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2025-04-28 · funding · ARX Robotics Defense
Evidence notes ARX Robotics announced a €31 million Series A financing round led by HV Capital. The round included Omnes Capital and existing investors NATO Innovation Fund and Project A. ARX said the funding would be used to expand its European production capacity, grow Mithra OS, and scale autonomous land-systems deployment. Date 2025-04-28
Event type Funding
Segment Defense
Added to Korthos 2026-04-15
2025-04-28 · award · HEBI Robotics Actuation
Evidence notes HEBI Robotics announced it was named an RBR50 Robotics Innovation Award winner. The award recognized HEBI's Inchworm family of robots. HEBI Robotics is a Pittsburgh-based robotics company focused on modular actuation hardware, motion-control software, and robot development systems. Date 2025-04-28
Event type Award
Segment Actuation
Added to Korthos 2026-03-24
2025-04-28 · market signal · Figure AI Humanoid
Evidence notes Figure AI received 53,609 job applications this year, a nearly fivefold increase compared to the previous year's 33,000 applications. CEO Brett Adcock shared this information in a LinkedIn post, expressing gratitude to all applicants and noting that every resume is revie Date 2025-04-28
Event type Market Signal
Segment Humanoid
Added to Korthos 2026-03-17
2025-04-28 Funding PaXini Humanoid 2025-04-28 · funding · PaXini Humanoid
Evidence notes BYD made a strategic investment of more than 100 million yuan into PaXini's tactile sensing robotics technology. PaXini develops multi-axis tactile sensors and dexterous robotic hands aimed at improving manipulation capability in humanoid robots. The investment reflects growing interest from manufacturing and automotive groups in embodied robotics infrastructure. Date 2025-04-28
Event type Funding
Segment Humanoid
Added to Korthos 2026-03-06
2025-04-27 · capability · Xindong Link Sensors
Evidence notes Xindong Link described the monolithic six-axis IMU product as combining a three-axis accelerometer, three-axis gyroscope and ASIC chip. The company said its monolithic three-axis accelerometer was already in mass production while the ASIC had completed a first tape-out and debugging was under way. Management expected six-axis IMU samples by the end of 2025 and said 2026 mass production was possible if development stayed on track. Date 2025-04-27
Event type Capability
Segment Sensors
Added to Korthos 2026-07-17
2025-04-27 · partnership · AI2 Robotics Humanoid
Evidence notes The joint lab was unveiled on April 17, 2025, with an official AI2 post published on April 27. The ceremony named Peking University computer-science researchers and AI2 founder Eric Guo among participants. The lab adds a research collaboration layer around AI2 embodied-intelligence work. Date 2025-04-27
Event type Partnership
Segment Humanoid
Added to Korthos 2026-06-29
2025-04-27 Product Launch MindOn Foundation Models 2025-04-27 · product launch · MindOn Foundation Models
Evidence notes MindOn introduced Psi R1 as a VLA model aimed at long-horizon complex task execution in open environments, using mahjong as its flagship demonstration scenario. The company framed the release around multi-step reasoning, dynamic strategy generation, fine-grained dexterous manipulation, and compound human-robot / robot-robot / robot-environment interaction. The announcement positions Psi R1 as a step beyond simple pick-and-place by targeting long-duration embodied planning and execution in a stochastic real-world task. Date 2025-04-27
Event type Product Launch
Segment Foundation Models
Added to Korthos 2026-04-02
2025-04-26 · capability · MEMSensing Sensors
Evidence notes MEMSensing said it had started R&D for robot-use IMUs serving humanoid posture control, balance maintenance and navigation needs. The report said IMUs provide real-time posture information that a robot control center can use for motion control. MEMSensing described IMU feedback as a key sensor input for humanoid robots maintaining balance or a target posture. Date 2025-04-26
Event type Capability
Segment Sensors
Added to Korthos 2026-07-17
2025-04-26 · capability · MEMSensing Sensors
Evidence notes MEMSensing said it had started R&D for glove-type pressure and temperature sensors to imitate human skin touch and temperature sensing. The disclosed technical approach used thin MEMS pressure and temperature sensors integrated on a flexible substrate. The report described pressure output changing with finger bending and pressing, while the temperature sensor used resistance sensitivity to temperature changes. Date 2025-04-26
Event type Capability
Segment Sensors
Added to Korthos 2026-07-17
2025-04-26 · market signal · Medtronic Surgical
Evidence notes Medtronic announced that its Expand URO U.S. clinical trial for the Hugo RAS system met primary safety and effectiveness endpoints. The study evaluated Hugo RAS for urologic surgical procedures in the United States. Medtronic said the results supported its submission pathway for Hugo RAS in urology. Date 2025-04-26
Event type Market Signal
Segment Surgical
Added to Korthos 2026-06-19
2025-04-26 · capability · MEMSensing Sensors
Evidence notes MEMSensing said force and torque sensors are core perception-layer components for robot control and active force output control. The company started MEMS six-dimensional force and torque sensor R&D for humanoid robot finger joints, wrists and ankles. MEMSensing also started three-dimensional force and torque sensor R&D for humanoid robot fingertip sensing as part of a fuller sensor line. Date 2025-04-26
Event type Capability
Segment Sensors
Added to Korthos 2026-05-24
2025-04-25 · acquisition · Heven AeroTech Aerial
Evidence notes Zepher contributed lightweight, field-repairable VTOL engineering and its Bingen, Washington operation. The acquired Z1 programme and team joined Heven's broader hydrogen-powered unmanned-aircraft portfolio. The transaction was completed in April 2025; Heven's separate Mach Industries production partnership is not part of this acquisition record. Date 2025-04-25
Event type Acquisition
Segment Aerial
Added to Korthos 2026-08-26
2025-04-25 · regulatory · Horizon Robotics AI Compute
Evidence notes The certification was issued by exida for Horizon’s AI safety process system. The process integrates ISO/PAS 8800 with ISO 26262, ISO 21448 and ISO 21434. The certificate ceremony took place at the Shanghai International Automobile Industry Exhibition. Date 2025-04-25
Event type Regulatory
Segment AI Compute
Added to Korthos 2026-08-25
2025-04-25 · partnership · Hesai Technology Perception
Evidence notes The technical configuration includes AT-series lidar. The work is scoped to VISTIQ in-cabin integration. The announcement identifies a named and bounded programme or configuration. Date 2025-04-25
Event type Partnership
Segment Perception
Added to Korthos 2026-08-24
2025-04-25 Product Launch Sugon AI Compute 2025-04-25 · product launch · Sugon AI Compute
Evidence notes Sugon Storage attended the 2025 China Humanoid Robot Ecology Conference and introduced its HyperTunnel technology concept. The company positioned the storage architecture as data infrastructure for accelerating embodied-intelligence model development. Date 2025-04-25
Event type Product Launch
Segment AI Compute
Added to Korthos 2026-05-24
2025-04-25 · partnership · RoboSense Perception
Evidence notes RoboSense and SAIC Volkswagen signed the 'Technology & Ecosystem' strategic cooperation agreement at the SAIC Volkswagen Brand Day Launch RoboSense showcased its EM4 digital LiDAR at SAIC Volkswagen's Future Tech exhibition area, demonstrating its high-definition 3D vision c The partnership involves integrating RoboSense's LiDAR technology into SAIC Volkswagen's intelligent assisted driving systems. Date 2025-04-25
Event type Partnership
Segment Perception
Added to Korthos 2026-03-30
2025-04-25 · capability · Jinyang Shares Materials
Evidence notes The company says precision-processing centers and measurement equipment for humanoid precision structural parts had been ordered Some humanoid-related products were already in sampling and testing The company says the humanoid business had not yet formed batch orders or revenue Date 2025-04-25
Event type Capability
Segment Materials
Added to Korthos 2026-03-26
2025-04-24 · partnership · Hesai Technology Perception
Evidence notes Each vehicle will be equipped with four Hesai’s AT128 lidar sensors, demonstrating Hesai’s critical role in enabling advanced autonomous driving capabilities. Learn more about Four AT128 Lidar Sensors from Hesai Selected as Primary Lidar for All Pony.ai Seventh-Generation Robotaxis on Hesai Technology Blog. Date 2025-04-24
Event type Partnership
Segment Perception
Added to Korthos 2026-08-31
2025-04-24 · contract award · UBTECH Robotics Humanoid
Evidence notes The contract covers large bipedal robots for factory manufacturing and commercial hospitality needs. UBTECH disclosed that it had received the purchaser’s advance payment. The announcement did not disclose the purchaser, unit count or contract value. Date 2025-04-24
Event type Contract Award
Segment Humanoid
Added to Korthos 2026-08-28
2025-04-24 · deployment · Gausium Service
Evidence notes Phantas performs autonomous floor cleaning while store staff focus on customer-facing work. The case study reports that a robot can clean an entire store in about 1.5 hours. Rossmann planned Phantas as a default for new store openings, but future openings are not counted as completed deployments. Date 2025-04-24
Event type Deployment
Segment Service
Added to Korthos 2026-08-26
2025-04-24 · regulatory · LEM Surgical Surgical
Evidence notes Dynamis combines real-time imaging, dynamic guidance and adaptable instrumentation compatibility. The clearance opened access to the system for U.S. spine surgeons. LEM designed the platform to improve accuracy and control in navigation-based spine procedures. Date 2025-04-24
Event type Regulatory
Segment Surgical
Added to Korthos 2026-07-17
2025-04-24 Contract Award Arkion Inspection 2025-04-24 · contract award · Arkion Inspection
Evidence notes The multi-year program covers 2.5 million grid structures and integrates data including drone imagery and LiDAR into Arkion's asset-analytics platform. Arkion's assessments are intended to detect defects earlier, reduce operational risk and guide long-term maintenance and investment decisions. Energisa operates across nine electricity distributors and serves more than 20 million customers in Brazil. Date 2025-04-24
Event type Contract Award
Segment Inspection
Added to Korthos 2026-07-15
2025-04-24 Partnership IAV Automotive 2025-04-24 · partnership · IAV Automotive
Evidence notes The work covered AI-driven test-scenario generation and distributed co-simulation solutions. The partners focused on virtual validation for Level 3 and higher automated-driving functions. Their program also addressed methods supporting future international certification and homologation processes. Date 2025-04-24
Event type Partnership
Segment Automotive
Added to Korthos 2026-07-15
2025-04-24 · product launch · Real-Time Innovations Communications
Evidence notes Connext AI adds intelligent assistance to RTI's real-time system-development toolchain. The suite is trained on RTI documentation, code repositories, use cases and data models covering more than 3,000 types. The launch targets faster development of robust, scalable architectures for intelligent and autonomous systems. Date 2025-04-24
Event type Product Launch
Segment Communications
Added to Korthos 2026-07-15
2025-04-24 · production milestone · Harvest CROO Robotics Agriculture
Evidence notes The company demonstrated automated harvesting in a commercial strawberry field in Duette, Florida. Harvest CROO said the system met the performance threshold it uses for commercial viability. The milestone followed multiple generations of field development and grower testing. Date 2025-04-24
Event type Production Milestone
Segment Agriculture
Added to Korthos 2026-07-14
2025-04-24 · product launch · SEAMOR Marine Maritime
Evidence notes The Sturgeon 200 includes integrated speed control for underwater vehicles. The product is designed for ROV, AUV and USV propulsion applications. Date 2025-04-24
Event type Product Launch
Segment Maritime
Added to Korthos 2026-06-19
2025-04-24 · funding · Overture Life Healthcare
Evidence notes The strategic round brought total funding to USD 57 million. Funding supports clinical research and product development for IVF automation. Overture also secured a U.S. CLIA license for its clinical lab work. Date 2025-04-24
Event type Funding
Segment Healthcare
Added to Korthos 2026-06-18
2025-04-24 · commercial order · Volatus Aerospace Aerial
Evidence notes Volatus completed a demonstration order for a defense organization from a G-20 nation. The demonstration covered tactical intelligence, surveillance and target acquisition plus long-endurance surveillance and reconnaissance mission profiles. Volatus delivered two advanced drone systems: a fixed-wing VTOL drone for covert surveillance and a nano drone for discreet reconnaissance. Date 2025-04-24
Event type Commercial Order
Segment Aerial
Added to Korthos 2026-05-30
2025-04-24 Deployment Avride Delivery 2025-04-24 · deployment · Avride Delivery
Evidence notes Avride said its 112-robot fleet at The Ohio State University had completed 80,000 deliveries since January 2025. The deployment averaged 1,200 to 1,300 orders per day, with a single-day record of 1,389 orders. Avride described the OSU program as the largest autonomous robot deployment in the U.S. by fleet size and daily delivery volume. Date 2025-04-24
Event type Deployment
Segment Delivery
Added to Korthos 2026-05-28
2025-04-24 · regulatory · SS Innovations International Surgical
Evidence notes SS Innovations announced its uplisting to Nasdaq under ticker SSII. The company positioned the listing around its SSi Mantra surgical robotic system and international commercialization plan. The event is a public-market milestone for a surgical robotics pure play. Date 2025-04-24
Event type Regulatory
Segment Surgical
Added to Korthos 2026-05-24
2025-04-24 · research publication · Boston Dynamics Humanoid
Evidence notes The paper describes high-performance reinforcement learning deployment on Boston Dynamics Spot using the Spot RL Researcher Development Kit. The authors optimize simulation parameters with distributional measures and deploy policies on physical Spot hardware. The work gives Spot a public benchmark for high-speed learned locomotion, sim-to-real tuning, and low-level motor access research. Date 2025-04-24
Event type Research Publication
Segment Humanoid
Added to Korthos 2026-05-20
2025-04-24 · research publication · Pudu Robotics Service
Evidence notes PUDU Robotics and Deloitte released a white paper on an open full-stack intelligent service robot ecosystem spanning specialized, semi-humanoid, and humanoid robot forms. The release discusses embodied intelligence, Robot-to-everything architecture, ESG deployment impacts, and long-range shipment estimates for humanoid and semi-humanoid robots. Date 2025-04-24
Event type Research Publication
Segment Service
Added to Korthos 2026-05-19
2025-04-24 · facility opening · JAKA Robotics Co., Ltd. Industrial
Evidence notes JAKA opened a Toyohashi, Aichi base focused on intelligent robotics applications, automated solution development, and technical services. Opening materials cite tighter Japan and Asia-Pacific support together with faster local response. The same coverage references ongoing cooperation with industrial partners including Toyota and automotive-line cobot use cases. Date 2025-04-24
Event type Facility Opening
Segment Industrial
Added to Korthos 2026-04-05
2025-04-24 · funding · Isembard Manufacturing
Evidence notes Isembard raised a $9 million Seed round led by Notion Capital, with participation from 201 Ventures, Basis Capital, Forward Fund, Material Ventures, Neverlift Ventures, and NP-Hard Ventures. Angel investors included Andreas Klinger, Charles Delingpole, Joshua Western, and Salar al Khafaji. The company, founded in 2024 and headquartered in London, focuses on making manufacturing faster, cheaper, and greener through modular manufacturing units and proprietary software MasonOS. Date 2025-04-24
Event type Funding
Segment Manufacturing
Added to Korthos 2026-03-22
2025-04-23 · deployment · ForwardX Robotics Warehouse Logistics
Evidence notes The fleet comprises six Apex 2000-G units and 20 Flex 300-SCB AMRs. Operators scan and load boxes at an induction station before robots travel autonomously to pick locations. On-screen instructions and LED indicators guide picking before the AMRs return completed work to the next station. Date 2025-04-23
Event type Deployment
Segment Warehouse Logistics
Added to Korthos 2026-08-25
2025-04-23 Deployment FANUC Industrial 2025-04-23 · deployment · FANUC Industrial
Evidence notes Acme Manufacturing deployed a two-FANUC-M-10 robotic padlock-polishing system at Wilson Bohannan, increasing output from 1,500–1,800 to more than 5,000 locks per eight-hour shift. The operating scope and metrics apply to the named installation or programme rather than every product, site or customer. Date 2025-04-23
Event type Deployment
Segment Industrial
Added to Korthos 2026-08-23
2025-04-23 · deployment · Stout Industrial Technology Agriculture
Evidence notes Smart Cultivators were operating across three continents. Commercial work covered weeding, cultivation and plant-level scanning. The milestone came from production farms rather than pilot-only operation. Date 2025-04-23
Event type Deployment
Segment Agriculture
Added to Korthos 2026-08-23
2025-04-23 · funding · Kepler Robotics Humanoid
Evidence notes Zhangke Yaokun Fund led the round. VEICHI Electric and Keli Sensing participated as industrial investors. Date 2025-04-23
Event type Funding
Segment Humanoid
Added to Korthos 2026-07-23
2025-04-23 Funding Yarbo Consumer 2025-04-23 · funding · Yarbo Consumer
Evidence notes Yarbo said the financing would expand mass production and strengthen its global supply chain and support operations. The company plans to increase investment in computer vision, machine learning, navigation and new yard-care modules. At the announcement, Yarbo said its modular robot was present in more than 20 countries and supported mowing, snow clearing and leaf removal. Date 2025-04-23
Event type Funding
Segment Consumer
Added to Korthos 2026-07-16
2025-04-23 · deployment · Everdrone Aerial
Evidence notes Everdrone described the deployment as the first operational DEMS system combining medical-kit delivery with live aerial video. The drone launches autonomously within seconds and sends video directly to the emergency response centre. The all-weather Mölndal system supports incident assessment before first responders arrive at the scene. Date 2025-04-23
Event type Deployment
Segment Aerial
Added to Korthos 2026-07-16
2025-04-23 Deployment ReeR Sensors 2025-04-23 · deployment · ReeR Sensors
Evidence notes PR01 automates centering and synchronized cutting at up to 50 portions per minute across three configurable cutting modes. An EOS4 453 X Type 4 safety barrier protects the loading side with 23 beams and automatic reset to reduce downtime. MOSAIC M1, MR4 and MSD centralize guard, emergency-stop, pneumatic and safety logic in a configurable platform. Date 2025-04-23
Event type Deployment
Segment Sensors
Added to Korthos 2026-07-16
2025-04-23 · product launch · Kinco Automation Actuation
Evidence notes The module integrates a servo motor, reducer, drive and wheel in a 150 mm-diameter, 135 mm-long package. Kinco specifies straight-line speeds up to 4 m/s for concealed-lift robots connecting storage and picking areas. The 50 kg model joined existing 600 kg and one-tonne iWMC variants and is designed to meet CE requirements. Date 2025-04-23
Event type Product Launch
Segment Actuation
Added to Korthos 2026-07-16
2025-04-23 Deployment DeTect Perception 2025-04-23 · deployment · DeTect Perception
Evidence notes The radar was installed on the OCG-Data buoy 30 kilometres east of Port-la-Nouvelle, France. The system was scheduled to remain operational throughout the bird-migration season. DeTect described the installation as the first successful bird-radar deployment on a low-cost dedicated far-offshore floater. Date 2025-04-23
Event type Deployment
Segment Perception
Added to Korthos 2026-07-15
2025-04-23 Product Launch T-MOTOR Propulsion Components 2025-04-23 · product launch · T-MOTOR Propulsion Components
Evidence notes The A-Series is based on MPET technology for multirotor UAV propulsion integration. The product family covers standard and coaxial variants with multiple voltage classes. The launch emphasized simpler integration for UAV builders using matched motor, ESC and propeller modules. Date 2025-04-23
Event type Product Launch
Segment Propulsion Components
Added to Korthos 2026-06-13
2025-04-23 Product Launch Baumer Sensors 2025-04-23 · product launch · Baumer Sensors
Evidence notes The EB260 is a compact bearingless rotary encoder with LowHarmonics signal processing. The encoder is relevant to automated systems including robotics, packaging and material handling. The event supports Baumer profile as a position-feedback and industrial sensor supplier. Date 2025-04-23
Event type Product Launch
Segment Sensors
Added to Korthos 2026-06-05
2025-04-23 Funding Axibo Humanoid 2025-04-23 · funding · Axibo Humanoid
Evidence notes Axibo announced a funding round to launch a new humanoid robotics division. The announced "$12 million" comprised $11 million from external investors and $1 million from the company's founders. The announcement did not identify the currency as CAD or USD, so no converted amount is presented. Date 2025-04-23
Event type Funding
Segment Humanoid
Added to Korthos 2026-04-05
2025-04-23 · product launch · iRobot Corporation Consumer
Evidence notes iRobot launched the Roomba Max 705 Vac Robot paired with an AutoEmpty dock as a higher-performance vacuum-only tier. Press materials emphasize stronger suction and longer hands-free cleaning intervals. The SKU further segments the 2025 lineup into distinct performance bands. Date 2025-04-23
Event type Product Launch
Segment Consumer
Added to Korthos 2026-04-05
2025-04-23 · partnership · Ekso Bionics Exoskeleton
Evidence notes Ekso Bionics named Bionic Prosthetics & Orthotics Group as a non-exclusive distributor for the Ekso Indego Personal device. The company said the alliance marked its first entrance into the orthotics and prosthetics channel for the personal exoskeleton business. The event expanded Ekso''s commercial route to market for personal mobility devices rather than introducing a new hardware platform. Date 2025-04-23
Event type Partnership
Segment Exoskeleton
Added to Korthos 2026-04-03
2025-04-23 Product Launch Saronic Defense 2025-04-23 · product launch · Saronic Defense
Evidence notes The company positioned the two vessels for longer-range autonomous maritime missions than its smaller craft. Saronic described carrying capacities extending to 10,000 lb across the newly announced vessels. Mirage and Cipher joined Spyglass, Cutlass, Corsair and Marauder in Saronic’s vessel portfolio. Date 2025-04-23
Event type Product Launch
Segment Defense
Added to Korthos 2026-03-31
2025-04-23 · funding · Standard Bots Industrial
Evidence notes Standard Bots announced $63M in funding, with its Series B led by General Catalyst and participation from Amazon Industrial Innovation Fund and Samsung Next. The company says the funding will expand AI-powered robotics development and support its upcoming robot roadmap and RO3 product line. The financing supports continued product development, deployment scaling, and commercialization of the company's robotics platform. Date 2025-04-23
Event type Funding
Segment Industrial
Added to Korthos 2026-02-12
2025-04-22 Deployment AutoStore Warehouse Logistics 2025-04-22 · deployment · AutoStore Warehouse Logistics
Evidence notes The same inventory now occupies one quarter of its previous space while processing capacity increased by 25 percent. The grid-based system is designed to absorb demand spikes that can reach four times normal volume during major shopping events. Date 2025-04-22
Event type Deployment
Segment Warehouse Logistics
Added to Korthos 2026-08-31
2025-04-22 Contract Award Aeon Defense 2025-04-22 · contract award · Aeon Defense
Evidence notes The Q2 2025 contract covers a modular payload and associated electronic safe-and-arm device for Zeus. The programme includes live testing of the payload integrated with the Zeus system. Army DEVCOM Aviation & Missile Center and Armaments Center are named stakeholders. Date 2025-04-22
Event type Contract Award
Segment Defense
Added to Korthos 2026-07-30
2025-04-22 · capability · OVES Enterprise Defense
Evidence notes Nemesis AI is integrated with the EAGLS counter-UAS platform. The integration combines AI-supported threat assessment with the platform’s sensing and response workflow. Date 2025-04-22
Event type Capability
Segment Defense
Added to Korthos 2026-07-29
2025-04-22 · funding · RISE Robotics Actuation
Evidence notes Rise Robotics completed a Regulation Crowdfunding financing of $1.5M. The financing was disclosed on 2025-04-22 in USD. Develops electromechanical linear actuation systems using a belt-and-pulley architecture as an alternative to traditional hydraulic cylinders. Date 2025-04-22
Event type Funding
Segment Actuation
Added to Korthos 2026-07-18
2025-04-22 · product launch · Leadshine Technology Actuation
Evidence notes Automate 2025 in Detroit was scheduled for May 12 to May 15, with Leadshine listing humanoid robotics components in its booth lineup. The preview named the DH2015 20-DOF biomimetic robotic hand with 15 active degrees of freedom and five passive degrees of freedom. The lineup also included high-density frameless torque motors alongside servo, stepper, PLC and certified motion-control products. Date 2025-04-22
Event type Product Launch
Segment Actuation
Added to Korthos 2026-07-17
2025-04-22 · partnership · Maglev Aero Propulsion Components
Evidence notes The collaboration focused on fan-in-wing propulsion for vertical-lift aircraft. MagLev Aero technology targets electric aviation noise and efficiency constraints. The partnership connected MagLev propulsion work with XTI Aerospace aircraft development. Date 2025-04-22
Event type Partnership
Segment Propulsion Components
Added to Korthos 2026-07-07
2025-04-22 · regulatory · Pixee Medical Surgical
Evidence notes The clearance covered a handheld augmented-reality guidance system tailored to total knee arthroplasty in ambulatory surgery centres. Knee+ NexSight overlays real-time navigation data in the surgeon’s field of view without requiring a bulky external robot or preoperative CT workflow. The platform was designed to work with primary knee implants while keeping the surgeon in direct control of bone-cut and implant-positioning decisions. Date 2025-04-22
Event type Regulatory
Segment Surgical
Added to Korthos 2026-07-05
2025-04-22 Deployment Aigen Agriculture 2025-04-22 · deployment · Aigen Agriculture
Evidence notes The deployment put Element gen2 robots to work in Bowles Farming cotton fields for the 2025 growing season. Element gen2 expanded Aigen support to cotton, soy and sugar beet fields with upgraded solar power, AI compute and depth sensing. Date 2025-04-22
Event type Deployment
Segment Agriculture
Added to Korthos 2026-07-05
2025-04-22 · research publication · Engineered Arts Humanoid
Evidence notes The paper uses Ameca in a controlled robot-led group interview study of perceived social exclusion and attention allocation. The study’s named evaluation platform is Ameca from Engineered Arts. Date 2025-04-22
Event type Research Publication
Segment Humanoid
Added to Korthos 2026-06-27
2025-04-22 · partnership · Inyo Mobility Automotive
Evidence notes Aeva is the exclusive lidar supplier for the shuttle programme, with multiple Atlas sensors planned to provide 360-degree coverage for Level 4 autonomy. Atlas uses FMCW sensing to measure 3D position and instantaneous velocity for each point, including pedestrians, cyclists and vehicles. Date 2025-04-22
Event type Partnership
Segment Automotive
Added to Korthos 2026-06-19
2025-04-22 Regulatory Meituan Delivery 2025-04-22 · regulatory · Meituan Delivery
Evidence notes The Civil Aviation Administration of China reviewed Meituan's fourth-generation drone. The certificate allows regular commercial drone delivery services across China. Meituan had opened 53 delivery routes and completed more than 450,000 drone orders by the end of 2024. Date 2025-04-22
Event type Regulatory
Segment Delivery
Added to Korthos 2026-06-18
2025-04-22 · facility opening · Daifuku Co., Ltd. Warehouse Logistics
Evidence notes The plant is operated by Daifuku Intralogistics India Pvt. Ltd. Daifuku said the site supports systems for general manufacturing and distribution industries. The company linked the launch to rapidly growing automation needs in India. Date 2025-04-22
Event type Facility Opening
Segment Warehouse Logistics
Added to Korthos 2026-06-18
2025-04-22 · partnership · AKVA Group Maritime
Evidence notes The project used Maritime Robotics' Mariner USV as the vessel platform. AKVA Group connected the work to aquaculture operations and reduced-emission vessel activity. The announcement described autonomous vessel operation as part of the project scope. Date 2025-04-22
Event type Partnership
Segment Maritime
Added to Korthos 2026-06-18
2025-04-22 Market Signal Vingroup Industrial 2025-04-22 · market signal · Vingroup Industrial
Evidence notes Vingroup said it planned to develop Vietnam's first made-in-Vietnam general-purpose humanoid robot as part of its 2025 technology and industrial development strategy. The plan positioned humanoid robotics as part of Vingroup's broader technology and industrial ecosystem. Public reporting linked the work to the newly formed VinMotion robotics subsidiary. Date 2025-04-22
Event type Market Signal
Segment Industrial
Added to Korthos 2026-06-09
2025-04-22 · research publication · Physical Intelligence Foundation Models
Evidence notes Physical Intelligence published pi0.5 as a VLA model focused on open-world generalization across messy homes and unstructured tasks. The official writeup emphasizes co-training on heterogeneous data so the model can transfer knowledge across robots, instructions, and semantic task contexts. The release marks a clear step from lab dexterity toward general-purpose household and workplace robot behavior. Date 2025-04-22
Event type Research Publication
Segment Foundation Models
Added to Korthos 2026-05-19
2025-04-22 · capability · Tuopu Group Actuation
Evidence notes Coverage citing Tuopu's 2024 annual report says the company had already begun customer cooperation on linear actuators, moved into rotary actuator R&D, and sent samples of dexterous-hand motors to customers multiple times. The same reporting frames robot actuators as an emerging business line built from Tuopu's accumulated capabilities in motors, reduction mechanisms, sensors, drivers, and controllers. This is the clearest evidenced step from concept-level positioning into concrete customer development and sampling activity. Date 2025-04-22
Event type Capability
Segment Actuation
Added to Korthos 2026-04-05
2025-04-22 Market Signal Tesla Automotive 2025-04-22 · market signal · Tesla Automotive
Evidence notes Tesla outlined a Robotaxi pilot launch in Austin with timeline targets tied to mid-year deployment. The update also referenced an Optimus pilot line in 2025 as part of Tesla's broader autonomy roadmap. Date 2025-04-22
Event type Market Signal
Segment Automotive
Added to Korthos 2026-02-14
2025-04-21 · commercial order · Hesai Technology Perception
Evidence notes Hesai said it would provide 300,000 JT-series LiDAR units over the following year for Kutting robotic lawn mowers. The sensors support terrain scanning, obstacle and boundary detection, and autonomous mowing-path planning in garden environments. Date 2025-04-21
Event type Commercial Order
Segment Perception
Added to Korthos 2026-08-31
2025-04-21 · product launch · Hesai Technology Perception
Evidence notes Infinity Eye A combines four AT1440 long-range lidars with four FTX solid-state lidars for 360-degree L4 coverage. Infinity Eye B pairs one forward-facing ETX with two FTX sensors for Level 3 long-range and blind-spot perception. Infinity Eye C uses the compact ATX lidar for Level 2 driver-assistance applications. Date 2025-04-21
Event type Product Launch
Segment Perception
Added to Korthos 2026-08-27
2025-04-21 · partnership · Hesai Technology Perception
Evidence notes The AT1440 debuted on KargoBot’s future transportation robot. The lidar was also fitted to KargoBot’s mass-produced L4 autonomous-truck platooning solution. The April 2025 milestone extends the pair’s existing supply relationship to a specifically named lidar. Date 2025-04-21
Event type Partnership
Segment Perception
Added to Korthos 2026-08-26
2025-04-21 Market Signal Shuanglin Motion Components 2025-04-21 · market signal · Shuanglin Motion Components
Evidence notes The disclosure described Shuanglin products for humanoid robots including reverse planetary roller screws, ball screws and joint modules. Development work was underway with two leading domestic new-energy vehicle companies for humanoid robot reverse planetary roller screws. The first sample orders were expected to be delivered in April 2025, with additional samples already sent to YS and TP customers. Date 2025-04-21
Event type Market Signal
Segment Motion Components
Added to Korthos 2026-07-17
2025-04-21 Market Signal Wuxi Best Motion Components 2025-04-21 · market signal · Wuxi Best Motion Components
Evidence notes The 2024 annual-report summary says Yuhua Precision products address machine tools, automation, humanoid robots and intelligent connected vehicles. Wuxi Best said ball-screw and linear-guide products were already used in some domestic machine-tool models, with C0-grade ball screws receiving first customer orders. The same disclosure says independently developed planetary roller screws had sampled in 2023 and were still undergoing process optimization and domestic-equipment cooperation. Date 2025-04-21
Event type Market Signal
Segment Motion Components
Added to Korthos 2026-07-17
2025-04-21 · product launch · Aurelia Aerospace Aerial
Evidence notes The X6 Standard and X8 Standard packages raised stated flight time from 25 minutes to 45 minutes. The X6 Pro long-endurance configuration increased stated flight time from 55 minutes to 70 minutes. Customers could order each of the three aircraft in either standard or long-endurance form. Date 2025-04-21
Event type Product Launch
Segment Aerial
Added to Korthos 2026-07-16
2025-04-21 · product launch · Aurelia Aerospace Aerial
Evidence notes The Q1 combined vertical takeoff and landing with a fixed-wing aircraft configuration. Aurelia described the hardware and components as fully self-designed and custom built. The company opened an interest list for prior customers while engineers continued product development. Date 2025-04-21
Event type Product Launch
Segment Aerial
Added to Korthos 2026-07-16
2025-04-21 · capability · Aurelia Aerospace Aerial
Evidence notes Skynode combined a PX4 flight controller, mission computer, autonomy engine, payload control and video encoding. Its connectivity stack supported 4G, Bluetooth and Wi-Fi for real-time transmission from the aircraft to cloud systems. Aurelia offered Skynode configurations across X6 Standard, X8 Standard and X6 Pro platforms, including the U.S. government-focused version. Date 2025-04-21
Event type Capability
Segment Aerial
Added to Korthos 2026-07-16
2025-04-21 · demonstration · Aurelia Aerospace Aerial
Evidence notes The trials tested an autonomous navigation system intended for complex electronic-warfare and GPS-jamming environments. Aurelia said the X6 Standard collected intelligence and returned to base without remote control, GPS, communications or external support. Bavovna AI targeted 2.5% relative navigation accuracy and examined SIGINT, surveillance and mine-detection missions. Date 2025-04-21
Event type Demonstration
Segment Aerial
Added to Korthos 2026-07-16
2025-04-21 · partnership · Aurelia Aerospace Aerial
Evidence notes The integration combined a high-resolution thermal camera, 4K zoom sensor and laser rangefinder rated to 2,400 metres. Aurelia highlighted the X6 Max, with up to 70 minutes of flight time, as a principal platform for the VIO F1 payload. The combined system supported real-time video, AI subject tracking and applications spanning public safety, infrastructure inspection and firefighting. Date 2025-04-21
Event type Partnership
Segment Aerial
Added to Korthos 2026-07-16
2025-04-21 Award MemryX AI Compute 2025-04-21 · award · MemryX AI Compute
Evidence notes The award recognized the MX3 M.2 in the Edge AI Computers and Boards category. The module averaged under three watts while processing multiple-camera computer-vision workloads. Its M.2 form factor supported integration into existing platforms with limited thermal overhead. Date 2025-04-21
Event type Award
Segment AI Compute
Added to Korthos 2026-07-16
2025-04-21 Product Launch Havoc Defense 2025-04-21 · product launch · Havoc Defense
Evidence notes HavocAI previewed Seahound as a 38-foot autonomous vessel. Seahound with 1,000 nautical miles of range and 1,000 lb payload capacity. The product gives HavocAI adds Seahound autonomous surface vessel to lineup a concrete offering for maritime autonomy, underwater robotics or marine inspection workflows. Date 2025-04-21
Event type Product Launch
Segment Defense
Added to Korthos 2026-05-13
2025-04-21 · market signal · Dingzhi Technology Motion Components
Evidence notes Dingzhi Technology disclosed layout of key humanoid robot components. The disclosure covered linear actuators, rotary actuators, coreless motors, frameless torque motors, and dexterous-hand parts. Chinese precision-motion company supplying motors, actuators and intelligent-control products for medical, industrial automation and robotics applications. Date 2025-04-21
Event type Market Signal
Segment Motion Components
Added to Korthos 2026-03-24
2025-04-20 · product launch · Omron Corp Industrial
Evidence notes OMRON Robotics and Safety Technologies released the OL-450S, a low-profile omni-directional autonomous mobile robot. The AMR is designed for material-handling workflows where low clearance, safety and efficient movement matter. The launch anchors OMRON's public robotics profile in AMRs as well as industrial automation and collaborative robots. Date 2025-04-20
Event type Product Launch
Segment Industrial
Added to Korthos 2026-05-24
2025-04-20 Facility Opening Breaker Mission Software 2025-04-20 · facility opening · Breaker Mission Software
Evidence notes Breaker established a U.S. headquarters in Austin as part of its operating footprint alongside Sydney. The move supports closer engagement with U.S. defense and robotics customers while the company scales its platform in North America. The Austin presence anchors Breaker's U.S. go-to-market expansion for mission software tied to autonomous systems. Date 2025-04-20
Event type Facility Opening
Segment Mission Software
Added to Korthos 2026-03-28
2025-04-19 Capability Unitree Humanoid 2025-04-19 · capability · Unitree Humanoid
Evidence notes (Unitree’s G1 robot fell at the starting line, but the company said a client had used the robot without its algorithms.) In order to compete, robots needed to have a humanoid appearance and run on two legs. Beijing’s E-Town tech hub hosted what it described as the world’s first humanoid half-marathon on Saturday, with 21 humanoid robots competing alongside thousands of humans. Date 2025-04-19
Event type Capability
Segment Humanoid
Added to Korthos 2026-08-31
2025-04-19 · award · The Robot Learning Company Development Platform
Evidence notes The Spring 2025 cohort included the Munich-based robotics startup founded in 2025. Its platform combined low-cost stationary robot arms with imitation learning and offline reinforcement learning. The programme supported a plan to make repetitive-task automation accessible beyond conventional factory integrations. Date 2025-04-19
Event type Award
Segment Development Platform
Added to Korthos 2026-07-18
2025-04-19 · funding · Cosmic Robotics Construction
Evidence notes Cosmic Robotics raised $4 million to build AI-powered mobile manipulation robots for utility-scale solar construction. The round was led by Giant Ventures with participation from MaC Venture Capital and HCVC. Cosmic-1A is built to work with solar installation crews on physically demanding panel installation tasks. Date 2025-04-19
Event type Funding
Segment Construction
Added to Korthos 2026-07-05
2025-04-19 Research Publication Unitree Humanoid 2025-04-19 · research publication · Unitree Humanoid
Evidence notes ALMI separates lower-body locomotion and upper-body motion imitation into adversarially trained policies for coordinated humanoid movement. The authors report robust locomotion and precise motion tracking in simulation and on the full-size Unitree H1 robot. The paper also releases a whole-body motion-control dataset with MuJoCo trajectories designed for deployment on real robots. Date 2025-04-19
Event type Research Publication
Segment Humanoid
Added to Korthos 2026-05-20
2025-04-19 · market signal · Shanghai PRET Composites Materials
Evidence notes Prestige said it was working with downstream customers on front-end design and product validation for robotics and other emerging applications. Its disclosed robotics-relevant portfolio included modified PEEK, PPS, PPA and other engineering materials, while carbon-fibre composites were also being developed for emerging uses. The annual report did not identify a robot customer, validated component, order value or robotics revenue. Date 2025-04-19
Event type Market Signal
Segment Materials
Added to Korthos 2026-03-24
2025-04-19 · demonstration · X-Humanoid Humanoid
Evidence notes Tiangong Ultra covered the 21.0975-kilometre course in about 2 hours, 40 minutes and 42 seconds. The competition put humanoids from 20 teams on a public road course alongside human runners, testing endurance and mobility outside a lab. Date 2025-04-19
Event type Demonstration
Segment Humanoid
Added to Korthos 2026-03-22
2025-04-19 · award · DroidUp Humanoid
Evidence notes DroidUp's Walker 2 robot achieved third place in the world's first humanoid robot half marathon held in Beijing on April 19, 2025. The robot completed the 21.0975-kilometer course in 4 hours, 25 minutes, and 56 seconds. The event featured 20 humanoid robots competing alongside human runners. Date 2025-04-19
Event type Award
Segment Humanoid
Added to Korthos 2026-02-26
2025-04-18 · product launch · AI2 Robotics Humanoid
Evidence notes AI2 Robotics launched AlphaBot 2 on April 17, 2025, with an official post published on April 18. The launch covered robot iteration, embodied large-model upgrades, in-house production-line construction and commercialization goals. The product is tied to the company GOVLA/AlphaBrain embodied-AI stack. Date 2025-04-18
Event type Product Launch
Segment Humanoid
Added to Korthos 2026-06-29
2025-04-18 · funding · Shanghai SAGE Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd. Industrial
Evidence notes An English news item republished from Yicai states iSAGE completed four funding rounds totaling several hundred million RMB. The article links investor interest to the platform model, shipment growth, and deployment value in composite robotics. Round-by-round investors are not itemized on the page, so funding fields remain intentionally sparse. Date 2025-04-18
Event type Funding
Segment Industrial
Added to Korthos 2026-04-05
2025-04-18 Partnership Auki Labs Spatial Intelligence 2025-04-18 · partnership · Auki Labs Spatial Intelligence
Evidence notes Auki said it partnered with Mentra to demonstrate smart glasses integrated with Auki's decentralized visual positioning system The glasses were described as using camera data matched with decentralized VPS data to determine spatial location Auki said the pair would showcase the technology at AWE Date 2025-04-18
Event type Partnership
Segment Spatial Intelligence
Added to Korthos 2026-03-23
2025-04-18 · product launch · Daimon Robotics Sensors
Evidence notes Daimon Robotics launched the DM-EXton, a portable teleoperation data collection system, on April 16, 2025. The DM-Tac W sensor features 40,000 sensing units per cm², surpassing human hand sensitivity by hundreds of times. Date 2025-04-18
Event type Product Launch
Segment Sensors
Added to Korthos 2026-02-14
2025-04-17 · funding · Garuda Aerospace Aerial
Evidence notes Venture Catalysts supplied the ₹1 billion Series B financing. Contemporaneous Indian business coverage placed Garuda Aerospace’s valuation at $250 million. The round was announced in Indian rupees; the cited coverage did not state a dollar equivalent for the proceeds. Date 2025-04-17
Event type Funding
Segment Aerial
Added to Korthos 2026-08-26
2025-04-17 Funding Theseus Localization 2025-04-17 · funding · Theseus Localization
Evidence notes First Round Capital led the seed round, with participation from Y Combinator and Lux Capital. Micro VPS compares onboard camera imagery with stored satellite maps to provide positioning when GPS is jammed or unavailable. Theseus said the capital would support fielding the system after development and testing with USSOCOM operators across varied terrain. Date 2025-04-17
Event type Funding
Segment Localization
Added to Korthos 2026-07-18
2025-04-17 · funding · DBR77 Robotics Manufacturing
Evidence notes ffVC provided the seed financing for DBR77 Robotics. The company tied the capital to international expansion and development of its industrial robotics platform. Date 2025-04-17
Event type Funding
Segment Manufacturing
Added to Korthos 2026-07-17
2025-04-17 Regulatory Canopii Agriculture 2025-04-17 · regulatory · Canopii Agriculture
Evidence notes CCOF lists Canopii as certified for crops, handling, and USDA National Organic Program status effective April 17, 2025. The certification adds a real operational milestone for Canopii's greenhouse produce business rather than a pure technology announcement. The listing ties Canopii's robotic greenhouse system to certified organic production workflows. Date 2025-04-17
Event type Regulatory
Segment Agriculture
Added to Korthos 2026-03-30
2025-04-17 · deployment · Shield AI Defense
Evidence notes V-BAT completed more than 130 sorties in Ukraine in partnership with Ukrainian forces. The sorties provide a quantified operational-use marker for the Group 3 vertical-takeoff unmanned aircraft. Date 2025-04-17
Event type Deployment
Segment Defense
Added to Korthos 2026-03-28
2025-04-17 · partnership · HEBI Robotics Actuation
Evidence notes HEBI Robotics announced a collaboration with NASA Ames Research Center under a Non-Reimbursable Space Act Agreement. The partnership supports the ARC-LSI study focused on robotic assembly of infrastructure. HEBI said the work includes concepts of operation, system integration, and robotics system development for lunar infrastructure use cases. Date 2025-04-17
Event type Partnership
Segment Actuation
Added to Korthos 2026-03-24
2025-04-16 · partnership · Hesai Technology Perception
Evidence notes The vehicle uses 31 perception sensors, including the standard lidar unit. Dual NVIDIA DRIVE Orin-X processors provide up to 508 TOPS of computing performance. Zeekr said large-scale production and deliveries began in the first quarter of 2025. Date 2025-04-16
Event type Partnership
Segment Perception
Added to Korthos 2026-08-27