensors.
  • The venture combined WITTENSTEIN hollow-shaft sensor IP with WIKA sensor-chip manufacturing expertise.
  • A later official update confirmed Resense was established in April 2023 and began production and certification work.
Date
Company WITTENSTEIN
Event type Partnership
Segment Actuation
Added to Korthos
PartnershipSVT Robotics

SVT Robotics and VERSES connect AI with SOFTBOT

Development Platform

· partnership · SVT Robotics · Development Platform

Evidence notes
  • The integration is designed to make VERSES KOSM capabilities available in industrial environments.
  • SVT's SOFTBOT connector provides an interoperability layer for warehouse and distribution-centre systems.
  • The partnership targets faster deployment of AI-enabled automation across heterogeneous equipment.
Date
Company SVT Robotics
Event type Partnership
Segment Development Platform
Added to Korthos
Product LaunchRerun

Rerun releases open-source OSS beta for robotics data visualization

Data Infrastructure

· product launch · Rerun · Data Infrastructure

Evidence notes
  • The beta made Rerun public as an open-source project with install paths for Python and Rust developers.
  • The SDK targeted images, tensors, point clouds and other robotics or computer-vision data streams for interactive debugging.
  • The release established Rerun as developer infrastructure for teams working with embodied perception and sensor data.
Date
Company Rerun
Event type Product Launch
Segment Data Infrastructure
Added to Korthos
PartnershipJaia Robotics

Jaia Robotics and Marine Acoustics partner on micro-sized underwater data collection

Maritime

· partnership · Jaia Robotics · Maritime

Evidence notes
  • The companies described the collaboration as supporting fast, low-cost underwater data collection.
  • The partnership connected JaiaBot micro-sized autonomous underwater vehicles with Marine Acoustics domain expertise.
  • The work targets environmental monitoring, defense, energy and research use cases that need scalable ocean data collection.
Date
Event type Partnership
Segment Maritime
Added to Korthos
Product LaunchFarmWise

FarmWise launches Vulcan weeding implement

Agriculture

· product launch · FarmWise · Agriculture

Evidence notes
  • FarmWise launched Vulcan, its next-generation intra-row weeder and precision cultivator, at World Ag Expo.
  • Vulcan was named to the World Ag Expo Top-10 New Products list.
  • Pre-orders opened for single-bed and triple-bed models with first deliveries scheduled for late Q3 2023.
Date
Company FarmWise
Event type Product Launch
Segment Agriculture
Added to Korthos
Product LaunchHeven AeroTech

Heven launches H2D55 hydrogen-powered drone

Aerial

· product launch · Heven AeroTech · Aerial

Evidence notes
  • The H2D55 was the first model in Heven's hydrogen-powered drone line.
  • The platform targeted longer endurance than comparable lithium battery drones.
  • The product gives Heven a concrete offering for unmanned aircraft, air mobility or counter-drone operations.
Date
Event type Product Launch
Segment Aerial
Added to Korthos
Product LaunchTevel

Tevel debuts Alpha-Bot harvesting system at World Ag Expo and wins Top-10 New Product recognition

Agriculture

· product launch · Tevel · Agriculture

Evidence notes
  • Tevel introduced its Alpha-Bot robotic harvesting system at World Ag Expo in Tulare, California.
  • The system combined eight Flying Autonomous Robots with an S&S Alpha-1 platform harvester and was tailored for modern U.S. orchard row formats.
  • The launch shows a more productized U.S.-market configuration rather than just a lab or pilot concept.
Date
Company Tevel
Event type Product Launch
Segment Agriculture
Added to Korthos
AwardFloating Robotics

Gebert Rüf Stiftung awards Floating Robotics CHF 150,000 InnoBooster grant

Agriculture

· award · Floating Robotics · Agriculture

Evidence notes
  • Project GRS-073/22 was approved on 10 February 2023.
  • The CHF 150,000 grant covered a programme running from March 2023 to July 2024.
  • The work integrated the robot with industry-standard greenhouse machinery and prepared further commercial pilots.
Date
Event type Award
Segment Agriculture
Added to Korthos
DemonstrationRobotican

Spanish Army uses Robotican Rooster in building-clearance exercise

Defense

· demonstration · Robotican · Defense

Evidence notes
  • The Spanish Army used Robotican Rooster hybrid drone systems to scan and clear buildings in a military exercise.
  • The exercise demonstrated Rooster indoor and underground reconnaissance capabilities.
  • The exercise provided military-use demonstration context for the Rooster platform.
Date
Company Robotican
Event type Demonstration
Segment Defense
Added to Korthos
Research PublicationStereolabs

ZED 2i paper uses depth sensing for robotic EV charging-socket detection

Vision

· research publication · Stereolabs · Vision

Evidence notes
  • The paper studies automatic electric-vehicle charging socket detection for robot-based charging.
  • The system uses the ZED 2i depth sensor to detect and extract the charging socket on a vehicle body surface.
Date
Company Stereolabs
Event type Research Publication
Segment Vision
Added to Korthos
Contract AwardSchiebel

Schiebel and Thales awarded Royal Navy Peregrine UAS contract

Defense

· contract award · Schiebel · Defense

Evidence notes
  • Schiebel and Thales were awarded the UK Ministry of Defence Peregrine UAS contract for the Royal Navy.
  • The contract delivers CAMCOPTER S-100 UAS fitted with a naval surveillance sensor suite.
  • The system is intended to provide maritime capability protecting Royal Navy ships on operational tasks.
Date
Company Schiebel
Event type Contract Award
Segment Defense
Added to Korthos
FundingNanoflex Robotics

Nanoflex Robotics secures over $12 million initial funding

Healthcare

· funding · Nanoflex Robotics · Healthcare

Evidence notes
  • Initial funding: more than USD 12,000,000.
  • Ascend Capital Partners led or co-led the financing.
  • Nanoflex Robotics secured more than $12 million to advance first-in-human work, regulatory clearance and market development for its magnetically controlled vascular robotics platform.
Date
Event type Funding
Segment Healthcare
Added to Korthos
FundingNdotLight

NdotLight closes KRW8B Series A for 3D creation platform

Data Infrastructure

· funding · NdotLight · Data Infrastructure

Evidence notes
  • IMM Investment led the round, joined by Korea Development Bank, CJ Investment, NAVER D2SF and Capstone Partners.
  • NAVER D2SF participated as a follow-on investor after its initial 2021 backing of NdotLight.
  • NdotLight had jointly developed a web-based 3D design studio with NAVER SmartEditor and recorded more than 300,000 assets created in NdotCAD.
Date
Company NdotLight
Event type Funding
Segment Data Infrastructure
Added to Korthos
Product LaunchToyota Tsusho

Toyota Tsusho announces optimized last-mile delivery-planning service

Delivery

· product launch · Toyota Tsusho · Delivery

Evidence notes
  • The service combines Pioneer's AI route-search engine with Toyota Tsusho connected services through WILLPORT's Polaris Navi platform.
  • Initial operation reduced total delivery time by about 12% and delivery distance by about 20%, with more than 94% accuracy for specified delivery times.
  • Toyota Tsusho said the service began operating in November 2022.
Date
Event type Product Launch
Segment Delivery
Added to Korthos
Market SignalHippo Harvest

Amazon Fresh begins selling Hippo Harvest leafy greens

Agriculture

· market signal · Hippo Harvest · Agriculture

Evidence notes
  • Amazon Fresh began selling Hippo Harvest’s first line of leafy green lettuces in select San Francisco markets.
  • Amazon said the greens were grown with machine learning and robots in greenhouses close to the customer base.
  • The commercial launch followed Amazon Climate Pledge Fund’s 2021 investment in Hippo Harvest.
Date
Event type Market Signal
Segment Agriculture
Added to Korthos
Product LaunchForeCR

ForeCR launches compact DSBOARD-ORNXS

Electronics

· product launch · ForeCR · Electronics

Evidence notes
  • ForeCR announced DSBOARD-ORNXS on February 7, 2023 for Jetson Orin Nano and Orin NX modules.
  • The 61 by 90 millimetre board combined dual Gigabit Ethernet, M.2 storage and expansion interfaces in a compact industrial design.
  • JetPack support and an operating range from minus 25 to 85 degrees Celsius targeted deployable edge-AI systems rather than desktop development alone.
Date
Company ForeCR
Event type Product Launch
Segment Electronics
Added to Korthos
PartnershipRapid Robotics

Rapid Robotics adds Yaskawa Motoman arms to its workcells

Industrial

· partnership · Rapid Robotics · Industrial

Evidence notes
  • The agreement added Yaskawa Motoman industrial arms to Rapid Robotics preconfigured automation portfolio.
  • Rapid planned to combine the arms with its vision, software and remote support for machine tending and other repetitive factory work.
  • The partnership extended the Rapid Machine Operator model beyond collaborative robots to payloads and applications requiring industrial-arm options.
Date
Event type Partnership
Segment Industrial
Added to Korthos
PartnershipQualcomm

Qualcomm and Skydio collaborate on autonomous drone compute platforms

AI Compute

· partnership · Qualcomm · AI Compute

Evidence notes
  • Qualcomm and Skydio collaborated on drone compute platforms using Qualcomm robotics processors.
  • The collaboration focuses on enabling AI-driven autonomy and perception for enterprise drone systems.
  • The partnership links Qualcomm compute to Skydio's autonomous drone platform work.
Date
Company Qualcomm
Event type Partnership
Segment AI Compute
Added to Korthos
Facility OpeningInOrbit.AI

Robot Space opens as a live multi-vendor robotics venue

Warehouse Logistics

· facility opening · InOrbit.AI · Warehouse Logistics

Evidence notes
  • The venue demonstrates robots from different vendors working together through InOrbit.
  • Visitors can interact with live AMRs and the RobOps platform in a realistic setting.
  • The site also hosts robotics-community events and remote demonstrations.
Date
Company InOrbit.AI
Event type Facility Opening
Segment Warehouse Logistics
Added to Korthos
Product LaunchNumurus

Numurus introduces NEPI for robotic smart-sensing and edge-AI development

AI Compute

· product launch · Numurus · AI Compute

Evidence notes
  • NEPI bundled low-level drivers, middleware, edge-AI management tools, remote interfaces, IoT connectivity and ROS interfaces.
  • The launch targeted teams building robotic and smart-sensing systems without rebuilding edge software infrastructure from scratch.
Date
Company Numurus
Event type Product Launch
Segment AI Compute
Added to Korthos
Product LaunchGEODNET

GEODNET launches RTK correction service for agricultural robotics OEMs and systems integrators

Localization

· product launch · GEODNET · Localization

Evidence notes
  • GEODNET launched an RTK correction service aimed at agricultural-robotics OEMs and systems integrators.
  • The service uses the GEODNET reference-station network to provide centimetre-level positioning corrections.
Date
Company GEODNET
Event type Product Launch
Segment Localization
Added to Korthos
PartnershipGeek+

Geek+ and Starlinks deployed warehouse automation for Middle East ecommerce logistics

Warehouse Logistics

· partnership · Geek+ · Warehouse Logistics

Evidence notes
  • Over 250 Geek+ robots, covering both goods-to-person picking and order sorting processes are deployed in a new facility covering over 400,000ft2, with storage capacity for over 12 million units.
  • The mobile robot-powered warehouse is expected to fulfill an average of 3.6 million orders per month
  • Geek+ automates apparel, e-commerce operations for Kerry TJ Logistics in Taiwan - Geek+ robots empower Kerry TJ Logistics to handle booming e-commerce orders for a global..
Date
Company Geek+
Event type Partnership
Segment Warehouse Logistics
Added to Korthos
AwardAble Innovations

FedDev Ontario provides Able Innovations C$797,031 repayable contribution

Healthcare

· award · Able Innovations · Healthcare

Evidence notes
  • The support came through FedDev Ontario's Business Scale-Up and Productivity stream.
  • Able said it would use the C$797,031 investment to purchase manufacturing equipment and create critical jobs.
  • The government-backed capital supported the transition from product development toward repeatable Canadian manufacturing.
Date
Event type Award
Segment Healthcare
Added to Korthos
Facility OpeningGüdel Group

Güdel expands Ann Arbor production site

Motion Components

· facility opening · Güdel Group · Motion Components

Evidence notes
  • Güdel disclosed the Michigan expansion on February 2, 2023.
  • The project adds 39,000 square feet of production capacity and was expected to create jobs over three years.
  • The site supports automation customers including Ford, General Motors, Tesla and Rivian.
Date
Company Güdel Group
Event type Facility Opening
Segment Motion Components
Added to Korthos
PartnershipRapid Robotics

Rapid Robotics and Universal Robots streamline cobot deployments

Industrial

· partnership · Rapid Robotics · Industrial

Evidence notes
  • Rapid Robotics became a Universal Robots channel partner and selected UR cobots for new Rapid Machine Operator deployments.
  • The combined workcells targeted manufacturers facing labor shortages in machine tending and other repetitive operations.
  • Rapid said its preconfigured software, vision and remote support could shorten deployment while preserving the flexibility of the UR cobot platform.
Date
Event type Partnership
Segment Industrial
Added to Korthos
PartnershipWater Linked

QYSEA standardises Water Linked DVL A50 on commercial FIFISH ROVs

Localization

· partnership · Water Linked · Localization

Evidence notes
  • The DVL A50 became a standard fit for the FIFISH V6 EXPERT, PRO V6 PLUS and PRO W6.
  • QYSEA increased an initial 10-unit order before delivery after evaluating the compact sensor.
  • The integration adds station lock and navigation control capabilities to the supported FIFISH vehicles.
Date
Company Water Linked
Event type Partnership
Segment Localization
Added to Korthos
PartnershipEndoQuest Robotics

EndoQuest and VirtaMed partner on endoluminal robotic training simulator

Surgical

· partnership · EndoQuest Robotics · Surgical

Evidence notes
  • The partners planned a training simulator for surgeons learning EndoQuest's flexible endoluminal robotic approach.
  • VirtaMed brought medical simulation expertise while EndoQuest contributed the robotic procedure workflow and platform context.
  • The announcement supports training infrastructure around the robot, not a separate commercial robot launch.
Date
Event type Partnership
Segment Surgical
Added to Korthos
PartnershipBlueye Robotics

Water Linked DVL A50 and UGPS support added for Blueye X3

Maritime

· partnership · Blueye Robotics · Maritime

Evidence notes
  • Blueye's X3 smart connector identifies the DVL A50 and exposes its functions in the vehicle's control interface.
  • The integration adds seabed-referenced station keeping and automatic altitude control to the X3.
  • Water Linked's UGPS G2 can also connect to Blueye vehicles for absolute underwater positioning and position logging.
Date
Event type Partnership
Segment Maritime
Added to Korthos
Product LaunchLionsBot

LionsBot launches R12 Rex CS cleaning robot for large indoor facilities

Service

· product launch · LionsBot · Service

Evidence notes
  • LionsBot launched the R12 Rex CS cleaning robot for warehouses, factories, distribution centers, and large indoor spaces.
  • The robot is designed to clean without pre-sweeping.
  • The launch expands LionsBot's autonomous professional-cleaning portfolio into larger industrial and logistics environments.
Date
Company LionsBot
Event type Product Launch
Segment Service
Added to Korthos
Company FormationXiaoyu Zhizao

Xiaoyu Bot marks February 2023 company founding milestone

Foundation Models

· company formation · Xiaoyu Zhizao · Foundation Models

Evidence notes
  • The company timeline shows Xiaoyu Bot was established in February 2023.
  • The milestone marks the starting point of the company's embodied-intelligence and robotics development path.
  • Xiaoyu Zhizao is a Beijing industrial embodied-AI robotics company developing a “one brain, multiple forms” architecture for factory and commercial robot applications.
Date
Event type Company Formation
Segment Foundation Models
Added to Korthos
Commercial OrderPudu Robotics

Pudu Robotics receives 3,000 BellaBot order from Japan's Skylark Group

Service

· commercial order · Pudu Robotics · Service

Evidence notes
  • Pudu Robotics received an order for 3,000 BellaBot delivery robots from Japan's Skylark Group.
  • The robots were deployed across over 2,000 Skylark restaurants in Japan.
  • A survey at eight stores showed that 67% of customers were satisfied with the robots' presence.
Date
Event type Commercial Order
Segment Service
Added to Korthos
DeploymentGeek+

Asia PetWorld deployed Geek+ goods-to-person robots for warehouse fulfilment

Warehouse Logistics

· deployment · Geek+ · Warehouse Logistics

Evidence notes
  • Asia PetWorld operates from a 40,000-square-foot warehouse in Woodlands, Singapore
  • The distributor handles more than 3,000 pet-product lines
  • The goods-to-person system supports direct customer fulfilment
Date
Company Geek+
Event type Deployment
Segment Warehouse Logistics
Added to Korthos
Product LaunchGreensea IQ

Greensea Launches OPENSEA Edge

Maritime

· product launch · Greensea IQ · Maritime

Evidence notes
  • Parallel NVIDIA processors handle sonar and video perception while supporting autonomy, communications and task management.
  • The platform had been deployed on untethered ROVs and seafloor-crawling robots for mine-countermeasure and explosive-ordnance-disposal work.
  • Greensea offered it commercially for both traditional ROV retrofits and new vehicle builds.
Date
Company Greensea IQ
Event type Product Launch
Segment Maritime
Added to Korthos
DemonstrationGeek+

Geek+ and Mujin announce Manifest order-fulfillment demonstration

Warehouse Logistics

· demonstration · Geek+ · Warehouse Logistics

Evidence notes
  • The announced configuration combined Geek+ mobile robots with Mujin robotic picking.
  • The companies described an order-fulfillment flow spanning goods movement, picking and placement.
  • The activity was a trade-show demonstration rather than a customer deployment.
Date
Company Geek+
Event type Demonstration
Segment Warehouse Logistics
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AcquisitionMicroVision

MicroVision completes selected Ibeo asset acquisition

Perception

· acquisition · MicroVision · Perception

Evidence notes
  • The transaction closed on 31 January 2023.
  • The acquired scope included lidar products, perception software and approximately 250 transferring employees.
  • MicroVision accounted for the transaction as an asset acquisition.
Date
Company MicroVision
Event type Acquisition
Segment Perception
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FundingEntocycle

Entocycle raises $5M Series A for insect-farm automation

Agriculture

· funding · Entocycle · Agriculture

Evidence notes
  • Entocycle raised $5 million in Series A funding to roll out precision technology for insect farms.
  • Climentum Capital led the round, with Lowercarbon Capital, Teampact Ventures and ACE & Company participating.
  • The funding supported Entocycle commercial rollout and team expansion for insect-farming technology.
Date
Company Entocycle
Event type Funding
Segment Agriculture
Added to Korthos
DeploymentDHL Supply Chain

DHL deploys Boston Dynamics Stretch commercially

Warehouse Logistics

· deployment · DHL Supply Chain · Warehouse Logistics

Evidence notes
  • DHL commercially deployed Boston Dynamics Stretch for automated truck unloading.
  • Stretch was deployed as part of DHL accelerated warehouse automation program.
  • The deployment is a named early commercial warehouse use case for Boston Dynamics' mobile manipulation robot.
Date
Event type Deployment
Segment Warehouse Logistics
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DeploymentBoston Dynamics

DHL Supply Chain achieves first commercial deployment of Boston Dynamics' Stretch robot

Humanoid

· deployment · Boston Dynamics · Humanoid

Evidence notes
  • DHL Supply Chain invested $15M to deploy Boston Dynamics Stretch robots in North American warehouse operations.
  • Stretch is used for unloading floor-loaded containers, marking a first commercial deployment milestone for the platform.
Date
Event type Deployment
Segment Humanoid
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Product LaunchFlexiv Robotics Ltd.

Flexiv launches Moonlight force-controlled parallel robot

Industrial

· product launch · Flexiv Robotics Ltd. · Industrial

Evidence notes
  • Moonlight combines Flexiv force control with a three-degree-of-freedom parallel-robot architecture.
  • The system targets screw fastening, ultra-accurate loading, polishing and sanding applications.
  • Flexiv said commercial availability would begin in the third quarter of 2023.
Date
Event type Product Launch
Segment Industrial
Added to Korthos
DeploymentFugro

Fugro completes first fully remote offshore inspection for TAQA

Maritime

· deployment · Fugro · Maritime

Evidence notes
  • The inspection covered seabed mobility, pipeline depth, visual and cathodic-protection measurements within the 500-metre zone.
  • The project inspected two platforms and more than 40 kilometres of pipeline off the Netherlands.
  • Teams in the Netherlands and Aberdeen controlled Blue Essence and Blue Volta over satellite links without offshore survey personnel.
Date
Company Fugro
Event type Deployment
Segment Maritime
Added to Korthos
FundingE-TERRY

E-TERRY closes seven-figure seed round

Agriculture

· funding · E-TERRY · Agriculture

Evidence notes
  • bm|t led the seed round, joined by FutureWork Verwaltungsgesellschaft, Dr. Thomas Gnefkow and Christoph Ratke.
  • The company planned to expand its team, especially software development, and advance the robot first commercial use case.
  • E-TERRY had built three robot generations and was developing an open platform for weeding and broader crop-care, sowing, harvesting and transport work.
Date
Company E-TERRY
Event type Funding
Segment Agriculture
Added to Korthos
DeploymentFloating Robotics

ETH reports Floating Robotics first Meier Gemüse greenhouse pilot

Agriculture

· deployment · Floating Robotics · Agriculture

Evidence notes
  • The first prototype operated at Meier Gemüse during the 2022 growing season.
  • The robot harvested and de-leafed tomato plants while fitting existing greenhouse carts.
  • The completed pilot preceded a planned second site trial at Beerstecher.
Date
Event type Deployment
Segment Agriculture
Added to Korthos
AcquisitionTule

CropX acquires Tule Technologies

Sensors

· acquisition · Tule · Sensors

Evidence notes
  • CropX announced the Tule acquisition in January 2023 and described it as its fourth company acquisition.
  • Tule contributed field-level evapotranspiration sensors, water-stress analytics and irrigation recommendations for vineyards and tree crops.
  • CropX said Tule data would extend its soil-to-sky dataset and be integrated into its global farm-management platform.
Date
Company Tule
Event type Acquisition
Segment Sensors
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CapabilityLiving.AI

EMO gains autonomous return-to-charge capability

Consumer

· capability · Living.AI · Consumer

Evidence notes
  • Living.AI dated EMO firmware 2.0 to January 29, 2023.
  • The update lets EMO find and connect to Home Station over Bluetooth, return on command and go home automatically when its battery is low.
  • EMO can leave the charger after reaching full charge, while Home Station firmware and animations remain separately updateable.
Date
Company Living.AI
Event type Capability
Segment Consumer
Added to Korthos
FundingSynapticon

Synapticon completes financing with Stabilus and ICT Capital

Actuation

· funding · Synapticon · Actuation

Evidence notes
  • Stabilus opened the financing in October 2021 and ICT Capital later joined the same capital increase.
  • Existing investors also participated, including long-term family-office backers blueworld.group and 7-Industries.
  • Synapticon said proceeds would support product-portfolio development and operational growth in integrated motion control.
Date
Company Synapticon
Event type Funding
Segment Actuation
Added to Korthos
PartnershipOffWorld

OffWorld and Ma’aden agree autonomous mining-robot deployment programme

Construction

· partnership · OffWorld · Construction

Evidence notes
  • The programme was designed to introduce OffWorld’s AI-powered swarm robots into precision underground mining workflows.
  • The companies framed the work around reducing human exposure and limiting waste-rock movement.
  • The agreement covered the first steps toward autonomous industrial mining at Ma’aden sites.
Date
Company OffWorld
Event type Partnership
Segment Construction
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Product LaunchGeek+

Geek+ launches RoboShuttle Plus for mixed tote-and-rack picking

Warehouse Logistics

· product launch · Geek+ · Warehouse Logistics

Evidence notes
  • RoboShuttle robots handle vertical tote storage and retrieval.
  • P40 robots move smaller items while P500 and P800 robots move medium and large items.
  • Geek+ warehouse software coordinates the robot types around a central workstation.
Date
Company Geek+
Event type Product Launch
Segment Warehouse Logistics
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Product LaunchSvaya Robotics

Svaya introduces Indian-built collaborative robots at IMTEX

Industrial

· product launch · Svaya Robotics · Industrial

Evidence notes
  • Svaya presented its collaborative robot platform at IMTEX in Bengaluru on January 25, 2023.
  • The five-model portfolio covered payloads from 3 to 16 kilograms and reaches from 600 to 1,300 millimetres.
  • Demonstrated application areas included surface finishing, welding, machine tending, palletizing and precision assembly.
Date
Event type Product Launch
Segment Industrial
Added to Korthos
Deploymentsewts

sewts delivers first VELUM system to Greif Textile Mietsysteme

Industrial

· deployment · sewts · Industrial

Evidence notes
  • The VELUM system was operating in an industrial laundry and feeding towels into folding machines.
  • sewts framed the delivery as market entry for its first series-ready robotic product.
  • The deployment places The company's technology into commercial automation and autonomous-system workflows beyond a lab-only setting.
Date
Company sewts
Event type Deployment
Segment Industrial
Added to Korthos
FundingHigh Lander

EDGE invests $14 million in High Lander

Avionics

· funding · High Lander · Avionics

Evidence notes
  • The investor disclosed the transaction value as US$14 million.
  • High Lander's Universal UTM was described as a drone-agnostic platform for automating, coordinating and securing increasingly crowded airspace.
  • EDGE said the partnership was already creating military and civilian opportunities with other technology providers.
Date
Company High Lander
Event type Funding
Segment Avionics
Added to Korthos
FundingScythe Robotics

Scythe Robotics raises $42M Series B

Service

· funding · Scythe Robotics · Service

Evidence notes
  • Energy Impact Partners led the $42 million Series B round, with participation from ArcTern Ventures, Alumni Ventures and Amazon's Alexa Fund.
  • Scythe said the financing would support production, customer deployments and expansion of its autonomous commercial-mower business.
Date
Event type Funding
Segment Service
Added to Korthos
PartnershipGhost Robotics

AT&T and Ghost Robotics expand network-connected robotic dog offering for public safety and defense

Defense

· partnership · Ghost Robotics · Defense

Evidence notes
  • AT&T said it expanded its solution offering to include network-connected robotic dogs in collaboration with Ghost Robotics for public safety, defense, and commercial users.
  • The announcement tied the robots to FirstNet connectivity, BVLOS command and control, and payload options including cameras, sensors, drones, and robotic arms.
  • AT&T also cited an early military use case at Tyndall Air Force Base, where the robots were used for flight-line and perimeter patrol.
Date
Event type Partnership
Segment Defense
Added to Korthos
Market SignalFlyability

Elios 3 maps radioactive-waste storage vault at U.S. DOE site

Inspection

· market signal · Flyability · Inspection

Evidence notes
  • The mission kept personnel outside the radioactive storage space.
  • The drone collected data for the Calcine Retrieval Project.
  • The operator described it as the first drone flight inside a high-level radioactive-waste vault.
Date
Company Flyability
Event type Market Signal
Segment Inspection
Added to Korthos
CapabilityAsilla

AI Security asilla adds accessibility and lost-child detection

Perception

· capability · Asilla · Perception

Evidence notes
  • The update added a lost-child search function to help facility teams locate children reported missing.
  • New detection functions identified white-cane users and wheelchair users who might need assistance.
  • Asilla made version 1.5 available on January 23, 2023 for facilities using the AI security system.
Date
Company Asilla
Event type Capability
Segment Perception
Added to Korthos
Contract AwardEpirus

U.S. Army awards Epirus USD 66.1M Leonidas directed-energy contract

Defense

· contract award · Epirus · Defense

Evidence notes
  • Epirus received a USD 66.1 million contract from the U.S. Army RCCTO for the IFPC-HPM programme.
  • The award supports Leonidas high-power microwave counter-electronics technology.
  • This is the foundational U.S. Army contract row for the Leonidas defence programme.
Date
Company Epirus
Event type Contract Award
Segment Defense
Added to Korthos
AcquisitionAirobotics

Ondas completes acquisition of Airobotics

Aerial

· acquisition · Airobotics · Aerial

Evidence notes
  • Ondas completed its acquisition of Airobotics effective 23 January 2023, issuing approximately 2.8 million Ondas shares to Airobotics shareholders.
  • Airobotics added the Optimus autonomous drone platform and automated data-analysis software alongside American Robotics Scout.
  • Ondas said the combined drone portfolio would target smart cities, public safety, construction, mining, rail, oil and gas.
Date
Company Airobotics
Event type Acquisition
Segment Aerial
Added to Korthos
FundingOutrider

Outrider raises $73M Series C

Logistics

· funding · Outrider · Logistics

Evidence notes
  • New investors included a wholly owned subsidiary of the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority and NVentures, while Koch Disruptive Technologies and New Enterprise Associates also participated.
  • The financing supports Outrider's autonomy and safety roadmap, hiring, and work with electric yard-truck manufacturers.
  • Outrider said the capital would help scale deployments toward hundreds of autonomous yard trucks at customer sites.
Date
Company Outrider
Event type Funding
Segment Logistics
Added to Korthos
Research PublicationCleo Robotics

DECISIVE Benchmarking Data Report: sUAS Performance Results from Phase I

Aerial

· research publication · Cleo Robotics · Aerial

Evidence notes
  • The DECISIVE Phase I report benchmarks small unmanned aerial systems in subterranean and constrained indoor environments.
  • The test set covers communications, field readiness, interface, obstacle avoidance, navigation, mapping, autonomy, trust, and situation awareness.
  • The evaluated platforms include Cleo Robotics Dronut X1P, a prototype member of the Dronut product line.
Date
Event type Research Publication
Segment Aerial
Added to Korthos
Contract AwardSaipem

Saipem wins Petrobras contract to develop and test FlatFish-based autonomous underwater inspection solution offshore Brazil

Maritime

· contract award · Saipem · Maritime

Evidence notes
  • Saipem reported a Petrobras contract for the development and testing of an autonomous underwater inspection robotic solution based on its fleet of underwater drones, starting from FlatFish.
  • The scope also included qualification of autonomous drone-based inspection services aimed at future offshore inspection contract options in Brazil.
  • Saipem described the award as the most important contract award of the first half of 2023 within that reporting period.
Date
Company Saipem
Event type Contract Award
Segment Maritime
Added to Korthos
FundingVannevar Labs

Vannevar Labs raises $75M Series B for national-security technology

Defense

· funding · Vannevar Labs · Defense

Evidence notes
  • Felicis led the round with participation from DFJ Growth, General Catalyst, Point72 Ventures, Costanoa Ventures and Shield Capital.
  • The financing followed a $12 million Series A announced in August 2021 and a $4.5 million seed round.
  • Vannevar expanded beyond Decrypt into sensing, cyber, maritime awareness and mission-assessment products.
Date
Event type Funding
Segment Defense
Added to Korthos
PartnershipJabil

Jabil collaborates with ams OSRAM and Artilux on next-generation SWIR 3D camera

Industrial

· partnership · Jabil · Industrial

Evidence notes
  • A 2023 investor release outlines joint work among Jabil, ams OSRAM, and Artilux on a SWIR 3D camera targeting roughly twenty-meter range indoors and out.
  • The effort is anchored in Jabil's Jena optical design center and cites autonomous cars, robots, and UAVs among target device classes.
  • The thread is a direct tie to advanced autonomy sensing rather than undifferentiated contract manufacturing.
Date
Company Jabil
Event type Partnership
Segment Industrial
Added to Korthos
AwardXAG

XAG agricultural drone receives UK CAA spraying authorization

Agriculture

· award · XAG · Agriculture

Evidence notes
  • With the efforts of XAG's partner, AutoSpray Systems, drone spraying and spreading on farms become legal in the UK, which means that agriculture is about to embrace automation and AI for the net-zero goal.
  • XAG's autonomous drones for agriculture can spray and spread precisely straight to the target.
Date
Company XAG
Event type Award
Segment Agriculture
Added to Korthos
DeploymentDrim Robotics

Drim Robotics deploys FANUC M-10iD cell at ZF Gliwice

End Effectors

· deployment · Drim Robotics · End Effectors

Evidence notes
  • A FANUC M-10iD robot tended assembly machines and leak-testing equipment for brake servos.
  • The application required Drim to meet a demanding production-cycle target at ZF Gliwice.
  • Drim documented the completed cell as an operational industrial-robot integration for the factory.
Date
Event type Deployment
Segment End Effectors
Added to Korthos
DeploymentDrim Robotics

Drim Robotics deploys Comau Racer cell at ZF Czechowice

End Effectors

· deployment · Drim Robotics · End Effectors

Evidence notes
  • A Comau Racer-7-1.4 robot tended balancing and washing equipment on ZF's steering-component production line.
  • An integrated vision system inspected every manufactured component before it continued through production.
  • Drim presented the cell as a completed customer integration at ZF Czechowice-Dziedzice.
Date
Event type Deployment
Segment End Effectors
Added to Korthos
Facility OpeningRobot System Products

RSP opens Polish market office

Subsystems

· facility opening · Robot System Products · Subsystems

Evidence notes
  • RSP announced its Polish operation on January 16, 2023.
  • The company appointed robotics-industry specialist Andrzej Samol as its local representative.
  • The office expanded direct regional sales and support for RSP robot peripherals.
Date
Event type Facility Opening
Segment Subsystems
Added to Korthos
PartnershipKNAPP

Farmasiet selects KNAPP automation for new warehouse

Warehouse Logistics

· partnership · KNAPP · Warehouse Logistics

Evidence notes
  • Farmasiet selected KNAPP automation for a new online pharmacy warehouse.
  • The project supports Farmasiet online pharmacy fulfillment operations.
  • KNAPP is supplying automation for warehouse picking and sorting systems in a healthcare logistics environment.
Date
Company KNAPP
Event type Partnership
Segment Warehouse Logistics
Added to Korthos