Browse page 29 of the Korthos verified robotics events archive, with dated funding, deployment, product, partnership, acquisition, and research records.
TPC Robotics signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Zhejiang Hechuan Humanoid Robot for humanoid robot actuator technology transfer, joint development and production.
The cooperation covers robot actuators, motors, sensors and drivers, with TPC planning its own-brand product launch after manufacturing-process transfer.
The event anchors TPC Robotics in humanoid component localization rather than only legacy pneumatics and factory automation.
· commercial order · Lightwheel · Data Infrastructure
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Lightwheel said it closed approximately $100 million in Q1 2026 orders across physical AI infrastructure, including simulation, data generation, evaluation and deployment-oriented systems.
The company framed the demand around two customer groups: frontier model teams needing high-quality data at scale and industrial companies needing deployment-ready systems.
Lightwheel platform covers SimReady assets, egocentric human data and evaluation platforms for training and scaling robots in real-world environments.
FloMobility's CEO said the company had started deploying robots in Dubai and was seeing expansion potential before the regional conflict disrupted activity.
The report framed Dubai as part of FloMobility's broader Middle East expansion path for construction robotics.
Treat this as an initial international deployment signal.
Sapient Perception launched ECHO, a 10K sensor system purpose-built for unmanned aerial vehicles.
The system combines a 10K sensing front end, FORGE onboard processing module, and IGNITE AI framework for real-time edge intelligence.
ECHO can cover up to 100 times more area than conventional sensors at full resolution for defence, security, search and rescue, and mine-detection missions.
Nyobolt raised $60 million in new funding at a reported $1 billion valuation.
The round was led by Symbotic, with participation from IQ Capital, Latitude, Scania Invest, and CBMM.
Nyobolt said the capital will support power-performance systems for autonomous machines, physical AI applications, robotics, automation, and AI data-centre infrastructure.
Genesis AI unveiled GENE-26.5, a robotics foundation model for dexterous physical manipulation.
The company said the system combines a human-scale dexterous robotic hand with a data engine for skill transfer, training and evaluation.
Genesis AI demonstrated the model across tasks including cooking eggs, lab pipetting, smoothie making, Rubik’s cube solving, wire harnessing and piano performance.
Spirit AI and Bosch China signed a strategic partnership agreement to promote large-scale deployment of embodied intelligence.
The companies will collaborate on robot data acquisition and model training using Bosch factories and logistics centers in China over the next two years.
Bosch will also supply Spirit AI with core robot components including actuators and sensors to support product development, engineering validation and mass-production readiness.
Brighter Signals raised €1.6 million to expand development of its fabric-based sensing technology.
The funding included backing from Wake Up Capital and ELOKON Ventures, alongside regional innovation funding and a Eurostars grant co-funded by the Dutch Enterprise Agency.
The company said the capital will support product development and software systems that interpret tactile sensor data for automotive and robotics applications.
ARX Robotics secured a major order in Ukraine to expand the connected GEREON unmanned ground vehicle fleet.
The order will scale a networked fleet used across multiple military domains, with GEREON systems connected through the ARX Robotics Framework and Mithra OS.
ARX said the order supports a locally anchored supply chain, with production and cooperation involving its Ukrainian plant and local partners.
The software supports Teledyne FLIR OEM’s Boson+ and Neutrino infrared camera families, as well as selected commercial visible cameras for multispectral configurations.
Teledyne FLIR’s broader counter-UAS portfolio combines multiple sensor types with analytics to detect, track, and classify airborne threats in real time.
Stripes and D1 Capital Partners were named as prospective leads, with Sequoia Capital and Lux Capital among existing backers.
Bill Ackman and Eric Schmidt were also reported as participants.
The May 5 report described the round as still being completed and did not establish a closed transaction or a settled pre-money versus post-money basis.
Lithuania bought 48 Merops interceptors from Perennial Autonomy on April 22, 2026.
The purchase followed Merops deployments and training with Polish and Romanian forces along NATO's eastern flank.
Perennial confirmed Merops can intercept Shahed, Gerbera and similar targets, giving the product a clear NATO procurement signal outside the U.S. contract.
Apollyon Dynamics raised ₹4 Cr in pre-seed funding led by Naandi Ventures.
Participants included Skyroot Aerospace, Dhruva Space and Agnikul Cosmos, with the round valuing the company at ₹25 Cr.
The company said the capital will support R&D, infrastructure, hiring, testing and in-house manufacturing for faster and more deployable defence systems.
ABB Robotics launched PickMaster Lite, a streamlined version of its PickMaster software suite for high-speed, vision-guided robotic picking.
The software is designed for packaging OEMs and system integrators building picking and packing cells for consumer goods, food and beverage, pharmaceuticals, electronics and e-commerce.
ABB says PickMaster Lite reduces engineering effort by 30% and commissioning time by 25% compared with conventional pick-and-place software or PLC-based approaches.
GMEX Robotics received its first deployment order under a previously announced AU$4.2 million agreement with an undisclosed Australian hospitality food and beverage group.
The initial purchase order includes multiple Bon Vivant 3.0 automated cooking systems valued at approximately AU$504,000.
Delivery is expected before June 30, 2026, marking the first phase of a planned deployment of at least 50 kitchen robotics systems across the customer’s venues.
Unusual Machines initiated approximately USD 75 million in strategic purchase orders to secure materials and inventory across its drone component product lines.
The company tied the purchases to program-driven demand and domestic drone component production.
This is a supply-chain scale-up milestone rather than a customer order since no specific buyer was disclosed.
From left to right: Maurits Korthals Altes, Jeroen Lappenschaar, Marc Derksen Amsterdam-based Intelic announced the launch of Intelic BASE on May 4, 2026.
The platform serves as a procurement hub for Ministries of Defense across Europe.
The framework can support the Navy, Marine Corps and other U.S. government customers through competed task orders; selection does not guarantee a fixed award value.
Insitu offered ScanEagle and Integrator with updated autonomy, electronic resilience and AI-assisted payload options for different endurance and operating profiles.
The company has provided contractor-operated ISR services to the Marine Corps since 2004 and the Navy since 2005.
BioWorld began with one trolley robot, then added a conveyor-moving robot and progressed toward autonomous pallet movement with the Peer3000 platform.
The system operates within narrow aisles and dock constraints while supporting seasonal pallet-volume swings of roughly six to seven times normal levels.
BioWorld reported reallocating one to two workers from repetitive transport tasks to higher-value warehouse work in a facility of about 60 to 70 people.
The cell automates safety-critical removal of battery-pack fasteners before the battery-management system can be deactivated and exposed high-voltage contacts handled.
Intelligent sensing, adaptable software and a guided interface address pack variation, contamination and damaged components during automated unscrewing.
LHDismantle can operate as a standalone cell or connect with pallet handling, milling, laser cutting and manual stations in modular turnkey disassembly lines.
EVERYWHERE Communications partnered with Parsons to advance beyond-line-of-sight autonomous drone operations under a Small Business Innovation Research initiative.
EVERYWHERE will provide an Iridium satellite-enabled resilient data transport layer so drones can continue operating and transmit mission data in disconnected or austere environments.
Parsons will provide TAK-as-a-Service, including TAK Server integration and sustainment for secure situational awareness and data interoperability across dispersed mission environments.
Under the agreement, robot-assisted technologies manufactured by EndoRobotics will be distributed globally by Olympus as part of its EndoTherapy portfolio.
Olympus said the collaboration is aimed at expanding access to advanced endoscopic procedures such as endoscopic submucosal dissection.
VNYX is preparing to deliver its VNYX100 system to BOAS in June 2026.
VNYX is also developing the VNYX1000, a larger robotics and AI system intended to handle more than 1 million items annually in industrial resale environments.
VOFA presents a visual goal-conditioned humanoid loco-manipulation system for pushing objects with unknown physical properties to target positions.
The authors evaluate VOFA in simulation and real-world experiments on Booster T1, reporting more than 80 percent real-world success and pushing objects up to 17 kg.
Thales, as system integrator for Iris, is coordinating the trials to support a structured, safety‑led approach to connectivity evolution.
Iris brings together partners from across satellite communications, terrestrial networks, surveillance, airspace management, and secure aviation systems to understand how connectivity behaves under representative operational conditions.
Skydio published a whitepaper analyzing positional accuracy from RTK-enabled Skydio X10 photogrammetry workflows.
The study covers four mapping sites from roughly 2 to 80 acres and compares photogrammetric outputs against ground-control and checkpoint measurements.
The whitepaper gives Skydio X10 RTK a mapping-performance benchmark for photogrammetry workflows; the date is month-level because the PDF does not expose a precise publication day.
PM UAS awarded SURVICE Engineering a production contract for Joint Autonomous Aerial Resupply Systems through the Army UAS Marketplace Basic Ordering Agreement.
JTAARS is an autonomous aerial cargo delivery system for rapid resupply of dispersed tactical forces.
The system is built on the Tactical Resupply Vehicle platform developed with Malloy Aeronautics and supports autonomous battlefield logistics.
Semafor reported a recent C-suite exodus at Boston Dynamics, including the CEO, COO, chief strategy officer and CTO.
Former employees told Semafor the departures came amid board pressure over Boston Dynamics' narrowing lead against humanoid competitors.
Former employees also said Boston Dynamics was producing roughly four Atlas humanoid robots per month while preparing to open a new manufacturing facility.
Meta acquired Assured Robot Intelligence, a startup developing AI models for robots.
The acquisition is part of Meta's effort to build humanoid robotics technology.
ARI's team will join Meta Superintelligence Labs and work alongside Meta Robotics Studio on robot control, self-learning and whole-body humanoid capabilities.
Chinese securities media reported that Hangzhou Deep Robotics Technology and its tutoring broker, CSC Financial, submitted an IPO tutoring completion report to the Zhejiang branch of the CSRC.
Deep Robotics began listing tutoring on December 23, 2025, meaning the process took about five months.
The completion of IPO tutoring marks further listing-preparation progress, but it is not the same as a submitted or accepted IPO application.
Linghou Robotics announced completion of a B+ financing round exceeding RMB 100 million.
The round was led by Zhongwangtou Fund, with Guyu Capital participating and existing investors including Jinding Capital, SMIC Juyuan, Houwei Capital, Guotai Junan Innovation Investment and Ginkgo Valley Capital continuing to invest.
Linghou said the funding will support R&D in vision perception, motion control and whole-machine JDM technology, alongside production-base expansion in Suzhou and Jiaxing.