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2025-02-10 · acquisition · NXP Semiconductors Semiconductors
Evidence notes NXP announced a definitive agreement to acquire Kinara Kinara's NPUs were positioned for multimodal generative AI and edge inference workloads The deal was strategically relevant to NXP's industrial and embedded AI stack used in autonomous systems Date 2025-02-10
Event type Acquisition
Segment Semiconductors
Added to Korthos 2026-03-19
2025-02-09 · demonstration · Wearable Robotics Exoskeleton
Evidence notes Wearable Robotics publicly presented the new ALEx RS at WHX Dubai 2025, using the exhibition to showcase its upper-limb neurorehabilitation platform. The company framed the updated system around immersive rehabilitation content, advanced sensing, and improved ergonomics for more measurable therapy sessions. The event marked a market-facing product demonstration aimed at international healthcare buyers and distributors. Date 2025-02-09
Event type Demonstration
Segment Exoskeleton
Added to Korthos 2026-04-03
2025-02-08 Capability BotBlox Communications 2025-02-08 · capability · BotBlox Communications
Evidence notes The article described Ethernet networking designs that tolerate subsea pressure environments. BotBlox connected the work to underwater vehicles and subsea robotics systems. The capability expands BotBlox's embedded networking role beyond aerial and ground robotics. Date 2025-02-08
Event type Capability
Segment Communications
Added to Korthos 2026-06-18
2025-02-07 Capability Fizyr Perception 2025-02-07 · capability · Fizyr Perception
Evidence notes Zivid 2+ MR130 supplies aligned 3D and color data to Fizyr software. The combined stack is used for parcel sorting, parcel induction and automated picking. Fizyr states that its systems operate in major logistics facilities. Date 2025-02-07
Event type Capability
Segment Perception
Added to Korthos 2026-08-09
2025-02-07 · demonstration · Bracket Bot Development Platform
Evidence notes The hackathon ran in Waterloo from 7 to 9 February 2025. The event page described 40 teams of two to three participants, each with its own Bracket Bot. The program focused on obstacle navigation, computer vision and custom robot projects. Date 2025-02-07
Event type Demonstration
Segment Development Platform
Added to Korthos 2026-07-01
2025-02-07 · product launch · Pepperl+Fuchs Sensors
Evidence notes The Volume3D system uses Pepperl+Fuchs LiDAR sensors based on Pulse Ranging Technology. The system measures flow rates and volume in real time for industrial material-flow applications. The event supports Pepperl+Fuchs sensor and laser-scanner supplier context. Date 2025-02-07
Event type Product Launch
Segment Sensors
Added to Korthos 2026-06-05
2025-02-07 · partnership · Fulin Precision Actuation
Evidence notes Fulin Precision signed an investment cooperation agreement with Shanghai Zhiyuan New Creation Technology, Juxing New Materials, Wen Hongjie, and Annu Chuangxiang. The parties agreed to jointly invest in a project company to implement the humanoid robot application project. Date 2025-02-07
Event type Partnership
Segment Actuation
Added to Korthos 2026-03-24
2025-02-06 · product launch · Fusion Processing Automotive
Evidence notes The bus pairs Alexander Dennis’s Enviro100 platform with Fusion Processing’s CAVstar automated-driving system. Track testing was scheduled to calibrate the autonomy stack before transfer to Cambridge and safety-driver training. The planned public service at Cambridge Biomedical Campus remained a later deployment step, not an accomplished result at unveiling. Date 2025-02-06
Event type Product Launch
Segment Automotive
Added to Korthos 2026-08-31
2025-02-06 Deployment AutoStore Warehouse Logistics 2025-02-06 · deployment · AutoStore Warehouse Logistics
Evidence notes The installation is the first U.S. AutoStore system dedicated to wine and spirits. Element Logic integrated the system. The fulfillment system was launched for live operations. Date 2025-02-06
Event type Deployment
Segment Warehouse Logistics
Added to Korthos 2026-08-24
2025-02-06 Acquisition EpiSci Defense 2025-02-06 · acquisition · EpiSci Defense
Evidence notes EpiSci became a wholly owned subsidiary, with co-founders Bo Ryu and Tamal Bose and the full team joining Applied Intuition. The acquired software spans uncrewed aircraft swarms, tactical fighter autonomy, maritime tracking and battle-management command and control. Date 2025-02-06
Event type Acquisition
Segment Defense
Added to Korthos 2026-08-23
2025-02-06 · partnership · aRobotics Company Inspection
Evidence notes aRobotics will manage specified non-nuclear construction and develop custom sensors and test equipment. The work supports NANO Nuclear's SBIR Phase III annular linear induction pump programme. The facility work covers non-nuclear elements for the ZEUS, ODIN, LOKI MMR and KRONOS MMR reactor programmes. Date 2025-02-06
Event type Partnership
Segment Inspection
Added to Korthos 2026-08-11
2025-02-06 · product launch · Husqvarna Group Service
Evidence notes The launch expanded the group's wire-free range to 24 models. Residential NERA models gained systematic mowing and cloud-supported virtual boundaries, while four professional models targeted large managed sites. Husqvarna described the release as the largest product launch in its robotic-mower history. Date 2025-02-06
Event type Product Launch
Segment Service
Added to Korthos 2026-08-10
2025-02-06 · deployment · Everdrone Aerial
Evidence notes The Mölndal Skybase adds coverage for about 60,000 residents across a 100 km² service area. The six-site network served more than 250,000 people and had completed about 300 successful AED deliveries since 2021. Mölndal was Everdrone’s first deployment outside controlled airspace, extending the system into a new operating environment. Date 2025-02-06
Event type Deployment
Segment Aerial
Added to Korthos 2026-07-16
2025-02-06 · regulatory · ANRA Technologies Avionics
Evidence notes The FAA validation checked ANRA's UTM services against ASTM F3548-21 interoperability requirements. ANRA positioned the approval as support for BVLOS waiver and COA applications by drone operators. This is regulatory infrastructure progress, not a single deployment site. Date 2025-02-06
Event type Regulatory
Segment Avionics
Added to Korthos 2026-07-15
2025-02-06 Product Launch Exotec Warehouse Logistics 2025-02-06 · product launch · Exotec Warehouse Logistics
Evidence notes Exotec commercially launched the Next Generation Skypod after deploying it globally in stealth mode for two years. The redesigned system increased single-workstation throughput by 50 percent and storage density by up to 30 percent versus the previous generation. Exotec disclosed more than 20 projects worldwide totaling $400 million, including Oxford Industries, Grainger and E.Leclerc. Date 2025-02-06
Event type Product Launch
Segment Warehouse Logistics
Added to Korthos 2026-06-18
2025-02-06 · production milestone · ARX Robotics Defense
Evidence notes ARX Robotics announced the opening of what it described as Europe's largest production facility for autonomous defence systems. The company positioned the site as a scale-up step for higher-volume manufacturing of autonomous land systems. ARX framed the facility opening as part of its transition from startup phase into scaled industrial production. Date 2025-02-06
Event type Production Milestone
Segment Defense
Added to Korthos 2026-04-15
2025-02-06 Facility Opening Isembard Manufacturing 2025-02-06 · facility opening · Isembard Manufacturing
Evidence notes Company announces launch of its first factory in London Facility supports software- and intelligence-first precision manufacturing for critical industries Marks the first physical production node in Isembard's distributed factory model Date 2025-02-06
Event type Facility Opening
Segment Manufacturing
Added to Korthos 2026-03-09
2025-02-05 · contract award · Greensea IQ Maritime
Evidence notes The award covers customized Bayonet 250 amphibious underwater ground vehicles. The LEON project addresses mine and explosive-threat neutralisation in shallow water and surf zones. The February 2025 procurement is distinct from later Marine Corps delivery orders under other disclosed awards. Date 2025-02-05
Event type Contract Award
Segment Maritime
Added to Korthos 2026-08-26
2025-02-05 Partnership Geek+ Warehouse Logistics 2025-02-05 · partnership · Geek+ Warehouse Logistics
Evidence notes The companies extended an existing technology partnership. The scope includes deployment of moving-robot technology for North American clients. The partnership and deployment work form one extended collaboration. Date 2025-02-05
Event type Partnership
Segment Warehouse Logistics
Added to Korthos 2026-08-24
2025-02-05 · commercial order · Doosan Robotics Industrial
Evidence notes The MOU covers Doosan A, H, M and P series collaborative robots for Southeast Asian markets. Only the initial 60 units were confirmed as an order; the remaining volume is an announced MOU target. The parties also plan tailored automation solutions for finishing, palletizing, inspection and pick-and-place work. Date 2025-02-05
Event type Commercial Order
Segment Industrial
Added to Korthos 2026-08-23
2025-02-05 Deployment MUSE Service 2025-02-05 · deployment · MUSE Service
Evidence notes Two stores had operated Armo since June 2024. Operations at the remaining eight stores were scheduled to begin from February 2025. Belc said Armo was primarily used for shelf-stocking work at that stage. Date 2025-02-05
Event type Deployment
Segment Service
Added to Korthos 2026-07-29
2025-02-05 Research Publication Unitree Humanoid 2025-02-05 · research publication · Unitree Humanoid
Evidence notes Locomotion is a fundamental skill for humanoid robots. However, most existing works make locomotion a single, tedious, unextendable, and unconstrained movement. Experiments use H1 as the physical evaluation platform. The evaluation connects the reported method to H1 hardware in locomotion and whole_body_control tasks. Date 2025-02-05
Event type Research Publication
Segment Humanoid
Added to Korthos 2026-07-04
2025-02-05 · research publication · Hello Robot Service
Evidence notes The paper studies implicit communication in human-robot collaborative transport using motion cues rather than explicit verbal instruction. The experiments use a Hello Robot Stretch mobile manipulator in collaborative object transport tasks. Date 2025-02-05
Event type Research Publication
Segment Service
Added to Korthos 2026-06-27
2025-02-05 Research Publication Ouster Perception 2025-02-05 · research publication · Ouster Perception
Evidence notes TexLiDAR studies automated text understanding for panoramic LiDAR data using Ouster OS1 outputs. The paper uses OS1 depth, signal, and ambient panoramic images as spatially coherent 360-degree sensor inputs. Date 2025-02-05
Event type Research Publication
Segment Perception
Added to Korthos 2026-06-27
2025-02-05 · capability · EvoLogics Communications
Evidence notes The Sonobot 5 surface vessel combines hydrographic survey functions with EvoLogics' USBL acoustic positioning technology. The workflow links Sonobot 5 with EvoLogics' Diver Navigation System for tracking and communication between surface teams and divers. The combined systems support coordinated survey, positioning and diver-navigation work in subsea environments. Date 2025-02-05
Event type Capability
Segment Communications
Added to Korthos 2026-06-19
2025-02-05 · market signal · Karman Holdings Inc. Subsystems
Evidence notes Karman announced the launch of its initial public offering and applied to list on the NYSE under ticker KRMN. The company described its business as mission-critical systems for missile defence and space programs. The listing milestone supports Karman's public-market profile as an aerospace and defence hardware supplier adjacent to UAS, missile and space systems. Date 2025-02-05
Event type Market Signal
Segment Subsystems
Added to Korthos 2026-05-24
2025-02-05 Partnership Geek+ Warehouse Logistics 2025-02-05 · partnership · Geek+ Warehouse Logistics
Evidence notes Geek+ and Invar Systems said their partnership had delivered projects across EMEA and US markets. The companies cited a deployment of more than 80 Tote-to-Person robots for a major retail and e-commerce customer. The partnership combines Geek+ robotics with Invar's WCS/WMS software and warehouse automation integration work. Date 2025-02-05
Event type Partnership
Segment Warehouse Logistics
Added to Korthos 2026-05-08
2025-02-05 · company formation · TARS Robotics (China) Humanoid
Evidence notes TARS Robotics formally launched on 2025-02-05 as an embodied AI and humanoid robotics company. The founding team includes senior leaders from Huawei and Baidu autonomous driving and related autonomous-systems programs. The formation anchors the company's rapid 2025 financing and technical milestone timeline. Date 2025-02-05
Event type Company Formation
Segment Humanoid
Added to Korthos 2026-04-18
2025-02-05 · funding · Seasats Defense
Evidence notes Shield Capital led a $10 million financing round for Seasats, with participation from Aero X Ventures and Techstars. The company tied the round to hiring and international sales expansion as demand increased for its Lightfish autonomous surface vessel. The round was an early financing step before the larger contract, award, and Series A milestones that followed. Date 2025-02-05
Event type Funding
Segment Defense
Added to Korthos 2026-03-28
2025-02-05 · partnership · Boston Dynamics Humanoid
Evidence notes The partnership focuses on using reinforcement learning to build dynamic and generalizable capabilities on the Atlas robot. Objectives include developing sim-to-real mobility, improving whole-body loco-manipulation, and exploring full-body contact strategies. This collaboration builds upon previous joint development work on Spot’s Reinforcement Learning Researcher Kit. Date 2025-02-05
Event type Partnership
Segment Humanoid
Added to Korthos 2026-02-21
2025-02-04 Product Launch Brightpick Warehouse Logistics 2025-02-04 · product launch · Brightpick Warehouse Logistics
Evidence notes Giraffe is an autonomous mobile picking system. Brightpick states a maximum reach of 20 feet. The launch did not identify a customer installation. Date 2025-02-04
Event type Product Launch
Segment Warehouse Logistics
Added to Korthos 2026-08-24
2025-02-04 · demonstration · System Electronics
Evidence notes The Astrial board ran real-time people counting and face detection on the drone platform. Hailo-8 supplied 26 TOPS of onboard AI acceleration. The lightweight design pairs low-power inference with active cooling for use cases spanning open fields, dense urban areas and disaster zones. Date 2025-02-04
Event type Demonstration
Added to Korthos 2026-08-09
2025-02-04 Facility Opening Aibuild Manufacturing 2025-02-04 · facility opening · Aibuild Manufacturing
Evidence notes Aibuild announced its Silicon Valley headquarters on February 4, 2025. The Belmont, California office established a permanent base for North American operations. The expansion supports aerospace, automotive, defense and energy manufacturers using its autonomous-manufacturing software. Date 2025-02-04
Event type Facility Opening
Segment Manufacturing
Added to Korthos 2026-07-18
2025-02-04 · award · Nexterity Construction
Evidence notes Nexterity was one of 10 companies selected from more than 130 applicants. Each cohort company received a $100,000 equity-free grant from the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative. The 13-week programme covered customer discovery, manufacturing, fundraising and team development. Date 2025-02-04
Event type Award
Segment Construction
Added to Korthos 2026-07-16
2025-02-04 · award · Variable Machines Manufacturing
Evidence notes Each selected startup received a $100,000 equity-free grant through the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative. Variable Machines was selected for reconfigurable composite-manufacturing tooling combining hybrid additive printing and force-sensing actuators. The three-month programme covered customer discovery, manufacturing, fundraising and team development before an April showcase. Date 2025-02-04
Event type Award
Segment Manufacturing
Added to Korthos 2026-07-16
2025-02-04 · award · Redefine Surgery Surgical
Evidence notes Each selected startup received a $100,000 equity-free grant through the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative. Redefine Surgery was selected for a vision system that captures surgery as immersive 3D data for training, collaboration and AI-assisted surgery. The three-month programme covered customer discovery, manufacturing, fundraising and team development before an April showcase. Date 2025-02-04
Event type Award
Segment Surgical
Added to Korthos 2026-07-16
2025-02-04 Award p!ng Service 2025-02-04 · award · p!ng Service
Evidence notes Each selected startup received a $100,000 equity-free grant through the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative. p!ng was selected for an automated drive-through system combining app ordering, AI and physical automation. The three-month programme covered customer discovery, manufacturing, fundraising and team development before an April showcase. Date 2025-02-04
Event type Award
Segment Service
Added to Korthos 2026-07-16
2025-02-04 · funding · Gridware Sensors
Evidence notes Sequoia Capital led the round. The funding supports production and market expansion for Gridware’s grid-monitoring devices. Date 2025-02-04
Event type Funding
Segment Sensors
Added to Korthos 2026-07-05
2025-02-04 Acquisition Cruise Automotive 2025-02-04 · acquisition · Cruise Automotive
Evidence notes General Motors completed its acquisition of GM Cruise Holdings and made Cruise a wholly owned subsidiary. Cruise was set to work with GM on autonomous vehicle technology and advanced driver assistance systems. The transaction followed GM’s decision to refocus Cruise away from standalone robotaxi development. Date 2025-02-04
Event type Acquisition
Segment Automotive
Added to Korthos 2026-07-05
2025-02-04 · award · SLAMTEC Localization
Evidence notes SLAMTEC was recognized in Shanghai's 2025 Technology Little Giant Program. The award was tied to its robot navigation and mapping technology base. The article said SLAMTEC had accumulated more than 350 patents. Date 2025-02-04
Event type Award
Segment Localization
Added to Korthos 2026-06-13
2025-02-04 · partnership · Volatus Aerospace Aerial
Evidence notes Volatus and Dufour Aerospace signed a strategic teaming agreement to deploy Dufour's Aero2 drone for cargo, surveillance, inspection, and mapping missions. The partnership pairs Dufour's VTOL aircraft with Volatus' aerial operations, training, and commercialization capabilities. The agreement targets drone logistics and remote operations in commercial, public-sector, and infrastructure environments. Date 2025-02-04
Event type Partnership
Segment Aerial
Added to Korthos 2026-05-30
2025-02-04 · market signal · MasterMover Warehouse Logistics
Evidence notes The demonstration highlights MasterMover's move from powered tuggers into autonomous mobile material handling. The showcase links MasterMover's tugger platform with BlueBotics navigation for intralogistics applications. Date 2025-02-04
Event type Market Signal
Segment Warehouse Logistics
Added to Korthos 2026-05-20
2025-02-04 · research publication · Physical Intelligence Foundation Models
Evidence notes Physical Intelligence released code and model weights for pi0 through its experimental openpi repository. The release includes base pretrained checkpoints, fine-tuned checkpoints for platforms such as ALOHA and DROID, and example code for real and simulated robots. The release made a general-purpose robot foundation model available for researchers and developers to adapt to their own platforms. Date 2025-02-04
Event type Research Publication
Segment Foundation Models
Added to Korthos 2026-05-10
2025-02-04 · demonstration · Rainbow Robotics Industrial
Evidence notes Erop announced successful cadaver-based preclinical trials for laparoscopic cholecystectomy using a second-generation cooperative surgical robot developed in collaboration with Rainbow Robotics. The release said the updated robot reduced arm interference, added a wireless joystick, supported up to 3 kg load, and used six-axis torque sensors for precise control. The companies said they planned to continue the collaboration by adding capabilities such as real-time surgical-instrument tracking and voice-command-based automatic arm adjustment. Date 2025-02-04
Event type Demonstration
Segment Industrial
Added to Korthos 2026-04-05
2025-02-03 · partnership · Noveon Magnetics Materials
Evidence notes Under the 5-year agreement, Noveon will supply Nidec with its EcoFlux magnets which offer supply chain stability, reliability, and superior performance. About Nidec Corporation, Nidec Motor Corporation, and Nidec Motion & Energy Nidec Corporation is the world's leading electric motor manufacturer with 2023 revenues of over $16B USD. Date 2025-02-03
Event type Partnership
Segment Materials
Added to Korthos 2026-08-31
2025-02-03 · contract award · Noveon Magnetics Materials
Evidence notes The agreement supports Nidec operations across automation, industrial and defense applications. Noveon will supply EcoFlux finished magnets over the five-year term. The contract gives Noveon a quantified multi-year demand commitment as it scales U.S. manufacturing. Date 2025-02-03
Event type Contract Award
Segment Materials
Added to Korthos 2026-08-14
2025-02-03 Deployment AALTO Aerial 2025-02-03 · deployment · AALTO Aerial
Evidence notes The aircraft flew above 60,000 feet for more than 13 days. Zephyr carried a Farnborough-developed direct-to-device 4G/5G connectivity payload. The flight followed permissions secured with the Kenya Space Agency and Kenya Civil Aviation Authority. Date 2025-02-03
Event type Deployment
Segment Aerial
Added to Korthos 2026-07-28
2025-02-03 · funding · Hidden Level Sensors
Evidence notes DFJ Growth led the Series C with participation from Booz Allen Ventures, Revolution Growth, Costanoa Ventures and other investors. The round followed a $35 million Series B and brought Level funding over the prior 12 months to $100 million. Hidden Level tied the capital to drone-detection systems for national-security and critical-infrastructure customers. Date 2025-02-03
Event type Funding
Segment Sensors
Added to Korthos 2026-07-07
2025-02-03 · deployment · Saildrone Defense
Evidence notes The mission used the largest Voyager fleet Saildrone had fielded to that date. The deployment supported maritime domain awareness across a counter-trafficking operating area. The deployment places Saildrone's technology into unmanned aircraft, air mobility or counter-drone operations beyond a lab-only setting. Date 2025-02-03
Event type Deployment
Segment Defense
Added to Korthos 2026-06-19
2025-02-03 · demonstration · L3Harris Technologies Defense
Evidence notes L3Harris said its Improved Post-Launch Communications System cleared Design Verification Testing. IPLCS uses a fiber-optic cable tether to connect a submarine to a torpedo, increasing bandwidth, range, strength and reliability over legacy copper wire. The system is planned for the U.S. Navy MK-48 Mod 8 torpedo and Royal Australian Navy Collins-class submarines. Date 2025-02-03
Event type Demonstration
Segment Defense
Added to Korthos 2026-05-20
2025-02-03 Research Publication Unitree Humanoid 2025-02-03 · research publication · Unitree Humanoid
Evidence notes ASAP introduces a two-stage sim-to-real framework for agile humanoid whole-body skills using retargeted human motion and residual action learning. The authors evaluate transfer from IsaacGym to IsaacSim, Genesis, and a real Unitree G1 humanoid robot. The result is a high-value G1 research milestone because it targets expressive whole-body agility rather than only stable walking. Date 2025-02-03
Event type Research Publication
Segment Humanoid
Added to Korthos 2026-05-20
2025-02-03 · production milestone · Nauticus Robotics Maritime
Evidence notes Nauticus Robotics completed assembly and the first phase of acceptance testing for its second Aquanaut Mark 2 vehicle. The vehicle moved to Louisiana for the next phase of acceptance testing. Nauticus targeted completion of all acceptance testing in the first quarter of 2025. Date 2025-02-03
Event type Production Milestone
Segment Maritime
Added to Korthos 2026-04-26
2025-02-01 Executive Hire Lowpad Warehouse Logistics 2025-02-01 · executive hire · Lowpad Warehouse Logistics
Evidence notes Van Leeuwenstijn brought more than 30 years of logistics-sector experience, including roles at Swisslog and Reesink. Niels van der Spek became chief technology officer and Lucas den Hartigh continued as chief operating officer. Founders Jan Bakker and Bram Verschoor remained connected as non-executive board members. Date 2025-02-01
Event type Executive Hire
Segment Warehouse Logistics
Added to Korthos 2026-07-16
2025-01-31 · demonstration · Pipistrel Aerial
Evidence notes The Nuuva V300 is designed for a 600-pound payload and up to 300 nautical miles of range. The aircraft uses electric vertical takeoff, a separate cruise propulsion system and BVLOS automatic flight capability. Textron Systems developed the ground control station, and Honeywell supplied the fly-by-wire triple-redundant flight control system for the first air vehicle. Date 2025-01-31
Event type Demonstration
Segment Aerial
Added to Korthos 2026-07-15
2025-01-31 · capability · HAVELSAN Defense
Evidence notes HAVELSAN said BARKAN joined Winter Exercise 2025 in Kars under extreme-cold field conditions. The company described reconnaissance-surveillance, logistics support, armed engagement and electronic-warfare mission use during the exercise. The record adds named field-exercise context before the 2025 mass-production announcement. Date 2025-01-31
Event type Capability
Segment Defense
Added to Korthos 2026-05-23
2025-01-31 · product launch · Terra Drone Aerial
Evidence notes Terra Drone launched Terra Xross 1, its in-house developed indoor inspection drone, in Japan and the United States. The drone combines visual odometry and LiDAR for stable flight in cramped, dark and dusty indoor environments. Terra Drone positioned the system as a lower-cost indoor inspection product priced at under USD 25,000. Date 2025-01-31
Event type Product Launch
Segment Aerial
Added to Korthos 2026-05-11
2025-01-31 Partnership ACSL Aerial 2025-01-31 · partnership · ACSL Aerial
Evidence notes ACSL's U.S. subsidiary announced a partnership with Exertis Almo to bring SOTEN to the distributor's partner network. The announcement positioned ACSL's NDAA/TAA-compliant drones for inspection, surveying, surveillance, energy, public safety, and agriculture use cases. The event supports ACSL's U.S. channel expansion strategy for secure non-Chinese enterprise drones. Date 2025-01-31
Event type Partnership
Segment Aerial
Added to Korthos 2026-05-08
2025-01-31 · regulatory · CYBERDYNE Healthcare
Evidence notes CYBERDYNE obtained certification in Japan to manufacture and sell the small-size model of Medical HAL Lower Limb Type B. The approval expands access to Cybernics Treatment for patients from 100 cm to 150 cm who were previously outside the device''s size range. CYBERDYNE said the smaller model is now approved across the U.S., Europe, and Japan, strengthening the product''s position in the three major medical-device markets. Date 2025-01-31
Event type Regulatory
Segment Healthcare
Added to Korthos 2026-04-03
2025-01-31 Market Signal Tesla Automotive 2025-01-31 · market signal · Tesla Automotive
Evidence notes Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced during the Q4 2024 earnings call that the company planned to build 10,000 Optimus robots in 2025. He mentioned that achieving several thousand units was more likely. Musk also stated that these robots would be performing useful work at Tesla. Date 2025-01-31
Event type Market Signal
Segment Automotive
Added to Korthos 2026-03-06
2025-01-30 · acquisition · Inertial Labs Sensors
Evidence notes Inertial Labs announced it had officially joined VIAVI Solutions on January 30, 2025. The transaction was valued at an initial 150 million dollars with up to 175 million dollars in contingent consideration. Inertial Labs said the acquisition expanded VIAVI into aerospace, defense, autonomous systems and high-growth PNT markets. Date 2025-01-30
Event type Acquisition
Segment Sensors
Added to Korthos 2026-06-12
2025-01-30 Partnership Avride Delivery 2025-01-30 · partnership · Avride Delivery
Evidence notes Avride and Grubhub launched autonomous robot delivery for Grubhub-partnered college campuses, beginning with The Ohio State University. The initial OSU fleet included 100 next-generation delivery robots for meals, snacks, and convenience items. Avride said it expected hundreds of its robots to serve campuses in 2025. Date 2025-01-30
Event type Partnership
Segment Delivery
Added to Korthos 2026-05-28
2025-01-30 · research publication · ABB Robotics Industrial
Evidence notes The paper studies path planning for cuspidal 6R manipulators, where inverse-kinematics branch choices can make a task-space path infeasible. The authors identify ABB GoFa as cuspidal and propose graph-based planning over inverse-kinematics solutions. The work adds research context for GoFa motion planning and optimization in industrial toolpath settings. Date 2025-01-30
Event type Research Publication
Segment Industrial
Added to Korthos 2026-05-20
2025-01-30 · market signal · Figure AI Humanoid
Evidence notes Figure AI has signed a second commercial customer, described as 'one of the biggest U.S. companies.' The company plans to ship 100,000 humanoid robots over the next four years. Figure AI is focusing on both commercial and home markets for its humanoid robots. Date 2025-01-30
Event type Market Signal
Segment Humanoid
Added to Korthos 2026-02-23
2025-01-29 Demonstration WeCobot Industrial 2025-01-29 · demonstration · WeCobot Industrial
Evidence notes Participants brought workpieces and used the WeCobot welding solution during supervised hands-on sessions. A live demonstration showed Fronius DynamicWire and CMT processes for stable, precise welding. WeCobot specialists answered application questions and shared directly usable workshop guidance with attendees. Date 2025-01-29
Event type Demonstration
Segment Industrial
Added to Korthos 2026-07-19
2025-01-29 · partnership · Factory AI Manufacturing
Evidence notes The secure API integration synchronizes customer assets between Factory AI and MEX. Factory AI predictions can automatically create pre-populated MEX work orders with alert context, instructions, priority and status. The integration connects continuous vibration and temperature monitoring with maintenance execution rather than leaving alerts in a separate workflow. Date 2025-01-29
Event type Partnership
Segment Manufacturing
Added to Korthos 2026-07-18
2025-01-29 · funding · Protex AI Vision
Evidence notes The round supports expansion of Protex's AI-driven workplace safety platform across industrial environments. Protex tied the capital to U.S. expansion and computer-vision safety operations. Later strategic-investor news tied to the same Series B is not duplicated as a separate round. Date 2025-01-29
Event type Funding
Segment Vision
Added to Korthos 2026-07-15
2025-01-29 · research publication · Cleo Robotics Aerial
Evidence notes The DECISIVE Phase II handbook reports dense-urban sUAS benchmark methods and performance results. The study benchmarks eight small UAS platforms across more than 100 tests. The evaluated platforms include Cleo Robotics Dronut X1P alongside other indoor and defense-oriented sUAS products. Date 2025-01-29
Event type Research Publication
Segment Aerial
Added to Korthos 2026-06-27
2025-01-29 · regulatory · Square Robot Inspection
Evidence notes The certification supports robotic inspection while tanks remain in service. FM Approvals is the named certification authority. The approval supports Square Robot SR-3's path toward fielded use in maritime autonomy, underwater robotics or marine inspection workflows. Date 2025-01-29
Event type Regulatory
Segment Inspection
Added to Korthos 2026-06-19
2025-01-29 · demonstration · Manna Air Delivery Aerial
Evidence notes Manna and Wolt began winter drone delivery testing in Espoo, Finland to validate operations in Nordic cold-weather conditions. The test program expanded Manna''s operating proof points beyond Ireland into more demanding environmental conditions relevant to aerial logistics reliability. The event served as both a technical validation exercise and an international expansion signal for Manna''s delivery stack. Date 2025-01-29
Event type Demonstration
Segment Aerial
Added to Korthos 2026-04-02
2025-01-29 · demonstration · Epson Robots Industrial
Evidence notes Epson announced it would demonstrate high-performance SCARA robots and automation solutions at MD&M West 2025, tying the presence to medical device, packaging, electronics, and consumer electronics manufacturing. The company paired booth activity with expert application and service engagement, plus a panel-discussion component, to position itself as a practical factory automation supplier. The event was framed around live demos and applied workflow education rather than a new robot release. Date 2025-01-29
Event type Demonstration
Segment Industrial
Added to Korthos 2026-04-02
2025-01-28 · partnership · Hesai Technology Perception
Evidence notes The technical configuration includes lidar. The work is scoped to automated vehicle marshalling systems. The announcement identifies a named and bounded programme or configuration. Date 2025-01-28
Event type Partnership
Segment Perception
Added to Korthos 2026-08-24
2025-01-28 · deployment · L3Harris Technologies Defense
Evidence notes The vehicles entered the Mine Hunting Capability programme with Zulu Squadron. Hot-swappable aft sections support near-continuous mission deployment at depths down to 300 metres. Royal Navy personnel trialled the vehicles after delivery for mine-hunting and route-survey work. Date 2025-01-28
Event type Deployment
Segment Defense
Added to Korthos 2026-08-23
2025-01-28 · partnership · Revolution Geosystems Aerial
Evidence notes ClearSkies retained its equipment brokerage and rental business while Revolution Flight retained aircraft wet-lease and maintenance services. The combined offer lets clients source survey aircraft and specialized sensors through one provider. The companies said their working relationship had already operated informally for about 18 months before the transaction. Date 2025-01-28
Event type Partnership
Segment Aerial
Added to Korthos 2026-08-12
2025-01-28 · award · Apparel Robotics Corporation Industrial
Evidence notes MassTech CAM listed Apparel Robotics as a 28 January 2025 M2I2 grantee with a USD 275,107 award. The project description names a robotic garment assembly system as the funded project. The award supports material-handling technology for automating clothing manufacturing and textile manufacturing in medical, automotive and aerospace applications. Date 2025-01-28
Event type Award
Segment Industrial
Added to Korthos 2026-07-17
2025-01-28 Product Launch InOrbit.AI Warehouse Logistics 2025-01-28 · product launch · InOrbit.AI Warehouse Logistics
Evidence notes The suite connects robots, enterprise systems and spatial data in a unified operational model. It provides traffic management, path planning, incident response and workflow orchestration. InOrbit positioned the platform as a central nervous system for software-defined physical operations. Date 2025-01-28
Event type Product Launch
Segment Warehouse Logistics
Added to Korthos 2026-07-16
2025-01-28 · product launch · Ambi Robotics Warehouse Logistics
Evidence notes AmbiStack combined reinforcement learning and AI vision systems for sorting and stacking items in logistics operations. The product expanded Ambi Robotics beyond parcel sortation into broader warehouse stacking workflows. The event adds operating or commercial context for warehouse automation and material-handling robotics. Date 2025-01-28
Event type Product Launch
Segment Warehouse Logistics
Added to Korthos 2026-07-05
2025-01-28 · partnership · Alpha Unmanned Systems Aerial
Evidence notes The collaboration covers Alpha UAV helicopters for civil and defense-sector demand in India. Pentagone Performance Industry leads marketing and distribution for Alpha 900 and Alpha 800 systems. The partnership targets inspection, naval and military surveillance, and mapping missions. Date 2025-01-28
Event type Partnership
Segment Aerial
Added to Korthos 2026-06-17
2025-01-28 · demonstration · Dufour Aerospace Aerial
Evidence notes Dufour Aerospace completed a flight-test campaign with an in-house hybrid-electric system for the Aero2 drone. The aircraft flew vertical takeoff, forward flight and return transition using the hybrid system. The milestone advanced Dufour's tilt-wing cargo drone toward longer-range uncrewed logistics missions. Date 2025-01-28
Event type Demonstration
Segment Aerial
Added to Korthos 2026-05-25
2025-01-28 Partnership Walmart Robotics 2025-01-28 · partnership · Walmart
Evidence notes Symbotic completed the acquisition of Walmart's Advanced Systems and Robotics business. The related agreement covers automation systems for Walmart Accelerated Pickup and Delivery centers. Walmart committed funding for development and potential deployment across 400 APD store systems. Date 2025-01-28
Event type Partnership
Added to Korthos 2026-05-20
2025-01-28 · product launch · IAI Corporation Actuation
Evidence notes IAI published its 2025 Robot Lineup Guide spotlighting ROBO Pump, a compact ELECYLINDER, a compact vertical gripper, and a high-rigidity long-stroke RCP6 variant. The document groups offerings by actuator family and reads as an annual portfolio refresh rather than a simple catalog mirror. The release is a dated product wave across motion-control and small-robot hardware lines. Date 2025-01-28
Event type Product Launch
Segment Actuation
Added to Korthos 2026-04-05
2025-01-28 Demonstration Unitree Humanoid 2025-01-28 · demonstration · Unitree Humanoid
Evidence notes Multiple Unitree H1 humanoid robots performed traditional Yangko folk dance at China's 2025 Spring Festival Gala. The live broadcast performance demonstrated coordinated multi-robot choreography on a national stage. The appearance marked one of the highest-profile public demonstrations of humanoid robots in China. Date 2025-01-28
Event type Demonstration
Segment Humanoid
Added to Korthos 2025-01-28
2025-01-27 · capability · INTEGRA Biosciences Lab Automation
Evidence notes WELLJET can receive API commands through the open SiLA-2 protocol. The integration reduces the need for custom middleware between laboratory instruments. Supported workflows span drug discovery, clinical diagnostics and other high-throughput applications. Date 2025-01-27
Event type Capability
Segment Lab Automation
Added to Korthos 2026-08-02
2025-01-27 Demonstration BAUBOT Construction 2025-01-27 · demonstration · BAUBOT Construction
Evidence notes Kajima researchers in Singapore used two terminals to plan tasks and monitor a construction-robotics laboratory in Germany. Task data passed through the BIMxD environment into BAUBOT navigation and robotic execution components. The pilot combined contributions from BAUBOT, DFKI, Catenda, STAM, SINTEF, Ricoh and Kajima in one digital construction workflow. Date 2025-01-27
Event type Demonstration
Segment Construction
Added to Korthos 2026-07-18
2025-01-27 · acquisition · 1X Technologies Humanoid
Evidence notes Kind Humanoid had developed Mona, a home-focused humanoid robot. 1X positioned the deal as a way to accelerate development of humanoid robots for household use. Date 2025-01-27
Event type Acquisition
Segment Humanoid
Added to Korthos 2026-06-19
2025-01-27 Acquisition SICK AG Sensors 2025-01-27 · acquisition · SICK AG Sensors
Evidence notes SICK acquired Dutch startup Accerion, a specialist in AI-based image processing for mobile-robot positioning. Accerion's Triton system provides infrastructure-free localization for autonomous mobile robots using floor-reference camera technology. SICK said the Accerion team and portfolio transitioned into SICK Accerion B.V. in Venlo, Netherlands. Date 2025-01-27
Event type Acquisition
Segment Sensors
Added to Korthos 2026-05-24
2025-01-27 Partnership ACSL Aerial 2025-01-27 · partnership · ACSL Aerial
Evidence notes ACSL's U.S. subsidiary signed an MOU with Hensel Phelps to promote drone adoption in the U.S. construction market. The collaboration gives ACSL feedback and field expertise from a major U.S. construction company while Hensel Phelps tests ACSL products for construction use cases. ACSL framed the partnership around economic security, enterprise support, and application-specific drone adoption. Date 2025-01-27
Event type Partnership
Segment Aerial
Added to Korthos 2026-05-08
2025-01-27 · capability · Contemporary Amperex Technology Power Systems
Evidence notes The company says it is optimistic about embodied intelligence and humanoid robot development The company says it is actively conducting scenario and application research in related fields The company says it is carrying out corresponding product development Date 2025-01-27
Event type Capability
Segment Power Systems
Added to Korthos 2026-03-26
2025-01-26 · org change · Hudson Lab Automation Lab Automation
Evidence notes The unified brand became effective on January 26, 2025 and consolidated the organization's online presence. Hudson combined three legacy portfolios spanning laboratory robotics, liquid handling, protein crystallization and sample preparation. The company said the change would support broader product offerings, integrated service and continued research and development. Date 2025-01-26
Event type Org Change
Segment Lab Automation
Added to Korthos 2026-07-19
2025-01-25 · research publication · Flexiv Robotics Ltd. Industrial
Evidence notes The book chapter presents a multitasking dual-arm robot platform based on Flexiv Rizon arms. The study’s named evaluation platform is Rizon Adaptive Robot Series from Flexiv Robotics Ltd.. Date 2025-01-25
Event type Research Publication
Segment Industrial
Added to Korthos 2026-06-27
2025-01-24 Company Formation LumiBot End Effectors 2025-01-24 · company formation · LumiBot End Effectors
Evidence notes The official company history gives 24 January 2025 as the formation date. The legal entity is Zhejiang Shiyue Technology Co., Ltd. The company develops dexterous-manipulation hardware, models and data systems. Date 2025-01-24
Event type Company Formation
Segment End Effectors
Added to Korthos 2026-07-29
2025-01-24 · contract award · Firestorm Labs Defense
Evidence notes The IDIQ can support development or procurement of additively manufactured unmanned aircraft and next-generation autonomy capabilities. The five-year vehicle allows multiple task and delivery orders, with individual task-order performance periods of up to 24 months after the final order. Firestorm positioned the award around modular UAS and xCell production for contested-logistics environments. Date 2025-01-24
Event type Contract Award
Segment Defense
Added to Korthos 2026-07-15
2025-01-24 · product launch · Labman Automation Lab Automation
Evidence notes MultiVial automated repetitive vial preparation tasks that can slow down laboratory sample workflows. The system combined weighing, marking and handling into a productized Labman automation platform. The launch gives Labman a named product milestone alongside its bespoke automation projects. Date 2025-01-24
Event type Product Launch
Segment Lab Automation
Added to Korthos 2026-07-12
2025-01-24 · acquisition · LG Electronics Consumer
Evidence notes LG Electronics exercised a call option to acquire an additional 30 percent stake in Bear Robotics. The transaction followed LG's earlier USD 60 million investment, raising LG's holding to 51 percent and making Bear Robotics a subsidiary. LG said the acquisition would strengthen its commercial robot business while supporting future home and industrial robot development. Date 2025-01-24
Event type Acquisition
Segment Consumer
Added to Korthos 2026-05-11
2025-01-24 · deployment · Kodiak AI Logistics
Evidence notes Atlas completed 100 loads of proppant with two semi-trucks equipped with the Kodiak Driver after taking ownership of the vehicles. Kodiak positioned this as the first time a customer had taken ownership of a driverless semi-truck fleet and launched commercial driverless operations with it. The service expanded Kodiak's Atlas deployment from company-run off-road operations into customer-owned commercial freight operations across the Permian Basin. Date 2025-01-24
Event type Deployment
Segment Logistics
Added to Korthos 2026-04-09
2025-01-23 · product launch · Transitive Robotics Development Platform
Evidence notes transAct provides a starting point for companies building their own robot fleet dashboards. The template embeds Transitive capabilities for remote teleoperation, terminal access, ROS tools, configuration management and health monitoring. The release focused on operations teams managing growing robot fleets without building every dashboard component from scratch. Date 2025-01-23
Event type Product Launch
Segment Development Platform
Added to Korthos 2026-07-15
2025-01-23 · partnership · Presien Vision
Evidence notes Presien’s physical AI offering combines on-machine sensing, computer vision, and machine learning for heavy-industry worksites. The program connects selected startups with John Deere teams across agriculture, construction, and forestry equipment. Date 2025-01-23
Event type Partnership
Segment Vision
Added to Korthos 2026-06-19
2025-01-23 · production milestone · Booster Robotics Humanoid
Evidence notes Booster said T1 customers spanned China, the United States, the United Arab Emirates, Germany, Switzerland, Japan and South Korea. The January 2025 update described Booster T1 as mass-produced and shipping globally after its October 2024 launch. Date 2025-01-23
Event type Production Milestone
Segment Humanoid
Added to Korthos 2026-06-19
2025-01-23 Commercial Order Red Cat Defense 2025-01-23 · commercial order · Red Cat Defense
Evidence notes Red Cat secured $518,000 in new orders for Edge 130 drones from U.S. government agencies. Edge 130 is a Blue UAS-approved VTOL tricopter with more than 60 minutes of forward-mode flight time. The orders extend FlightWave Edge 130 use across government ISR and tactical drone customers after Red Cat acquired FlightWave. Date 2025-01-23
Event type Commercial Order
Segment Defense
Added to Korthos 2026-05-07
2025-01-23 · funding · Ati Robotics Industrial
Evidence notes Walden Catalyst Ventures and NGP Capital co-led the round, with participation from existing investors True Ventures, Exfinity Venture Partners, Athera Venture Partners, and Blume Ventures. Ati Motors said the financing followed a tripled order book in Q4 2024 and would support product development plus expansion across North America and APAC. The company said it had deployed hundreds of Sherpa robots across 40 manufacturers, including scaled deployments with Forvia and Hyundai in North America. Date 2025-01-23
Event type Funding
Segment Industrial
Added to Korthos 2026-04-05
2025-01-23 · product launch · Booster Robotics Humanoid
Evidence notes Booster Robotics says Booster T1 is now shipping worldwide Company highlights the robot's appearance at NVIDIA's Spring Reception T1 is presented as a shipping humanoid platform rather than a prototype-only system Date 2025-01-23
Event type Product Launch
Segment Humanoid
Added to Korthos 2026-03-23