Verified Robotics Events Archive — Page 119

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DeploymentHai Robotics

Hai Robotics and Anta begin third warehouse-automation project

Warehouse Logistics

· deployment · Hai Robotics · Warehouse Logistics

Evidence notes
  • The project extends an established warehouse-automation programme between the companies.
  • Anta had already completed two earlier projects with Hai Robotics.
  • The source presents the third project as a new site milestone rather than a duplicate of the earlier installations.
Date
Company Hai Robotics
Event type Deployment
Segment Warehouse Logistics
Added to Korthos
Contract AwardOcean Infinity

Ocean Infinity Broadens Remote Fleet Plans with Order of 85m Robotic Vessels From VARD

Maritime

· contract award · Ocean Infinity · Maritime

Evidence notes
  • VARD won the contract to design and build the eight highly advanced, 78 – meter vessels in November 2020.
  • The new series of six vessels are scheduled for delivery from Vard Vung Tau in 2025.
  • These new 85m vessels will be optimised for inspection, maintenance and repair and light construction work to offer remote, ultra – low carbon services to the offshore energy market.
Date
Event type Contract Award
Segment Maritime
Added to Korthos
Product LaunchApplied Aeronautics

Applied Aeronautics releases NDAA-compliant Albatross-US UAV

Aerial

· product launch · Applied Aeronautics · Aerial

Evidence notes
  • Applied Aeronautics released Albatross-US, an NDAA-compliant variant of its Albatross UAV platform.
  • The variant replaced critical onboard avionics, GPS, command-and-control equipment and payloads with NDAA-compliant technology.
  • The release positioned Albatross-US for defense applications including training, simulated warfare, surveillance, asset inspection and R&D.
Date
Event type Product Launch
Segment Aerial
Added to Korthos
FundingSubsea Europe Services

Subsea Europe Services secures six-figure autonomy funding

Maritime

· funding · Subsea Europe Services · Maritime

Evidence notes
  • The investment supported integration of smart hydroacoustic payloads with AUVs, USVs and crewed survey motherships.
  • The company planned demonstrations of a high-speed USV with an integrated hydrographic survey payload.
  • Funding was directed toward autonomy research intended to reduce specialist workload and accelerate marine data collection.
Date
Event type Funding
Segment Maritime
Added to Korthos
RegulatoryOrca AI

Orca AI receives ABS design assessment for AI navigation platform

Maritime

· regulatory · Orca AI · Maritime

Evidence notes
  • Orca AI received ABS Product Design Assessment certification for its AI-based navigation safety platform.
  • The certificate was described as a world-first PDA for an AI-based navigation safety platform.
  • The approval supported maritime adoption of Orca AI’s situational-awareness technology.
Date
Company Orca AI
Event type Regulatory
Segment Maritime
Added to Korthos
FundingRightHand Robotics

RightHand Robotics raises USD 66M Series C

Warehouse Logistics

· funding · RightHand Robotics · Warehouse Logistics

Evidence notes
  • Safar Partners, Thomas H. Lee Partners and SoftBank Vision Fund 2 led the round.
  • The company planned to accelerate product and business development and expand its global partner network.
  • The capital supports robot manipulation, haptics or human-assistive robotics workflows as RightHand Robotics moves toward broader commercial use.
Date
Event type Funding
Segment Warehouse Logistics
Added to Korthos
FundingTouchlab Robotics

Touchlab closes $4.8 million seed round led by Octopus Ventures

Sensors

· funding · Touchlab Robotics · Sensors

Evidence notes
  • Touchlab announced a $4.8 million seed round to support development of tactile sensing technology for robotics.
  • This is the clearest early financing event tied specifically to Touchlab's robotics and electronic-skin platform on a dated third-party source.
  • The financing supports continued product development, deployment scaling, and commercialization of the company's robotics platform.
Date
Event type Funding
Segment Sensors
Added to Korthos
FundingRIOS

RIOS raises $28M Series A and debt financing

Manufacturing

· funding · RIOS · Manufacturing

Evidence notes
  • Main Sequence led the financing, with participation from Yamaha Motor Ventures and other investors.
  • RIOS planned to scale deployments of robotic workcells for labor-intensive factories.
Date
Company RIOS
Event type Funding
Segment Manufacturing
Added to Korthos
Product LaunchRoboDK

RoboDK releases web version for integrator sales demos

Development Platform

· product launch · RoboDK · Development Platform

Evidence notes
  • RoboDK released a web version of its robot programming and simulation software for browser-based demos and education use.
  • The company said the web release needed no license and provided a portable, simplified interface.
  • RoboDK positioned the release for sales representatives, new robot users and educational use cases.
Date
Company RoboDK
Event type Product Launch
Segment Development Platform
Added to Korthos
FundingDeus Robotics

Deus Robotics raises USD 1.5 million from SMRK

Warehouse Logistics

· funding · Deus Robotics · Warehouse Logistics

Evidence notes
  • SMRK supplied USD 1.5 million after an earlier planned USD 5 million investment did not fund.
  • Deus Robotics reported a USD 15 million valuation for the completed round.
  • The company planned to expand its team, production equipment and warehouse-robot manufacturing capacity.
Date
Event type Funding
Segment Warehouse Logistics
Added to Korthos
FundingICON

ICON adds $185M Series B extension led by Tiger Global

Construction

· funding · ICON · Construction

Evidence notes
  • The $185 million was a distinct extension to the August 2021 $207 million Series B.
  • Tiger Global Management led the extension.
  • The transaction placed ICON's valuation near $2 billion, although the company did not confirm an exact figure.
Date
Company ICON
Event type Funding
Segment Construction
Added to Korthos
PartnershipInvert Robotics

Invert Robotics partners with Nexxis on global crawler access

Inspection

· partnership · Invert Robotics · Inspection

Evidence notes
  • Nexxis agreed to provide Invert Robotics platforms through sales, leasing and rental channels across its international network.
  • The partnership covers crawler adaptation and integrated sensor tooling for different asset sizes and inspection applications.
  • Invert Robotics said the channel would extend its suction-based inspection technology to non-ferromagnetic and hard-to-access surfaces.
Date
Event type Partnership
Segment Inspection
Added to Korthos
DeploymentUniwelco

Uniwelco completes RBCobot welding deployment at Guldmann

Industrial

· deployment · Uniwelco · Industrial

Evidence notes
  • Guldmann selected an RBCobot with MIG/MAG torches for stainless-steel and black-steel production welding.
  • Uniwelco completed implementation before handing independent operation to Guldmann's own welders.
  • The system combined a Universal Robots arm, Boehler welder, Siegmund table and Uniwelco URCap.
Date
Company Uniwelco
Event type Deployment
Segment Industrial
Added to Korthos
Commercial OrderRobot.com

Kiwibot signs $20M Sodexo campus expansion

Delivery

· commercial order · Robot.com · Delivery

Evidence notes
  • The expansion targeted 50 college campuses by the end of 2022.
  • Kiwibot also disclosed roughly $7.5 million in funding in the same announcement cycle.
  • The contract built on an earlier campus partnership with Sodexo.
Date
Company Robot.com
Event type Commercial Order
Segment Delivery
Added to Korthos
Production MilestoneOcean Infinity

Ocean Infinity put its Southampton remote-control centre into operation and completed beyond-line-of-sight robotic…

Maritime

· production milestone · Ocean Infinity · Maritime

Evidence notes
  • The Southampton centre is the shore-side operating hub for the Armada fleet
  • Operators demonstrated control of vessel payload equipment beyond line of sight
  • The milestone preceded full commercial readiness of the uncrewed fleet
Date
Event type Production Milestone
Segment Maritime
Added to Korthos
FundingEpirus

Epirus raises $200M Series C at $1.35B valuation

Defense

· funding · Epirus · Defense

Evidence notes
  • Funds and accounts advised by T. Rowe Price Associates led the $200 million round.
  • The completed financing established a $1.35 billion valuation.
  • 8VC, Bedrock, Broom Ventures, EPIQ Capital Group, Gaingels, General Dynamics Land Systems, I Squared Capital, Moore Strategic Ventures, Parkwood, Piedmont Capital Investments, Red Cell Partners and StepStone Group participated.
Date
Company Epirus
Event type Funding
Segment Defense
Added to Korthos
DeploymentIUNA AI

Anomaly detection completes Audi body-shop inspection automation

Inspection

· deployment · IUNA AI · Inspection

Evidence notes
  • The third version detected both predefined defect classes and anomalies with little or no historical image data.
  • The anomaly capability targeted rare defects that previously depended on human visual inspection.
  • IUNA says the deployment completed inspection automation in the Audi body shop and replaced the manual visual check.
Date
Company IUNA AI
Event type Deployment
Segment Inspection
Added to Korthos
DemonstrationBeyond Honeycomb

Beyond Honeycomb demonstrates AI Chef at CES 2022

Service

· demonstration · Beyond Honeycomb · Service

Evidence notes
  • The robot used food sensors to digitize taste and texture and reproduce dishes at molecular level.
  • The AI Chef could learn a chef-demonstrated dish within 48 hours.
  • Target environments included commercial kitchens, cafeterias, steakhouses and cloud kitchens.
Date
Event type Demonstration
Segment Service
Added to Korthos
Contract AwardNauticus Robotics

Nauticus Robotics awarded DIU prototype OT for autonomous amphibious robot development

Maritime

· contract award · Nauticus Robotics · Maritime

Evidence notes
  • Nauticus Robotics announced a competitively awarded prototype Other Transaction agreement with the U.S. Defense Innovation Unit.
  • The work focused on autonomous amphibious robotic capabilities for defense applications.
  • The agreement included potential for a follow-on production contract without further competition.
Date
Event type Contract Award
Segment Maritime
Added to Korthos
DeploymentOceanScan

OceanScan delivers first LAUVs to Danish Navy

Maritime

· deployment · OceanScan · Maritime

Evidence notes
  • OceanScan reported the first three-unit delivery on February 14, 2022 after handover at Frederikshavn naval base in January.
  • The LAUVs carried side-scan sonar, inertial navigation, Doppler velocity logging and surface and underwater communications for mine hunting.
  • Sea trials located a prepared sonar target within three metres after more than 8 kilometres of unaided submerged travel.
Date
Company OceanScan
Event type Deployment
Segment Maritime
Added to Korthos
FundingMicropsi Industries

Micropsi Industries raises $30M Series B

Perception

· funding · Micropsi Industries · Perception

Evidence notes
  • Metaplanet, VSquared and Ahren Innovation Capital co-led the round.
  • MIRAI uses AI to control industrial robots for variable manufacturing tasks.
  • The funding supported Micropsi expansion in the United States and Europe.
Date
Event type Funding
Segment Perception
Added to Korthos
FundingZhejiang Laifual Drive

Laifual completes Series E+ at CNY965M post-money

Motion Components

· funding · Zhejiang Laifual Drive · Motion Components

Evidence notes
  • The issuer prospectus reports a CNY965M post-money valuation and CNY900000000 pre-money valuation.
  • The final primary subscription payment settled on 2022-02-11.
  • Investors: Redview Capital Investment XIV
Date
Event type Funding
Segment Motion Components
Added to Korthos
FundingEnchanted Tools

Enchanted Tools raises €15M in record French robotics seed round

Humanoid

· funding · Enchanted Tools · Humanoid

Evidence notes
  • Enchanted Tools raised €15 million in seed funding in February 2022.
  • Contemporaneous reporting described it as the largest seed round in French robotics at the time.
  • The financing supported development of the company's character-led service-robotics platform.
Date
Event type Funding
Segment Humanoid
Added to Korthos
RegulatoryUniwelco

Uniwelco RBCobot earns Universal Robots UR+ certification

Industrial

· regulatory · Uniwelco · Industrial

Evidence notes
  • Universal Robots approved RBCobot for user-friendliness and integration within the UR+ ecosystem.
  • The certified kit combined a CE-marked welding package with Uniwelco's URCap control software.
  • URCap functions covered looping, offsets, stitching, weaving, circular welds and live electrical adjustment.
Date
Company Uniwelco
Event type Regulatory
Segment Industrial
Added to Korthos
AwardSuper Robotics

Super Robotics selected for La Nave accelerator

Service

· award · Super Robotics · Service

Evidence notes
  • Super Robotics was one of 35 startups selected for La Nave fourth acceleration programme.
  • The company joined the retail, tourism and hospitality vertical.
  • The six-month programme offered workspace, structured training, individual mentoring and access to the La Nave community.
Date
Event type Award
Segment Service
Added to Korthos
Contract AwardAdvanced Aircraft Company

AAC wins AFWERX contract for tactical HAMR development

Aerial

· contract award · Advanced Aircraft Company · Aerial

Evidence notes
  • The programme applied HAMR's hybrid-electric endurance to tactical ISR requirements.
  • AFWERX selected AAC to advance a next-generation tactical unmanned aircraft system.
  • The award connected the commercial HAMR platform to a defined United States Air Force development programme.
Date
Event type Contract Award
Segment Aerial
Added to Korthos
DeploymentSymbio

Toyota deploys SymbioDCS on high-volume assembly lines

Industrial

· deployment · Symbio · Industrial

Evidence notes
  • The deployments support production of the Camry, RAV4, Sequoia and Tundra.
  • SymbioDCS controls moving-line assembly and wax-application tasks.
  • Toyota used the software to make existing industrial robots more flexible for hybrid and electric-vehicle production.
Date
Company Symbio
Event type Deployment
Segment Industrial
Added to Korthos
Acquisitiondrag&bot

KEBA announces acquisition of drag&bot

Manufacturing

· acquisition · drag&bot · Manufacturing

Evidence notes
  • The transaction brought drag&bot into KEBA Industrial Automation.
  • drag&bot's graphical operating system supports robot programming across manufacturers and peripherals.
  • KEBA positioned the software as an extension of its flexible industrial-automation portfolio.
Date
Company drag&bot
Event type Acquisition
Segment Manufacturing
Added to Korthos
Product LaunchInOrbit.AI

Configuration as Code adds version-controlled robot settings

Warehouse Logistics

· product launch · InOrbit.AI · Warehouse Logistics

Evidence notes
  • Developers could manage robot configurations through source-controlled files and APIs.
  • The release supported CI/CD workflows, reusable configurations, rollback and auditing.
  • InOrbit published schemas and code examples through its developer resources.
Date
Company InOrbit.AI
Event type Product Launch
Segment Warehouse Logistics
Added to Korthos
PartnershipOpsys Tech

Opsys Tech signs HASCO production-LiDAR supply agreement

Perception

· partnership · Opsys Tech · Perception

Evidence notes
  • The companies targeted full production LiDAR systems for vehicles from 2024–2025.
  • HASCO had tested Opsys technology before selecting it for programmes serving Chinese brands and global automakers active in China.
  • Opsys described a sensor architecture with no moving parts, using VCSEL emitters and SPAD silicon receivers.
Date
Company Opsys Tech
Event type Partnership
Segment Perception
Added to Korthos
PartnershipBeyond Imagination, Inc.

Beyond Imagination and GelSight launch tactile sensing pilot for telepresence robotics

Humanoid

· partnership · Beyond Imagination, Inc. · Humanoid

Evidence notes
  • The pilot uses Beyond Imagination's Beomni humanoid to remotely operate GelSight tactile sensors.
  • The parties are evaluating real-time surface feedback for manufacturing, quality assurance and dexterous remote manipulation.
Date
Event type Partnership
Segment Humanoid
Added to Korthos
Company FormationFrodoBots

FrodoBots Lab incorporates in Singapore

Data Infrastructure

· company formation · FrodoBots · Data Infrastructure

Evidence notes
  • FrodoBots Lab Pte. Ltd. was incorporated in Singapore on February 9, 2022 under UEN 202204375H.
  • Its registered principal activity is the manufacture and repair of service robots.
  • The company's own history identifies brothers Michael and Sam Cho as the founders of the robotics-data project.
Date
Company FrodoBots
Event type Company Formation
Segment Data Infrastructure
Added to Korthos
FundingMORAI

MORAI raises $20.8M Series B for autonomous-system simulation

Simulation

· funding · MORAI · Simulation

Evidence notes
  • Korea Investment Partners, KB Investment and Korea Development Bank participated.
  • Existing investors included Naver D2SF, Hyundai Motor Group, Kakao Ventures and Atinum Investment.
  • The round was also reported as KRW 25 billion.
Date
Company MORAI
Event type Funding
Segment Simulation
Added to Korthos
Product LaunchAutoStore

AutoStore Launches Bin Lift 2.0

Warehouse Logistics

· product launch · AutoStore · Warehouse Logistics

Evidence notes
  • Bin Lift 2.0 moves bins between grid levels and work areas.
  • The release expanded AutoStore workstation connectivity.
  • No customer deployment is inferred from the launch.
Date
Company AutoStore
Event type Product Launch
Segment Warehouse Logistics
Added to Korthos
Product LaunchCarbon Robotics

Carbon Robotics unveils LaserWeeder

Agriculture

· product launch · Carbon Robotics · Agriculture

Evidence notes
  • Carbon introduced LaserWeeder as a pull-behind agricultural robot that uses AI, computer vision, robotics, and 30 high-powered CO2 lasers to identify and kill weeds.
  • The company positioned the system around herbicide-free weed control with millimeter-level targeting and no soil disturbance.
  • The launch marked Carbon''s move from early autonomy concepts into a commercial laser weeding product for growers.
Date
Event type Product Launch
Segment Agriculture
Added to Korthos
Product LaunchRUSHFPV

RUSHFPV Blade F722 V2 stack adds flight-control electronics line

Electronics

· product launch · RUSHFPV · Electronics

Evidence notes
  • The Blade F722 V2 stack was available to FPV builders by February 4, 2022.
  • The stack combined an F7-class flight controller with a matching power-control board.
  • The package broadened RUSHFPV's role beyond video transmitters into flight-control electronics.
Date
Company RUSHFPV
Event type Product Launch
Segment Electronics
Added to Korthos
FundingICEYE

ICEYE closes USD 136 million Series D

Space

· funding · ICEYE · Space

Evidence notes
  • Seraphim Space led the completed Series D.
  • BAE Systems, Kajima Ventures and multiple existing and new investors participated.
  • ICEYE said the capital would expand its satellite fleet, analytics services and Natural Catastrophe Insights offering.
Date
Company ICEYE
Event type Funding
Segment Space
Added to Korthos
DeploymentBcnvision

Ingenersun tyre depalletizer spans six bays with Bcnvision 3D guidance

Vision

· deployment · Bcnvision · Vision

Evidence notes
  • The anthropomorphic robot travelled on a 15-metre track serving six unloading bays and tyre stacks up to 1,600 millimetres high.
  • A Photoneo device projected a laser pattern and generated a point cloud from which Bcnvision software calculated X, Y and Z pick coordinates.
  • The controller corrected trajectories for misaligned tyre columns and optimized unloading while avoiding the container and gripper.
Date
Company Bcnvision
Event type Deployment
Segment Vision
Added to Korthos
Market SignalCONTACT CI

AFLCMC reports Contact CI Maestro gloves under SBIR flight-simulator work

Human Machine Interface

· market signal · CONTACT CI · Human Machine Interface

Evidence notes
  • AFLCMC said Maestro gloves were produced under an SBIR contract with its Simulators Innovation Team.
  • The gloves were used in an MC-12W cockpit simulator by the 137th Special Operations Wing.
  • AFLCMC reported that 100 percent of surveyed users were satisfied or very satisfied.
Date
Company CONTACT CI
Event type Market Signal
Segment Human Machine Interface
Added to Korthos
AcquisitionDive Technologies

Anduril acquires Dive Technologies to expand undersea autonomous systems

Robotics

· acquisition · Dive Technologies

Evidence notes
  • Anduril acquired Dive Technologies, a developer of large-displacement autonomous underwater vehicles.
  • The deal added the DIVE-LD undersea platform to Anduril’s autonomous systems portfolio.
  • Anduril positioned the acquisition around undersea sensing, autonomy and defence mission needs.
Date
Event type Acquisition
Added to Korthos
Product LaunchAeva Technologies

Aeries II adds per-point velocity sensing to Aeva lidar

Perception

· product launch · Aeva Technologies · Perception

Evidence notes
  • Aeries II combines FMCW ranging with per-point instantaneous velocity.
  • The sensor was designed for automotive-grade reliability and high-resolution perception.
  • The introduction preceded the first customer shipments later in 2022.
Date
Event type Product Launch
Segment Perception
Added to Korthos
FundingViam

Viam’s Series A brings disclosed capital to $42M

Development Platform

· funding · Viam · Development Platform

Evidence notes
  • The Series A followed Viam’s $12 million seed round and brought cumulative disclosed funding to $42 million.
  • The financing supported a modular software stack intended to make diverse robot hardware easier to program and manage.
  • Viam framed the platform as infrastructure spanning local machines, cloud services and reusable components.
Date
Company Viam
Event type Funding
Segment Development Platform
Added to Korthos
Commercial OrderOcean Infinity

Ocean Infinity orders six 3,000-metre HUGIN AUVs from KONGSBERG

Maritime

· commercial order · Ocean Infinity · Maritime

Evidence notes
  • The order covered six HUGIN AUVs rated to 3,000 metres and equipped with geophysical sensor suites.
  • KONGSBERG said the order would take Ocean Infinity's HUGIN fleet to more than 20 vehicles.
  • The new AUVs were designed to integrate Ocean Infinity's remote operations, mission-planning and dive-management software.
Date
Event type Commercial Order
Segment Maritime
Added to Korthos
AcquisitionBiosero

BICO completes Biosero acquisition

Lab Automation

· acquisition · Biosero · Lab Automation

Evidence notes
  • The transaction gave BICO Biosero software for automated laboratory workflows.
  • The enterprise value was $169.7 million at completion.
  • Biosero software connects lab instruments and automation systems across research workflows.
Date
Company Biosero
Event type Acquisition
Segment Lab Automation
Added to Korthos
FundingFourier Intelligence

Fourier Intelligence closes RMB 400M Series D led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2

Humanoid

· funding · Fourier Intelligence · Humanoid

Evidence notes
  • SoftBank Vision Fund 2 led the RMB 400 million Series D, with Prosperity7 Ventures and Vision Plus Capital participating.
  • The company’s syndicated release reported the native amount as about USD 62 million; that source-stated equivalent is preserved without an inferred FX rate.
  • The capital was positioned to expand Fourier’s rehabilitation-robotics platform and international reach.
Date
Event type Funding
Segment Humanoid
Added to Korthos
FundingVecna Robotics

Vecna Robotics raises $65M Series C

Warehouse Logistics

· funding · Vecna Robotics · Warehouse Logistics

Evidence notes
  • Vecna Robotics completed a Series C financing of $65M.
  • The financing was announced on 2022-01-26 in USD.
  • Autonomous mobile robots and orchestration software for warehouse and logistics material handling.
Date
Event type Funding
Segment Warehouse Logistics
Added to Korthos
FundingMay Mobility

May Mobility announces $83 million initial Series C close

Automotive

· funding · May Mobility · Automotive

Evidence notes
  • Mirai Creation Fund II led the $83 million initial Series C close, with Tokio Marine and Toyota Tsusho joining as new investors.
  • May Mobility said it had provided more than 300,000 revenue-generating rides and launched services in nine cities, including its first Japan deployment.
  • The company planned to increase engineering headcount, expand its customer pool and invest in driver-out operations and Toyota Sienna Autono-MaaS deployments.
Date
Company May Mobility
Event type Funding
Segment Automotive
Added to Korthos
Product LaunchElroy Air

Elroy Air unveils Chaparral cargo VTOL

Aerial

· product launch · Elroy Air · Aerial

Evidence notes
  • Chaparral was designed around autonomous cargo movement rather than passenger transport.
  • The aircraft targets logistics routes that are hard to serve with road transport or conventional aviation.
  • The product gives Elroy Air a concrete offering for warehouse automation and material-handling workflows.
Date
Company Elroy Air
Event type Product Launch
Segment Aerial
Added to Korthos
Market SignalBoston Dynamics

DHL Supply Chain becomes Stretch’s first commercial customer

Humanoid

· market signal · Boston Dynamics · Humanoid

Evidence notes
  • DHL Supply Chain invested $15 million in Boston Dynamics' Stretch robots to automate warehouse operations in North America.
  • The multi-year agreement includes deploying Stretch robots to multiple DHL warehouses over the next three years.
  • Stretch robots will initially be used for unloading trucks at select DHL facilities.
Date
Event type Market Signal
Segment Humanoid
Added to Korthos
FundingOwl Autonomous Imaging

Owl Autonomous Imaging raises USD 15 million Series A

Vision

· funding · Owl Autonomous Imaging · Vision

Evidence notes
  • State Farm Ventures led the USD 15 million Series A.
  • Excell Partners, Luminate NY, Empire State Development, MHNW Consortium and individual investors participated.
  • The financing supported development and market entry for Owl AI thermal sensing for automotive safety and autonomy.
Date
Event type Funding
Segment Vision
Added to Korthos
FundingElectric Sheep Robotics

Electric Sheep Robotics raises USD 21.5 million Series A

Consumer

· funding · Electric Sheep Robotics · Consumer

Evidence notes
  • Tiger Global led the USD 21.5 million Series A financing.
  • Foundation Capital, grep-vc, Signia Venture Partners and earlier individual investors also participated.
  • The company paired the financing with general availability of its Dexter autonomous-mowing system.
Date
Event type Funding
Segment Consumer
Added to Korthos
FundingWandelbots

Wandelbots raises $84M Series C

Development Platform

· funding · Wandelbots · Development Platform

Evidence notes
  • Insight Partners led the Series C round.
  • The platform targets manufacturer-agnostic robot programming and application development.
  • The funding increased Wandelbots total funding to more than $123 million.
Date
Company Wandelbots
Event type Funding
Segment Development Platform
Added to Korthos
FundingFormic

Formic raises USD 27M Series A for robotics-as-a-service

Manufacturing

· funding · Formic · Manufacturing

Evidence notes
  • Lux Capital led the financing.
  • Formic supplies manufacturers with robotic automation through a usage-based service model.
  • The capital supports commercial automation and autonomous-system workflows as Formic moves toward broader commercial use. for named customers, products or deployments.
Date
Company Formic
Event type Funding
Segment Manufacturing
Added to Korthos
RegulatoryPercepto

Delek US gains BVLOS refinery approval using Percepto AIM

Inspection

· regulatory · Percepto · Inspection

Evidence notes
  • The approval covered Percepto drone operations at Delek refinery sites.
  • The program enabled autonomous refinery inspections with drone-in-a-box systems.
  • The approval supports Delek US gains BVLOS refinery approval using Percepto AIM's path toward fielded use in unmanned aircraft, air mobility or counter-drone operations.
Date
Company Percepto
Event type Regulatory
Segment Inspection
Added to Korthos
FundingStarship Technologies

Starship Technologies receives EUR 50M EIB financing

Delivery

· funding · Starship Technologies · Delivery

Evidence notes
  • The financing supported fleet expansion and development of autonomous delivery operations.
  • The EIB backing targeted Starship sidewalk delivery robots in European and U.S. markets.
  • The capital supports commercial automation and autonomous-system workflows as Starship Technologies moves toward broader commercial use.
Date
Event type Funding
Segment Delivery
Added to Korthos
PartnershipOrbit Fab

Orbit Fab and Phase Four sign in-orbit refueling memorandum

Space

· partnership · Orbit Fab · Space

Evidence notes
  • The companies will evaluate refueling with xenon and the advanced propellant ASCENT.
  • The work pairs Orbit Fab's RAFTI interface with Phase Four's propellant-agnostic RF Thruster architecture.
  • The memorandum is intended to give future Maxwell customers an option to extend mission life through on-orbit refueling.
Date
Company Orbit Fab
Event type Partnership
Segment Space
Added to Korthos
FundingWandercraft

Wandercraft closes $45M Series C

Exoskeleton

· funding · Wandercraft · Exoskeleton

Evidence notes
  • Quadrant Management led the round, with existing investor Bpifrance also participating.
  • Wandercraft allocated the capital to U.S. expansion and continued development of its self-balancing mobility systems.
  • The later 2025 Wandercraft Series D announcement independently identifies the preceding Series C as $45 million.
Date
Company Wandercraft
Event type Funding
Segment Exoskeleton
Added to Korthos
FundingParallel Systems

Parallel Systems raises USD 49.55M Series A for autonomous rail vehicles

Logistics

· funding · Parallel Systems · Logistics

Evidence notes
  • The Series A round totaled USD 49.55 million.
  • Parallel came out of stealth with autonomous battery-electric rail vehicles.
  • Funding supported vehicle development, testing programs, and team growth.
Date
Event type Funding
Segment Logistics
Added to Korthos
FundingSEER Robotics

SEER Robotics closes CNY116.67M Series B at CNY2.4000B post-money valuation

Industrial

· funding · SEER Robotics · Industrial

Evidence notes
  • Primary subscriptions totaled CNY116.67 million; disclosed secondary transfers are excluded.
  • The issuer prospectus states the exact pre-money and post-money valuation.
  • Investors: Nanjing SAIF, Jiaxing Tengyuan, SAIF Yi'an, SAIF Yulin, Hangzhou Haolan, Tianjin Dehui
Date
Event type Funding
Segment Industrial
Added to Korthos
Commercial OrderROCKETSOLUTION

isklad selects RSX1-Micro for Slovak fulfilment centre

Warehouse Logistics

· commercial order · ROCKETSOLUTION · Warehouse Logistics

Evidence notes
  • The RSX1-Micro scope covers inbound flow, storage, order picking and packaging in one automated system.
  • The installation uses RS-Rack, RS-Shuttle, RS-Lift and RS-Software components for containers and trays.
  • isklad selected the system to expand storage capacity within the existing footprint and support fluctuating e-commerce demand.
Date
Event type Commercial Order
Segment Warehouse Logistics
Added to Korthos
Production Milestone3DEO

3DEO reports record 2021 manufacturing scale-up

Manufacturing

· production milestone · 3DEO · Manufacturing

Evidence notes
  • The company said headcount grew 91% in 2021, including 33 engineers.
  • 3DEO cited more than 20 patents granted or pending across 3D printing, robotics, software and automation.
Date
Company 3DEO
Event type Production Milestone
Segment Manufacturing
Added to Korthos
FundingAigen

Aigen raises $4M seed round for solar-powered farm robots

Agriculture

· funding · Aigen · Agriculture

Evidence notes
  • Aigen raised a $4 million seed round to build a scalable solar-powered robotics platform for agriculture.
  • NEA led the seed round, with AgFunder, Global Founders Capital and ReGen Ventures participating.
  • The company focused the capital on soil-regeneration robotics and chemical-free plant management.
Date
Company Aigen
Event type Funding
Segment Agriculture
Added to Korthos
AcquisitionAddverb

Reliance Retail acquires majority stake in Addverb

Warehouse Logistics

· acquisition · Addverb · Warehouse Logistics

Evidence notes
  • Addverb said it would continue to operate independently after the Reliance transaction.
  • The funding supported overseas expansion and a major robot manufacturing facility in Noida.
  • The companies also planned collaboration around 5G robotics, battery systems and carbon-fiber robot structures.
Date
Company Addverb
Event type Acquisition
Segment Warehouse Logistics
Added to Korthos
FundingLDROBOT

LDROBOT closes CNY300M Series C at approximately CNY2.800B post-money

Perception

· funding · LDROBOT · Perception

Evidence notes
  • The issuer prospectus directly reports the primary subscription amount, new registered capital and post-round registered capital.
  • Post-money is derived as consideration divided by the subscribed fraction of post-round registered capital and rounded to the intended round valuation.
  • Investors: Yuanjing SME, Yuanjing Dingheng, Lianjin Innovation, Zhuhai Huaye, Wuhan Yuanxia, Hainan Houpu Digital, Gongchuang Zhuoxin
Date
Company LDROBOT
Event type Funding
Segment Perception
Added to Korthos
DeploymentGeek+

Geek+ and Comix launch enterprise robot-fleet warehouse system

Warehouse Logistics

· deployment · Geek+ · Warehouse Logistics

Evidence notes
  • The configuration combined RoboShuttle storage with P40 tote-carrying robots.
  • Warehouse-space utilisation increased by 40% after the Comix launch.
  • Comix also recorded 50% higher picking efficiency and 99.99% accuracy.
Date
Company Geek+
Event type Deployment
Segment Warehouse Logistics
Added to Korthos
FundingExotec

Exotec closes $335M Series D at $2B valuation

Warehouse Logistics

· funding · Exotec · Warehouse Logistics

Evidence notes
  • Goldman Sachs Asset Management led the Series D; 83North and Dell Technologies Capital made follow-on investments.
  • Exotec planned large-scale deployments across North America, Europe and Asia.
  • The company planned to hire 500 R&D engineers by 2025.
Date
Company Exotec
Event type Funding
Segment Warehouse Logistics
Added to Korthos
DeploymentUniwelco

CATEK adds second Uniwelco welding robot after four days

Industrial

· deployment · Uniwelco · Industrial

Evidence notes
  • CATEK bought a second welding robot after the first RBCobot had operated for four days.
  • The replacement arrived the following Tuesday and entered service without a lengthy integration cycle.
  • Easy programming let staff move different tasks onto cobots and insource previously outsourced welding work.
Date
Company Uniwelco
Event type Deployment
Segment Industrial
Added to Korthos
AcquisitionMisty Robotics

Furhat Robotics acquires Misty Robotics

Development Platform

· acquisition · Misty Robotics · Development Platform

Evidence notes
  • The companies did not disclose the acquisition price.
  • Furhat said eight senior Misty employees would join the combined organisation while Colorado became its U.S. base.
  • The buyer planned to combine Furhat social-robotics software with Misty hardware and continue supporting the Misty product line.
Date
Event type Acquisition
Segment Development Platform
Added to Korthos
FundingMech-Mind Robotics

Mech-Mind completes Series C+ at CNY4.656B post-money valuation

Perception

· funding · Mech-Mind Robotics · Perception

Evidence notes
  • Series C+ closed with CNY656M of primary consideration at a CNY4.656B post-money valuation.
  • The final financing payment settled on 2022-01-14.
  • Named round investors: Zhuhai Jinguang, Beijing Kuxun Technology, Suzhou Yuanming, Hanchen, Coatue
Date
Event type Funding
Segment Perception
Added to Korthos
FundingSESTO Robotics

WTI, TRIVE and SEEDS Capital invest $5.7 million in SESTO

Warehouse Logistics

· funding · SESTO Robotics · Warehouse Logistics

Evidence notes
  • The financing totalled $5.7 million.
  • WTI GmbH, TRIVE and Enterprise Singapore investment arm SEEDS Capital participated.
  • The company planned to accelerate product development and expansion in Europe and other markets.
Date
Event type Funding
Segment Warehouse Logistics
Added to Korthos
PartnershipGeek+

Geek+ and Körber implemented smart robotics for Ariat’s supply chain

Warehouse Logistics

· partnership · Geek+ · Warehouse Logistics

Evidence notes
  • The project applied mobile robots to Ariat warehouse workflows
  • Körber supplied systems-integration expertise for the implementation
  • The record is limited to the named Ariat project rather than a general supply agreement
Date
Company Geek+
Event type Partnership
Segment Warehouse Logistics
Added to Korthos
Product LaunchAutoStore

R5+ extends AutoStore’s cube-storage robot family

Warehouse Logistics

· product launch · AutoStore · Warehouse Logistics

Evidence notes
  • The R5+ joined AutoStore’s R5 robot family.
  • It brought a high-bin capability previously associated with the B1 robot to the R5 platform.
  • AutoStore announced the product in Norway on 13 January 2022.
Date
Company AutoStore
Event type Product Launch
Segment Warehouse Logistics
Added to Korthos
Product LaunchEMAX

EMAX Tinyhawk III updates its beginner ready-to-fly FPV kit

Aerial

· product launch · EMAX · Aerial

Evidence notes
  • The 75 mm aircraft combined an F4 flight controller, 5 A four-in-one ESC, RunCam Nano 4 camera and 200 mW video transmitter.
  • The bundle added redesigned E8 radio controls and Transporter 2 goggles with a detachable display.
  • Three preconfigured flight modes provided beginner, intermediate and advanced control settings.
Date
Company EMAX
Event type Product Launch
Segment Aerial
Added to Korthos
DemonstrationAdvanced Navigation

Cordel integrated Advanced Navigation inertial navigation with lidar for railway-corridor surveying

Sensors

· demonstration · Advanced Navigation · Sensors

Evidence notes
  • Cordel paired inertial navigation with lidar for rail-corridor data collection
  • The configuration supported useful point clouds where satellite reception degraded
  • The work documents an operating survey configuration rather than standard product fit
Date
Event type Demonstration
Segment Sensors
Added to Korthos
Facility OpeningHai Robotics

Hai Robotics Launches Innovative Demo Center in Silicon Valley

Warehouse Logistics

· facility opening · Hai Robotics · Warehouse Logistics

Evidence notes
  • The live robotics demo site features four types of ACR robots, three types of picking workstations, and a comprehensive HaiQ software and intelligent algorithm platform.
  • The headquarters and Demo Centers of Hai Robotics U.S.A. are located in Silicon Valley, California.
  • The HaiPick ACR system, independently developed in 2015, is the world's first of its kind.
Date
Company Hai Robotics
Event type Facility Opening
Segment Warehouse Logistics
Added to Korthos
DeploymentForwardX Robotics

Sichuan Cancer Hospital uses eight ForwardX Flex AMRs for internal logistics

Warehouse Logistics

· deployment · ForwardX Robotics · Warehouse Logistics

Evidence notes
  • The robots operate across a ten-storey inpatient building.
  • The fleet uses elevators to complete tasks assigned by the robot-control system.
  • ForwardX reports zero delivery errors for the hospital workflow.
Date
Event type Deployment
Segment Warehouse Logistics
Added to Korthos
Product LaunchAdvanced Aircraft Company

Advanced Aircraft Company launches HAMR hybrid UAS

Aerial

· product launch · Advanced Aircraft Company · Aerial

Evidence notes
  • HAMR combines a multi-rotor airframe with computer-controlled hybrid gas-electric propulsion.
  • Onboard batteries provide redundant landing power if the combustion engine fails.
  • The launch moved AAC from aircraft development into commercial availability for long-endurance unmanned missions.
Date
Event type Product Launch
Segment Aerial
Added to Korthos
Commercial OrderOrbit Fab

Astroscale signs first commercial on-orbit fuel purchase with Orbit Fab

Space

· commercial order · Orbit Fab · Space

Evidence notes
  • The agreement covers up to 1,000 kilograms of xenon for Astroscale's LEXI servicer fleet.
  • LEXI was designed to integrate Orbit Fab's RAFTI interface and receive fuel from a GEO shuttle.
  • The signed take-or-pay contract was Orbit Fab's first commercial fuel-sale agreement.
Date
Company Orbit Fab
Event type Commercial Order
Segment Space
Added to Korthos
DeploymentAriat

Ariat deploys 88 Geek+ AMRs with Korber at Texas DC

Robotics

· deployment · Ariat

Evidence notes
  • The deployment used Geek+ MP1000 robots alongside Korber warehouse software and integration services.
  • The project targeted faster picking and replenishment workflows for Ariat's omnichannel distribution.
  • The deployment places Ariat's technology into warehouse automation and material-handling workflows beyond a lab-only setting.
Date
Company Ariat
Event type Deployment
Added to Korthos
PartnershipServe Robotics

Ouster and Serve Robotics Sign Multi-Year Strategic Agreement to Support Expansion of Autonomous Delivery Fleets

Delivery

· partnership · Serve Robotics · Delivery

Evidence notes
  • Ouster and Serve Robotics signed a multi-year strategic agreement for supply of Ouster digital lidar sensors.
  • Serve is using the sensors in sidewalk delivery robots to support expansion of autonomous fleet operations.
Date
Event type Partnership
Segment Delivery
Added to Korthos
AcquisitionMicrodrones

mdGroup acquires GeoCue alongside Microdrones

Aerial

· acquisition · Microdrones · Aerial

Evidence notes
  • GeoCue joined Microdrones as part of mdGroup aerial surveying portfolio.
  • The acquisition added U.S. LiDAR mapping hardware and processing software capabilities.
  • The acquisition reshaped the same aerial surveying group portfolio as Microdrones.
Date
Company Microdrones
Event type Acquisition
Segment Aerial
Added to Korthos
DeploymentGeek+

Bolloré Logistics deploys Geek+ AMRs in Australian luxury e-commerce warehouse

Warehouse Logistics

· deployment · Geek+ · Warehouse Logistics

Evidence notes
  • Bolloré Logistics was the named warehouse operator.
  • The AMR system was integrated into an operating warehouse in three months.
  • Reported throughput reached up to 8,000 orders per day after implementation.
Date
Company Geek+
Event type Deployment
Segment Warehouse Logistics
Added to Korthos
Product LaunchTDK

TDK launches ROS-ready RoboKit1 robotics development platform

Sensors

· product launch · TDK · Sensors

Evidence notes
  • The board integrates a six-axis IMU, barometric pressure sensor, four digital microphones, temperature sensor, motor controller and magnetometer.
  • Configured versions add an industrial IMU, ultrasonic time-of-flight sensors, a robotic chassis and a three-dimensional printed enclosure for a complete reference design.
  • TDK made RoboKit1 available as both a standalone development platform and a full robot reference design through worldwide distribution channels.
Date
Company TDK
Event type Product Launch
Segment Sensors
Added to Korthos
FundingDoosan Robotics

Doosan Robotics raises $33.7M and expands global cobot strategy

Industrial

· funding · Doosan Robotics · Industrial

Evidence notes
  • Doosan Robotics announced it raised $33.7M to expand global collaborative robot operations.
  • The company says proceeds support R&D, international subsidiaries, and commercialization of new cobot systems.
  • The financing supports continued product development, deployment scaling, and commercialization of the company's robotics platform.
Date
Event type Funding
Segment Industrial
Added to Korthos
FundingFormant

Formant closes $18M Series A for robot fleet software

Development Platform

· funding · Formant · Development Platform

Evidence notes
  • SignalFire led the round with participation from Hillsven, Pelion, Goodyear Ventures, Thursday Ventures, Ericsson, Picus Capital, and Holman Strategic Ventures.
  • Formant said the capital would support nationwide growth and serving robotics companies scaling fleets.
Date
Company Formant
Event type Funding
Segment Development Platform
Added to Korthos
Product LaunchQualcomm

Qualcomm launches Robotics RB6 Platform for edge AI robotics

AI Compute

· product launch · Qualcomm · AI Compute

Evidence notes
  • Qualcomm launched the Robotics RB6 Platform built on the Qualcomm QRB5165 processor for autonomous robots and drones.
  • The platform supports AI inference, computer vision, navigation and 5G connectivity for robotics developers.
  • The launch expanded Qualcomm's robotics hardware roadmap with a higher-end platform for connected autonomy.
Date
Company Qualcomm
Event type Product Launch
Segment AI Compute
Added to Korthos
FundingBlue Ocean Robotics

Blue Ocean Robotics secures DKK 335.25M convertible financing

Robotics

· funding · Blue Ocean Robotics

Evidence notes
  • Blue Ocean Robotics disclosed DKK 335.25 million from A.P. Møller Holding.
  • The issuer described the financing as a convertible loan that could be exchanged for ownership interests.
  • The Robot Report presented the round as approximately $51 million.
Date
Event type Funding
Added to Korthos
FundingStandard Robots

Standard Robots closes CNY150.00M Series Pre-C at CNY2.1000B post-money valuation

Warehouse Logistics

· funding · Standard Robots · Warehouse Logistics

Evidence notes
  • The issuer filing reports CNY150.00 million of new primary capital; separately listed secondary transfers are excluded.
  • Investors: Zhangjiagang Bohua Venture Investment, Golden Summer Holding, MPlus HK I, Beijing Qiji Chuangtan Zhiyuan, Suzhou Yuanming Venture Investment Center
Date
Event type Funding
Segment Warehouse Logistics
Added to Korthos
PartnershipHesai Technology

Hesai and Lumentum Partner on Next-Generation Lidar Solutions

Perception

· partnership · Hesai Technology · Perception

Evidence notes
  • The technical configuration includes laser components and lidar technology.
  • The work is scoped to next-generation lidar solutions.
  • The announcement identifies a named and bounded programme or configuration.
Date
Event type Partnership
Segment Perception
Added to Korthos
Market SignalAutonomous Flight

Autonomous Flight announces Y6S Plus order-book opening

Aerial

· market signal · Autonomous Flight · Aerial

Evidence notes
  • Autonomous Flight opened the order book for its six-seat battery-electric Y6S Plus concept.
  • The aircraft was presented with a 125 mph target speed and an 80-mile target range.
  • The company targeted initial assembly in 2023 and customer deliveries from 2024.
Date
Event type Market Signal
Segment Aerial
Added to Korthos
FundingLabrador Systems

Amazon Alexa Fund and iRobot Ventures return in $3.1 million Labrador round

Healthcare

· funding · Labrador Systems · Healthcare

Evidence notes
  • The additional seed financing totalled $3.1 million.
  • Amazon Alexa Fund and iRobot Ventures returned alongside new investors including SOSV's HAX and Grep VC.
  • The round supported engineering, production preparation and pilot programmes.
Date
Event type Funding
Segment Healthcare
Added to Korthos