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2009-01-01 · company formation · AKINROBOTICS Humanoid
Evidence notes Humanoid robot R&D activity began in 2009. Konya became the base for a service and humanoid robot program. The event adds a concrete robotics milestone in human-assistive, manipulation or human-machine interaction workflows. Date 2009-01-01
Event type Company Formation
Segment Humanoid
Added to Korthos 2026-06-28
2009-01-01 · product launch · KAWADA Robotics Corporation Industrial
Evidence notes Kawada presented NEXTAGE at the 2009 International Robot Exhibition. The dual-arm humanoid platform was designed for industrial work alongside people. Date 2009-01-01
Event type Product Launch
Segment Industrial
Added to Korthos 2026-03-21
2009-01-01 · product launch · KAWADA Robotics Corporation Industrial
Evidence notes Kawada introduced HIRO as an upper-body humanoid research platform in 2009. The dual-arm system was developed for human-robot collaboration research. Date 2009-01-01
Event type Product Launch
Segment Industrial
Added to Korthos 2026-03-21
2008-11-03 Funding Tesla Automotive 2008-11-03 · funding · Tesla Automotive
Evidence notes Coverage reported Tesla secured another $40 million in convertible debt financing. The funding was described as a liquidity lifeline during a difficult production period. The raise increased cumulative external capital committed to Tesla at that time. Date 2008-11-03
Event type Funding
Segment Automotive
Added to Korthos 2026-02-13
2008-09-17 Regulatory HESA Robotics 2008-09-17 · regulatory · HESA
Evidence notes The U.S. Treasury Department designated HESA under Executive Order 13382. Treasury described HESA as owned or controlled by Iran Ministry of Defense. The designation is relevant to HESA public-market and supply-chain risk context. Date 2008-09-17
Event type Regulatory
Added to Korthos 2026-05-18
2008-08-28 · product launch · Timken Encoders Motion Components
Evidence notes The M15 targeted high-shock, high-vibration and contaminated environments where optical encoders can be difficult to use. Target applications included stepper-motor positioning, brushless DC motor control, servo motor control and other compact motion systems. Date 2008-08-28
Event type Product Launch
Segment Motion Components
Added to Korthos 2026-06-15
2008-04-15 · acquisition · Copley Controls Actuation
Evidence notes Analogic announced completion of the acquisition on April 15, 2008. The final cash consideration was $76.875 million including a working-capital adjustment. The deal folded Copley's precision motion-control products into Analogic. Date 2008-04-15
Event type Acquisition
Segment Actuation
Added to Korthos 2026-06-18
2008-03-23 · capability · Force Dimension Human Machine Interface
Evidence notes QNX announced the Force Dimension SDK support on March 23, 2008. The update extended Force Dimension's software support to QNX Neutrino RTOS. The announcement positioned the SDK for robotics, medical simulation, and training-system developers needing real-time haptic interfaces. Date 2008-03-23
Event type Capability
Segment Human Machine Interface
Added to Korthos 2026-06-18
2008-03-06 · acquisition · Copley Controls Actuation
Evidence notes Analogic announced the agreement on March 6, 2008. The purchase price was approximately $68.75 million in cash plus a tax-related reimbursement. Copley was expected to become a wholly owned subsidiary after closing. Date 2008-03-06
Event type Acquisition
Segment Actuation
Added to Korthos 2026-06-18
2008-01-01 Capability FIPA End Effectors 2008-01-01 · capability · FIPA End Effectors
Evidence notes FIPA records the introduction of its gripper assembly business in 2008. The offering combined mechanical gripper parts and vacuum components into configurable end-of-arm systems. It shifted more of the company portfolio toward integrated tooling for application-specific robot handling. Date 2008-01-01
Event type Capability
Segment End Effectors
Added to Korthos 2026-07-18
2008-01-01 Company Formation Harxon Avionics 2008-01-01 · company formation · Harxon Avionics
Evidence notes The company describes 2008 as its establishment year. Its positioning portfolio later expanded into UAV, autonomous-vehicle, survey and precision-agriculture applications. Date 2008-01-01
Event type Company Formation
Segment Avionics
Added to Korthos 2026-06-15
2008-01-01 · company formation · IWAVE Communications Communications
Evidence notes The 2008 establishment milestone anchors IWAVE's Shanghai operating history. The company traces its roots to wireless broadband and mobile communications R&D. Its current product set includes IP mesh radios and drone video transmitters for UAV and UGV communications. Date 2008-01-01
Event type Company Formation
Segment Communications
Added to Korthos 2026-06-13
2007-02-08 Market Signal Accuray Healthcare 2007-02-08 · market signal · Accuray Healthcare
Evidence notes Accuray offered 10 million company shares and selling stockholders offered 6 million shares. The IPO price was $18 per share. The company identified CyberKnife as its intelligent robotic radiosurgery system. Date 2007-02-08
Event type Market Signal
Segment Healthcare
Added to Korthos 2026-07-28
2007-01-01 · product launch · KAWADA Robotics Corporation Industrial
Evidence notes Kawada introduced HRP-3 Promet Mk-II as a weather-resistant humanoid research platform in 2007. The model extended the HRP line toward work in outdoor and industrial environments. Date 2007-01-01
Event type Product Launch
Segment Industrial
Added to Korthos 2026-03-21
2006-01-01 Org Change FIPA End Effectors 2006-01-01 · org change · FIPA End Effectors
Evidence notes FIPA established FIPA Inc. in the United States in 2006. The subsidiary gave the German automation supplier a direct commercial base in North America. The expansion supported local access to FIPA vacuum, gripping and end-of-arm tooling products. Date 2006-01-01
Event type Org Change
Segment End Effectors
Added to Korthos 2026-07-18
2006-01-01 Market Signal Amass Electronics 2006-01-01 · market signal · Amass Electronics
Evidence notes Amass reported that by 2006 it had participated in overseas exhibitions and exported products to 63 countries and regions. The milestone indicates an early export footprint for Amass connector products. The export history supports Amass' position as a component supplier with international reach. Date 2006-01-01
Event type Market Signal
Segment Electronics
Added to Korthos 2026-06-12
2005-12-09 · company formation · Phoenix Control Systems Industrial
Evidence notes Phoenix Control Systems incorporated in the United Kingdom on December 9, 2005. The company later describes work across industrial automation, control panels and robotic-cell solutions. The incorporation date provides a dated legal formation point for the UK controls integrator. Date 2005-12-09
Event type Company Formation
Segment Industrial
Added to Korthos 2026-06-15
2005-02-13 · company formation · Currawong Engineering Propulsion Components
Evidence notes Currawong Engineering was established by Gavin Brett on February 13, 2005. The company later developed EFI, engine-control, servo and hybrid-power systems for UAV applications. Date 2005-02-13
Event type Company Formation
Segment Propulsion Components
Added to Korthos 2026-06-15
2005-01-01 · company formation · Medrobotics Surgical
Evidence notes Carnegie Mellon says Howie Choset developed the underlying flexible surgical robot with Marco Zenati and Alon Wolf. The university identifies Choset, Zenati and Wolf as the three co-founders of Medrobotics in 2005. The spinout developed the Flex Robotic System to provide minimally invasive access and visualization in hard-to-reach anatomical locations. Date 2005-01-01
Event type Company Formation
Segment Surgical
Added to Korthos 2026-07-27
2005-01-01 · company formation · ELP Camera Vision
Evidence notes Shenzhen Ailipu Technology records 2005 as its establishment year in Shenzhen. The company built the ELP brand around USB and board-level camera modules supported by in-house research, manufacturing and customisation. Its camera range expanded into robotics, industrial vision, kiosks, medical devices and other embedded applications. Date 2005-01-01
Event type Company Formation
Segment Vision
Added to Korthos 2026-07-18
2005-01-01 · org change · Cencorp Automation Industrial
Evidence notes The company changed its name to Cencorp Corporation in 2005. The change followed several years of launches across depaneling, odd-form placement and test handling. A single Cencorp identity consolidated the Finnish and American business lineage under one automation brand. Date 2005-01-01
Event type Org Change
Segment Industrial
Added to Korthos 2026-07-18
2005-01-01 · company formation · Northwest UAV Propulsion Components
Evidence notes Founded in 2005 in Oregon. The company’s supplier profile centers on heavy-fuel UAV engines, propulsion support and related uncrewed-aircraft services. Date 2005-01-01
Event type Company Formation
Segment Propulsion Components
Added to Korthos 2026-06-15
2005-01-01 · company formation · Maritime Robotics Maritime
Evidence notes Maritime Robotics was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Trondheim, Norway. The company develops uncrewed surface vessels and maritime-autonomy technology for remote-controlled operations. Its stated markets include defence and security, ocean mapping and offshore energy. Date 2005-01-01
Event type Company Formation
Segment Maritime
Added to Korthos 2026-06-13
2005-01-01 Company Formation OLogic Industrial 2005-01-01 · company formation · OLogic Industrial
Evidence notes Ted Larson and Bob Allen founded OLogic in 2005 as a product-development engineering firm. The company developed electrical, embedded-software, mechanical and industrial-design capabilities for robotics and connected hardware. Its operating model spans architecture and prototyping through validation and manufacturing handoff. Date 2005-01-01
Event type Company Formation
Segment Industrial
Added to Korthos 2026-05-20
2005-01-01 · product launch · Engineered Arts Humanoid
Evidence notes Engineered Arts launched RoboThespian as a life-size interactive humanoid platform in 2005. The robot was designed for public interaction, education and entertainment installations. Date 2005-01-01
Event type Product Launch
Segment Humanoid
Added to Korthos 2026-03-21
2004-01-01 · company formation · Engineered Arts Humanoid
Evidence notes Engineered Arts says the company began with founder and director Will Jackson in Cornwall The company traces its origin to 2004 Date 2004-01-01
Event type Company Formation
Segment Humanoid
Added to Korthos 2026-03-21
2003-07-07 Acquisition Applanix Localization 2003-07-07 · acquisition · Applanix Localization
Evidence notes The approximately US$17.8 million transaction made Applanix a wholly owned Trimble subsidiary. Applanix added GNSS-inertial positioning and direct-georeferencing technology to Trimble’s portfolio. Applanix continues to operate as a current Trimble business. Date 2003-07-07
Event type Acquisition
Segment Localization
Added to Korthos 2026-07-29
2003-01-01 · company formation · Jingwei Hirain Industrial
Evidence notes The business spans automotive electronics, R&D services, integrated systems and intelligent transportation. Its official profile lists intelligent sensors, actuators, controllers, domain controllers and compute platforms. Later intelligent-transport work includes RoboTruck, RoboBus and L4 unmanned operations in port environments. Date 2003-01-01
Event type Company Formation
Segment Industrial
Added to Korthos 2026-06-17
2002-08-08 · company formation · Fixstars Corporation AI Compute
Evidence notes Fixstars was established in Yokohama on 8 August 2002. The company later moved its headquarters to Tokyo. Its business expanded into high-performance software and AI optimization. Date 2002-08-08
Event type Company Formation
Segment AI Compute
Added to Korthos 2026-07-29
2002-01-01 · acquisition · ASS Maschinenbau End Effectors
Evidence notes INDUS records ASS Maschinenbau as part of its portfolio since 2002. The portfolio company retained operations in Overath, Germany, and Plymouth, Michigan, serving production customers with robot hands and automation systems. The ownership relationship gives ASS a long-term industrial parent while preserving its specialized EOAT and automation focus. Date 2002-01-01
Event type Acquisition
Segment End Effectors
Added to Korthos 2026-07-18
2002-01-01 Company Formation Amass Electronics 2002-01-01 · company formation · Amass Electronics
Evidence notes Changzhou Amass Electronics was founded in 2002 to develop lithium-battery power connectors. The company later built connector products for intelligent equipment, battery systems and electronics applications. The founding milestone anchors Amass as a long-running component supplier rather than a recently formed robotics entrant. Date 2002-01-01
Event type Company Formation
Segment Electronics
Added to Korthos 2026-06-12
2002-01-01 · product launch · KAWADA Robotics Corporation Industrial
Evidence notes Kawada introduced HRP-2 Promet as a full-body humanoid research platform in 2002. The platform became part of Japan’s HRP humanoid research lineage. Date 2002-01-01
Event type Product Launch
Segment Industrial
Added to Korthos 2026-03-21
2000-09-11 · market signal · AVerMedia Electronics
Evidence notes AVerMedia common shares began trading on the Taiwan Stock Exchange on September 11, 2000. The company trades under stock code 2417 after first entering Taiwan over-the-counter trading in May 1997. The listing established public-market reporting for a video-technology manufacturer that later expanded into embedded vision and edge AI. Date 2000-09-11
Event type Market Signal
Segment Electronics
Added to Korthos 2026-07-18
2000-01-01 Capability FIPA End Effectors 2000-01-01 · capability · FIPA End Effectors
Evidence notes FIPA records the addition of gripper systems and pneumatic air nippers in 2000. The move extended the business from discrete vacuum components into more complete robot end-of-arm solutions. That broader tooling scope laid the groundwork for later modular gripper assembly and application-engineering services. Date 2000-01-01
Event type Capability
Segment End Effectors
Added to Korthos 2026-07-18
1999-01-01 · acquisition · Cencorp Automation Industrial
Evidence notes PMJ Automec acquired Cencorp in the United States in 1999. The transaction combined Finnish automation engineering with the established Cencorp depaneling business. Cencorp says demand connected to Nokia mobile-phone growth helped the combined operation develop into a global supplier. Date 1999-01-01
Event type Acquisition
Segment Industrial
Added to Korthos 2026-07-18
1998-01-01 · company formation · Summit Engineered Automation Industrial
Evidence notes Summit has designed and built custom automation systems since 1998. Its work spans medical, pharmaceutical, plastics, electronics, cutting-tool and consumer-product manufacturing. Date 1998-01-01
Event type Company Formation
Segment Industrial
Added to Korthos 2026-06-15
1994-01-01 · product launch · Cencorp Automation Industrial
Evidence notes PMJ launched its first modular HiSAC high-speed assembly cell in 1994. The common platform could be configured for either odd-form component placement or circuit-board depaneling. Its modular architecture anticipated the configurable automation-cell strategy retained across the modern Cencorp range. Date 1994-01-01
Event type Product Launch
Segment Industrial
Added to Korthos 2026-07-18
1989-01-01 · company formation · Cencorp Automation Industrial
Evidence notes Cencorp dates its Finnish operating lineage to 1989, when Markku Jokela acquired Evox automation activities. The acquired business became PMJ Automec and focused on electronics-production automation. PMJ later combined with the American Cencorp operation to form the group behind today Finnish automation business. Date 1989-01-01
Event type Company Formation
Segment Industrial
Added to Korthos 2026-07-18
1988-01-01 Company Formation Orbital UAV Propulsion Components 1988-01-01 · company formation · Orbital UAV Propulsion Components
Evidence notes Orbital UAV was founded in Western Australia in 1988. The company current UAV relevance centers on integrated heavy-fuel engine systems for tactical uncrewed aircraft. The long-running propulsion business now serves UAV engine markets rather than general aviation alone. Date 1988-01-01
Event type Company Formation
Segment Propulsion Components
Added to Korthos 2026-06-15
1986-01-01 Production Milestone HESA Robotics 1986-01-01 · production milestone · HESA
Evidence notes HESA reportedly began production of the Ababil 1 UAV in 1986. The Ababil family later expanded into target drone, reconnaissance and attack-related variants. Date 1986-01-01
Event type Production Milestone
Added to Korthos 2026-05-18
1985-01-01 Company Formation FIPA End Effectors 1985-01-01 · company formation · FIPA End Effectors
Evidence notes FIPA traces its foundation to 1985 under the name Fischer + Partner. The company subsequently developed a portfolio spanning vacuum components, gripper systems, end-of-arm tooling and lifting equipment. The founding milestone began four decades of expansion in industrial handling and automation. Date 1985-01-01
Event type Company Formation
Segment End Effectors
Added to Korthos 2026-07-18
1983-01-01 · company formation · ASS Maschinenbau End Effectors
Evidence notes ASS traces its founding to 1983 and now reports more than forty years of automation and robotics experience. The company develops and manufactures mechatronic gripper parts, custom robot hands and complete automation systems at its Overath site. Its modular Robot-Hand-Kit grew to more than 2,000 components serving plastics, automotive, e-mobility and other production workflows. Date 1983-01-01
Event type Company Formation
Segment End Effectors
Added to Korthos 2026-07-18
1978-01-01 · company formation · Cencorp Automation Industrial
Evidence notes Cencorp traces its business history to Colorado Engineering Corporation, established in Longmont in 1978. The company says the Colorado operation developed the first depaneling machine for the electronics industry. That depaneling expertise became a continuing foundation of the present Cencorp Automation portfolio. Date 1978-01-01
Event type Company Formation
Segment Industrial
Added to Korthos 2026-07-18
1976-03-29 · company formation · Hyundai WIA Industrial
Evidence notes The company’s registered history begins on 29 March 1976 in Changwon, South Korea. Hyundai WIA’s present business spans mobility components, manufacturing automation and defence systems. Date 1976-03-29
Event type Company Formation
Segment Industrial
Added to Korthos 2026-07-29
1964-01-01 Company Formation GYS Industrial 1964-01-01 · company formation · GYS Industrial
Evidence notes GYS was founded in France in 1964 by the Stéphany family. The company began by manufacturing transformers before expanding into battery chargers and welding equipment. That energy-conversion base developed into a vertically integrated industrial group serving welding, vehicle repair and battery maintenance. Date 1964-01-01
Event type Company Formation
Segment Industrial
Added to Korthos 2026-07-18
1958-01-01 Company Formation Certis Service 1958-01-01 · company formation · Certis Service
Evidence notes The unit began inside the Singapore Police Force in 1958. It became the Commercial and Industrial Security Corporation statutory board in 1972. The business was corporatised in 2005 and later adopted the Certis group brand. Date 1958-01-01
Event type Company Formation
Segment Service
Added to Korthos 2026-07-28
1927-01-01 · company formation · Hirth Engines Propulsion Components
Evidence notes The Hirth engine brand traces its history to 1927. Its current UAV relevance comes from compact combustion engines for unmanned and light-aircraft applications. Date 1927-01-01
Event type Company Formation
Segment Propulsion Components
Added to Korthos 2026-06-15