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2015-07-16 · product launch · Canon Machine Vision Vision
Evidence notes The RV-Series combines a sensor, pattern projector and 3D recognition software for industrial robot guidance. Canon said the systems would be available from 1 October 2015 and could recognize randomly piled parts for robotic feeding applications. Date 2015-07-16
Event type Product Launch
Segment Vision
Added to Korthos 2026-07-04
2015-06-11 · market signal · Inform Storage Logistics
Evidence notes Trading began on June 11, 2015. The listing established Inform Storage as a public warehouse-equipment and automation company. The company later became state-controlled in 2020 while retaining its listed operating identity. Date 2015-06-11
Event type Market Signal
Segment Logistics
Added to Korthos 2026-08-26
2015-06-11 · acquisition · Universal Robots Industrial
Evidence notes Teradyne acquired all outstanding equity of Universal Robots on June 11, 2015. The filed acquisition-date purchase price was $315.437 million: $283.8 million cash plus $31.6 million of contingent consideration at initial fair value. A separately disclosed maximum earnout of $65 million was not included in the filed acquisition-date purchase price. Date 2015-06-11
Event type Acquisition
Segment Industrial
Added to Korthos 2026-08-23
2015-05-19 · product launch · Blighter Surveillance Systems Perception
Evidence notes Blighter supplied the electronic-scanning radar detection layer. Chess Dynamics supplied electro-optical tracking and Enterprise Control Systems supplied directional RF inhibition. The integrated system targeted detection, tracking and disruption of small unmanned aircraft. Date 2015-05-19
Event type Product Launch
Segment Perception
Added to Korthos 2026-07-14
2015-05-18 · acquisition · Teradyne Industrial
Evidence notes Teradyne to acquire Universal Robots for $285M plus $65M based on performance targets through 2018. Universal Robots sold over 4,000 collaborative robots, leading a $100M market growing over 50% annually. Teradyne is an industrial technology company with robotics exposure through Universal Robots and Mobile Industrial Robots, alongside automated test equipment. Date 2015-05-18
Event type Acquisition
Segment Industrial
Added to Korthos 2026-02-18
2015-05-08 Acquisition Tesla Automotive 2015-05-08 · acquisition · Tesla Automotive
Evidence notes Tesla's Riviera Tool acquisition gave the company an operational foothold in Michigan through a tooling supplier transaction. The deal expanded in-house manufacturing tooling and production engineering capability to support factory scale-up. Tesla is an automotive and AI company developing Optimus, a general-purpose humanoid built on its autonomy, battery, and vertically integrated manufacturing stack. Date 2015-05-08
Event type Acquisition
Segment Automotive
Added to Korthos 2026-02-14
2015-04-23 · funding · Dash Robotics Consumer
Evidence notes IronFire Capital led the seed round for the maker of foldable, animal-inspired robots. Dash planned to use the capital for a consumer-market launch and an education pilot programme. The financing followed a 2014 beta robot-kit crowdfunding campaign that sold out in less than two weeks. Date 2015-04-23
Event type Funding
Segment Consumer
Added to Korthos 2026-07-18
2015-04-21 · award · OpiFlex Industrial
Evidence notes The award was presented in Brussels on 16 April 2015. The jury selected OpiFlex as the Most Disruptive Innovation. The cited innovation was a mobile industrial robot platform designed to move between machines. Date 2015-04-21
Event type Award
Segment Industrial
Added to Korthos 2026-07-26
2015-04-19 Demonstration XOAR Propulsion Components 2015-04-19 · demonstration · XOAR Propulsion Components
Evidence notes XOAR was one of 428 exhibitors at the China International Modern Agricultural Exhibition. Its display focused on aviation systems for agricultural UAVs, drones and multicopters. The showcased configurations targeted heavy-payload agricultural work. Date 2015-04-19
Event type Demonstration
Segment Propulsion Components
Added to Korthos 2026-07-17
2015-04-16 Demonstration NSK Motion Components 2015-04-16 · demonstration · NSK Motion Components
Evidence notes The autonomous guide robot operated under conditions close to actual use with visually impaired participants and rehabilitation staff. NSK validated indoor navigation, obstacle avoidance, voice guidance and safer user-controlled speed and stopping. The revised robot added multi-floor localization, elevator use and longer battery endurance ahead of planned practical application. Date 2015-04-16
Event type Demonstration
Segment Motion Components
Added to Korthos 2026-07-16
2015-04-14 · demonstration · Moley Robotics Service
Evidence notes Moley unveiled its proof-of-concept robotic chef at Hannover Messe in April 2015. Two robotic arms reproduced chef Tim Anderson's captured movements to prepare crab bisque. Shadow Robot developed the prototype hands with twenty motors, twenty-four joints, and 129 sensors. Date 2015-04-14
Event type Demonstration
Segment Service
Added to Korthos 2026-07-19
2015-04-13 · product launch · 3D Robotics Aerial
Evidence notes Solo paired Linux computers in the aircraft and controller with automated Smart Shot flight modes. The drone streamed video from compatible GoPro cameras to a phone or tablet. A dedicated accessory bay and developer tools made Solo an extensible flight platform. Date 2015-04-13
Event type Product Launch
Segment Aerial
Added to Korthos 2026-07-17
2015-04-13 Product Launch ABB Industrial 2015-04-13 · product launch · ABB Industrial
Evidence notes ABB introduced YuMi (IRB 14000), a dual-arm collaborative robot designed for small-parts assembly and safe human-robot workcells. YuMi combines force-sensitive safety behavior, vision-assisted handling, and lead-through programming to speed flexible production setup. Date 2015-04-13
Event type Product Launch
Segment Industrial
Added to Korthos 2026-02-14
2015-03-25 Partnership KUKA Industrial 2015-03-25 · partnership · KUKA Industrial
Evidence notes KUKA secured an order for 2,500 KR QUANTEC robots from BMW for body-in-white production, starting in Q1 2015. The contract includes KR C4 controllers and KR FORTEC heavy-duty robots, with deliveries over two years. Date 2015-03-25
Event type Partnership
Segment Industrial
Added to Korthos 2026-02-14
2015-03-19 Product Launch KUKA Industrial 2015-03-19 · product launch · KUKA Industrial
Evidence notes KUKA Robotics introduced the LBR iiwa, a collaborative robot, at Automate 2015 in Chicago, booth 840. The LBR iiwa features a payload capacity of 7 kg and is designed for sensitive assembly tasks in various industries. Date 2015-03-19
Event type Product Launch
Segment Industrial
Added to Korthos 2026-02-14
2015-02-26 · funding · 3D Robotics Aerial
Evidence notes Qualcomm Ventures led the $50 million financing round. The round brought 3DR's disclosed capital raised to about $85 million. The companies also planned to collaborate around Qualcomm mobile technologies for drones. Date 2015-02-26
Event type Funding
Segment Aerial
Added to Korthos 2026-07-17
2015-02-17 · regulatory · Lixing Steel Ball Motion Components
Evidence notes Lixing Steel Ball completed its IPO on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange with 28 million newly issued A-shares. The company later disclosed gross proceeds of RMB 255.64 million and net proceeds of RMB 228.7262 million from the offering. The financing supported expansion of high-grade precision steel-ball capacity and a new rolling-element technology research center. Date 2015-02-17
Event type Regulatory
Segment Motion Components
Added to Korthos 2026-04-05
2015-02-10 · product launch · Deep Trekker Maritime
Evidence notes DTX2 combined four vectored thrusters with Deep Trekker’s pitch mechanism for lateral and vertical manoeuvring. The vehicle was rated to 1,000 ft and produced more than 28 lb of total thrust. Optional integrations included sonar, USBL positioning, ultrasonic thickness measurement and a rotating grabber. Date 2015-02-10
Event type Product Launch
Segment Maritime
Added to Korthos 2026-08-23
2015-01-14 · deployment · Harvest Automation Agriculture
Evidence notes Most customers began with fleets of four robots priced at about USD 30,000 per unit. The systems automated plant-spacing work that represented a significant share of grower labour costs. The customer base demonstrated commercial use of Harvest's human-compatible mobile robots beyond prototype field trials. Date 2015-01-14
Event type Deployment
Segment Agriculture
Added to Korthos 2026-07-18
2015-01-12 Company Formation Automata Lab Automation 2015-01-12 · company formation · Automata Lab Automation
Evidence notes UK Companies House records Automata Technologies Limited as incorporated on 12 January 2015. Automata identifies Mostafa ElSayed and Suryansh Chandra as the two co-founders. The company began with affordable robotic arms before narrowing its focus to integrated life-sciences lab automation. Date 2015-01-12
Event type Company Formation
Segment Lab Automation
Added to Korthos 2026-03-01
2015-01-01 Product Launch FIPA End Effectors 2015-01-01 · product launch · FIPA End Effectors
Evidence notes FIPA introduced its crane and lifting systems range in 2015. The expansion complemented robot grippers with ergonomic handling equipment for manually guided loads. It broadened FIPA coverage from automated end-of-arm tooling into adjacent industrial lifting workflows. Date 2015-01-01
Event type Product Launch
Segment End Effectors
Added to Korthos 2026-07-18
2015-01-01 · facility opening · AKINROBOTICS Humanoid
Evidence notes Turkish coverage describes the Konya facility as Türkiye’s first humanoid robot factory. Production activity and R&D work were combined in the dedicated robotics site. The event adds a concrete robotics milestone in human-assistive, manipulation or human-machine interaction workflows. Date 2015-01-01
Event type Facility Opening
Segment Humanoid
Added to Korthos 2026-06-28
2015-01-01 Company Formation YDLIDAR Perception 2015-01-01 · company formation · YDLIDAR Perception
Evidence notes The company’s R&D headquarters is in Shenzhen, with a smart factory in Dongguan and a research institute in Wuhan. Its YDLIDAR brand covers both triangulation and time-of-flight lidar families. EAI reports nearly 240 core smart-sensor and robotics patents and customers in 40 countries and regions. Date 2015-01-01
Event type Company Formation
Segment Perception
Added to Korthos 2026-06-12
2015-01-01 Partnership CUAV Avionics 2015-01-01 · partnership · CUAV Avionics
Evidence notes CUAV formed partnerships with the ArduPilot and PX4 open-source platforms in the same year. The company established an independent R&D team and shifted toward combined software-and-hardware development. CUAV also launched its Pixhack V3 open-source controller in 2015. Date 2015-01-01
Event type Partnership
Segment Avionics
Added to Korthos 2026-06-12
2015-01-01 · org change · KAWADA Robotics Corporation Industrial
Evidence notes Kawada Robotics took over robot manufacturing and sales operations from Kawada Industries in 2015. The transfer consolidated the NEXTAGE robotics business in the dedicated robotics company. Date 2015-01-01
Event type Org Change
Segment Industrial
Added to Korthos 2026-03-21
2015-01-01 · org change · Agility Robotics Humanoid
Evidence notes Agility Robotics was founded as a spinout from Oregon State University, building on research in dynamic legged locomotion. The company initially focused on Cassie, a bipedal research robot, before developing the commercial Digit platform. Date 2015-01-01
Event type Org Change
Segment Humanoid
Added to Korthos 2026-02-19
2014-12-29 Funding Xiaomi Consumer 2014-12-29 · funding · Xiaomi Consumer
Evidence notes All-Stars Investment led the round. DST Global, Hopu Investment Management, Yunfeng Capital and GIC participated. The financing came before Xiaomi's public listing and funded expansion of its consumer-technology platform. Date 2014-12-29
Event type Funding
Segment Consumer
Added to Korthos 2026-07-23
2014-12-15 · award · VIPA ControlsAmerica Electronics
Evidence notes Design News named VIPA's SLIO PLC a Golden Mousetrap finalist in controllers. The award program recognized products advancing North American design, engineering and manufacturing. Organizer UBM Canon announced finalists before the February 2015 Anaheim awards ceremony. Date 2014-12-15
Event type Award
Segment Electronics
Added to Korthos 2026-07-19
2014-12-01 · deployment · Amazon Robotics Warehouse Logistics
Evidence notes The operating fleet spanned ten U.S. fulfillment centers during the holiday peak. Low-profile drive units moved beneath inventory pods, lifted them, and brought the pods to employees at picking and stowing stations. Amazon linked the system to higher-density, lower-cost stowing and retrieval in its eighth-generation fulfillment-center design. Date 2014-12-01
Event type Deployment
Segment Warehouse Logistics
Added to Korthos 2026-05-29
2014-11-20 Partnership XOAR Propulsion Components 2014-11-20 · partnership · XOAR Propulsion Components
Evidence notes 7LineMedia brought aerial cinematography experience across feature films, television and sports productions. The collaboration connected XOAR propulsion hardware with professional UAV filming workflows. Johnny Beavers also operated Drone Cowboys and produced aerial media for major broadcasters and studios. Date 2014-11-20
Event type Partnership
Segment Propulsion Components
Added to Korthos 2026-07-17
2014-11-18 · research publication · DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics Industrial
Evidence notes DLR published an overview of TORO at the 2014 IEEE-RAS International Conference on Humanoid Robots. The paper describes TORO's mechanical design, sensors, electronics, computer hardware, walking strategy, and multi-contact balancing approach. The paper gives TORO a technical baseline for torque-controlled humanoid design, walking, and multi-contact balance. Date 2014-11-18
Event type Research Publication
Segment Industrial
Added to Korthos 2026-05-20
2014-11-06 · org change · PNI Sensor Sensors
Evidence notes The restructuring created PNI Sensor Corp. and Precision Navigation Corp. as separate companies. The announcement positioned PNI around magnetic sensing, sensor fusion and indoor positioning for consumer, industrial and military markets. Date 2014-11-06
Event type Org Change
Segment Sensors
Added to Korthos 2026-06-14
2014-10-30 · funding · UBTECH Robotics Humanoid
Evidence notes Four primary subscription closings between October 2013 and October 2014 totaled CNY20.59 million. Participants included Leaguer Huarui, Zhengxuan Investment and Zhao Guoqun. The final Pre-A closing implied a CNY154 million valuation. Date 2014-10-30
Event type Funding
Segment Humanoid
Added to Korthos 2026-08-30
2014-10-13 · partnership · 3D Robotics Aerial
Evidence notes Dronecode brought the APM/ArduPilot and PX4 projects into a shared open-source governance structure. 3D Robotics joined Baidu, Intel, Qualcomm, Yuneec and other companies as founding members. The project launched with more than 1,200 developers working across its codebase. Date 2014-10-13
Event type Partnership
Segment Aerial
Added to Korthos 2026-07-17
2014-09-23 Demonstration KUKA Industrial 2014-09-23 · demonstration · KUKA Industrial
Evidence notes KUKA Roboter GmbH presented its KUKA omniMove transport vehicle at InnoTrans 2014 in Berlin. The omniMove demonstrated its ability to move heavy loads in tight spaces, suitable for train production and maintenance. The vehicle showcased its omnidirectional maneuverability and potential for full automation with intelligent navigation. Date 2014-09-23
Event type Demonstration
Segment Industrial
Added to Korthos 2026-03-02
2014-09-17 · acquisition · Cencorp Automation Industrial
Evidence notes Chinese investors acquired the automation business from listed Cencorp Oyj in 2014. The acquired operations were reorganised as Cencorp Automation Oy, a private business dedicated to production automation. Cencorp records September 17, 2014 as the rebirth date of the current legal operating company. Date 2014-09-17
Event type Acquisition
Segment Industrial
Added to Korthos 2026-07-18
2014-09-09 · partnership · Simplimatic Automation Manufacturing
Evidence notes The September 9, 2014 agreement expanded Simplimatic offerings to include FANUC industrial robots. Simplimatic combined its electronics and semiconductor integration experience with FANUC robotics expertise. The partners targeted modular material-handling and back-end assembly systems for manufacturers reshoring production. Date 2014-09-09
Event type Partnership
Segment Manufacturing
Added to Korthos 2026-07-17
2014-09-01 · research publication · Liquid Robotics Maritime
Evidence notes The IROS 2014 paper models Wave Glider speed prediction from wave-model data. The method targets route and mission planning for a wave-powered autonomous surface vehicle whose speed changes with sea-state conditions. Wave Glider SV3 is the evaluated operating platform, linking the prediction method to real autonomous-surface-vessel planning. Date 2014-09-01
Event type Research Publication
Segment Maritime
Added to Korthos 2026-06-28
2014-08-25 · funding · Yunji Technology (云迹科技) Service
Evidence notes Primary subscriptions totaled CNY7.50 million; disclosed secondary transfers are excluded. The issuer prospectus states the exact pre-money and post-money valuation. Investors: Anhui Artificial Intelligence Company, Beijing Onion Date 2014-08-25
Event type Funding
Segment Service
Added to Korthos 2026-08-30
2014-08-21 · funding · Swift Navigation Localization
Evidence notes First Round Capital led the completed $2.6 million seed financing. Fall Line Capital, Felicis Ventures, Kal Vepuri, Lemnos Labs, Qualcomm Ventures and VegasTechFund participated. The capital supported precise positioning for drones, construction and autonomous machinery. Date 2014-08-21
Event type Funding
Segment Localization
Added to Korthos 2026-08-23
2014-08-12 · product launch · Blue Robotics Subsystems
Evidence notes The T100 was described as an underwater electric motor and propeller for marine robotics. Blue Robotics positioned the Kickstarter as a way to lower thruster cost from legacy commercial alternatives. The Kickstarter went live on August 12, 2014. Date 2014-08-12
Event type Product Launch
Segment Subsystems
Added to Korthos 2026-06-12
2014-07-01 · acquisition · ElectroCraft Actuation
Evidence notes Hansen added DC motors, synchronous motors, AC timing motors and related motion products to ElectroCraft. The acquisition broadened ElectroCraft fractional and sub-fractional motor capacity for automation and motion-control markets. Date 2014-07-01
Event type Acquisition
Segment Actuation
Added to Korthos 2026-06-15
2014-06-26 · product launch · Jan De Coster / Slightly Overdone Service
Evidence notes Brightfish asked De Coster to build Steve after the character concept emerged in spring 2013. The finished robot was designed as an event host that could move through venues and conduct operator-mediated conversations. Brightfish planned to deploy Steve in Belgian cinema campaigns during 2015, tying the commission to a defined public-facing role. Date 2014-06-26
Event type Product Launch
Segment Service
Added to Korthos 2026-07-19
2014-04-08 Acquisition Schaft Humanoid 2014-04-08 · acquisition · Schaft Humanoid
Evidence notes DARPA's April 8 update confirmed that Google had recently acquired Schaft. The exact acquisition closing date and transaction value were not publicly disclosed. Schaft simultaneously moved from DARPA-funded Track A to the self-funded Track D. Date 2014-04-08
Event type Acquisition
Segment Humanoid
Added to Korthos 2026-07-19
2014-03-05 Market Signal UFACTORY Industrial 2014-03-05 · market signal · UFACTORY Industrial
Evidence notes Wired profiled UFACTORY's Shenzhen team and its open uArm robotic arm project. The article named Evan Deng and Eric Wang among the project team members. The project positioned uArm as a low-cost developer and education robot arm. Date 2014-03-05
Event type Market Signal
Segment Industrial
Added to Korthos 2026-06-13
2014-03-01 · research publication · Rainbow Robotics Industrial
Evidence notes The paper “Improvement Trend of a Humanoid Robot Platform HUBO2+” was published on March 1, 2014. The paper reviews improvement trends for the HUBO2+ humanoid robot platform. The study’s named evaluation platform is HUBO2 from Rainbow Robotics. Date 2014-03-01
Event type Research Publication
Segment Industrial
Added to Korthos 2026-06-27
2014-01-14 Deployment Aethon Healthcare 2014-01-14 · deployment · Aethon Healthcare
Evidence notes The sites went live on Aethon's hospital intralogistics platform for internal material movement. Aethon said more than 400 TUG robots were making over 50,000 deliveries each week across U.S. hospitals. The deployment places Aethon installs TUG robots at 21 hospitals in 2013's technology into warehouse automation and material-handling workflows beyond a lab-only setting. Date 2014-01-14
Event type Deployment
Segment Healthcare
Added to Korthos 2026-07-05
2014-01-01 · deployment · Universal Robots Industrial
Evidence notes The UR10 handled cartons on the vanilla-cream line at Kumla. The cell automated a repetitive packing workflow. The case study reported a six-month return on investment. Date 2014-01-01
Event type Deployment
Segment Industrial
Added to Korthos 2026-08-24
2014-01-01 Company Formation Foxeer Perception 2014-01-01 · company formation · Foxeer Perception
Evidence notes Foxeer records 2014 as its establishment year and Shenzhen as its headquarters. The company developed FPV cameras, video links, antennas, flight controllers, electronic speed controllers and motors. A factory exceeding 5,000 square metres and a global dealer network support its component-supply model. Date 2014-01-01
Event type Company Formation
Segment Perception
Added to Korthos 2026-07-18
2014-01-01 · company formation · HEBI Robotics Actuation
Evidence notes HEBI Robotics says it was founded in 2014. The company describes itself as a spinout of Carnegie Mellon University's Biorobotics Lab. HEBI Robotics is a Pittsburgh-based robotics company focused on modular actuation hardware, motion-control software, and robot development systems. Date 2014-01-01
Event type Company Formation
Segment Actuation
Added to Korthos 2026-03-24
2013-12-21 · award · Schaft Humanoid
Evidence notes S-One finished first after the two-day DARPA Robotics Challenge Trials concluded. Eight physical tasks tested robot hardware, software, mobility, manipulation, dexterity, perception, and control. DARPA recorded Schaft as the trials' highest-scoring team before the 2015 finals. Date 2013-12-21
Event type Award
Segment Humanoid
Added to Korthos 2026-07-19
2013-07-30 · commercial order · SuperDroid Robots Inspection
Evidence notes FDNY awarded SuperDroid Robots a contract to build a customized LT2-F public-safety robot after demonstrations and trials in New York. The completed robot returned to the NIST facility in Maryland for acceptance testing before delivery to FDNY on July 30, 2013. The case shows SuperDroid's custom tactical-robot work for fire, HAZMAT and homeland-security users. Date 2013-07-30
Event type Commercial Order
Segment Inspection
Added to Korthos 2026-05-02
2013-07-09 Partnership Kinova Industrial 2013-07-09 · partnership · Kinova Industrial
Evidence notes Clearpath Robotics partnered with Kinova as exclusive North American distributor of the JACO Robot Arm for research. The partnership brought ROS integration to JACO to support manipulation research. Clearpath positioned JACO as a manipulator upgrade for its Husky UGV and mobile manipulation research systems. Date 2013-07-09
Event type Partnership
Segment Industrial
Added to Korthos 2026-05-07
2013-06-26 · contract award · The Machine Lab Inspection
Evidence notes The U.S. Navy selected The Machine Lab MMP-30 robots for explosive ordnance disposal teams operating in Afghanistan. The small ground robots supported defense and public-safety inspection use cases. The award placed The Machine Lab robots into a named military EOD procurement context. Date 2013-06-26
Event type Contract Award
Segment Inspection
Added to Korthos 2026-06-15
2013-05-09 · product launch · Currawong Engineering Propulsion Components
Evidence notes Currawong Engineering released the Corvid-29 engine system on May 9, 2013. The engine sits within Currawong's UAV propulsion and engine-control supplier portfolio. The release provides a dated product milestone for compact propulsion systems used around unmanned aircraft. Date 2013-05-09
Event type Product Launch
Segment Propulsion Components
Added to Korthos 2026-06-15
2013-04-01 · company formation · KAWADA Robotics Corporation Industrial
Evidence notes The company was established by spinning out business and technology development functions from Kawada Industries' Robotics Division Became the dedicated robotics company within the Kawada group Date 2013-04-01
Event type Company Formation
Segment Industrial
Added to Korthos 2026-03-21
2013-01-01 Company Formation GIGAGER Motion Components 2013-01-01 · company formation · GIGAGER Motion Components
Evidence notes GIGA records the launch of its GIGA and G+ brands in 2013. The company established research and production operations in Taiwan, Shenzhen and Dongguan. G+, also marketed as GIGAGER, became the group brand for precision reducers and automation motion components. Date 2013-01-01
Event type Company Formation
Segment Motion Components
Added to Korthos 2026-07-18
2013-01-01 · facility opening · ASS Maschinenbau End Effectors
Evidence notes INDUS reporting records that ASS opened the facility in 2013 after planning the building around production efficiency and energy use. The site brought design, engineering and manufacturing of gripper components and automation systems together in Overath. ASS later used heat recovery, renewable energy and other site systems as the foundation of its certified climate-oriented production program. Date 2013-01-01
Event type Facility Opening
Segment End Effectors
Added to Korthos 2026-07-18
2013-01-01 · capability · Leaderdrive Motion Components
Evidence notes Official company history lists robotics-customer acceptance for Leaderdrive strain-wave gears in 2013. The same milestone records 14 standardized product series and annual sales volume of 3,000 pieces. The 2017 history milestone later records more than 100,000 harmonic reducers produced and sold. Date 2013-01-01
Event type Capability
Segment Motion Components
Added to Korthos 2026-07-02
2013-01-01 Company Formation RunCam Vision 2013-01-01 · company formation · RunCam Vision
Evidence notes RunCam was established in 2013 as a supplier of FPV camera and video products. Its product focus fits drone video, onboard imaging and FPV operator workflows. The founding milestone anchors RunCam in the drone imaging supply stack. Date 2013-01-01
Event type Company Formation
Segment Vision
Added to Korthos 2026-06-12
2013-01-01 · award · KAWADA Robotics Corporation Industrial
Evidence notes NEXTAGE received a Good Design Gold Award in 2013. The award recognised the industrial humanoid’s design for collaborative factory work. Date 2013-01-01
Event type Award
Segment Industrial
Added to Korthos 2026-03-21
2013-01-01 · product launch · KAWADA Robotics Corporation Industrial
Evidence notes Kawada's company history lists the announcement of NEXTAGE OPEN. The milestone positioned NEXTAGE as an open development platform for robot applications. Japanese robotics builder with a long-running humanoid research lineage and a commercial dual-arm industrial robot line. Date 2013-01-01
Event type Product Launch
Segment Industrial
Added to Korthos 2026-03-21
2012-11-01 Regulatory Accuray Healthcare 2012-11-01 · regulatory · Accuray Healthcare
Evidence notes The FDA clearance covered the CyberKnife M6 Series. The system added the InCise Multileaf Collimator to robotic radiosurgery workflows. Accuray said the clearance broadened CyberKnife treatment applications and improved efficiency. Date 2012-11-01
Event type Regulatory
Segment Healthcare
Added to Korthos 2026-06-18
2012-05-25 · company formation · Henggong Precision Motion Components
Evidence notes The original entity was Handan Henggong Metallurgical Machinery Co., Ltd. It was renamed Hebei Henggong Machinery Equipment Technology Co., Ltd. in December 2017. The business converted into the current joint-stock company in September 2020. Date 2012-05-25
Event type Company Formation
Segment Motion Components
Added to Korthos 2026-07-28
2012-05-01 · acquisition · Amazon Robotics Warehouse Logistics
Evidence notes Completion followed the signed acquisition agreement announced on 19 March 2012. The acquired Kiva operation became the foundation of Amazon Robotics. Date 2012-05-01
Event type Acquisition
Segment Warehouse Logistics
Added to Korthos 2026-07-27
2012-03-26 · product launch · Hirata Corporation Industrial
Evidence notes Hirata announced development of a SCARA robot for industrial applications. The company positioned the robot for high-speed, high-precision automation using its production-equipment know-how. The release added a direct robot product marker to Hirata's broader factory automation and production-system business. Date 2012-03-26
Event type Product Launch
Segment Industrial
Added to Korthos 2026-05-24
2012-03-19 · acquisition · Amazon Robotics Warehouse Logistics
Evidence notes Amazon signed an agreement to acquire all outstanding Kiva Systems shares for approximately $775 million in cash. The transaction remained subject to closing conditions and was expected to close in the second quarter of 2012. Kiva Systems was to retain its North Reading, Massachusetts headquarters following the acquisition. Date 2012-03-19
Event type Acquisition
Segment Warehouse Logistics
Added to Korthos 2026-07-27
2012-01-01 · research publication · Liquid Robotics Maritime
Evidence notes The IFAC Proceedings paper focuses on the communications architecture of the Liquid Robotics Wave Glider. The paper adds systems-level context for long-duration autonomous surface-vehicle operation and remote monitoring. This is product-bound research for Wave Glider platform infrastructure. Date 2012-01-01
Event type Research Publication
Segment Maritime
Added to Korthos 2026-06-28
2012-01-01 Company Formation Terabee Perception 2012-01-01 · company formation · Terabee Perception
Evidence notes Established in 2008 in Shenzhen. The company’s positioning portfolio covers UAV, autonomous-vehicle, survey and precision-agriculture applications. Date 2012-01-01
Event type Company Formation
Segment Perception
Added to Korthos 2026-06-15
2012-01-01 Company Formation HQProp Propulsion Components 2012-01-01 · company formation · HQProp Propulsion Components
Evidence notes The HQProp team was founded in 2012 as a propeller-focused drone-component supplier. HQProp's role is most specific in propellers for RC, FPV and multirotor applications. The founding milestone supports HQProp's positioning in the drone propulsion and component stack. Date 2012-01-01
Event type Company Formation
Segment Propulsion Components
Added to Korthos 2026-06-12
2012-01-01 Company Formation GEPRC Aerial 2012-01-01 · company formation · GEPRC Aerial
Evidence notes The 2012 establishment milestone anchors GEPRC as an FPV drone and component brand. Its catalog includes FPV aircraft, frames and drone electronics for hobby and professional users. The milestone anchors GEPRC's history across both drone components and finished FPV drones. Date 2012-01-01
Event type Company Formation
Segment Aerial
Added to Korthos 2026-06-12
2012-01-01 Product Launch Amass Electronics 2012-01-01 · product launch · Amass Electronics
Evidence notes Amass launched fire-proof connector products in 2012 and obtained national invention patents. The products extended Amass' connector work for lithium-battery and intelligent-equipment applications. The launch adds product-line context for Amass in the power-connector supply layer. Date 2012-01-01
Event type Product Launch
Segment Electronics
Added to Korthos 2026-06-12
2012-01-01 · award · KAWADA Robotics Corporation Industrial
Evidence notes A flexible automatic assembly line using NEXTAGE won a special prize in Japan’s Robot Award programme. The awarded system demonstrated human-compatible dual-arm automation in an assembly workflow. Date 2012-01-01
Event type Award
Segment Industrial
Added to Korthos 2026-03-21
2011-11-11 · funding · Harvest Automation Agriculture
Evidence notes The financing supported a company founded by robotics veterans to automate repetitive nursery and greenhouse material handling. Harvest was field-testing mobile robots at 11 nurseries when the financing was reported. The company planned to release its first commercial product in early 2012 after customer-backed prototype development. Date 2011-11-11
Event type Funding
Segment Agriculture
Added to Korthos 2026-07-18
2011-10-01 · research publication · Liquid Robotics Maritime
Evidence notes The Ocean Dynamics paper describes the Wave Glider as a platform for persistent ocean observation and research. It connects the vehicle architecture to long-duration sensing missions in marine environments. The event is product-bound to Wave Glider and not treated as a generic Liquid Robotics company milestone. Date 2011-10-01
Event type Research Publication
Segment Maritime
Added to Korthos 2026-06-28
2011-08-25 · production milestone · MetalCraft Marine Maritime
Evidence notes The final Kingston 30 in the eight-boat contract departed MetalCraft Marine's U.S. facility for Virginia. The vessels were commissioned to support Navy spill recovery, vessel support and salvage missions worldwide. The aluminum tow boats paired an Iveco NEF 450 engine with an UltraJet 305HT waterjet and achieved 3,800 pounds of bollard pull in sea trials. Date 2011-08-25
Event type Production Milestone
Segment Maritime
Added to Korthos 2026-07-18
2011-06-13 Acquisition Accuray Healthcare 2011-06-13 · acquisition · Accuray Healthcare
Evidence notes The transaction completed in June 2011 after the previously announced agreement. The combined installed base rose from 226 to more than 550 systems across 32 countries. TomoTherapy expanded Accuray from radiosurgery into image-guided intensity-modulated radiotherapy. Date 2011-06-13
Event type Acquisition
Segment Healthcare
Added to Korthos 2026-07-28
2011-04-27 · facility opening · Airtac International Group Actuation
Evidence notes Airtac began construction of an R&D center and domestic sales headquarters in Fenghua, Zhejiang. The official update described a 25,000 square meter site and 40,000 square meters of building area. The project supported product design, sampling, testing and domestic sales for the pneumatic component supplier. Date 2011-04-27
Event type Facility Opening
Segment Actuation
Added to Korthos 2026-05-24
2011-01-13 · capability · Leaderdrive Motion Components
Evidence notes SSE STAR Market company overview lists Leaderdrive with founded date January 13, 2011. The company focuses on high-precision reducer and harmonic speed reducer development, production and sales. The milestone strengthens The company's position in commercial automation and autonomous-system workflows. Date 2011-01-13
Event type Capability
Segment Motion Components
Added to Korthos 2026-07-02
2011-01-01 · company formation · KPC Electronics Warehouse Logistics
Evidence notes KPC Electronics was founded in 2011 as a software-development company. Its initial operating focus was electronic-control software development for industrial applications. The company later used that control-software experience and infrastructure to expand into smart-factory AMR systems. Date 2011-01-01
Event type Company Formation
Segment Warehouse Logistics
Added to Korthos 2026-07-18
2010-11-08 · research publication · KAWADA Robotics Corporation Industrial
Evidence notes HRP-4 has 34 degrees of freedom, including seven per arm, in a 151 cm, 39 kg body. Each arm carries 0.5 kg, while OpenRTM-aist and a real-time Linux stack support research software. Kawada Industries and AIST designed the platform for human-scale environments and cooperative robot research. Date 2010-11-08
Event type Research Publication
Segment Industrial
Added to Korthos 2026-03-21
2010-10-18 · contract award · Thinking Robots Development Platform
Evidence notes The award start date is 18 October 2010. The project concerns dialogue-based supervisory control. The amount is recorded from the federal award record. Date 2010-10-18
Event type Contract Award
Segment Development Platform
Added to Korthos 2026-08-09
2010-08-23 Production Milestone HESA Robotics 2010-08-23 · production milestone · HESA
Evidence notes Karrar was unveiled in August 2010 as a jet-powered Iranian UAV manufactured by HESA. Public references describe Karrar as a target drone and multirole UAV platform. The product is relevant to HESA broader role in Iranian unmanned aircraft manufacturing. Date 2010-08-23
Event type Production Milestone
Added to Korthos 2026-05-18
2010-08-22 Product Launch HESA Robotics 2010-08-22 · product launch · HESA
Evidence notes Iran unveiled Karrar as a domestically built unmanned bomber and combat drone in August 2010. The aircraft is generally attributed to HESA as manufacturer and remains one of the main public Iranian UAV families tied to the company. Date 2010-08-22
Event type Product Launch
Added to Korthos 2026-05-13
2010-07-02 Market Signal Tesla Automotive 2010-07-02 · market signal · Tesla Automotive
Evidence notes Toyota bought 2,941,176 Tesla shares at the $17 IPO price. Tesla reported that the IPO itself generated about $184 million of net proceeds. The companies also began electric-vehicle and RAV4 powertrain development work. Date 2010-07-02
Event type Market Signal
Segment Automotive
Added to Korthos 2026-02-13
2010-05-21 Partnership Tesla Automotive 2010-05-21 · partnership · Tesla Automotive
Evidence notes Toyota announced a $50 million investment in Tesla as part of the partnership. The companies said they would cooperate on electric vehicles, parts, and production systems. Tesla linked the announcement to plans to produce Model S at the Fremont NUMMI facility. Date 2010-05-21
Event type Partnership
Segment Automotive
Added to Korthos 2026-02-13
2010-02-14 Demonstration DJI Aerial 2010-02-14 · demonstration · DJI Aerial
Evidence notes The system used 3D map technology with waypoint-control and communications algorithms. DJI described security patrol, rescue, air-drop, and cartography missions as target uses. The trial marked an early autonomous ground-control capability in DJI's flight-control stack. Date 2010-02-14
Event type Demonstration
Segment Aerial
Added to Korthos 2026-06-18
2010-01-01 · capability · SRI Sensor Sensors
Evidence notes SRI dates its entry into robotics applications to 2010. The company says it built robotics cooperation with ABB, Yaskawa, KUKA and Foxconn. The milestone connects SRI crash-test force-sensing expertise to robot force-control products. Date 2010-01-01
Event type Capability
Segment Sensors
Added to Korthos 2026-06-14
2010-01-01 Company Formation Foxtech Aerial 2010-01-01 · company formation · Foxtech Aerial
Evidence notes Foxtech began expanding internationally in its founding year. Its early international offer centred on drone products for customers outside China. The company’s current UAV business spans multirotor, fixed-wing and VTOL aircraft, flight controls, batteries and mission payloads. Date 2010-01-01
Event type Company Formation
Segment Aerial
Added to Korthos 2026-06-12
2010-01-01 · award · KAWADA Robotics Corporation Industrial
Evidence notes Kawada received a technical-achievement award for development of the NEXTAGE industrial humanoid. The recognition covered the engineering work behind a dual-arm robot designed to work alongside people. Date 2010-01-01
Event type Award
Segment Industrial
Added to Korthos 2026-03-21
2009-10-27 · product launch · Force Dimension Human Machine Interface
Evidence notes Force Dimension announced the delta.x family update on October 27, 2009. The update applied to the delta.3 and delta.6 haptic products. The company said the enhancements integrated newer actuation, kinematic-design, and control-technology developments. Date 2009-10-27
Event type Product Launch
Segment Human Machine Interface
Added to Korthos 2026-06-18
2009-10-01 · research publication · Liquid Robotics Maritime
Evidence notes The OCEANS 2009 paper presents the Wave Glider as a wave-powered autonomous marine vehicle. The work describes the platform concept for persistent ocean operation without conventional propulsion fuel. This is bound to the Wave Glider product-family row as product-level research context. Date 2009-10-01
Event type Research Publication
Segment Maritime
Added to Korthos 2026-06-28
2009-09-24 · product launch · Timken Encoders Motion Components
Evidence notes Timken launched the THS25 high-resolution magnetic encoder for motion-control applications. The encoder targets applications where optical encoders face contamination, vibration or durability limits. The launch strengthened Timken magnetic sensing hardware for motor and motion-control systems. Date 2009-09-24
Event type Product Launch
Segment Motion Components
Added to Korthos 2026-06-15
2009-09-15 Funding Tesla Automotive 2009-09-15 · funding · Tesla Automotive
Evidence notes Tesla reported an $82.5 million Series F funding round in September 2009. The round included Daimler, Fjord Capital Partners, Aabar, and other investors. Tesla said proceeds would support retail expansion tied to Model S commercialization. Date 2009-09-15
Event type Funding
Segment Automotive
Added to Korthos 2026-02-13
2009-09-02 · partnership · Barrett Technology Healthcare
Evidence notes The SDM Hand was developed by Robert D. Howe and Aaron Dollar. The robotic hand uses flexible finger joints to conform to objects and handle positioning errors. Barrett described the license as part of its robotic manipulator portfolio for emerging applications. Date 2009-09-02
Event type Partnership
Segment Healthcare
Added to Korthos 2026-06-18
2009-07-16 · award · Robotic Technology Inc. Defense
Evidence notes Robotic Technology Inc. developed the EATR autonomous tactical robot concept under DARPA SBIR work. EATR was designed as a long-endurance autonomous robot concept powered by biomass energy harvesting. The project linked RTI to field-robot endurance research for unmanned ground vehicles. Date 2009-07-16
Event type Award
Segment Defense
Added to Korthos 2026-06-15
2009-06-23 Funding Tesla Automotive 2009-06-23 · funding · Tesla Automotive
Evidence notes Tesla said DOE approved about $465 million in low-interest loans. The release allocated $365 million for Model S engineering and assembly activities. An additional $100 million was described for electric powertrain manufacturing capacity. Date 2009-06-23
Event type Funding
Segment Automotive
Added to Korthos 2026-02-13
2009-05-13 · production milestone · Barrett Technology Healthcare
Evidence notes The company said Q1 2009 was its best quarter in 83 quarters. Sales were led by Puck-enabled WAM robotic arm systems. Barrett framed the result as a commercial milestone for its manipulator business. Date 2009-05-13
Event type Production Milestone
Segment Healthcare
Added to Korthos 2026-06-18
2009-02-23 · production milestone · Barrett Technology Healthcare
Evidence notes The company described 2008 as a record year for WAM shipments. Customers bought more complete systems with BarrettHand or gimbal options. Barrett also cut extended-service contract pricing after durability gains in the field. Date 2009-02-23
Event type Production Milestone
Segment Healthcare
Added to Korthos 2026-06-18
2009-01-01 Company Formation Prensilia End Effectors 2009-01-01 · company formation · Prensilia End Effectors
Evidence notes Prensilia spun out from Scuola Superiore Sant Anna with roots in the ARTS Lab robotics program. The company was founded by researchers with robotics and biomedical-device development experience. The formation anchors Prensilia robotic-hand and prosthetics work in an academic robotics lab. Date 2009-01-01
Event type Company Formation
Segment End Effectors
Added to Korthos 2026-07-05