Verified Robotics Events Archive — Page 6

Browse page 6 of the Korthos verified robotics events archive, with dated funding, deployment, product, partnership, acquisition, and research records.

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FundingBridgeDP Robotics

BridgeDP Robotics completes RMB100m-class Pre-A+++ round

Development Platform

· funding · BridgeDP Robotics · Development Platform

Evidence notes
  • Proceeds will expand the RoboCraft AI ecosystem and capacity at the company's cross-embodiment whole-body motion-data factory.
  • The company will also accelerate motion-control model iteration and overseas technical-service and compliance work.
  • BridgeDP was founded in Shenzhen in 2023 and develops a general robot operating and control platform.
Date
Event type Funding
Segment Development Platform
Added to Korthos
DeploymentFoxglove

Saronic documents Foxglove use across ASV engineering

Development Platform

· deployment · Foxglove · Development Platform

Evidence notes
  • More than 20% of autonomy and perception engineering time shifted away from custom visualization and tooling maintenance.
  • More than 50 engineers—over 30% of the company—were onboarded to the platform.
  • Issue discovery to a production fix now completes in less than 24 hours.
Date
Company Foxglove
Event type Deployment
Segment Development Platform
Added to Korthos
DeploymentFoxglove

Dexterity reports measured development gains with Foxglove

Development Platform

· deployment · Foxglove · Development Platform

Evidence notes
  • The team attributed roughly 20% development-time savings and more than $150,000 in annual tooling and development savings to the workflow.
  • Issue triage fell below 10 minutes, with discovery-to-fix cycles reported at under one day.
  • The integration spans edge customer sites and primary sites, allowing developers, field operations and partners to share robot-event data.
Date
Company Foxglove
Event type Deployment
Segment Development Platform
Added to Korthos
DeploymentFoxglove

Wayve reports faster autonomy triage with Foxglove

Development Platform

· deployment · Foxglove · Development Platform

Evidence notes
  • Event triage moved from hours or days to minutes or seconds after vehicle data was centralized in Foxglove.
  • Nearly 40% of Wayve’s engineering team now uses the platform in daily workflows.
  • Shared event tagging, dashboards and links connect engineers with vehicle-safety operators around the same synchronized evidence.
Date
Company Foxglove
Event type Deployment
Segment Development Platform
Added to Korthos
Commercial OrderArtificial Intelligence Technology Solutions

RAD receives repeat ROAMEO order from logistics customer

Service

· commercial order · Artificial Intelligence Technology Solutions · Service

Evidence notes
  • The customer selected a second ROAMEO for another major logistics facility after deploying RAD systems at multiple sites.
  • RAD anticipated installation before the end of 2026.
Date
Event type Commercial Order
Segment Service
Added to Korthos
PartnershipToray Advanced Composites

Toray Advanced Composites, IGCS International and Lacks Carbon Fiber announced joint…

Materials

· partnership · Toray Advanced Composites · Materials

Evidence notes
  • Toray Advanced Composites, IGCS International and Lacks Carbon Fiber announced joint cooperation on composite materials and high-rate manufacturing for the U.S. Drone Dominance Program.
  • The cooperation remained announced; no completed material delivery or production award formed part of the disclosed milestone.
Date
Event type Partnership
Segment Materials
Added to Korthos
FundingIO-AI Tech

IO-AI Tech completes several-hundred-million-yuan financing

Data Infrastructure

· funding · IO-AI Tech · Data Infrastructure

Evidence notes
  • Shunwei Capital, Green Pine Capital Partners and Shenzhen Capital Group participated alongside a strategic investor from a leading robot OEM.
  • IO-AI’s stack covers robot teleoperation, human-motion capture, annotation, dataset management and export into model-training workflows.
  • The financing supports product development and expansion of robot-data infrastructure as physical-AI programmes move toward larger-scale deployment.
Date
Company IO-AI Tech
Event type Funding
Segment Data Infrastructure
Added to Korthos
FundingNdotLight

NdotLight raises KRW15 billion for physical-AI simulation data infrastructure

Data Infrastructure

· funding · NdotLight · Data Infrastructure

Evidence notes
  • Korea Development Bank led the investment; Naver D2SF, IMM Investment and Capstone Partners returned, with NH Venture Investment, OurCrowd and Stonebridge joining.
  • TRINIX converts CAD and other inputs into articulated assets with physical properties, joints and collision geometry for NVIDIA Omniverse and Isaac Sim workflows.
  • The company will develop its generative CAD engine and material-property database, expand internationally and add engineering staff.
Date
Company NdotLight
Event type Funding
Segment Data Infrastructure
Added to Korthos
FundingLatentVerse

LatentVerse raises several hundred million yuan in seed financing

Foundation Models

· funding · LatentVerse · Foundation Models

Evidence notes
  • Hillhouse Venture Capital, ClearVue Partners and Inno Angel Fund invested alongside strategic robot companies AgiBot and RobotEra.
  • The company was founded in May 2026 by a Tsinghua IIIS embodied-intelligence team led by Hu Yucheng.
  • Funding supports embodied-model pretraining, world models, dexterous manipulation, data infrastructure and deployment on robot hardware.
Date
Company LatentVerse
Event type Funding
Segment Foundation Models
Added to Korthos
Contract AwardGeneral Atomics Aeronautical Systems

Marine Corps exercises US$47.36 million MQ-9A support options

Defense

· contract award · General Atomics Aeronautical Systems · Defense

Evidence notes
  • The modification covers engineering, logistics, software sustainment, payload integration and airworthiness support.
  • The work supports operational capability for the Marine Corps expeditionary medium-altitude, long-endurance unmanned-aircraft programme.
Date
Event type Contract Award
Segment Defense
Added to Korthos
Contract AwardV2X

US Marine Corps awards V2X Tempest counter-UAS vehicle IDIQ

Defense

· contract award · V2X · Defense

Evidence notes
  • The US$19.06 million award covers 10 Tempest vehicles plus software, spares, training and associated services.
  • The vehicles are intended to provide counter-UAS protection for Marine Corps manoeuvre forces.
  • Vertex Modernization and Sustainment is the legal contract awardee within the V2X group.
Date
Company V2X
Event type Contract Award
Segment Defense
Added to Korthos
DemonstrationHII Unmanned Systems

DIU recognizes successful completion of HII and MetalCraft ROMULUS-25 prototype programme

Defense

· demonstration · HII Unmanned Systems · Defense

Evidence notes
  • MetalCraft Marine supplied the 25-foot Watcher hull while HII integrated its Odyssey autonomous-control software, creating the ROMULUS-25 configuration evaluated through the programme.
  • The two prototypes were delivered in December 2025 and subsequently demonstrated autonomous mission behaviours during at-sea testing for the U.S. Marine Corps.
  • Successful prototype completion allows the Department of War to consider follow-on production through an Other Transaction Agreement without reopening a conventional competition.
Date
Event type Demonstration
Segment Defense
Added to Korthos
RegulatoryXTEND

XTEND business combination clears SEC review milestone

Defense

· regulatory · XTEND · Defense

Evidence notes
  • The information statement and prospectus began mailing to JFB shareholders of record on 11 August 2026.
  • Closing is targeted for 1 September, subject to customary conditions including approval to list the combined company's shares on the New York Stock Exchange.
  • The combined company is expected to be renamed XTEND AI Robotics and trade under the ticker XTND after closing.
Date
Company XTEND
Event type Regulatory
Segment Defense
Added to Korthos
Market SignalStereotaxis

Stereotaxis reports first GenesisX U.S. purchase and catheter growth

Surgical

· market signal · Stereotaxis · Surgical

Evidence notes
  • Quarterly revenue from the company's robotic catheters exceeded $1 million, up 270% sequentially.
  • A U.S. hospital placed the first GenesisX purchase, with installation planned for autumn 2026.
  • Multiple Synchrony digital operating-room systems were sold and installed after FDA clearance in April.
Date
Company Stereotaxis
Event type Market Signal
Segment Surgical
Added to Korthos
Product LaunchRobot.com

Robot.com unveils R-dog last-mile delivery quadruped

Delivery

· product launch · Robot.com · Delivery

Evidence notes
  • The platform is designed to traverse stairs, curbs and thresholds and carries mixed food and e-commerce payloads in a large enclosed compartment.
  • An unattended drop-off mechanism is paired with two display surfaces that can support advertising and customer interaction.
  • Robot.com targets initial commercial deployments in 2027 and says its wider fleet has completed more than 2.5 million tasks across the United States, Canada, Dubai and the Middle East.
Date
Company Robot.com
Event type Product Launch
Segment Delivery
Added to Korthos
Product LaunchNoah Medical

Noah Medical commercially launches Galaxy II bronchoscopy software

Industrial

· product launch · Noah Medical · Industrial

Evidence notes
  • Physicians can switch between high-definition digital tomosynthesis and cone-beam CT during a procedure without moving to a separate platform.
  • The update combines navigation with real-time lesion and tool confirmation to address CT-to-body and tool-tissue divergence.
  • Noah cites published literature indicating that HD-DT can support most cases with up to ten times lower radiation dose than CBCT.
Date
Company Noah Medical
Event type Product Launch
Segment Industrial
Added to Korthos
Product LaunchAirwise Solutions

Airwise Solutions launches Nexus airspace-awareness platform

Aerial

· product launch · Airwise Solutions · Aerial

Evidence notes
  • Sensor and data providers can integrate on a free, non-exclusive basis while retaining ownership of their data.
  • Airwise supplies the software layer rather than proprietary sensor hardware, allowing one integration to serve permitted customers across the platform.
  • Initial markets include public-safety drone-as-first-responder programmes, critical infrastructure and counter-UAS operations.
Date
Event type Product Launch
Segment Aerial
Added to Korthos
Market SignalJoby Aviation

Joby Aviation establishes $750 million at-the-market equity programme

Avionics

· market signal · Joby Aviation · Avionics

Evidence notes
  • Morgan Stanley, J.P. Morgan, Allen & Company and BofA Securities are acting as sales agents.
  • Sales may be made at Joby's discretion under its effective Form S-3 shelf registration and the 11 August prospectus supplement.
  • Potential uses include certification, manufacturing, commercial operations and acquisitions or strategic investments.
Date
Event type Market Signal
Segment Avionics
Added to Korthos
ManufacturingePropelled

ePropelled secures $60 million for U.S. propulsion-manufacturing expansion

Propulsion Components

· manufacturing · ePropelled · Propulsion Components

Evidence notes
  • Funding is being provided through the Department of War Industrial Base Analysis and Sustainment programme.
  • The larger facility is designed to increase planned production capacity by more than four times.
  • Expansion work covers automated production, precision motor manufacturing, controller assembly and propulsion-system testing.
Date
Company ePropelled
Event type Manufacturing
Segment Propulsion Components
Added to Korthos
AcquisitionJoby Aviation

Joby Aviation agrees to acquire Resonant Sciences for about $500 million

Avionics

· acquisition · Joby Aviation · Avionics

Evidence notes
  • Resonant Sciences is EBITDA-positive and supports active U.S. national-security programmes across radio-frequency sensing and signal processing.
  • The transaction adds classified infrastructure, qualified products, scaled production operations and established government-customer relationships to Joby.
  • Closing is targeted for the first half of 2027, subject to regulatory approvals and customary conditions.
Date
Event type Acquisition
Segment Avionics
Added to Korthos
Market SignalClobot

Clobot fixes rights-offering price at KRW20,600 per share

Mission Software

· market signal · Clobot · Mission Software

Evidence notes
  • The shareholder rights offering is followed by a public sale of unsubscribed shares, and the final price is unchanged from the first issue price.
  • After KRW780 million of issue costs, Clobot plans to use KRW112.407 billion for securities acquisitions, led by KRW5.2 billion for all existing Doosan Logistics Solutions shares and KRW63.3 billion for new DLS shares.
  • Additional proceeds are allocated to DLS technical hiring and solution upgrades, plus KRW13.913 billion for overseas entities and international expansion.
Date
Company Clobot
Event type Market Signal
Segment Mission Software
Added to Korthos
FundingNeros Technologies

Neros raises $250 million Series C at $2.5 billion valuation

Defense

· funding · Neros Technologies · Defense

Evidence notes
  • Interlagos, Valor Equity Partners, Allen & Company, Thiel Capital, Spark Capital and Figma co-founder Dylan Field also participated.
  • The capital will accelerate production ramps and development of Archer AI, an FPV platform with terminal guidance and GPS-denied position hold.
  • Neros is also developing Bandit for Class 2 and 3 counter-UAS missions; both programs are designed for multi-asset control and combat deployment by year-end 2026.
Date
Event type Funding
Segment Defense
Added to Korthos
FundingGuangdong Huilun Technology

Huilun Technology secures over RMB100m financing

Humanoid

· funding · Guangdong Huilun Technology · Humanoid

Evidence notes
  • CRRC Guochuang Fund, CMB International and Sichuan science-and-technology innovation investors participated in the round.
  • Proceeds will support vertical-model optimisation, automotive-production and service deployments, core-hardware iteration and senior talent recruitment.
  • GAC Group established Huilun as the market-oriented operating company for its humanoid-robotics programme.
Date
Event type Funding
Segment Humanoid
Added to Korthos
FundingZhongke Xinzhi

Zhongke Xinzhi completes angel financing

Foundation Models

· funding · Zhongke Xinzhi · Foundation Models

Evidence notes
  • Shanghai Xinzhi Yan Enterprise Management Partnership invested in the round.
  • The company will use the capital for model iteration and compliant data development, intelligent-hardware design and production preparation, and perception-module deployment.
  • Zhongke Xinzhi is developing a model-to-hardware stack intended to give embodied systems richer multimodal understanding of human emotional state.
Date
Event type Funding
Segment Foundation Models
Added to Korthos
Contract AwardTEKEVER

TEKEVER signs Portuguese Air Force contract for two AR5 aircraft

Aerial

· contract award · TEKEVER · Aerial

Evidence notes
  • The procurement includes a ground-control station, the ATLAS mission system and operator training so the Air Force can run the aircraft directly.
  • The authorised programme value is up to €7,796,747.97 before VAT and is financed through Portugal’s Military Programming Law.
  • Aircraft acceptance and initial operating capability are expected in September, followed by a second training phase in October.
Date
Company TEKEVER
Event type Contract Award
Segment Aerial
Added to Korthos
Contract AwardOndas

Ondas wins Israeli tender for Digital Bat tactical attack drones

Defense

· contract award · Ondas · Defense

Evidence notes
  • The programme covers the aerial platform, autonomous functionality, mission software, system engineering, production readiness and command-and-control compatibility.
  • Ondas is designing the system as a low-cost, scalable capability for rapid deployment across frontline combat units.
  • The award expands Ondas’s aerial-attack business within a broader autonomous defence portfolio spanning counter-UAS, ISR and unmanned ground systems.
Date
Company Ondas
Event type Contract Award
Segment Defense
Added to Korthos
RegulatoryRoen Surgical

ROEN Surgical receives FDA clearance for Zamenix P

Surgical

· regulatory · Roen Surgical · Surgical

Evidence notes
  • Zamenix is designed for flexible ureteroscopic treatment of kidney and ureteral stones using a patient-side robot and surgeon console.
  • The platform remotely controls scope insertion, rotation and deflection together with laser and stone-basket instruments.
  • ROEN described the clearance as the regulatory step enabling commercialization of the system in the United States.
Date
Event type Regulatory
Segment Surgical
Added to Korthos
FundingAtinary

Bruker invests in Atinary and expands self-driving-lab integration

Lab Automation

· funding · Atinary · Lab Automation

Evidence notes
  • The combined stack automates reagent handling, reactions, sampling and inline analysis in closed-loop experimental workflows.
  • Atinary’s SDLabs platform selects experiments and learns from instrument results while Chemspeed hardware executes laboratory steps.
  • The companies are extending an existing technical relationship into a strategic commercial collaboration.
Date
Company Atinary
Event type Funding
Segment Lab Automation
Added to Korthos
Contract AwardSwarm Aero

Swarm Aero secures more than $10m in AFRL manufacturing contracts

Defense

· contract award · Swarm Aero · Defense

Evidence notes
  • The manufacturing work supports Swarm Aero’s planned mass-producible Group 5 autonomous aircraft.
  • A related AFRL Phase II programme applies high-automation commercial composite processes to low-cost aerostructure production.
  • The company is developing the aircraft alongside a swarm-autonomy architecture for coordinated operations.
Date
Company Swarm Aero
Event type Contract Award
Segment Defense
Added to Korthos
Commercial OrderOuster

Ouster BlueCity wins 160-intersection Utah expansion

Perception

· commercial order · Ouster · Perception

Evidence notes
  • The expansion takes Utah’s contracted Ouster BlueCity footprint to nearly 300 intersections.
  • The programme introduces Ouster’s Rev8 OS1 Max lidar with native colour and advance detection at distances up to 500 feet.
  • Econolite integrates BlueCity detection with its traffic controllers and signal-management stack for UDOT.
Date
Company Ouster
Event type Commercial Order
Segment Perception
Added to Korthos
Commercial OrderYujin Robot

Yujin Robot wins KRW3.45bn AUMOVIO India automation contract

Industrial

· commercial order · Yujin Robot · Industrial

Evidence notes
  • The award equals approximately 12.25% of Yujin Robot’s latest reported annual revenue.
  • The scope includes Frame Box Loading, Cover Glass Box Load and related automated-production-line systems.
  • Contract work is scheduled to run through January 2027.
Date
Company Yujin Robot
Event type Commercial Order
Segment Industrial
Added to Korthos
FundingModuTech

ModuTech raises Pre-A funding for tactile-sensing scale-up

Sensors

· funding · ModuTech · Sensors

Evidence notes
  • Falcon Investment and Yihua Capital invested in the round.
  • The company develops pressure-temperature tactile modules, robot-data collection systems and tactile models for humanoids and dexterous hands.
  • Proceeds will support sensing R&D, production-line expansion and overseas market development.
Date
Company ModuTech
Event type Funding
Segment Sensors
Added to Korthos
FundingGuoao Technology

Guoao Technology raises nearly RMB100m in Series A+ funding

Industrial

· funding · Guoao Technology · Industrial

Evidence notes
  • Shenzhen Capital Group, Cornerstone Capital and Guangdong Technology Financial Group participated in the round.
  • Guoao said G-Tools has been sold to Bosch and is in pre-operation on production lines at several large manufacturers.
  • The capital is allocated to robot mass production and the build-out of a dedicated robotics business unit.
Date
Event type Funding
Segment Industrial
Added to Korthos
Research PublicationOdyssey

Odyssey releases CaliBench physical-calibration benchmark

Foundation Models

· research publication · Odyssey · Foundation Models

Evidence notes
  • The benchmark evaluates physical calibration rather than only visual plausibility.
  • It targets model use in robotics, science, healthcare, education and gaming.
  • The release is a research benchmark and does not establish real-world robot deployment.
Date
Company Odyssey
Event type Research Publication
Segment Foundation Models
Added to Korthos
AcquisitionCyberhawk

Ondas completes approximately $125M acquisition of Cyberhawk

Aerial

· acquisition · Cyberhawk · Aerial

Evidence notes
  • Cyberhawk continues operating as an Ondas company serving utilities, energy, renewables, mining and industrial customers.
  • Ondas described the transaction value as approximately $125 million in its completion announcement.
  • The combined programme is intended to connect Cyberhawk inspection data and analytics with Ondas autonomy, robotics and enterprise data infrastructure.
Date
Company Cyberhawk
Event type Acquisition
Segment Aerial
Added to Korthos
FundingLocus Robotics

Locus Robotics discloses $41.6M equity financing in Form D

Warehouse Logistics

· funding · Locus Robotics · Warehouse Logistics

Evidence notes
  • The Form D reports $41,599,804 sold to 18 investors and no remaining amount.
  • The event is dated to the August 10 first sale; August 24 is the public filing date.
  • Any Series G label or certificate-derived valuation is separate from the filing itself and is not implied by this disclosure headline.
Date
Event type Funding
Segment Warehouse Logistics
Added to Korthos
FundingTetraGen Robotics

TetraGen Robotics raises C$1.8 million seed round

Industrial

· funding · TetraGen Robotics · Industrial

Evidence notes
  • StepChange Capital led the round, with participation from Emend Vision Fund and investor Jim Richardson.
  • TetraGen uses AI and proprietary 3D vision to generate welding programmes and adapt to part variation without conventional manual robot programming.
  • Capital will fund additional customer deployments and expansion of engineering and commercial teams.
Date
Event type Funding
Segment Industrial
Added to Korthos
Commercial OrderNeros Technologies

DIU gives Neros first 2,000-unit Drone Dominance bonus order

Defense

· commercial order · Neros Technologies · Defense

Evidence notes
  • The bonus order was additional to Neros’s original Gauntlet I allocation of 2,400 drones.
  • Neros ranked second in Gauntlet I with 87.5 points and had shipped all 2,400 original units by July 30, with 1,040 accepted by the government.
  • DIU said bonus awards were based on delivery performance rather than the live-event ranking alone.
Date
Event type Commercial Order
Segment Defense
Added to Korthos
AwardFusion Processing

Fusion Processing and Alexander Dennis receive £3.88m for Level 4 Connector programme

Automotive

· award · Fusion Processing · Automotive

Evidence notes
  • An existing Enviro100AEV will receive dual-redundant actuation for no-user-in-charge operation.
  • A larger Level 4 Enviro200AEV will be added to the Connector fleet.
  • The programme advances an existing public-road service toward a repeatable commercial vehicle and autonomy package.
Date
Event type Award
Segment Automotive
Added to Korthos
AwardGravis Robotics

Gravis Robotics and Flannery funded for multi-excavator autonomy programme

Construction

· award · Gravis Robotics · Construction

Evidence notes
  • The programme covers autonomous trenching, bulk excavation and truck loading.
  • Testing will extend Gravis’s retrofit autonomy stack into a six-excavator, multi-machine trial with UK plant-hire company Flannery.
  • The funded work is designed to validate coordinated autonomous earthmoving in operating conditions.
Date
Event type Award
Segment Construction
Added to Korthos
AwardCalyo

Calyo secures £1.25m for all-weather 3-D ultrasound programme

Sensors

· award · Calyo · Sensors

Evidence notes
  • DRIVEN BY SOUND+ combines Calyo PULSE sensing, PxAI edge compute, AI perception and multisensor fusion with vehicle control.
  • The programme targets on-road validation at TRL 6–7 in rain, fog, spray, glare and low-light conditions.
  • The work is intended to demonstrate ultrasound as a complementary perception layer rather than replace the full vehicle sensor suite.
Date
Company Calyo
Event type Award
Segment Sensors
Added to Korthos
AwardAurrigo

Aurrigo awarded £1.43m for SENTRY autonomous-airport programme

Automotive

· award · Aurrigo · Automotive

Evidence notes
  • SENTRY will use Auto-Shuttle vehicles for perimeter security patrols and runway or taxiway inspection.
  • The programme is planned to progress from controlled testing into live airport operations at Teesside International Airport and later Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport.
  • The award funds a defined operational programme rather than representing general corporate financing.
Date
Company Aurrigo
Event type Award
Segment Automotive
Added to Korthos
DemonstrationRaytheon

Raytheon and CET demonstrate HADALUS autonomous undersea vehicle

Defense

· demonstration · Raytheon · Defense

Evidence notes
  • HADALUS completed a submerged launch and at-sea mission sequence during the Navy exercise.
  • The companies describe more than 2,000 nautical miles of endurance and a prototype cycle from concept to water in under 18 months.
  • The exercise validated the integrated vehicle in water across launch, submerged operation and mission execution.
Date
Company Raytheon
Event type Demonstration
Segment Defense
Added to Korthos
AcquisitionOndas

Ondas closes Cyberhawk acquisition

Defense

· acquisition · Ondas · Defense

Evidence notes
  • Cyberhawk serves utilities, energy, renewables, mining and other industrial customers with software-enabled inspection and visual asset intelligence.
  • The acquisition adds Cyberhawk's proprietary visual-data platform, AI analytics and customer relationships to Ondas' autonomous-systems portfolio.
  • Ondas said the transaction closed on 10 August 2026 and that a related Form 8-K would be filed with the SEC that day.
Date
Company Ondas
Event type Acquisition
Segment Defense
Added to Korthos
Contract AwardEpirus

Epirus receives $11 million Marine Corps award for HAVOC

Defense

· contract award · Epirus · Defense

Evidence notes
  • HAVOC packages Leonidas-derived high-power-microwave technology on a universal sled mount to protect mobile forces and forward assets from drone swarms.
  • The Office of Naval Research manages the programme, which follows Epirus's earlier ExDECS delivery for Marine Corps evaluation.
  • Epirus said the award includes a HAVOC system, testing, training and support; its facilities can support low-rate output of roughly one system per week.
Date
Company Epirus
Event type Contract Award
Segment Defense
Added to Korthos
Market SignalSwitchBot

SwitchBot KATA Friends enters Japan's TAIS welfare-equipment directory

Consumer

· market signal · SwitchBot · Consumer

Evidence notes
  • The white Noa model received TAIS code 02364-000006 and the grey Nico model received 02364-000007.
  • The directory lists product specifications, functions and a ¥129,800 retail price for care providers, municipalities and welfare-equipment specialists.
  • TAIS registration is an information-system listing and does not itself confer long-term-care insurance reimbursement or local subsidy eligibility.
Date
Company SwitchBot
Event type Market Signal
Segment Consumer
Added to Korthos
RegulatoryLivsMed

LivsMed submits STARK surgical robot for Korean approval

Surgical

· regulatory · LivsMed · Surgical

Evidence notes
  • STARK applies LivsMed's articulating-instrument technology to modular robotic arms intended to fit existing operating rooms without major layout changes.
  • Its instruments articulate by up to 90 degrees in multiple directions, extending the company from handheld laparoscopic tools into robot-assisted surgery.
  • The system debuted in Korea in May and appeared at the Society of Robotic Surgery meeting in July before the approval submission.
Date
Company LivsMed
Event type Regulatory
Segment Surgical
Added to Korthos
DeploymentHyundai Motor Group

Hyundai E&C pilots tethered watering drone at demolition site

Industrial

· deployment · Hyundai Motor Group · Industrial

Evidence notes
  • The drone directs 50 litres of water per minute across a 12-to-15-metre radius to suppress dust in areas difficult or unsafe for workers and conventional equipment.
  • A continuous power cable and water hose remove onboard battery-duration and tank-capacity limits while allowing operators to retarget the spray as demolition progresses.
  • The same construction R&D programme includes wearable robots, material-transport robots, cleaning robots, Spot quadrupeds and autonomous drone stations.
Date
Event type Deployment
Segment Industrial
Added to Korthos
DeploymentHyundai WIA

Hyundai WIA begins residential parking-robot pilot in Siheung

Industrial

· deployment · Hyundai WIA · Industrial

Evidence notes
  • Each system uses a pair of 110-millimetre-high robots that lift vehicles by the wheels, move omnidirectionally at up to 1.2 metres per second and handle up to 3.4 tonnes.
  • The Korean smart-city regulatory-sandbox project will measure wait time, parking success, robot uptime, throughput and space efficiency in residential operation.
  • Hyundai expects the layout to improve parking capacity by 20–50% and plans standard operating models for residential, commercial, public and transport buildings.
Date
Company Hyundai WIA
Event type Deployment
Segment Industrial
Added to Korthos
AcquisitionArcher Aviation

Archer agrees to acquire Boeing’s Wisk Aero, Insitu and SkyGrid subsidiaries

Aerial

· acquisition · Archer Aviation · Aerial

Evidence notes
  • Wisk adds six generations of autonomous eVTOL development and more than 1,700 flight tests.
  • Insitu has built more than 3,500 uncrewed aircraft systems deployed across 35 countries and generates more than $200 million in annual revenue.
  • SkyGrid contributes aircraft-agnostic airspace-management software; the acquired businesses bring nearly two million combined flight hours of operating data.
Date
Event type Acquisition
Segment Aerial
Added to Korthos
FundingAcorn Robot

Acorn Robot closes Angel round and releases Natus AGE-0

Industrial

· funding · Acorn Robot · Industrial

Evidence notes
  • China Merchants Venture Capital and NIO Capital co-led the undisclosed Angel round, with Shuimu Tsinghua Alumni Seed Fund also participating.
  • Acorn describes Natus AGE-0 as a tactile, interaction-first model intended to work across robot bodies and materials without large task-specific pretraining datasets.
  • The company allocated proceeds to model development, product engineering, brand building and commercial-team expansion after a near-RMB100 million seed round disclosed in June.
Date
Company Acorn Robot
Event type Funding
Segment Industrial
Added to Korthos
Product LaunchDroneShield

DroneShield launches portable RfRecon RF intelligence platform

Defense

· product launch · DroneShield · Defense

Evidence notes
  • RfRecon combines ultra-wideband spectrum awareness, precision direction finding and RfAI-3 signal intelligence in one portable system.
  • The platform supports Bluetooth and Wi-Fi Remote ID, AIS and ADS-B detection, integrated GNSS and hardware-based security.
  • DroneShield made RfRecon immediately available to qualified defence, government and security customers worldwide.
Date
Company DroneShield
Event type Product Launch
Segment Defense
Added to Korthos
FundingKnowin (诺因智能)

Knowin completes RMB500 million Angel++ financing

Humanoid

· funding · Knowin (诺因智能) · Humanoid

Evidence notes
  • Redpoint China, SenseTime Guoxiang Capital, Walden Technology and L2F Guangyuan Entrepreneurs Fund participated in the round.
  • The capital will support GLOW model development and expansion of the company's engineering team.
  • Knowin will also fund engineering validation and mass-production preparation for the KNOWIN-X1 home robot.
Date
Event type Funding
Segment Humanoid
Added to Korthos
FundingCambridge Aerospace

Cambridge Aerospace raises $300 million Series C at $3.4 billion valuation

Defense

· funding · Cambridge Aerospace · Defense

Evidence notes
  • DFJ Growth led the round; Lux Capital, Accel, Lakestar, Never Lift, Ora Global and Elad Gil & Co also participated.
  • The same company disclosure confirmed a separate $200 million Series B completed in April 2026 at a $1.3 billion valuation.
  • Cambridge Aerospace said the capital would support hiring, manufacturing expansion and research and development.
Date
Event type Funding
Segment Defense
Added to Korthos
PartnershipUISEE

UISEE and Ryde sign Singapore autonomous-mobility MoU

Automotive

· partnership · UISEE · Automotive

Evidence notes
  • The parties will combine UISEE's Level 4 driving technology with Ryde's local mobility platform and operating network.
  • The MoU covers scenario evaluation, market and operating-data exchange, ecosystem development and engagement with public authorities; it does not claim a live deployment.
Date
Company UISEE
Event type Partnership
Segment Automotive
Added to Korthos
FundingGeneralist

Generalist discloses $198.2M equity financing in Form D

Foundation Models

· funding · Generalist · Foundation Models

Evidence notes
  • The filing reports a $208,224,570 total offering, $198,224,662 sold and $9,999,908 remaining.
  • The event is dated to the August 7 first sale; August 24 is the public filing date.
  • The Form D does not itself establish a venture-series label or valuation.
Date
Company Generalist
Event type Funding
Segment Foundation Models
Added to Korthos
PartnershipSolidRun

SolidRun and Leopard Imaging validate Hailo-15 edge-AI vision integration

AI Compute

· partnership · SolidRun · AI Compute

Evidence notes
  • Leopard Imaging's Sony IMX678- and IMX334-based MIPI CSI-2 camera modules were validated and optimized for SolidRun's Hailo-15 System-on-Module and HummingBoard Hailo-15 AIOT platforms.
  • The integrated platform provides dual 12-megapixel image-signal processors and up to 20 TOPS of edge-AI performance for real-time vision workloads.
  • The jointly validated solution was available immediately for robotics, autonomous machines, industrial automation, transportation, security and medical-imaging development.
Date
Company SolidRun
Event type Partnership
Segment AI Compute
Added to Korthos
FundingEagleSight Dynamics

EagleSight Dynamics closes tens-of-millions-yuan Series A

Aerial

· funding · EagleSight Dynamics · Aerial

Evidence notes
  • Capital will support production inventory and market expansion for Eagle X, team growth, and development of next-generation flapping-wing systems and the Vortrix simulation engine.
  • The round follows the company's seed and angel financing and its May 2026 Pre-A, extending a rapid sequence of private financings.
Date
Event type Funding
Segment Aerial
Added to Korthos
Market SignalHarmonic Drive Systems

Harmonic Drive Systems Q1 orders rise 55.7% to JPY 24.13 billion

Motion Components

· market signal · Harmonic Drive Systems · Motion Components

Evidence notes
  • Revenue increased 23.6% to JPY 16.68 billion, while operating profit rose to JPY 1.84 billion from JPY 122 million.
  • Industrial-robot sales increased as growth in Japan and Europe more than offset lower sales in China.
  • The company received a large North American surgical-robot order and reported continued demand from AI-related data-centre and advanced-semiconductor investment.
Date
Event type Market Signal
Segment Motion Components
Added to Korthos
Market SignalKawasaki Heavy Industries

Kawasaki robotics orders reach JPY 35.6 billion in FY2026 first quarter

Industrial

· market signal · Kawasaki Heavy Industries · Industrial

Evidence notes
  • Robotics orders increased by JPY 15.4 billion year over year, while robotics revenue increased by JPY 2.6 billion.
  • Revenue from semiconductor-manufacturing robots rose to JPY 12.5 billion from JPY 9.0 billion as AI and memory investment supported demand.
  • General-purpose robot revenue increased to JPY 6.2 billion from JPY 5.1 billion, while automotive assembly and painting robot revenue declined to JPY 5.0 billion from JPY 5.8 billion.
Date
Event type Market Signal
Segment Industrial
Added to Korthos
Market SignalMDA Space

MDA Space reports C$99.5 million in Q2 robotics revenue

Space

· market signal · MDA Space · Space

Evidence notes
  • First-half Robotics & Space Operations revenue reached C$191.1 million, up 15.6% from C$165.3 million a year earlier.
  • Quarterly segment revenue increased by C$11.5 million, while first-half segment revenue increased by C$25.8 million.
  • MDA Space attributed both increases to a higher volume of work on the Canadarm3 programme.
Date
Company MDA Space
Event type Market Signal
Segment Space
Added to Korthos
AwardRobros

ROBROS joins Crest-led KIRIA humanoid battery-system demonstration

Humanoid

· award · Robros · Humanoid

Evidence notes
  • The demonstration will run through the end of 2026 and cover Crest's intelligent BMS, hot-swappable battery pack and charging-station architecture.
  • ROBROS will provide the IGRIS-C industrial humanoid as the exact validation platform.
  • A three-year results-utilisation period is intended to move the validated component system toward commercialisation after the demonstration.
Date
Company Robros
Event type Award
Segment Humanoid
Added to Korthos
Market SignalDrone Volt

Drone Volt expands international Drone-as-a-Service operator network

Aerial

· market signal · Drone Volt · Aerial

Evidence notes
  • Services, training and Drone-as-a-Service represented 71% of first-half 2026 revenue and 94% of gross margin.
  • The operating network spans multiple countries and supports recurring inspection and measurement missions without requiring customers to own aircraft.
  • Drone Volt said 95% of reports were delivered within 48 hours; one recent month covered nearly 60,000 images and 2,067 stockpiles.
Date
Company Drone Volt
Event type Market Signal
Segment Aerial
Added to Korthos
FundingOmmo Technologies

Ommo Technologies raises Series A to scale magnetic spatial tracking

Localization

· funding · Ommo Technologies · Localization

Evidence notes
  • VMS Group and an unnamed fund co-led the round, while Kangjun Capital participated; Pointstone Capital acted as financial adviser.
  • The proceeds will fund core product iteration and mass-production infrastructure rather than a disclosed acquisition or customer programme.
  • Ommo is expanding the tracking platform across embodied intelligence, advanced manufacturing and medical applications.
Date
Event type Funding
Segment Localization
Added to Korthos
Product LaunchGMO AI & Robotics Corporation

GMO AIR launches GMO SAFE security service for humanoid deployments

Industrial

· product launch · GMO AI & Robotics Corporation · Industrial

Evidence notes
  • The service begins with model-specific cyber-security risk assessment covering the robot and its intended operating environment.
  • GMO AIR and GMO Cybersecurity by Ierae configure secure robot, network, peripheral and software environments before deployment.
  • Ongoing support includes vulnerability monitoring and network-operations oversight after the robot enters service.
Date
Event type Product Launch
Segment Industrial
Added to Korthos
Commercial OrderRocketDNA

RocketDNA receives about A$1 million of BMA xBot extensions

Aerial

· commercial order · RocketDNA · Aerial

Evidence notes
  • The extensions maintain operations at broadly current levels for at least three months through October 2026.
  • RocketDNA’s programme combines on-site xBot drone-in-a-box systems with remotely supervised flights and processed survey-data delivery.
  • The customer is BHP Mitsubishi Alliance, a major coal producer operating multiple mines in the Bowen Basin.
Date
Company RocketDNA
Event type Commercial Order
Segment Aerial
Added to Korthos
FundingTriOrb

TriOrb adds JPY 300 million blended Series B second close

Warehouse Logistics

· funding · TriOrb · Warehouse Logistics

Evidence notes
  • JBIC and Toyota Tsusho participated in the equity portion of the second close, while Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation provided debt.
  • TriOrb disclosed a JPY 300 million combined package but did not disclose the equity/debt split, so no numeric private-round amount is stored.
  • The company said cumulative financing reached JPY 4.53 billion and the capital would support mass production, U.S. expansion and organisational growth.
Date
Company TriOrb
Event type Funding
Segment Warehouse Logistics
Added to Korthos
Market SignalNASN Intelligent Tech

NASN Intelligent Tech lists in Hong Kong at HK$10.42 offer price

Automotive

· market signal · NASN Intelligent Tech · Automotive

Evidence notes
  • HKEX confirmed that dealings in NASN Intelligent Tech H shares began on August 7, 2026 under stock code 2261.
  • The final offer price was HK$10.42 per share, the bottom of the previously disclosed indicative range.
  • The final offer price implies an equity valuation of approximately HK$6.20 billion; opening-market capitalization is excluded as post-listing market movement.
Date
Event type Market Signal
Segment Automotive
Added to Korthos
DeploymentChengxin Zhilian

Chengxin begins nearly 100-robot public-security deployment programme

Inspection

· deployment · Chengxin Zhilian · Inspection

Evidence notes
  • An initial 30 autonomous Xun 1 quadrupeds were handed over on 6 August at the Hubei Humanoid Robot Innovation Center.
  • The robots receive cloud-assigned tasks and use Chengxin's positioning and navigation stack for autonomous patrol operation.
  • The programme extends Chengxin's operating footprint beyond earlier station, tunnel and chemical-park deployments.
Date
Event type Deployment
Segment Inspection
Added to Korthos
FundingVexev

Vexev raises $6 million for VxWave U.S. commercialization

Healthcare

· funding · Vexev · Healthcare

Evidence notes
  • VxWave combines robotics, AI and ultrasound to automate three-dimensional upper-limb vascular imaging, initially for dialysis vascular-access workflows.
  • A multisite U.S. Renal Care study achieved a 94% scanning success rate when the investigational system was used by non-specialist staff.
  • TreeArc Investment Group, TEN13, Bioshore Ventures and Alumni Ventures joined existing backers including Blackbird Ventures and Neotribe Ventures.
Date
Company Vexev
Event type Funding
Segment Healthcare
Added to Korthos
Market SignalAEye Inc

AEye expands to 25 revenue-generating customers as Q2 revenue rises nine-fold

Perception

· market signal · AEye Inc · Perception

Evidence notes
  • The customer count increased 19% from Q1, while total commercial engagements grew 25% and active quotations increased by roughly 40%.
  • Defence engagements doubled quarter over quarter and AEye's lead defence customer placed a third consecutive paid order.
  • The company is evaluating Apollo lidar across uncrewed aerial and ground vehicles and counter-UAS applications.
Date
Company AEye Inc
Event type Market Signal
Segment Perception
Added to Korthos
Market SignalOuster

Ouster reports record $55 million Q2 revenue and ships more than 17,000 sensors

Perception

· market signal · Ouster · Perception

Evidence notes
  • Product revenue reached $53 million, with lidar sensors accounting for 53% of shipped units.
  • Revenue increased 12% sequentially as Ouster expanded shipments across robotics, industrial, smart-infrastructure and automotive programmes.
  • The company guided Q3 revenue to $54.5 million to $57.5 million.
Date
Company Ouster
Event type Market Signal
Segment Perception
Added to Korthos
DeploymentD-Fend Solutions

D-Fend discloses EnforceAir World Cup deployments across North America

Defense

· deployment · D-Fend Solutions · Defense

Evidence notes
  • National, federal, state and local agencies selected the system to protect matches, surrounding venues and critical infrastructure.
  • D-Fend and its public-safety partners kept the deployments confidential before and during the tournament.
  • Named operators included the Pennsylvania State Police, Atlanta Police Department, Cobb County Police Department and Mexico City Police.
Date
Event type Deployment
Segment Defense
Added to Korthos
Production MilestoneEU Motors

EU Motors plans U.S. stator and robotic-assembly expansion

Actuation

· production milestone · EU Motors · Actuation

Evidence notes
  • The Hallandale Beach expansion will add in-house stator production and company-designed automated assembly cells.
  • Installed automated capacity stands at 100,000 motors per month, and the existing footprint can support a rapid doubling of output.
  • The company targets more than 350,000 motors in 2026 and described its confirmed 2027 pipeline as exceeding one million units.
Date
Company EU Motors
Event type Production Milestone
Segment Actuation
Added to Korthos
Market SignalMicroVision

MicroVision reaches $1.5 million Q2 revenue and signs autonomous-hauling agreement

Perception

· market signal · MicroVision · Perception

Evidence notes
  • Revenue increased from $0.2 million a year earlier, while expected 2026 cash burn improved to approximately $60 million.
  • The unnamed construction and mining OEM will use IRIS as a development bridge toward MicroVision’s HALO lidar architecture.
  • The agreement expands MicroVision’s lidar work beyond road vehicles into heavy autonomous equipment for construction and mining.
Date
Company MicroVision
Event type Market Signal
Segment Perception
Added to Korthos
Market SignalServe Robotics

Serve cuts 2026 revenue outlook after lower Uber Eats volume

Delivery

· market signal · Serve Robotics · Delivery

Evidence notes
  • The revised outlook reflects lower-than-expected Uber Eats delivery volume, including a sequential decline during Q2 and removal of projected second-half demand.
  • Revenue still increased 9% from Q1, while DoorDash-derived revenue grew nearly 50% sequentially.
  • Serve ended the quarter with $240.4 million in cash and equivalents as it continued expanding its delivery-robot network.
Date
Event type Market Signal
Segment Delivery
Added to Korthos
Market SignalKodiak AI

Kodiak expands customer-owned driverless fleet to 35 trucks

Logistics

· market signal · Kodiak AI · Logistics

Evidence notes
  • Paid driverless operating hours increased 71% from Q1, while the fleet moved more than 300,000 tons of freight during the quarter.
  • Q2 revenue reached $3.5 million, up 91% sequentially, and cumulative driverless loads exceeded 20,000.
  • Kodiak reported 91% autonomy readiness in July and introduced the seventh-generation Kodiak Driver hardware configuration.
Date
Company Kodiak AI
Event type Market Signal
Segment Logistics
Added to Korthos
Market SignalRed Cat

Red Cat Q2 revenue rises 527% to $20.2 million

Defense

· market signal · Red Cat · Defense

Evidence notes
  • Gross profit reached $3.3 million and gross margin was 16.1%, improving both year over year and sequentially.
  • Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash totalled $325.6 million at quarter end.
  • Management tied the scale-up to defence-system deliveries and continued investment in production capacity across its aerial and maritime portfolio.
Date
Company Red Cat
Event type Market Signal
Segment Defense
Added to Korthos
Facility OpeningWaymo

Waymo leases third Washington, D.C. operations site

Automotive

· facility opening · Waymo · Automotive

Evidence notes
  • The newly leased site will support electric-vehicle charging and maintenance, adding to two other local facilities in Waymo's planned operating footprint.
  • A separate 32,000-square-foot service facility is already under construction, and Waymo estimates its anticipated District infrastructure investment at tens of millions of dollars.
  • Waymo says an approved commercial service would support hundreds of local jobs, but driverless passenger operations remain dependent on District legislation.
Date
Company Waymo
Event type Facility Opening
Segment Automotive
Added to Korthos
Market SignalUnusual Machines

Unusual Machines reports $16.7M Q2 revenue and invests in automated motor production

Subsystems

· market signal · Unusual Machines · Subsystems

Evidence notes
  • Revenue increased 687% year over year and 106% from the first quarter, while gross margin reached 34.7%.
  • Management said the added labour and capacity are supporting foundational work intended to enable a dramatic expansion in the fourth quarter and into 2027; that increase is planned rather than completed output.
  • The company raised $60 million through its at-the-market facility during the quarter and ended June with approximately $229.6 million in cash.
Date
Event type Market Signal
Segment Subsystems
Added to Korthos
Market SignalBrain Corp

Brain Corp reports 68% H1 growth in global robot deployments

Development Platform

· market signal · Brain Corp · Development Platform

Evidence notes
  • BrainOS-powered fleets logged more than 5.3 million autonomous operating hours during H1, an increase of 24% year over year.
  • The disclosure measures deployments across Brain Corp's enterprise autonomy platform rather than unit sales of a single robot model.
  • The company attributed growth to expanding enterprise use of autonomous floor-care and inventory workflows.
Date
Company Brain Corp
Event type Market Signal
Segment Development Platform
Added to Korthos
PartnershipBedrock Ocean Exploration

Bedrock and First Marine Solutions establish UK autonomous-survey hub

Inspection

· partnership · Bedrock Ocean Exploration · Inspection

Evidence notes
  • A complete Bedrock autonomous underwater vehicle kit will be stationed locally to support mobilisation across the United Kingdom and Europe.
  • First Marine Solutions will provide the regional operating base, logistics and offshore support around Bedrock survey missions.
  • The arrangement expands access to Bedrock hardware and data services without disclosing a minimum mission volume or contract value.
Date
Event type Partnership
Segment Inspection
Added to Korthos
Contract AwardPath Robotics

HII signs up to $900M in HYPR production agreements with Path and GrayMatter

Industrial

· contract award · Path Robotics · Industrial

Evidence notes
  • HII may award up to $900 million in combined work to Path Robotics and GrayMatter Robotics over seven years.
  • Awards depend on technology, manufacturing-readiness and performance milestones.
  • The agreements cover development, qualification and later sourcing of autonomous shipbuilding processes.
Date
Event type Contract Award
Segment Industrial
Added to Korthos
FundingAtlas Motion

Atlas Motion emerges from stealth with $11.5 million seed

Actuation

· funding · Atlas Motion · Actuation

Evidence notes
  • Also Capital, Enea Capital, Mana Ventures, Sunflower and Ravelin joined the round alongside individual defence-technology operators.
  • Atlas said it had shipped custom motors to 14 customers and was operating production capacity of about 10,000 motors per month.
  • The capital will support a second manufacturing facility in the Philippines, team growth and further development of its Vector design and factory-software layer.
Date
Company Atlas Motion
Event type Funding
Segment Actuation
Added to Korthos
Market SignalUnitree

DeepSeek invests RMB140.8 million through Unitree IPO placement

Humanoid

· market signal · Unitree · Humanoid

Evidence notes
  • The allocation represents an approximately 2.31% stake in Unitree.
  • The companies also disclosed an embodied-intelligence collaboration combining DeepSeek AI models with Unitree robot systems and training data.
  • The investment was made as part of Unitree's IPO strategic placement rather than a private venture round.
Date
Company Unitree
Event type Market Signal
Segment Humanoid
Added to Korthos
FundingNeXtera Robotics

Oshkosh makes strategic equity investment in NeXtera Robotics

Construction

· funding · NeXtera Robotics · Construction

Evidence notes
  • The companies plan to combine NeXtera's autonomous construction robots and AI job-site intelligence with JLG connected equipment.
  • The investment supports Oshkosh's Job Site of the Future programme around safety, productivity and automation.
Date
Event type Funding
Segment Construction
Added to Korthos
CapabilityForSight Robotics

ForSight expands JASPER first-in-human cataract study to 26 patients

Surgical

· capability · ForSight Robotics · Surgical

Evidence notes
  • All 26 procedures were completed robotically within the standard clinical workflow without conversion to manual surgery.
  • The new cohort extends the initial twelve-patient first-in-human experience with another fourteen procedures.
  • The company is using the study to evaluate repeatability and workflow integration for one of the world's most common surgical procedures.
Date
Event type Capability
Segment Surgical
Added to Korthos
Contract AwardShield AI

Shield AI expands Taiwan Hivemind contract after three-UAV swarm exercise

Defense

· contract award · Shield AI · Defense

Evidence notes
  • NCSIST engineers developed AI pilots and implemented them on three locally produced Mighty Hornet III aircraft in less than three months with Shield AI support.
  • Hivemind launched the aircraft, assigned separate search sectors, coordinated communications around a partial no-fly zone and landed all three autonomously.
  • The demonstration completed the initial NCSIST contract and expanded the partnership to broader sovereign-AI and autonomy development across the institute.
Date
Company Shield AI
Event type Contract Award
Segment Defense
Added to Korthos
FundingAcrab

Acrab raises $130 million Series B

AI Compute

· funding · Acrab · AI Compute

Evidence notes
  • Existing investors Vertex Ventures SEA & India and Vertex Growth participated alongside institutional investors from Europe and Southeast Asia.
  • Capital will support product scaling, ecosystem expansion and development of Acrab's next-generation computing platform.
  • Industrial deployments are becoming visible after the launch of the GΞLIX 1-powered Agent Box platform, with revenue expected during 2026.
Date
Company Acrab
Event type Funding
Segment AI Compute
Added to Korthos
AcquisitionZenaTech

ZenaTech acquires Galena-Benchmark Engineering in Idaho

Aerial

· acquisition · ZenaTech · Aerial

Evidence notes
  • The transaction gives ZenaTech its first operating location in Idaho and expands its Drone-as-a-Service network to a thirteenth U.S. state.
  • Galena-Benchmark has more than 30 years of customer relationships across municipal, government, construction and land-development work.
  • ZenaTech plans to add drone surveying, 3D construction monitoring and later agriculture, forestry, utility and wildfire services through the acquired operation.
Date
Company ZenaTech
Event type Acquisition
Segment Aerial
Added to Korthos
RegulatoryMerlin

Merlin Pilot reaches SOI 3 in New Zealand certification programme

Avionics

· regulatory · Merlin · Avionics

Evidence notes
  • SOI 3 confirms that the software has been tested and verified against the requirements agreed for the Part 23 certification programme.
  • Merlin and the regulator also concluded an issue paper defining the certification approach and evidence required for AI/ML-based natural-language processing.
  • The programme is being conducted with CAANZ in coordination with the U.S. FAA under a bilateral aviation-safety agreement.
Date
Company Merlin
Event type Regulatory
Segment Avionics
Added to Korthos
FundingPhysen AI

Physen AI raises multi-million-yuan angel round

Data Infrastructure

· funding · Physen AI · Data Infrastructure

Evidence notes
  • Shanjing No. 1 Fund and Mingyao Huichuang followed on, while Leading Optoelectronic and SwitchBot invested directly.
  • Physen will use the capital for mass production and delivery of its Three-Ring data-acquisition equipment and development of its data-algorithm platform.
  • The company captures synchronized vision, force and motion data from human demonstrations and aligns it for use across robot embodiments.
Date
Company Physen AI
Event type Funding
Segment Data Infrastructure
Added to Korthos
Commercial OrderSafe Pro Group

Safe Pro receives $780,000 order for edge-AI mapping and Blue UAS drones

Vision

· commercial order · Safe Pro Group · Vision

Evidence notes
  • Work is scheduled to begin in Q3 2026 and be completed in Q1 2027.
  • The package combines edge-based AI threat detection and mapping with multiple Blue UAS aircraft.
  • Safe Pro described the order as its fifth recent U.S. government award and a new prime-contractor relationship.
Date
Event type Commercial Order
Segment Vision
Added to Korthos
PartnershipMBody AI

MBody AI secures exclusive U.S. rights for outdoor cleaning robots

Development Platform

· partnership · MBody AI · Development Platform

Evidence notes
  • The covered states are Nevada, Arizona, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, California and Connecticut.
  • MBody has already run the solution with a major U.S. gaming and hospitality operator, which the company expects to continue and expand.
  • The outdoor system is designed to coordinate multiple robot types and brands through MBody AI Orchestrator, with the sales team now offering it to additional customers.
Date
Company MBody AI
Event type Partnership
Segment Development Platform
Added to Korthos
Contract AwardDZYNE Technologies

DZYNE receives more than $6 million AFRL award for Long-Range Grasshopper

Defense

· contract award · DZYNE Technologies · Defense

Evidence notes
  • The work covers enhancements to the Long-Range Grasshopper autonomous launch-and-landing system under an Air Force Research Laboratory contract valued at more than $6 million.
  • The programme will advance long-range precision delivery and contested-logistics applications for the autonomous glider system.
  • Earlier 2024–2025 testing validated autonomous deployment, jet-engine air-start, extended-range navigation and precision payload delivery; the Grasshopper glider architecture has carried payloads of up to 500 pounds.
Date
Event type Contract Award
Segment Defense
Added to Korthos