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2025-03-24 Funding AgiBot Humanoid 2025-03-24 · funding · AgiBot · Humanoid
Evidence notes AgiBot confirmed on 24 March 2025 that Tencent led its completed Series B round. Longcheer Technology, Wolong Electric, Zhuhai Huafa Group and BlueRun Ventures also participated. Date 2025-03-24
Event type Funding
Segment Humanoid
Added to Korthos 2026-06-28
2025-03-24 · product launch · Macco Robotics · Service
Evidence notes Kime v5 is designed for drink preparation and service in bars and hospitality venues. The robot uses vision to control liquid dispensing and reduce waste. Macco reported U.S. deployments in New York alongside operations in Spain, Portugal, the Netherlands and India. Date 2025-03-24
Event type Product Launch
Segment Service
Added to Korthos 2026-06-19
2025-03-24 · partnership · KABAM Robotics · Service
Evidence notes NRP RoboSG! 2025 materials describe a research collaboration between KABAM Robotics and A*STAR ARTC targeting AI-driven automation for facility management and security. Demonstrations included Co-Lab interfacing with MegaZo lift equipment via Open-RMF for autonomous multi-floor patrols. The program also lists KABAM within RoboNexus, Singapore's accelerator track for robotics startups and SMEs. Date 2025-03-24
Event type Partnership
Segment Service
Added to Korthos 2026-04-05
2025-03-23 · product launch · Tersus GNSS · Localization
Evidence notes The system supports handheld and backpack operation for scanning across buildings, infrastructure and uneven outdoor terrain. Integrated LiDAR, panoramic imaging and RTK provide georeferenced point clouds for mapping, BIM and transportation workflows. Moving-object filtering is designed to remove transient people and vehicles from captured point-cloud data. Date 2025-03-23
Event type Product Launch
Segment Localization
Added to Korthos 2026-07-18
2025-03-22 Demonstration Unitree Humanoid 2025-03-22 · demonstration · Unitree · Humanoid
Evidence notes Unitree G1 demonstrated a kip-up maneuver, rising from a lying position to standing in one motion. The capability showcases advanced balance recovery and dynamic whole-body control. Kip-ups require coordinated explosive force across multiple joints, a significant robotics milestone. Date 2025-03-22
Event type Demonstration
Segment Humanoid
Added to Korthos 2025-03-22
2025-03-21 · funding · The Bot Company · Humanoid
Evidence notes Greenoaks led the $150 million financing. The completed round valued the company at $2 billion. The round followed the company’s $150 million initial financing in May 2024. Date 2025-03-21
Event type Funding
Segment Humanoid
Added to Korthos 2026-09-04
2025-03-21 Deployment FANUC Industrial 2025-03-21 · deployment · FANUC · Industrial
Evidence notes The cell combines a FANUC CRX with IPG LightWELD at Great Lakes Stainless. Cycle time for the escalator-part welding process fell from about three hours to 15 minutes. Date 2025-03-21
Event type Deployment
Segment Industrial
Added to Korthos 2026-08-23
2025-03-21 · partnership · RigiTech · Aerial
Evidence notes The Eiger drone was described as carrying 3 kg payloads up to 100 km. The collaboration targeted longer-range medical and rural delivery services across Canada and other markets. Date 2025-03-21
Event type Partnership
Segment Aerial
Added to Korthos 2026-06-19
2025-03-21 · funding · Vita Dynamics · Consumer
Evidence notes Cathay Capital announced that Vita Dynamics had completed a seed+ round three months after founding. The investor statement said the company had cumulatively completed CNY 200 million in seed financing since inception. The financing was positioned around accelerating product R&D, supply-chain buildout, and market expansion ahead of a consumer robot launch. Date 2025-03-21
Event type Funding
Segment Consumer
Added to Korthos 2026-04-01
2025-03-21 · market signal · Borg Robotics · Warehouse Logistics
Evidence notes Borg Robotics introduces a modular humanoid robot, Borg 01, designed for industrial environments. The company emphasizes the robot's ability to integrate seamlessly into existing workflows without requiring modifications. Borg 01 features a modular design with swappable end effectors and options for wheeled or bipedal configurations. Date 2025-03-21
Event type Market Signal
Segment Warehouse Logistics
Added to Korthos 2026-02-22
2025-03-20 · partnership · Qualcomm · AI Compute
Evidence notes The implementation supports vision-based localization and obstacle detection on Qualcomm RB5 and QRB5165 robotics processors. Running perception on the embedded system reduces power demand and avoids dependence on external positioning infrastructure. Date 2025-03-20
Event type Partnership
Segment AI Compute
Added to Korthos 2026-08-31
2025-03-20 Deployment AutoStore Warehouse Logistics 2025-03-20 · deployment · AutoStore · Warehouse Logistics
Evidence notes A 900-square-metre grid stores 21,275 bins for the retailer's Balearic fulfilment operation. Goods-to-person retrieval reduces staff walking and increases storage density within the constrained facility. Date 2025-03-20
Event type Deployment
Segment Warehouse Logistics
Added to Korthos 2026-08-31
2025-03-20 · demonstration · 3D Infotech · Vision
Evidence notes The setup used NVIDIA Jetson Orin and the Universal Robots PolyScope X environment for edge AI and robot control. Computer vision supported defect detection while AI models reduced programming effort and adapted inspection motion. 3D Infotech said its broader metrology-automation installed base exceeded 350 systems, primarily in aerospace and automotive manufacturing. Date 2025-03-20
Event type Demonstration
Segment Vision
Added to Korthos 2026-08-03
2025-03-20 Deployment Meituan Delivery 2025-03-20 · deployment · Meituan · Delivery
Evidence notes Keeta Drone said Meituan completed its first low-altitude logistics delivery task in Hong Kong on March 20, 2025. The delivery landed at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology after a takeoff command from Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee. Keeta described the route as a cross-sea scenario between Hong Kong Science Park and Ma On Shan Park. Date 2025-03-20
Event type Deployment
Segment Delivery
Added to Korthos 2026-06-12
2025-03-20 Production Milestone Gatik Automotive 2025-03-20 · production milestone · Gatik · Automotive
Evidence notes Gatik said it is working with Isuzu and NVIDIA to mass-produce SAE Level 4 autonomous trucks for middle-mile freight. The announcement connects Gatik's autonomy stack to an OEM path for scaled commercial vehicle production. This is one of the strongest official milestones showing the company moving beyond pilots toward industrialized deployment. Date 2025-03-20
Event type Production Milestone
Segment Automotive
Added to Korthos 2026-04-05
2025-03-20 · partnership · Shield AI · Defense
Evidence notes Shield AI partnered with Korea Aerospace Industries to advance autonomy work around Hivemind Enterprise. The relationship is about integrating Shield AI's autonomy layer into a major aerospace partner context, not selling a V-BAT aircraft. The partnership broadens Hivemind's reach through a large regional defence aerospace player. Date 2025-03-20
Event type Partnership
Segment Defense
Added to Korthos 2026-03-28
2025-03-20 · facility opening · Pudu Robotics · Service
Evidence notes Pudu Robotics established its US headquarters in Santa Clara, California, and a fulfillment center in Hamilton, New Jersey. The Santa Clara headquarters serves as a customer demonstration and personnel training center. The Hamilton fulfillment center enhances distribution capabilities on the East Coast. Date 2025-03-20
Event type Facility Opening
Segment Service
Added to Korthos 2026-02-25
2025-03-19 · commercial order · Aeva Technologies · Perception
Evidence notes The program focuses on Atlas Ultra integration and validation. Series production was targeted but not awarded by this announcement. Date 2025-03-19
Event type Commercial Order
Segment Perception
Added to Korthos 2026-08-24
2025-03-19 · manufacturing · Vieworks · Vision
Evidence notes The operational facility spans 11,818 square metres and doubles the production space of the original site opened in 2020. Vieworks expects annual output to more than double across high-resolution industrial cameras and digital X-ray detector products. The upgraded campus includes cleanrooms, automated production systems, modular manufacturing zones and space for future industrial-camera assembly lines. Date 2025-03-19
Event type Manufacturing
Segment Vision
Added to Korthos 2026-08-11
2025-03-19 · award · Tompaero · Aerial
Evidence notes The selection committee included ESA, CNES, ASTech Paris Region and Ouest BIC Technopoles. TompAero joined five other companies chosen from the March 2025 selection session. The incubator provides dedicated funding, technical support and access to the ESA BIC network for the aircraft programme. Date 2025-03-19
Event type Award
Segment Aerial
Added to Korthos 2026-07-18
2025-03-19 · funding · Harvested Robotics · Agriculture
Evidence notes Arali Ventures led the round. Anand Mahindra and Chakradhar Gade participated. Capital supports product development, hiring and field pilots. Date 2025-03-19
Event type Funding
Segment Agriculture
Added to Korthos 2026-07-17
2025-03-19 Funding Whelix Lab Automation 2025-03-19 · funding · Whelix · Lab Automation
Evidence notes Mito Robotics, now operating as Whelix, received a $1 million pre-seed investment from Draper Associates. The company was founded in 2023 to automate laboratory processes such as cell culture for life-science research. Founder Bingda Li said the capital would expedite prototype development, with part of the robot already delivered to customer laboratories. Date 2025-03-19
Event type Funding
Segment Lab Automation
Added to Korthos 2026-07-16
2025-03-19 · partnership · Mantis Robotics · Industrial
Evidence notes ABICO Group planned to distribute Mantis fenceless industrial robot arms in Taiwan and Japan. Abico Enterprise was identified as a strategic contract-manufacturing partner for mass-production scale-up. The partners linked the programme to factory automation and safer human-robot work environments. Date 2025-03-19
Event type Partnership
Segment Industrial
Added to Korthos 2026-07-16
2025-03-19 · funding · Mantis Robotics · Industrial
Evidence notes ABICO Group invested in Mantis as it expanded into robotics and factory automation. The strategic capital was linked to mass-production scale-up and distribution in Taiwan and Japan. Mantis described its MR-1 platform as a fenceless autonomous robot arm with spatial intelligence and code-free deployment software. Date 2025-03-19
Event type Funding
Segment Industrial
Added to Korthos 2026-07-16
2025-03-19 Funding Rerun Data Infrastructure 2025-03-19 · funding · Rerun · Data Infrastructure
Evidence notes The $17 million seed round was led by Point Nine, with Costanoa, Sunflower Capital, Seedcamp and angel investors participating. The company cited use by teams and projects including Meta, Google, Hugging Face LeRobot and Unitree as adoption context. Date 2025-03-19
Event type Funding
Segment Data Infrastructure
Added to Korthos 2026-07-15
2025-03-19 · funding · SkySpecs · Inspection
Evidence notes Goldman Sachs Alternatives led the growth-capital investment. Statkraft and Equinor Ventures also participated. SkySpecs said it had inspected more than 270,000 turbines to date. Date 2025-03-19
Event type Funding
Segment Inspection
Added to Korthos 2026-07-06
2025-03-19 Research Publication Robotiq End Effectors 2025-03-19 · research publication · Robotiq · End Effectors
Evidence notes Robotic packaging using wrapping paper poses significant challenges due to the material's complex deformation properties. The packaging process itself involves multiple steps, primarily categorized as folding the paper or creating creases. Experiments use Robotiq Hand-E Adaptive Gripper as the physical evaluation platform. The evaluation connects the reported method to Robotiq Hand-E Adaptive Gripper hardware in manipulation and dexterity tasks. Date 2025-03-19
Event type Research Publication
Segment End Effectors
Added to Korthos 2026-07-04
2025-03-19 · partnership · AI2 Robotics · Humanoid
Evidence notes The partnership was signed on March 18, 2025, with the official post published on March 19. AI2 described first-stage AlphaBot work at Jingneng Microelectronics around wafer loading, consumables replacement and precision-parts sorting. The relationship gives AI2 a named semiconductor-production scenario for embodied robot deployment work. Date 2025-03-19
Event type Partnership
Segment Humanoid
Added to Korthos 2026-06-29
2025-03-19 Funding Novarc Industrial 2025-03-19 · funding · Novarc · Industrial
Evidence notes Seaspan invested USD 5 million in Novarc welding robotics. The investment supported development and commercialization of AI-driven robotic welding systems. The funding connected Novarc welding automation to shipbuilding and industrial manufacturing workflows. Date 2025-03-19
Event type Funding
Segment Industrial
Added to Korthos 2026-06-15
2025-03-19 · acquisition · Septentrio · Localization
Evidence notes Hexagon completed its acquisition of Septentrio, adding the Belgian GNSS positioning company to its autonomy portfolio. Hexagon said the acquisition strengthens its resilient assured positioning solutions for autonomy and mission-critical applications. The acquisition gives Septentrio broader reach across robotics, UAVs, and autonomous systems. Date 2025-03-19
Event type Acquisition
Segment Localization
Added to Korthos 2026-05-07
2025-03-19 · product launch · Stereolabs · Vision
Evidence notes Stereolabs announced the ZED Box Mini Super as a compact embedded AI computer for vision workloads at the edge. The launch tied the product to robotics and smart infrastructure use cases and highlighted its NVIDIA Orin-based processing stack. The release expanded the company's hardware line beyond stereo cameras into deployable edge compute for perception systems. Date 2025-03-19
Event type Product Launch
Segment Vision
Added to Korthos 2026-04-05
2025-03-19 · market signal · Haier Group · Humanoid
Evidence notes The 2025 Haier Smart Home Ecosystem Conference outlined faster work on home service robots inside a broader AI-for-home roadmap. Presentation materials framed those robots within an unmanned-housework vision tied to the wider connected-home portfolio. The briefing is the clearest pre-2026 official marker that home robotics had been elevated into a named strategic product track. Date 2025-03-19
Event type Market Signal
Segment Humanoid
Added to Korthos 2026-04-05
2025-03-19 · funding · Generalist · Foundation Models
Evidence notes TechCrunch reported that Generalist had already raised an inception-stage round led by Boldstart Ventures, with NVentures also backing the company. Boldstart's portfolio materials list a first check date of 2024-03-24 and name NVIDIA as a co-investor in the company. The funding surfaced as Generalist was still largely in stealth, ahead of its later public research and model releases. Date 2025-03-19
Event type Funding
Segment Foundation Models
Added to Korthos 2026-04-02
2025-03-19 · partnership · Shield AI · Defense
Evidence notes Shield AI announced a partnership with the Republic of Singapore Air Force and DSTA focused on Hivemind Enterprise. The work is about autonomy enablement and integration inside defence programs, rather than a direct aircraft sale. The partnership adds another allied defence customer path for Hivemind outside the U.S. Date 2025-03-19
Event type Partnership
Segment Defense
Added to Korthos 2026-03-28
2025-03-18 · demonstration · Boston Dynamics · Humanoid
Evidence notes Boston Dynamics’ all-electric Atlas robot shows off its bad breakdancing moves. Tech Reviews Science Entertainment AI Policy Notifications Notifications Hamburger Navigation Button The homepage The Verge The Verge logo. Date 2025-03-18
Event type Demonstration
Segment Humanoid
Added to Korthos 2026-08-31
2025-03-18 · partnership · Agility Robotics · Humanoid
Evidence notes Digit demonstrated autonomous workflows at GTC, while simulated training had already improved step recovery after pushes and other disturbances. Agility also used NVIDIA’s Mega blueprint with Schaeffler digital-twin assets to coordinate and test customer deployment environments. Date 2025-03-18
Event type Partnership
Segment Humanoid
Added to Korthos 2026-08-31
2025-03-18 Product Launch Lely Agriculture 2025-03-18 · product launch · Lely · Agriculture
Evidence notes The MFR Next increased feed loading capacity by 35% from the previous Vector generation. The robot mixes and distributes group-specific fresh rations across dairy and cattle barns. Lely said a redesigned feed centre could load two robots simultaneously for farms with more than 800 cows. Date 2025-03-18
Event type Product Launch
Segment Agriculture
Added to Korthos 2026-08-22
2025-03-18 · funding · Apptronik · Humanoid
Evidence notes The additional close contributed $53 million, taking the Series A total from $350 million to $403 million. Mercedes-Benz, Japan Post Capital, ARK Invest, Helium-3, Magnetar, RyderVentures and a Korea Investment Partners-led syndicate joined the round. Apptronik tied the financing to Apollo production and deployments across manufacturing, logistics and other industrial workflows. Date 2025-03-18
Event type Funding
Segment Humanoid
Added to Korthos 2026-08-12
2025-03-18 Production Milestone COVVI End Effectors 2025-03-18 · production milestone · COVVI · End Effectors
Evidence notes COVVI announced the first outbound Robotic Hand shipments on March 18, 2025. Recipients included industrial and academic operators in several countries, marking the move from product release to delivered hardware. The shipments moved the hand from launch into customer delivery across commercial and research markets. Date 2025-03-18
Event type Production Milestone
Segment End Effectors
Added to Korthos 2026-07-19
2025-03-18 Demonstration Foxconn Electronics 2025-03-18 · demonstration · Foxconn · Electronics
Evidence notes Foxconn unveiled its GTC robotics program on March 18, 2025. The exhibit combined humanoid development, a semiconductor hybrid robot and simulated factory operations. NVIDIA Omniverse and physical-AI tools connected robot training with Foxconn production-system design. Date 2025-03-18
Event type Demonstration
Segment Electronics
Added to Korthos 2026-07-18
2025-03-18 Product Launch ForeCR Electronics 2025-03-18 · product launch · ForeCR · Electronics
Evidence notes ForeCR announced RAIBOX-AGX on March 18, 2025 and opened the system for orders. The computer combines Jetson AGX Orin with 10 Gigabit Ethernet, CAN, serial links and up to eight GMSL2 camera connections. A minus 40 to 85 degrees Celsius range and railway-oriented shock, vibration and fire standards support onboard monitoring and predictive-maintenance workloads. Date 2025-03-18
Event type Product Launch
Segment Electronics
Added to Korthos 2026-07-18
2025-03-18 Product Launch XIMEA Vision 2025-03-18 · product launch · XIMEA · Vision
Evidence notes The MX2457 uses Sony's backside-illuminated IMX811 medium-format sensor. Its 19,200 by 12,800 effective resolution supports detailed surface inspection, mapping and videogrammetry. A PCIe interface transfers high-resolution image data for demanding industrial and scientific workloads. Date 2025-03-18
Event type Product Launch
Segment Vision
Added to Korthos 2026-07-18
2025-03-18 Product Launch Shuanglin Motion Components 2025-03-18 · product launch · Shuanglin · Motion Components
Evidence notes The product event took place in Ningbo on March 13, 2025 and was published by Shuanglin on March 18. The launch introduced a self-developed reverse planetary roller screw for robot joint transmission. The product was positioned around high load, high precision and long life for humanoid robot core-component localization. Date 2025-03-18
Event type Product Launch
Segment Motion Components
Added to Korthos 2026-07-17
2025-03-18 · award · ULC Technologies · Industrial
Evidence notes ULC highlighted CISBOT, the DDC-125 drawdown compressor and its automated medium-voltage cable-end preparation system as examples of deployed innovation. The cable system had completed a fully remote end-preparation field test in February 2024 without human intervention at the work point. The recognition reflects ULC's expansion from gas-pipeline robotics into electric-utility automation while operating inside SPX Technologies. Date 2025-03-18
Event type Award
Segment Industrial
Added to Korthos 2026-07-17
2025-03-18 · capability · InOrbit.AI · Warehouse Logistics
Evidence notes The platform can build self-updating digital twins of robots and operating spaces. Simulated missions train and evaluate AI agents before the same missions run in physical facilities. InOrbit cited Genentech use and collaboration with Globant and Dalus in the official release. Date 2025-03-18
Event type Capability
Segment Warehouse Logistics
Added to Korthos 2026-07-16
2025-03-18 · deployment · GrayMatter Robotics · Manufacturing
Evidence notes GrayMatter Robotics doubled its robot field footprint over the prior year. The installed base spanned more than 16 states, 10 industries, and 30 locations. The fleet had processed more than 20 million square feet of surface area. Date 2025-03-18
Event type Deployment
Segment Manufacturing
Added to Korthos 2026-07-15
2025-03-18 · market signal · Neuromeka · Industrial
Evidence notes DN Solutions subscribed for 186,338 Neuromeka shares at KRW 26,833 each, for gross proceeds of KRW 5,000,007,554. The listed-company private placement accompanied a strategic partnership on next-generation robot control systems. The companies plan to enhance COBOSOL machine-tending solutions and integrate machine tools with automation systems. Date 2025-03-18
Event type Market Signal
Segment Industrial
Added to Korthos 2026-06-19
2025-03-18 Contract Award VideoRay Maritime 2025-03-18 · contract award · VideoRay · Maritime
Evidence notes The NIWC Pacific contract value was $30,735,784 over five years. The contract supported Mission Specialist Defender and Maritime Expeditionary Standoff Response ROV systems. The work followed VideoRay's prior MESR production contract for Navy EOD and underwater response programs. Date 2025-03-18
Event type Contract Award
Segment Maritime
Added to Korthos 2026-06-19
2025-03-18 · partnership · 1X Technologies · Humanoid
Evidence notes The collaboration supported a NEO autonomy demo for NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang at GTC 2025. 1X described work spanning a dataset API, inference SDK, and NVIDIA GR00T N1 model integration. Date 2025-03-18
Event type Partnership
Segment Humanoid
Added to Korthos 2026-06-19
2025-03-18 · award · Deep Forestry · Agriculture
Evidence notes Foresight Canada described Deep Forestry's approach as autonomous drones and AI for tree-level forest analysis. The win gave Deep Forestry an opportunity to co-create a pilot proposal with CMPC. The challenge focused on water management and sustainable forest monitoring for global plantations. Date 2025-03-18
Event type Award
Segment Agriculture
Added to Korthos 2026-06-18
2025-03-18 Capability OptiTrack Data Infrastructure 2025-03-18 · capability · OptiTrack · Data Infrastructure
Evidence notes The feature uses Captury real-time markerless technology alongside OptiTrack precision cameras. The capability synchronizes reference video and motion data across every camera in an OptiTrack system. Date 2025-03-18
Event type Capability
Segment Data Infrastructure
Added to Korthos 2026-06-17
2025-03-18 Regulatory ABS Maritime 2025-03-18 · regulatory · ABS · Maritime
Evidence notes ABS granted approval in principle to Monohakobi Technology Institute's APExS-auto maritime autonomy framework. The framework supports lifecycle management and hazard assessment for autonomous navigation systems. The approval advanced safety-assurance work for fully autonomous vessel operation. Date 2025-03-18
Event type Regulatory
Segment Maritime
Added to Korthos 2026-06-16
2025-03-18 · partnership · Mach Industries · Defense
Evidence notes The partnership covers manufacturing at Mach’s 115,000-square-foot Forge Huntington facility in Huntington Beach. Heven identified the H100, H2D55 and Raider as initial aircraft covered by the production relationship. The companies framed the programme as U.S.-based capacity for defense customers seeking larger volumes and reduced reliance on foreign supply chains. Date 2025-03-18
Event type Partnership
Segment Defense
Added to Korthos 2026-06-01
2025-03-18 · partnership · Fuji Corporation · Industrial
Evidence notes Fuji Corporation and Arch Systems partnered to provide AI-powered guidance for users of Fuji SMT lines. Arch Systems will provide AI-driven actions to help factory users resolve production challenges proactively. The partnership adds a software-intelligence layer to Fuji's smart-factory and electronics-manufacturing automation portfolio. Date 2025-03-18
Event type Partnership
Segment Industrial
Added to Korthos 2026-05-29
2025-03-18 · partnership · JBT Marel Corporation · Warehouse Logistics
Evidence notes JBT Automated Systems expanded its Motion Operating System through collaboration with BlueBotics. The integration supports ANT-driven mobile robots inside JBT's fleet-management platform. Date 2025-03-18
Event type Partnership
Segment Warehouse Logistics
Added to Korthos 2026-05-24
2025-03-18 · demonstration · Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd. · Industrial
Evidence notes Hon Hai Technology Group presented progress on humanoid robotics, AI factory infrastructure and digital twins at NVIDIA GTC 2025. Foxconn also exhibited a Robotics Zone with a Semiconductor Hybrid Robot for semiconductor and automation needs using vision recognition and precision mobility. The event anchors Hon Hai's robotics exposure in production environments, AI factories and robot manufacturing infrastructure. Date 2025-03-18
Event type Demonstration
Segment Industrial
Added to Korthos 2026-05-24
2025-03-18 Research Publication Field AI Foundation Models 2025-03-18 · research publication · Field AI · Foundation Models
Evidence notes FieldAI Research Institute announced research with NVIDIA on robotic question answering in dynamic simulated environments. The work uses NVIDIA Omniverse tooling to create a long-term embodied Q&A dataset for studying robot reasoning in changing scenes. It is a first-party FieldAI research release that belongs with FieldAI company research coverage. Date 2025-03-18
Event type Research Publication
Segment Foundation Models
Added to Korthos 2026-05-20
2025-03-18 · research publication · Fourier Intelligence · Humanoid
Evidence notes NVIDIA and collaborators introduced GR00T N1 as an open foundation model for generalist humanoid robot reasoning and skills. The paper reports real-world experiments on Fourier GR-1 across manipulation tasks including object transfer, sorting, and tool use. The work gives GR-1 a high-profile benchmark for vision-language-action humanoid manipulation research. Date 2025-03-18
Event type Research Publication
Segment Humanoid
Added to Korthos 2026-05-20
2025-03-18 Partnership Gatik Automotive 2025-03-18 · partnership · Gatik · Automotive
Evidence notes Gatik announced a collaboration with NVIDIA to deploy the NVIDIA DRIVE AGX platform featuring DRIVE Thor across its autonomous truck fleet. The company said the partnership builds on its existing collaboration with Isuzu North America Corporation and is aimed at mass production of production-ready Level 4 trucks. This is a core robotics-and-autonomy event because it ties Gatik directly to scaled manufacturing and compute architecture for commercial deployment. Date 2025-03-18
Event type Partnership
Segment Automotive
Added to Korthos 2026-04-05
2025-03-18 · contract award · BlueHalo · Defense
Evidence notes BlueHalo said it received a $30.7 million contract from NIWC Pacific to provide systems engineering and support services for its Mission Specialist Defender remotely operated vehicle. The award supports the U.S. Navy's Maritime Expeditionary Standoff Response program and ties BlueHalo directly to fielded unmanned-maritime hardware. This is one of the clearest robotics-relevant company events because it links a named underwater robotic system to a concrete defense contract. Date 2025-03-18
Event type Contract Award
Segment Defense
Added to Korthos 2026-04-05
2025-03-18 · partnership · Intrinsic · Industrial
Evidence notes Intrinsic announced deeper integrations with NVIDIA spanning simulation, perception, and deployment workflows for intelligent robotics. The company tied the collaboration to Intrinsic Flowstate, Isaac Sim, and AI-enabled industrial automation use cases. The announcement represented a concrete platform-integration step rather than a generic ecosystem mention. Date 2025-03-18
Event type Partnership
Segment Industrial
Added to Korthos 2026-04-05
2025-03-18 · partnership · Ekso Bionics · Exoskeleton
Evidence notes Ekso Bionics named National Seating & Mobility as the exclusive U.S. distributor of Ekso Indego Personal within the complex rehabilitation technology channel. The company said the agreement broadened access to the personal exoskeleton through a national mobility-solutions network. The event represented a commercial distribution expansion for a core personal-health product line rather than a new device launch. Date 2025-03-18
Event type Partnership
Segment Exoskeleton
Added to Korthos 2026-04-03
2025-03-18 · product launch · Overland AI · Defense
Evidence notes Overland AI launched SPARK as a vehicle-agnostic autonomy system for military fleets. The product is intended to convert existing ground vehicles for autonomous tactical operation. Date 2025-03-18
Event type Product Launch
Segment Defense
Added to Korthos 2026-03-29
2025-03-18 · partnership · Shield AI · Defense
Evidence notes Booz Allen and Shield AI announce a partnership Shield AI builds autonomy software and unmanned aircraft systems for defence and allied operations. Date 2025-03-18
Event type Partnership
Segment Defense
Added to Korthos 2026-03-28
2025-03-18 · market signal · Jones Tech · Materials
Evidence notes In a March 2025 investor response, Jones Tech said its thermal products are applicable to robots and its EMI materials can reduce interference in complex humanoid-robot electronics. A June investor-relations record later said the company was increasing humanoid-focused heat-dissipation and electromagnetic-shielding R&D and participating in custom product development. Jones Tech did not identify a robot customer or project and explicitly said it was not directly supplying the Tesla or UBTECH programs named by the questioner. Date 2025-03-18
Event type Market Signal
Segment Materials
Added to Korthos 2026-03-24
2025-03-18 · facility opening · Digit China (Shenzhen) Technology Co., Ltd. · Humanoid
Evidence notes An embodied-intelligence robot application center was established in Nanjing with Digit China participating in the launch. The event featured an early public appearance by Xiaqi (夏起), including a synchronized multi-robot performance. The center was framed as a real-scenario data-collection and application platform for humanoid robots. Date 2025-03-18
Event type Facility Opening
Segment Humanoid
Added to Korthos 2026-03-07
2025-03-18 · partnership · Neura Robotics · Humanoid
Evidence notes NEURA Robotics announced a collaboration with NVIDIA to accelerate cognitive robotics development. The company said it is combining Neuraverse real-world data and AI infrastructure with NVIDIA simulation and computing platforms. The partnership is aimed at speeding development of cognitive and humanoid robots. Date 2025-03-18
Event type Partnership
Segment Humanoid
Added to Korthos 2026-03-06
2025-03-18 · demonstration · Noble Machines · Humanoid
Evidence notes Substack post details Moby's development where robot carried a 27 kg payload and navigated outdoor terrain. Described general-purpose mobilization across diverse environments with AI driving locomotion. Industrial humanoid company developing Moby for hazardous, physically demanding work (company site and press). Date 2025-03-18
Event type Demonstration
Segment Humanoid
Added to Korthos 2026-03-03
2025-03-18 · demonstration · Sanctuary AI · Industrial
Evidence notes Sanctuary AI demonstrated sim-to-real transfer of dexterous manipulation policies for its hydraulic hands. The company utilized NVIDIA Isaac Lab to simulate dexterity-focused training environments. This approach enabled training thousands of hands simultaneously, accelerating the learning process. Date 2025-03-18
Event type Demonstration
Segment Industrial
Added to Korthos 2026-02-24
2025-03-18 · deployment · Boston Dynamics · Humanoid
Evidence notes AtkinsRéalis and Sellafield Ltd successfully operated the Spot robot remotely from an off-site location. The trial demonstrated the potential for virtual site access on nuclear-licensed sites. Spot has been used to inspect areas, capture data, and perform tasks in hazardous environments at Sellafield. Date 2025-03-18
Event type Deployment
Segment Humanoid
Added to Korthos 2026-02-22
2025-03-17 Product Launch Orbbec Vision 2025-03-17 · product launch · Orbbec · Vision
Evidence notes The broader camera suite spans Ethernet, GMSL and USB interfaces. Ethernet support targets longer cable runs and networked robot installations. Orbbec demonstrated the camera publicly at ProMat 2025. Date 2025-03-17
Event type Product Launch
Segment Vision
Added to Korthos 2026-08-27
2025-03-17 · deployment · JR Automation · Industrial
Evidence notes The Pentaflex system uses multiple FANUC robots for brake-spider production. Required labour units per shift fell from seven to two. Date 2025-03-17
Event type Deployment
Segment Industrial
Added to Korthos 2026-08-23
2025-03-17 Capability Scallog Warehouse Logistics 2025-03-17 · capability · Scallog · Warehouse Logistics
Evidence notes BOBY uses lubrication-free iglide plain bearings in its scissor-joint lifting mechanism. The mechanism is designed to lift warehouse shelves weighing up to 1,325 lb. The supplier release identifies Scallog, the bearing family and the installed robot platform. Date 2025-03-17
Event type Capability
Segment Warehouse Logistics
Added to Korthos 2026-08-09
2025-03-17 · partnership · OVES Enterprise · Defense
Evidence notes The memorandum covers integration of OVES Enterprise’s Nemesis AI with Overwatch Aerospace drone platforms. The parties plan to combine onboard AI capabilities with unmanned-aircraft operating systems. The agreement establishes a technical integration programme between the Romanian software company and the UK aerospace developer. Date 2025-03-17
Event type Partnership
Segment Defense
Added to Korthos 2026-07-29
2025-03-17 · product launch · Simpl Automation · Warehouse Logistics
Evidence notes The configuration shortened pick paths by presenting only source totes required for active orders. It combined high-density storage with a lower-cost entry point for brownfield facilities. The modular design could later expand into a fully automated person-to-goods workflow. Date 2025-03-17
Event type Product Launch
Segment Warehouse Logistics
Added to Korthos 2026-07-17
2025-03-17 · demonstration · Pelican Robotics · Warehouse Logistics
Evidence notes The system used 3D vision to identify the size and shape of randomly presented cases. Its planning engine selected cases and positions to build an optimized mixed-SKU pallet for retail delivery routes. A conveyor buffer reloaded cases when needed so the demonstration could run as a closed material-handling loop. Date 2025-03-17
Event type Demonstration
Segment Warehouse Logistics
Added to Korthos 2026-07-16
2025-03-17 · funding · Neros Technologies · Defense
Evidence notes Vy Capital US led the $35 million Series A, with Sequoia Capital, Interlagos, D3 and Zipline CEO Keller Rinaudo Cliffton participating. Neros said the capital would fund large-scale production and development of next-generation defence systems. The raise followed Defense Innovation Unit supply-chain certification and a multimillion-dollar International Drone Coalition contract, tying the financing to active manufacturing demand. Date 2025-03-17
Event type Funding
Segment Defense
Added to Korthos 2026-07-15
2025-03-17 Demonstration Dematic Warehouse Logistics 2025-03-17 · demonstration · Dematic · Warehouse Logistics
Evidence notes Dematic said ProMat 2025 visitors would see interactive in-booth demonstrations focused on supply-chain automation. The demo set included AutoStore, autonomous mobile robots, Dematic Multishuttle and the Eurofork 4es automation system. The release also listed robotics and AI-focused education sessions, including a talk by Dematic?s director of autonomous mobile robots. Date 2025-03-17
Event type Demonstration
Segment Warehouse Logistics
Added to Korthos 2026-07-15
2025-03-17 Partnership Carmenta Mission Software 2025-03-17 · partnership · Carmenta · Mission Software
Evidence notes Carmenta extended its frame agreement with Airbus Defence and Space for geospatial technology across air-platform mission systems. The agreement supports Airbus entities worldwide with geospatial functionality for aircraft, helicopters and drones. Carmenta linked the renewal to mission-support systems including A400M, A330 MRTT, Eurofighter, C-295, Tiger and Eurodrone platforms. Date 2025-03-17
Event type Partnership
Segment Mission Software
Added to Korthos 2026-07-05
2025-03-17 Deployment Albedo Space 2025-03-17 · deployment · Albedo · Space
Evidence notes The satellite launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base on the Transporter-13 rideshare mission. Albedo said Clarity-1 sent telemetry and received commands about four hours after separation. Date 2025-03-17
Event type Deployment
Segment Space
Added to Korthos 2026-07-05
2025-03-17 Research Publication DJI Aerial 2025-03-17 · research publication · DJI · Aerial
Evidence notes The study used a DJI Mavic 3 Pro flying continuously at 8 m, recording 4K video at 60 fps during swimmer training and competition. MediaPipe Pose extracted swimmer landmarks from the aerial footage to estimate arm angles, stroke duration and swimming velocity. Across five swimmers, stroke-duration error stayed below 0.3 seconds and velocity error ranged from 0.04 to 0.35 m/s. Date 2025-03-17
Event type Research Publication
Segment Aerial
Added to Korthos 2026-07-04
2025-03-17 Product Launch KUKA Industrial 2025-03-17 · product launch · KUKA · Industrial
Evidence notes KMP 3000P debuted at ProMat 2025. The AMR is designed for payloads up to three tons. This is distinct from the later KR CYBERTECH product event and NorthShore KUKA AMR deployment. Date 2025-03-17
Event type Product Launch
Segment Industrial
Added to Korthos 2026-06-19
2025-03-17 Deployment DHL Logistics 2025-03-17 · deployment · DHL · Logistics
Evidence notes DHL said the plug-and-play platform could make robotics integrations up to 12 times faster than custom coding. The rollout supports pre-built connectors for new robotics technologies across DHL’s warehouse network. DHL cited more than 8,000 collaborative robots already active across its global operations. Date 2025-03-17
Event type Deployment
Segment Logistics
Added to Korthos 2026-06-19
2025-03-17 Award KNAPP Warehouse Logistics 2025-03-17 · award · KNAPP · Warehouse Logistics
Evidence notes AeroBot made its first public appearance at LogiMAT 2025. The system targets automated storage and retrieval in standard building heights. AeroBot robots navigate in three dimensions using lidar. Date 2025-03-17
Event type Award
Segment Warehouse Logistics
Added to Korthos 2026-06-17
2025-03-17 · partnership · Fruity Chutes · Subsystems
Evidence notes Fruity Chutes and High Energy Sports partnered to provide scalable U.S.-made drone parachute systems. The collaboration targets UAV manufacturers that need reliable recovery hardware for safety cases and certification work. The event strengthens Fruity Chutes' position in the drone recovery and parachute subsystem layer. Date 2025-03-17
Event type Partnership
Segment Subsystems
Added to Korthos 2026-05-20
2025-03-17 Research Publication NVIDIA AI Compute 2025-03-17 · research publication · NVIDIA · AI Compute
Evidence notes NVIDIA Research published Isaac GR00T N1 as an open foundation model for humanoid robots, trained on egocentric human videos, real and simulated robot trajectories, and synthetic data. The publication reports language-conditioned bimanual manipulation on Fourier GR-1 and 1X humanoid platforms in household tasks. GR00T N1 is one of the clearest first-party foundation-model releases aimed specifically at generalist humanoid control. Date 2025-03-17
Event type Research Publication
Segment AI Compute
Added to Korthos 2026-05-19
2025-03-17 · funding · Zhongke Fifth Era
Evidence notes Zhongke Fifth Era completed a seed-plus round within a month of its earlier seed financing. The round was led by Cowin Capital, with Leaguer Capital also participating. Reporting said the company would use the capital to accelerate embodied-intelligence model development and commercialization. Date 2025-03-17
Event type Funding
Added to Korthos 2026-04-05
2025-03-17 · partnership · Universal Robots · Industrial
Evidence notes Universal Robots and MiR jointly highlighted combined internal-logistics and manipulation workflows as part of a broader Teradyne robotics strategy. The pairing reinforced a shared go-to-market story around mobile manipulation and integrated industrial automation rather than isolated robot cells. This is a meaningful partnership signal because both companies are presented as coordinated technology layers inside the same automation stack. Date 2025-03-17
Event type Partnership
Segment Industrial
Added to Korthos 2026-04-05
2025-03-17 · facility opening · Overland AI · Defense
Evidence notes Overland AI opened a new factory in Seattle to manufacture off-road autonomous vehicles and autonomy systems at greater scale. The facility-opening milestone sat alongside the company's SPARK and ULTRA launches as it moved from autonomy software toward in-house autonomous-vehicle production. Date 2025-03-17
Event type Facility Opening
Segment Defense
Added to Korthos 2026-03-29
2025-03-17 · facility opening · Figure AI · Humanoid
Evidence notes Figure AI moved its headquarters from Sunnyvale to a 98,700-square-foot facility at 3960 North First Street in San Jose. The new location, part of the Assembly at North First tech campus, nearly quadruples the company's previous office space. The facility will support manufacturing, fleet operations, and engineering/design build-out. Date 2025-03-17
Event type Facility Opening
Segment Humanoid
Added to Korthos 2026-02-26
2025-03-16 · demonstration · RISE Robotics · Actuation
Evidence notes Public demonstration of high-force electric robotic arm powered by Beltdraulic actuation Designed as non-hydraulic alternative for extreme-load industrial systems Showcases scalability of RISE's electromechanical actuator architecture Date 2025-03-16
Event type Demonstration
Segment Actuation
Added to Korthos 2026-03-03
2025-03-15 · capability · Hypersen · Sensors
Evidence notes The guide describes six-axis sensors measuring three force and three torque components for robot contact feedback. Hypersen places the sensors in humanoid wrists, ankles and dexterous hands for perception and manipulation. The article connects the sensor category to compliant control and precise operation in humanoid robots. Date 2025-03-15
Event type Capability
Segment Sensors
Added to Korthos 2026-06-14
2025-03-15 · funding · Galam Robotics · Warehouse Logistics
Evidence notes Supernova Invest led a €10 million Series A in Galam Robotics, with public materials framing the round around scaling industrial deployment of modular warehouse buffer automation. The round stands out in European intralogistics robotics for emphasizing a productized buffer automation unit and deployment footprint rather than bespoke integration-only go-to-market. The financing supports continued product development, deployment scaling, and commercialization of the company's robotics platform. Date 2025-03-15
Event type Funding
Segment Warehouse Logistics
Added to Korthos 2026-04-21
2025-03-15 · product launch · Locus Robotics · Warehouse Logistics
Evidence notes Locus Robotics achieved over 5 billion picks, enhancing mobile warehouse automation globally. The new Locus Array system features fully autonomous picking capabilities for increased efficiency. Locus Robotics develops autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) for warehouse automation, focused on order fulfillment and logistics operations. Date 2025-03-15
Event type Product Launch
Segment Warehouse Logistics
Added to Korthos 2026-02-17
2025-03-15 · facility opening · Figure AI · Humanoid
Evidence notes Figure introduced BotQ as dedicated manufacturing infrastructure for humanoid production. Initial throughput targets were framed as a step toward substantially larger output scale. The facility underpins Figure's strategy to industrialize deployment capacity. Date 2025-03-15
Event type Facility Opening
Segment Humanoid
Added to Korthos 2026-02-13
2025-03-14 · demonstration · Alt-Bionics, Inc. · End Effectors
Evidence notes Alt-Bionics mounted Surge on a multi-axis arm for functional automation demonstrations. Demonstrated tasks included separating sheet metal, positioning cables, tools, and packages. One hand handled varied workflows without requiring end-effector swaps between tasks. Date 2025-03-14
Event type Demonstration
Segment End Effectors
Added to Korthos 2026-07-19
2025-03-14 Product Launch JVL Actuation 2025-03-14 · product launch · JVL · Actuation
Evidence notes JVL listed the MAC1004 release on March 14, 2025. The motor delivers 1,000 watts continuously and up to 3,000 watts peak with an embedded controller and multi-turn encoder. Industrial Ethernet, daisy-chain networking and continuous-duty operation target conveyors, robotics and warehouse machinery. Date 2025-03-14
Event type Product Launch
Segment Actuation
Added to Korthos 2026-07-18
2025-03-14 Product Launch Cerulion Development Platform 2025-03-14 · product launch · Cerulion · Development Platform
Evidence notes The middleware targets fast, reliable robot-software communication through a cross-platform graphical interface. Cerulion says the tool can reduce robot development and debugging time by up to tenfold. Date 2025-03-14
Event type Product Launch
Segment Development Platform
Added to Korthos 2026-07-17
2025-03-14 Product Launch Flux Auto Warehouse Logistics 2025-03-14 · product launch · Flux Auto · Warehouse Logistics
Evidence notes Odin targets warehouses, farms and mines, including use cases such as forklifts, tractors and mining vehicles. Flux Auto tied the launch to deployments shipped to the U.S., India and Mexico. The event adds operating or commercial context for warehouse automation and material-handling robotics. Date 2025-03-14
Event type Product Launch
Segment Warehouse Logistics
Added to Korthos 2026-07-05
2025-03-14 · deployment · Vecna Robotics · Warehouse Logistics
Evidence notes GEODIS more than doubled workflow productivity after fully deploying CaseFlow at the site. The deployment combined robot travel automation with directed human case-picking workflows. The deployment places Vecna Robotics's technology into warehouse automation and material-handling workflows beyond a lab-only setting. Date 2025-03-14
Event type Deployment
Segment Warehouse Logistics
Added to Korthos 2026-07-05