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2026-03-24 · funding · Dronus · Aerial
Evidence notes Dronus closed a €15M financing round to support development of its autonomous drone infrastructure. Public coverage ties the round to Dronus's patented drone-in-a-box platform for industrial and monitoring use cases. Algebris Climatech publicly disclosed a €4M participation within the broader round. Date 2026-03-24
Event type Funding
Segment Aerial
Added to Korthos 2026-03-29
2026-03-24 Production Milestone PDW Defense 2026-03-24 · production milestone · PDW · Defense
Evidence notes PDW said its Attritable Multirotor strike drone had reached a standardized, supportable configuration and was ready to build at scale. The platform uses swappable 5-inch, 7-inch, and 10-inch arm configurations, a universal payload interface, and can extend beyond 20 km when paired with the C100's relay support. This shifts AM from a field-shaped concept into a production-ready attritable strike system positioned for repeat manufacture and deployment. Date 2026-03-24
Event type Production Milestone
Segment Defense
Added to Korthos 2026-03-28
2026-03-24 · demonstration · Shield AI · Defense
Evidence notes Shield AI says Hivemind was integrated onto the Destinus Hornet in two months The flight is positioned as a platform-agnostic autonomy integration milestone Date 2026-03-24
Event type Demonstration
Segment Defense
Added to Korthos 2026-03-28
2026-03-24 Acquisition Amazon Logistics 2026-03-24 · acquisition · Amazon · Logistics
Evidence notes Fauna joined Amazon and now operates as Fauna Robotics, an Amazon company. Sprout Creator Edition remains available to new customers, with support continuing for existing users. Date 2026-03-24
Event type Acquisition
Segment Logistics
Added to Korthos 2026-03-26
2026-03-24 · partnership · Agile Robots · Industrial
Evidence notes Agile Robots and Google DeepMind say they have formed a strategic research partnership to advance next-generation AI robotics. The collaboration combines Google DeepMind's Gemini Robotics foundation models with Agile Robots' industrial robotics platform. The companies say the work will focus first on industrial and manufacturing use cases where reliability, adaptability, and scale matter. Date 2026-03-24
Event type Partnership
Segment Industrial
Added to Korthos 2026-03-24
2026-03-23 Partnership SiMa.ai AI Compute 2026-03-23 · partnership · SiMa.ai · AI Compute
Evidence notes First-party SiMa.ai product announcement identifies Advantech as the development partner. The record is scoped to the announced collaboration and does not imply a completed deployment or exclusive arrangement. Date 2026-03-23
Event type Partnership
Segment AI Compute
Added to Korthos 2026-08-30
2026-03-23 · product launch · KC Robots · Electronics
Evidence notes The controller release was dated March 23, 2026. The controller extends the company's standardized control stack for AGVs and AMRs. The official catalogue also covers navigation controllers, servo systems, sensors and fleet-deployment software. Date 2026-03-23
Event type Product Launch
Segment Electronics
Added to Korthos 2026-08-07
2026-03-23 · partnership · DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics · Industrial
Evidence notes The partners signed a declaration of intent at the 2026 German Robotics Conference. DLR technology is intended to feed into SCHUNK's modular anthropomorphic five-finger hand programme. The collaboration builds on roughly 20 years of joint work. Date 2026-03-23
Event type Partnership
Segment Industrial
Added to Korthos 2026-08-04
2026-03-23 · partnership · Shexu Technology · Industrial
Evidence notes The companies signed the agreement at Siemens Tech Summit China on March 23, 2026. Shexu became an AI Agent partner in the Siemens Xcelerator ecosystem. Their jointly released NX Expert Edition automates the workflow from 3D model interpretation to 2D engineering drawing generation. Date 2026-03-23
Event type Partnership
Segment Industrial
Added to Korthos 2026-07-29
2026-03-23 · funding · Workroom Automation · Manufacturing
Evidence notes Equirus InnovateX Fund led the INR 62 million seed round announced on March 23, 2026. Astir Ventures, Venture Catalysts Group and five named angel investors participated in the financing. Workroom plans to advance its AI Planning Engine, deepen ERP, MES and shop-floor integrations and expand product, sales and implementation teams. Date 2026-03-23
Event type Funding
Segment Manufacturing
Added to Korthos 2026-07-19
2026-03-23 · demonstration · Prosperous Robotics · Healthcare
Evidence notes Prosperous Robotics participated in MassRobotics Healthcare Week for robotics and physical AI in healthcare. The rapid-fire pitch session focused on clinical efficiency, patient safety, mobility and recovery. The company also showcased at Investor Demo Day, where startups gave live demonstrations to potential partners and investors. Date 2026-03-23
Event type Demonstration
Segment Healthcare
Added to Korthos 2026-07-18
2026-03-23 · product launch · Enigma Aerospace · Aerial
Evidence notes Phoenix is designed for autonomous, runway-independent delivery of payloads up to 1,000 pounds over more than 2,000 nautical miles. Strata provides mission planning, fleet coordination and real-time execution for distributed logistics operations. Enigma said the integrated system targets contested and austere environments without pilots or fixed infrastructure. Date 2026-03-23
Event type Product Launch
Segment Aerial
Added to Korthos 2026-07-18
2026-03-23 · capability · Tangent Robotics · End Effectors
Evidence notes TR01 uses eight independently actuated finger degrees of freedom to span the full relative position and orientation space between its fingertips. Magnetic trackers provide sub-millimetre fingertip measurements, while inverse kinematics coordinates the hand with a robot-arm controller. Its fingertips combine a compliant 3D-printed TPU skeleton with moulded silicone surfaces for contact area and durability. Date 2026-03-23
Event type Capability
Segment End Effectors
Added to Korthos 2026-07-17
2026-03-23 · demonstration · Locus Robotics · Warehouse Logistics
Evidence notes Locus said its MODEX booth would show Robots-to-Goods with Locus Array running live. The booth setup mirrored warehouse shelving, racks and aisles so visitors could watch pick-to-drop-off workflows. The demo showed Locus Array working alongside Locus Origin and Locus Vector for broader SKU coverage. Date 2026-03-23
Event type Demonstration
Segment Warehouse Logistics
Added to Korthos 2026-07-15
2026-03-23 · regulatory · Pixee Medical · Surgical
Evidence notes More than 20 Knee+ NexSight procedures had been performed across France and Belgium at the time of the announcement. The CE mark followed early European clinical use of the handheld augmented-reality guidance workflow. The system supports real-time total-knee implant positioning without a large robotic console or disposable instrument package. Date 2026-03-23
Event type Regulatory
Segment Surgical
Added to Korthos 2026-07-05
2026-03-23 · research publication · Universal Robots · Industrial
Evidence notes The UR3e configuration uses a suction SurfaceGripper and 10,000 Latin-hypercube-sampled Isaac Sim experiments. UR3e achieved 9.6% success in the shared workspace; the study attributes the low rate primarily to its 0.50-metre reach placing tasks at the reachable boundary. All UR3e failures were grasp misses; the reported evaluation is simulation-only and does not establish physical deployment performance. Date 2026-03-23
Event type Research Publication
Segment Industrial
Added to Korthos 2026-07-03
2026-03-23 · market signal · Locus Robotics · Warehouse Logistics
Evidence notes The seven-billionth pick occurred on March 2, 2026. The milestone came roughly four and a half months after the six-billion-pick mark. Locus operated across hundreds of fulfillment sites with thousands of robots across North America, Europe and APAC. Date 2026-03-23
Event type Market Signal
Segment Warehouse Logistics
Added to Korthos 2026-06-19
2026-03-23 · funding · Powerus · Defense
Evidence notes The bridge loan added interim capital for Powerus ahead of the proposed merger with Aureus Greenway Holdings. The financing is separate from the later Unusual Machines strategic equity investment. Powerus remained a private operating company while the proposed business combination was pending. Date 2026-03-23
Event type Funding
Segment Defense
Added to Korthos 2026-06-16
2026-03-23 · product launch · AM General · Defense
Evidence notes AM General debuted an unmanned ground vehicle for autonomous resupply and multiple mission sets. The platform uses AM General tactical-vehicle mobility foundations for defense logistics. The debut expanded AM General's tactical vehicle portfolio into unmanned ground systems. Date 2026-03-23
Event type Product Launch
Segment Defense
Added to Korthos 2026-06-15
2026-03-23 Research Publication Unitree Humanoid 2026-03-23 · research publication · Unitree · Humanoid
Evidence notes The NMR paper reframes humanoid retargeting as learning a data distribution rather than directly optimizing individual motions. Experiments on Unitree G1 cover diverse dynamic tasks including martial arts and dancing. Date 2026-03-23
Event type Research Publication
Segment Humanoid
Added to Korthos 2026-05-19
2026-03-23 · capability · Terra Drone · Aerial
Evidence notes Terra Drone announced full-scale entry into the defence equipment market. The company said it would establish Terra Defense, a U.S.-based subsidiary, by the end of fiscal year 2026. Terra Drone framed the move around rapid-to-deploy, cost-efficient defence assets and an international supply and logistics network. Date 2026-03-23
Event type Capability
Segment Aerial
Added to Korthos 2026-05-11
2026-03-23 Commercial Order ACSL Aerial 2026-03-23 · commercial order · ACSL · Aerial
Evidence notes ACSL received a large-scale project order in Japan for small aerial photography drones. The order is valued at approximately JPY 1 billion, with delivery scheduled for December 2026. The order gives ACSL a material domestic drone procurement milestone. Date 2026-03-23
Event type Commercial Order
Segment Aerial
Added to Korthos 2026-05-08
2026-03-23 · commercial order · GMEX Robotics · Service
Evidence notes GMEX Robotics announced an AU$4.2 million purchase agreement with a leading Australian food and beverage group. The order covers a minimum of 50 Smart Digital Intelligence All-in-One Kitchen Robots, including Bon Vivant 3.0 and Max models. GMEX said the systems are intended for high-end restaurants and food-service locations, including venues at major Australian airports. Date 2026-03-23
Event type Commercial Order
Segment Service
Added to Korthos 2026-05-05
2026-03-23 · contract award · AeroVironment · Defense
Evidence notes The U.S. Army UAS Project Office awarded AeroVironment a production contract for Long Range Reconnaissance Systems. The contract covers AV P550 Long Range Reconnaissance systems. The buyer is the U.S. Army UAS Project Office. Date 2026-03-23
Event type Contract Award
Segment Defense
Added to Korthos 2026-04-09
2026-03-23 · capability · Sanhua Intelligent Controls · Actuation
Evidence notes In its official report, Sanhua said it had ventured into the bionic robot electromechanical actuator market by leveraging its R&D and large-scale production capabilities. The company said it would focus on electromechanical actuators, work with customers on R&D, trial production, iteration, and sampling, and strengthen development of key actuator components. Sanhua also said it would expand overseas production of electromechanical actuators and grow its R&D team to build first-mover advantage in the market. Date 2026-03-23
Event type Capability
Segment Actuation
Added to Korthos 2026-04-05
2026-03-23 · executive hire · Realbotix · Humanoid
Evidence notes Realbotix appointed Sue Ennis as President to lead its Direct-to-Consumer business. She previously served as Head of Investor Relations and Government Affairs at Hut 8 Corp. Ennis will focus on building a premium platform powered by robotics, materials innovation, and AI-driven personalization. Date 2026-03-23
Event type Executive Hire
Segment Humanoid
Added to Korthos 2026-03-31
2026-03-23 Production Milestone Ultra Warehouse Logistics 2026-03-23 · production milestone · Ultra · Warehouse Logistics
Evidence notes Ultrarobotics said it shipped the first two builds of its newest robot to a customer after close to a year of development. The company framed the shipment as the start of commercial rollout while noting that a full public reveal is still forthcoming. Date 2026-03-23
Event type Production Milestone
Segment Warehouse Logistics
Added to Korthos 2026-03-30
2026-03-23 · partnership · VICTUS Technologies · Mission Software
Evidence notes VICTUS announced a memorandum of understanding with HopFlyt focused on bringing contested-autonomy solutions to HopFlyt's next-generation hybrid-electric VTOL platforms. The announcement frames the relationship around mission-ready autonomy for defense-oriented aviation systems rather than a generic marketing partnership. Public detail is still limited, so this is best treated as an early partnership signal rather than a deployment or commercial-order event. Date 2026-03-23
Event type Partnership
Segment Mission Software
Added to Korthos 2026-03-29
2026-03-23 Funding EGIDE Defense 2026-03-23 · funding · EGIDE · Defense
Evidence notes EGIDE raised an €8 million seed round to develop affordable air-defence systems aimed at intercepting hostile drones and other mass-produced strike threats. Public coverage says the company is building electrically propelled interceptors alongside a software platform for detection, classification, and interception. The financing puts real capital behind a defence-autonomy company focused on low-cost counter-drone systems rather than traditional high-cost munitions. Date 2026-03-23
Event type Funding
Segment Defense
Added to Korthos 2026-03-28
2026-03-23 Acquisition Amazon Logistics 2026-03-23 · acquisition · Amazon · Logistics
Evidence notes Amazon acquired Zurich-based robotics startup Rivr, known for its four-wheeled, stair-climbing delivery robots. Rivr's technology had been piloted in Austin, Texas, where its robots delivered packages from vans directly to customers' front doors. The acquisition involved integrating Rivr's technology into Amazon's logistics operations. Date 2026-03-23
Event type Acquisition
Segment Logistics
Added to Korthos 2026-03-23
2026-03-23 · partnership · Primech AI · Service
Evidence notes Primech AI signed a distribution agreement to expand HYTRON into South Korea. The agreement established an initial trial phase with a path to a larger multi-year distribution arrangement. Primech AI said the deal was expected to generate approximately US$4.08 million over three years. Date 2026-03-23
Event type Partnership
Segment Service
Added to Korthos 2026-03-23
2026-03-23 · award · Fieldwork Robotics · Agriculture
Evidence notes ReFED announced support for Fieldwork Robotics through its Catalytic Grant Fund. The funding supports Fieldwork Robotics' food-waste and labor-shortage focused harvesting automation work. This is grant-style funding, not a procurement award or commercial order. Date 2026-03-23
Event type Award
Segment Agriculture
Added to Korthos 2026-03-23
2026-03-23 Funding QCraft Automotive 2026-03-23 · funding · QCraft · Automotive
Evidence notes QCraft announced completion of a $100 million Series D financing round The company said the funding would support physical AI for autonomous driving and mobility QCraft said it planned to invest in world models, reinforcement learning, and global deployment Date 2026-03-23
Event type Funding
Segment Automotive
Added to Korthos 2026-03-23
2026-03-22 Commercial Order Skydio Aerial 2026-03-22 · commercial order · Skydio · Aerial
Evidence notes The U.S. Army placed an order exceeding $52 million for more than 2500 X10D drones, which Skydio described as the largest single-vendor tactical small-UAS order in Army history. The order is specifically tied to the X10D defense platform and moved from bid to award in less than 72 hours, highlighting procurement urgency around deployable tactical drone capability. The order converts Skydio's defense positioning from program access and qualification into major volume procurement at Army scale. Date 2026-03-22
Event type Commercial Order
Segment Aerial
Added to Korthos 2026-03-29
2026-03-22 · product launch · ORCA Dexterity · End Effectors
Evidence notes ORCA's public GitHub organization exposes core repositories for OrcaHand control, simulation, retargeting, and robot description files Public repositories include orca_core, orca_sim, orcahand_description, and orca_retargeter Repository activity shows active updates across the hand software stack in March 2026 Date 2026-03-22
Event type Product Launch
Segment End Effectors
Added to Korthos 2026-03-23
2026-03-22 · demonstration · Flexion Robotics · Foundation Models
Evidence notes Flexion Robotics showcased their humanoid robot's ability to learn actions from natural language instructions. The demonstration featured the robot performing tasks such as adding numbers to a sequence and interacting with objects based on verbal commands. The event took place at their research facility in San Francisco. Date 2026-03-22
Event type Demonstration
Segment Foundation Models
Added to Korthos 2026-03-22
2026-03-21 Market Signal MAKIINA Actuation 2026-03-21 · market signal · MAKIINA · Actuation
Evidence notes MAKIINA was positioned as a Finnish company building drone motors, actuators and robotic systems in-house. The company’s stack focused on lower-cost robotic arms and physical-AI hardware infrastructure. The signal placed MAKIINA in Europe’s emerging physical-AI robotics supply layer rather than as a single robot product company. Date 2026-03-21
Event type Market Signal
Segment Actuation
Added to Korthos 2026-06-16
2026-03-21 Capability Nomadic Data Infrastructure 2026-03-21 · capability · Nomadic · Data Infrastructure
Evidence notes Nomadic published a workflow showing how raw robotics video stored in Hugging Face Buckets can be annotated and converted into VLA-training-ready data using its platform. The article described Nomadic''s ability to segment robotic actions, identify objects, infer 3D positions from RGB video, and generate timestamped outputs that map into LeRobot v3-compatible dataset artifacts. Nomadic also showed direct integration paths through both its UI and SDK, including native support for hf://buckets URIs. Date 2026-03-21
Event type Capability
Segment Data Infrastructure
Added to Korthos 2026-03-31
2026-03-20 Regulatory Unitree Humanoid 2026-03-20 · regulatory · Unitree · Humanoid
Evidence notes The draft plan calls for at least 40.4464 million new shares, representing 10% of enlarged share capital under the filed structure. Proceeds are allocated across intelligent-robot model research, robot-body R&D, new product development and an intelligent-robot manufacturing base. The filing begins the exchange review and issuance process; it does not by itself establish completed proceeds or a trading debut. Date 2026-03-20
Event type Regulatory
Segment Humanoid
Added to Korthos 2026-08-11
2026-03-20 · partnership · Orbotix Industries · Defense
Evidence notes Orbotix will provide system architecture, onboard software, autonomy algorithms and AI integration. ROMAERO will provide aerospace manufacturing, assembly and component integration to NATO standards. The partners plan to build Romanian production capacity and expand into other European markets. Date 2026-03-20
Event type Partnership
Segment Defense
Added to Korthos 2026-07-17
2026-03-20 Production Milestone XPeng Inc. Automotive 2026-03-20 · production milestone · XPeng Inc. · Automotive
Evidence notes XPeng said work on its Guangzhou humanoid-robot mass-production base began in the first quarter of 2026. The company targets monthly IRON production capacity above 1,000 robots by the end of 2026. IRON is scheduled to move first into controlled commercial settings, including XPeng stores and campuses, before broader domestic and overseas use. Date 2026-03-20
Event type Production Milestone
Segment Automotive
Added to Korthos 2026-07-15
2026-03-20 · demonstration · Autonodyne · Mission Software
Evidence notes The March 20, 2026 flights used two RQ-23A TigerShark unmanned aircraft and Autonodyne autonomy software. The aircraft executed autonomous launch commands, route commands and a two-vehicle counter-rotating combat air patrol. Autonodyne said the program supports A-GRA-compatible mission autonomy test and evaluation. Date 2026-03-20
Event type Demonstration
Segment Mission Software
Added to Korthos 2026-07-14
2026-03-20 · contract award · Sixdof Space · Localization
Evidence notes Sixdof provides 6DOF positioning technology for receiver tracking in refueling operations. The work supports a Lockheed Martin U.S. Air Force contract. Its location-beacon approach reports positional data for high-speed aerial refueling. Date 2026-03-20
Event type Contract Award
Segment Localization
Added to Korthos 2026-07-06
2026-03-20 · research publication · Booster Robotics · Humanoid
Evidence notes The paper “AGILE: A Comprehensive Workflow for Humanoid Loco-Manipulation Learning” was published on March 20, 2026. The arXiv paper presents a humanoid loco-manipulation workflow evaluated with Booster T1. The study’s named evaluation platform is Booster T1 from Booster Robotics. Date 2026-03-20
Event type Research Publication
Segment Humanoid
Added to Korthos 2026-06-27
2026-03-20 · product launch · AgileX Robotics · Development Platform
Evidence notes AgileX introduced Pika Pro as an egocentric perception platform for embodied-AI data collection. The system records robot-view sensor data for training and evaluating manipulation models. Date 2026-03-20
Event type Product Launch
Segment Development Platform
Added to Korthos 2026-05-02
2026-03-20 Acquisition NUBURU Defense 2026-03-20 · acquisition · NUBURU · Defense
Evidence notes NUBURU said it re-activated its plan to acquire 70 percent of Tekne as part of a broader defence and security platform strategy. The company described Tekne as a central operating asset in its push into defence electronics, security systems, and non-kinetic platforms. The row matters because it creates durable relationship truth beyond a single order story. Date 2026-03-20
Event type Acquisition
Segment Defense
Added to Korthos 2026-04-08
2026-03-20 · demonstration · AgileX Robotics · Development Platform
Evidence notes AgileX Robotics' PiPER robotic arm was integrated with LimX Dynamics' TRON 1 autonomous cleaning robot. The combined system performed fully autonomous cleaning operations. This integration was announced on March 20, 2026. Date 2026-03-20
Event type Demonstration
Segment Development Platform
Added to Korthos 2026-04-05
2026-03-20 · contract award · Anduril Industries · Defense
Evidence notes JIATF-401 selected Anduril's Lattice platform as its enterprise tactical command-and-control solution for counter-UAS. The selection extended Lattice from program-specific deployments into broader operational command infrastructure. The win reinforced Anduril's software-control layer as a procurement object in its own right. Date 2026-03-20
Event type Contract Award
Segment Defense
Added to Korthos 2026-04-02
2026-03-20 Demonstration PDW Defense 2026-03-20 · demonstration · PDW · Defense
Evidence notes PDW completed a three-day test campaign at the 9-Mile Training Center in Texas, executing 114 flights across hardware, software, autonomy, and communications systems. The campaign validated 20 km command-and-control on the C100 with range-extension hardware, 10+ km BVLOS operations on the AM-FPV using Doodle Labs mesh networking, and 11 fully autonomous C100 flights without GPS using the Vision Payload. The tests moved beyond basic flight claims and showed extended-range, GPS-denied, and software-integrated mission performance across PDW's current defence UAS stack. Date 2026-03-20
Event type Demonstration
Segment Defense
Added to Korthos 2026-03-28
2026-03-20 Capability Auki Labs Spatial Intelligence 2026-03-20 · capability · Auki Labs · Spatial Intelligence
Evidence notes Introduced subtractive scanning for collaborative map maintenance Presented the update as a way to maintain spatial maps by updating only changed areas Also revealed new simulated environments for computer vision testing Date 2026-03-20
Event type Capability
Segment Spatial Intelligence
Added to Korthos 2026-03-22
2026-03-20 Funding Xynova End Effectors 2026-03-20 · funding · Xynova · End Effectors
Evidence notes Xynova announced completion of a Pre-A financing round New capital will support talent expansion, mass production, and commercial deployment Product focus includes dexterous hands, miniature electric cylinders, and integrated joint modules Date 2026-03-20
Event type Funding
Segment End Effectors
Added to Korthos 2026-03-22
2026-03-20 Funding SynapX Robotics 2026-03-20 · funding · SynapX
Evidence notes Seed round closed within two months of the company's January 2026 founding Backed by Horizon Robotics as lead, with Xiaomi Strategic Investment, GL Ventures, ShunWei Capital, and Linear Capital participating Proceeds will fund development of the SYNTH architecture, data infrastructure construction, and talent acquisition Date 2026-03-20
Event type Funding
Added to Korthos 2026-03-22
2026-03-20 Regulatory Unitree Humanoid 2026-03-20 · regulatory · Unitree · Humanoid
Evidence notes Planned IPO proceeds appear in exchange disclosures, while the application itself is a regulatory milestone rather than a closed financing round. The filing adds a public-market readiness marker for one of China?s best-known legged-robotics and humanoid companies. Date 2026-03-20
Event type Regulatory
Segment Humanoid
Added to Korthos 2026-03-20
2026-03-20 · market signal · Unusual Machines · Subsystems
Evidence notes Unusual Machines priced a public offering of 8,823,529 common shares at USD 17.00 per share. The company expected gross proceeds of about USD 150 million before fees and expenses. The company said proceeds would support inventory purchases, working capital and general corporate purposes. Date 2026-03-20
Event type Market Signal
Segment Subsystems
Added to Korthos 2026-03-20
2026-03-19 Deployment Exotec Warehouse Logistics 2026-03-19 · deployment · Exotec · Warehouse Logistics
Evidence notes The installation provides 52,000 storage locations and throughput of 1,200 picked lines per hour. Lyreco added 7,000 SKUs without extending the building or replacing its existing conveyor infrastructure. Date 2026-03-19
Event type Deployment
Segment Warehouse Logistics
Added to Korthos 2026-08-30
2026-03-19 · partnership · RoboSense · Perception
Evidence notes The configuration is current at publication and bounded to the named robotics product or component. The named product or component configuration does not imply exclusivity across the customer's wider portfolio. Date 2026-03-19
Event type Partnership
Segment Perception
Added to Korthos 2026-08-30
2026-03-19 · partnership · RoboSense · Perception
Evidence notes The configuration is current at publication and bounded to the named robotics product or component. The named product or component configuration does not imply exclusivity across the customer's wider portfolio. Date 2026-03-19
Event type Partnership
Segment Perception
Added to Korthos 2026-08-30
2026-03-19 Commercial Order Uber Automotive 2026-03-19 · commercial order · Uber · Automotive
Evidence notes The initial commitment covers 10,000 fully autonomous R2 vehicles for planned deployment in 2028. Options could add a further 40,000 vehicles. Date 2026-03-19
Event type Commercial Order
Segment Automotive
Added to Korthos 2026-08-23
2026-03-19 · deployment · Applied Intuition · Development Platform
Evidence notes DECK supports shipboard autonomy-data collection plus automated detection and classification. The edge-data engine also enables over-the-air AI updates. Date 2026-03-19
Event type Deployment
Segment Development Platform
Added to Korthos 2026-08-23
2026-03-19 · product launch · Vieworks · Vision
Evidence notes The VPS-245MX2 uses thermoelectric Peltier cooling and targets flat-panel, printed-circuit-board and semiconductor inspection. Its CoaXPress-over-Fiber implementation reaches up to 100 Gbps to carry high-volume image data over longer distances. Vieworks also showed BSI VTS line-scan cameras spanning visible, UV and NIR sensitivity and bendable X-ray detectors for curved objects. Date 2026-03-19
Event type Product Launch
Segment Vision
Added to Korthos 2026-08-12
2026-03-19 · company formation · Archon Robotics · Foundation Models
Evidence notes Shanghai YuanCe Future Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd., operating as Archon Robotics, was incorporated to develop whole-body foundation models for humanoid robots. The legal entity was established in Shanghai on 19 March 2026. The company focuses on humanoid whole-body foundation models and action-data systems. Date 2026-03-19
Event type Company Formation
Segment Foundation Models
Added to Korthos 2026-07-29
2026-03-19 · demonstration · KC Robotics · Industrial
Evidence notes The March 19 event opened KC Robotics headquarters to manufacturers, suppliers, universities and public-sector visitors. Live exhibits combined robotic arms, machine vision and end-of-arm tooling in turnkey manufacturing workflows. Demonstrations addressed labor shortages, production throughput, process flexibility and operational safety. Date 2026-03-19
Event type Demonstration
Segment Industrial
Added to Korthos 2026-07-19
2026-03-19 · funding · NoTraffic · Automotive
Evidence notes PSG Equity led the USD 90 million Series C. M&G Investments, Grove Ventures, LifeX Ventures, Meitav Investment House and Next Gear Ventures participated. NoTraffic said hundreds of agencies across more than 40 US states and Canada had adopted its platform. Date 2026-03-19
Event type Funding
Segment Automotive
Added to Korthos 2026-07-18
2026-03-19 Demonstration Canvair Aerial 2026-03-19 · demonstration · Canvair · Aerial
Evidence notes Canvair opened the 50th AFCEA Lexington-Concord New Horizons Symposium with an aerial LED drone display highlighted on 19 March 2026. The display served as an opening moment for a defense-focused startup and technology session. Canvair operated the aerial LED entertainment drone display as a MassRobotics resident startup. Date 2026-03-19
Event type Demonstration
Segment Aerial
Added to Korthos 2026-07-17
2026-03-19 · facility opening · Vandri Robotics · Service
Evidence notes The Pakrac facility became Vandri's main Croatian hub for humanoid-robot research, development and systems integration. Vandri launched a maintenance and service centre providing software and hardware support for humanoid platforms from external manufacturers. The opening expanded the company's regional deployment and after-sales infrastructure beyond its Slovenian operation. Date 2026-03-19
Event type Facility Opening
Segment Service
Added to Korthos 2026-07-17
2026-03-19 · award · HyperKelp · Maritime
Evidence notes HyperKelp was one of 24 companies named to the 2026 class. The programme highlights startups positioned for institutional-scale growth. The recognition added a regional commercialization milestone to HyperKelp's defense and ocean-sensing work. Date 2026-03-19
Event type Award
Segment Maritime
Added to Korthos 2026-07-16
2026-03-19 · funding · Everdrone · Aerial
Evidence notes Sciety led the SEK 36 million round as Everdrone entered a commercial phase for drone services in emergency healthcare. Everdrone operates an emergency-response drone service integrated into the cardiac-arrest response chain in V?stra G?taland, Sweden. The company said the capital supports European market expansion and further development of its autonomous drone technology platform. Date 2026-03-19
Event type Funding
Segment Aerial
Added to Korthos 2026-07-13
2026-03-19 Product Launch T-MOTOR Propulsion Components 2026-03-19 · product launch · T-MOTOR · Propulsion Components
Evidence notes T-MOTOR unveiled the AUZ Series propellers to improve UAV efficiency, reliability and endurance across professional drone applications. The AUZ Series launch focused on efficiency and endurance improvements for UAV propulsion. The product line expands T-MOTOR propeller options for professional unmanned aircraft. Date 2026-03-19
Event type Product Launch
Segment Propulsion Components
Added to Korthos 2026-06-19
2026-03-19 Product Launch uAvionix Avionics 2026-03-19 · product launch · uAvionix · Avionics
Evidence notes The product targets UK CAA electronic conspicuity compliance for UAS operations. The transceiver is part of uAvionix's detect-and-avoid and BVLOS airspace-awareness portfolio. The product gives uAvionix a concrete offering for unmanned aircraft, air mobility or counter-drone operations. Date 2026-03-19
Event type Product Launch
Segment Avionics
Added to Korthos 2026-06-19
2026-03-19 · production milestone · Inspire Robots · End Effectors
Evidence notes The company said 2025 dexterous-hand deliveries exceeded 10,000 units. Its official account linked the milestone to batch manufacturing, supply-chain maturity and use across multiple customer types and regions. Inspire separately reports in-house production of the underlying micro linear servo actuators. Date 2026-03-19
Event type Production Milestone
Segment End Effectors
Added to Korthos 2026-05-15
2026-03-19 Partnership Skild AI Foundation Models 2026-03-19 · partnership · Skild AI · Foundation Models
Evidence notes Skild AI announced partnerships with ABB Robotics and Teradyne Robotics Universal Robots to integrate its omni-bodied Skild Brain into industrial and collaborative robot portfolios The company framed the work as a route to deploy generalized robot intelligence across factory floors. Date 2026-03-19
Event type Partnership
Segment Foundation Models
Added to Korthos 2026-05-14
2026-03-19 Partnership Spirit AI Foundation Models 2026-03-19 · partnership · Spirit AI · Foundation Models
Evidence notes Spirit AI and JD Group signed a strategic partnership agreement covering consumer product customization, technical integration, real-world deployment and joint marketing from 2026 through 2029. The first tangible outcome is Spirit AI's Moz robot going online at JD MALL physical stores for high-precision coffee brewing and service demonstrations. The deployment uses JD's JoyAI large model and JoyInside technology with remote operation, multimodal data capture, joint trajectories and force feedback to support embodied model training. Date 2026-03-19
Event type Partnership
Segment Foundation Models
Added to Korthos 2026-05-06
2026-03-19 Capability Saipem Maritime 2026-03-19 · capability · Saipem · Maritime
Evidence notes Saipem announced that FlatFish successfully completed its offshore test campaign with Petrobras. The milestone moved the project into its final stage and validated autonomous underwater inspection performance in the target operating environment. The result strengthens Saipem's case for FlatFish as a serious deepwater autonomous inspection system. Date 2026-03-19
Event type Capability
Segment Maritime
Added to Korthos 2026-04-06
2026-03-19 · org change · Carbon Robotics · Agriculture
Evidence notes Carbon appointed Kevan Krysler as CFO and said the move reflected the company''s increasing commercial scale and operational maturity. In the same announcement, Carbon said it had surpassed $100 million in annual revenue for the fiscal year ending January 31, 2026. The company also said it had customers in 15 countries and tied the milestone to expanding traction for LaserWeeder, Carbon ATK, and the Large Plant Model. Date 2026-03-19
Event type Org Change
Segment Agriculture
Added to Korthos 2026-03-31
2026-03-19 · funding · Dentronic · Healthcare
Evidence notes Dentronic announced an approximately $1 million pre-seed round after selection into South Park Commons' Founder Fellowship, following earlier backing from Krew Capital. The funding supports full-scale development of Dexor, Dentronic's chairside robotic arm for repetitive dental assistance tasks such as suction and retraction. The company says its first 50-unit Dexor batch sold out and is now moving toward broader production. Date 2026-03-19
Event type Funding
Segment Healthcare
Added to Korthos 2026-03-29
2026-03-19 · demonstration · Shield AI · Defense
Evidence notes Northrop Grumman’s Talon IQ completed its first partner mission-autonomy flight using Shield AI Hivemind. Hivemind commanded combat-air-patrol and target-engagement manoeuvres before control switched back to Northrop Grumman Prism. The software reached flight after a single day of hardware-in-the-loop testing. Date 2026-03-19
Event type Demonstration
Segment Defense
Added to Korthos 2026-03-28
2026-03-19 · product launch · eternal.ag · Agriculture
Evidence notes eternal.ag said its first commercial product is Harvester, a fully autonomous harvesting robot for tomato greenhouses Harvester is designed to operate up to 22 hours per day The platform is modular and intended to expand into additional greenhouse tasks over time Date 2026-03-19
Event type Product Launch
Segment Agriculture
Added to Korthos 2026-03-22
2026-03-19 Funding KEWAZO Construction 2026-03-19 · funding · KEWAZO · Construction
Evidence notes KEWAZO announced a new funding round led by Schooner Capital The company said the raise brings total funding to $35 million Capital will support expanded LIFTBOT deployment in heavy-industry environments Date 2026-03-19
Event type Funding
Segment Construction
Added to Korthos 2026-03-22
2026-03-19 Capability KEWAZO Construction 2026-03-19 · capability · KEWAZO · Construction
Evidence notes KEWAZO positioned LIFTBOT as a robotic lifting system for vertical material movement The company said it replaces cranes and manual handling in heavy-industry environments The capability framing supports classification as a robotic lifting and transport system rather than a generic service robot Date 2026-03-19
Event type Capability
Segment Construction
Added to Korthos 2026-03-22
2026-03-19 Deployment KEWAZO Construction 2026-03-19 · deployment · KEWAZO · Construction
Evidence notes KEWAZO said LIFTBOT is deployed at more than 20 industrial sites across North America and Europe Referenced deployment environments include refineries, petrochemical plants, chemical complexes, and power facilities The deployments support maintenance, turnarounds, and capital-project workflows Date 2026-03-19
Event type Deployment
Segment Construction
Added to Korthos 2026-03-22
2026-03-19 · research publication · Physical Intelligence · Foundation Models
Evidence notes Physical Intelligence published RLT, an online reinforcement-learning method for precise robot manipulation. The work focuses on improving task performance efficiently through real-world policy updates. Date 2026-03-19
Event type Research Publication
Segment Foundation Models
Added to Korthos 2026-03-20
2026-03-19 · funding · Buntar Aerospace · Defense
Evidence notes Buntar Aerospace raised $10.4M to expand its ISR UAV platforms and Copilot mission software. The round was led by Axon Enterprise, with participation from Munkene AS and other private investors. The financing also included a strategic partnership with Axon focused on commercial collaboration and technology integration. Date 2026-03-19
Event type Funding
Segment Defense
Added to Korthos 2026-03-19
2026-03-19 Deployment Ondas Defense 2026-03-19 · deployment · Ondas · Defense
Evidence notes Subsidiary Sentrycs supported airspace protection as part of Swisscom Broadcast's DroneDefence during the World Economic Forum 2026 in Davos Counter-UAS detection, identification, and mitigation were provided for a high-profile international security event Operational deployment rather than a generic counter-drone showcase Date 2026-03-19
Event type Deployment
Segment Defense
Added to Korthos 2026-03-19
2026-03-19 · acquisition · Hipp Technology Group · Manufacturing
Evidence notes DBAG Fund VIII agreed to acquire a majority stake in Hipp Technology Group through a management buyout Hipp was described as a development and manufacturing partner for implants, surgical instruments, and components for robotic surgery systems The transaction gives Hipp new backing for international expansion and follow-on acquisitions Date 2026-03-19
Event type Acquisition
Segment Manufacturing
Added to Korthos 2026-03-19
2026-03-19 · funding · eternal.ag · Agriculture
Evidence notes eternal.ag announced €8 million in funding to expand its autonomous greenhouse harvesting robots across Europe The company said the capital will support product development, commercial deployments, and expansion to additional crop types eternal.ag builds fully autonomous harvesting robots for greenhouses and launched with Harvester as its first commercial product Date 2026-03-19
Event type Funding
Segment Agriculture
Added to Korthos 2026-03-19
2026-03-19 Product Launch AutoStore Warehouse Logistics 2026-03-19 · product launch · AutoStore · Warehouse Logistics
Evidence notes AutoStore launched the CubeVerse platform and AutoStore Intelligence as part of its Spring 2026 fulfillment product updates The release also included CubeAnalytics, CubeControl, and new AI-led workflow and optimization tools AutoStore positioned the launch around higher-level fulfillment orchestration, simulation, and throughput optimization on top of its robotic storage system Date 2026-03-19
Event type Product Launch
Segment Warehouse Logistics
Added to Korthos 2026-03-19
2026-03-19 · partnership · Fortem Technologies · Defense
Evidence notes Fortem Technologies announced a collaboration with Lockheed Martin to deploy counter-drone systems for critical infrastructure protection The offering combines Fortem's TrueView radar and DroneHunter interceptors with Lockheed Martin's Sanctum mission management software Fortem framed the agreement as part of rising demand for integrated counter-UAS systems in homeland security and defence settings Date 2026-03-19
Event type Partnership
Segment Defense
Added to Korthos 2026-03-19
2026-03-19 Deployment Nomagic Warehouse Logistics 2026-03-19 · deployment · Nomagic · Warehouse Logistics
Evidence notes Zalando said it will deploy up to 50 Nomagic picking robots across its European fulfilment network The rollout covers item-level robotic picking, scanning, and induction into sorting workflows Zalando and Nomagic described a shoebox-handling workflow using vision and specialised grippers Date 2026-03-19
Event type Deployment
Segment Warehouse Logistics
Added to Korthos 2026-03-19
2026-03-19 · partnership · Unusual Machines · Subsystems
Evidence notes Lantronix and Unusual Machines announced a strategic collaboration to develop next-generation autonomous drone components. The partnership integrates Lantronix’s edge-AI compute platform with Unusual Machines’ flight systems for U.S. defense programs. Use named-counterparty unless Lantronix already exists in the company table. Date 2026-03-19
Event type Partnership
Segment Subsystems
Added to Korthos 2026-03-19
2026-03-18 · partnership · Geely Auto Group · Automotive
Evidence notes The collaboration covers Geely's G-ASD autonomy development and DRIVE Hyperion-based robotaxis. A separate workstream applies NVIDIA Omniverse to industrial automation and simulation. Date 2026-03-18
Event type Partnership
Segment Automotive
Added to Korthos 2026-08-23
2026-03-18 · funding · Flexiv Robotics Ltd. · Industrial
Evidence notes Flexiv announced that Invus led the completed strategic financing with participation from existing investors. The latest financing cohort placed Flexiv reported valuation at CNY 13 billion. The round amount and pre-/post-money basis were not disclosed, and no USD conversion is invented. Date 2026-03-18
Event type Funding
Segment Industrial
Added to Korthos 2026-08-14
2026-03-18 · capability · Samas Italy · Industrial
Evidence notes The cell feeds bottles into flow-pack and cartoning equipment at 50 to 60 parts per minute, with peaks up to 80. Format changes are primarily digital, reducing mechanical adjustment and floor-space requirements. The system targets regulated, high-mix packaging in diagnostics, pharmaceuticals and related sectors. Date 2026-03-18
Event type Capability
Segment Industrial
Added to Korthos 2026-08-02
2026-03-18 Product Launch T-Chef Service 2026-03-18 · product launch · T-Chef · Service
Evidence notes The North American variant adds English, Chinese and Spanish interfaces. The company describes barcode-driven recipe loading and visual operating-state feedback. The release presents TC-XaaS as a combined hardware, software, recipe-development and ingredient-service model. Date 2026-03-18
Event type Product Launch
Segment Service
Added to Korthos 2026-07-29
2026-03-18 Product Launch OMOWAY Automotive 2026-03-18 · product launch · OMOWAY · Automotive
Evidence notes Mobility One is a modular two-wheel robot designed to move across roads, hallways, narrow alleys and office elevators. The company said it carries forward balance-control and obstacle-avoidance algorithms developed through the OMO-X intelligent motorcycle program. The launch extended OMOWAY's architecture from personal mobility into service uses spanning logistics, domestic environments and public services. Date 2026-03-18
Event type Product Launch
Segment Automotive
Added to Korthos 2026-07-17
2026-03-18 · award · Shuanghuan Driveline · Motion Components
Evidence notes ZF selected Shuanghuan as one of nine award recipients across four categories at its global supplier conference. The VAVE Award recognized technical optimization, localization and resource coordination. Shuanghuan's contribution included localization work for Traxon shaft assemblies and planetary carriers. Date 2026-03-18
Event type Award
Segment Motion Components
Added to Korthos 2026-07-17
2026-03-18 · product launch · LUCID Vision Labs · Vision
Evidence notes The launch added RGB-D time-of-flight camera options for robotics, automation and 3D perception applications. LUCID positioned the new Helios2 Chroma models around synchronized color and depth sensing in an industrial camera form factor. The event adds a current product-family milestone to LUCID machine-vision component profile. Date 2026-03-18
Event type Product Launch
Segment Vision
Added to Korthos 2026-07-12
2026-03-18 · partnership · UXV Technologies · Subsystems
Evidence notes The agreement combines UXV ground control technology with EOS remote weapon systems expertise. The cooperation covers unmanned systems, weapon technologies and integrated defence solutions. The MoU was signed in Melbourne during the Danish Royal State Visit to Australia. Date 2026-03-18
Event type Partnership
Segment Subsystems
Added to Korthos 2026-06-18
2026-03-18 · research publication · Booster Robotics · Humanoid
Evidence notes REFINE-DP jointly fine-tunes a Diffusion Policy planner and an RL-based whole-body controller to reduce distribution mismatch between high-level planning and low-level execution. The method reports over 90 percent task success in simulation and validates robust real-world execution on a 29-DoF Booster T1 humanoid across box pickup, object transport, door opening, and long-horizon manipulation tasks. The paper reports that a policy pre-trained on about 50 teleoperated trajectories can reach up to 95 percent success after fine-tuning, compared with roughly 1,000 trajectories needed to reach 90 percent success through pre-training alone. Date 2026-03-18
Event type Research Publication
Segment Humanoid
Added to Korthos 2026-05-30
2026-03-18 Regulatory Picogrid Mission Software 2026-03-18 · regulatory · Picogrid · Mission Software
Evidence notes Picogrid said Legion received FedRAMP High Authority to Operate for U.S. government cloud security. The authorization covers a systems integration platform used to connect sensors, robots, drones and software systems. The milestone gives federal agencies a cyber-compliant path to adopt Legion for unmanned-system integration. Date 2026-03-18
Event type Regulatory
Segment Mission Software
Added to Korthos 2026-05-25
2026-03-18 · product launch · NXP Semiconductors · Semiconductors
Evidence notes NXP announced the first in a series of robotics solutions developed in collaboration with NVIDIA. The first Holoscan Sensor Bridge-ready solution in NXP's robotics portfolio includes a machine-vision solution based on the i.MX 95 applications processor. The launch anchors NXP's robotics profile in edge compute, sensor bridge and machine-vision infrastructure for autonomous machines. Date 2026-03-18
Event type Product Launch
Segment Semiconductors
Added to Korthos 2026-05-24