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2024-05-13 Deployment Cruise Automotive 2024-05-13 · deployment · Cruise · Automotive
Evidence notes The Phoenix activity used Cruise AVs with safety drivers. The restart followed Cruise’s nationwide driverless-operations pause. Date 2024-05-13
Event type Deployment
Segment Automotive
Added to Korthos 2026-07-05
2024-05-13 · demonstration · Impossible Metals · Maritime
Evidence notes Impossible Metals completed fully autonomous deep-water operations with its Eureka II autonomous underwater vehicle. The test reached a depth of one mile. Eureka II is built for selective deep-sea mineral collection using an autonomous underwater vehicle platform. Date 2024-05-13
Event type Demonstration
Segment Maritime
Added to Korthos 2026-07-05
2024-05-13 · deployment · CJ Logistics · Warehouse Logistics
Evidence notes The AutoStore system supports high-speed goods storage and retrieval. The deployment adds a Korean 3PL warehouse automation signal to CJ Logistics' timeline. The deployment places CJ Logistics's technology into warehouse automation and material-handling workflows beyond a lab-only setting. Date 2024-05-13
Event type Deployment
Segment Warehouse Logistics
Added to Korthos 2026-06-19
2024-05-13 · product launch · KABAM Robotics · Service
Evidence notes AWS Summit Singapore 2024 coverage on kabam.ai highlights Co-Lab integrated with REMI, an AWS-backed language model, plus debuts of Halo and Smart+. The booth story emphasizes human-robot interaction, autonomous security operations, and software-led orchestration for smart buildings. The beat widens the narrative from indoor security robots toward a fleet-and-platform arc spanning indoor units, outdoor units, and centralized management software. Date 2024-05-13
Event type Product Launch
Segment Service
Added to Korthos 2026-04-05
2024-05-13 Product Launch Unitree Humanoid 2024-05-13 · product launch · Unitree · Humanoid
Evidence notes Unitree launched the G1 humanoid robot during ICRA 2024. The announcement broadened Unitree's humanoid product portfolio. G1 is positioned for developer and commercial robotics applications. Date 2024-05-13
Event type Product Launch
Segment Humanoid
Added to Korthos 2026-02-13
2024-05-12 Capability FrodoBots Data Infrastructure 2024-05-12 · capability · FrodoBots · Data Infrastructure
Evidence notes As of May 12, 2024, approximately 1,300 hours were ready for download and about 700 hours remained in cleaning. The dataset combines camera footage, GPS, IMU, audio and human-control records from more than 9,000 driving sessions. Those sessions were collected through teleoperated sidewalk robots operating across more than 10 cities. Date 2024-05-12
Event type Capability
Segment Data Infrastructure
Added to Korthos 2026-03-20
2024-05-11 · demonstration · LimX Dynamics · Humanoid
Evidence notes The platform switches modes in one second or less. Its biped mode supports 360-degree rotation at up to 60 rpm. The demonstration also covered shelf navigation, step walking and recovery from simulated collisions. Date 2024-05-11
Event type Demonstration
Segment Humanoid
Added to Korthos 2026-08-27
2024-05-10 Funding XTEND Defense 2024-05-10 · funding · XTEND · Defense
Evidence notes Chartered Group led the USD 40 million Series B, joined by existing investors. The completed round carried a post-money valuation of around USD 110 million. The later USD 30 million Series B extension is a separate 2025 event and is not combined with this valuation-linked round. Date 2024-05-10
Event type Funding
Segment Defense
Added to Korthos 2026-08-15
2024-05-10 · deployment · MISUMI Group · Motion Components
Evidence notes Tsubame Industries used meviy to procure parts for the Archax human-piloted robot. Expanded service capabilities enabled production of thick sheet-metal parts for the robot's cockpit hatch. Adoption across other robot developers supports shorter design and procurement cycles. Date 2024-05-10
Event type Deployment
Segment Motion Components
Added to Korthos 2026-07-26
2024-05-10 · deployment · Svaya Robotics · Industrial
Evidence notes Svaya delivered the robot to IIT (ISM) Dhanbad on May 10, 2024. The robot joined the IIT (ISM) Dhanbad Robotics and Automation Laboratory. The research programme focuses on dexterous manipulation and autonomous grasping with the industrial-grade dual-arm platform. Date 2024-05-10
Event type Deployment
Segment Industrial
Added to Korthos 2026-07-19
2024-05-09 Production Milestone Hai Robotics Warehouse Logistics 2024-05-09 · production milestone · Hai Robotics · Warehouse Logistics
Evidence notes The California distribution centre uses a Hai Robotics automated storage and retrieval system Daily fulfilment increased 42.09 percent after the deployment The result is a site-specific operating metric rather than a global fleet claim Date 2024-05-09
Event type Production Milestone
Segment Warehouse Logistics
Added to Korthos 2026-08-28
2024-05-09 Funding DEEPX Semiconductors 2024-05-09 · funding · DEEPX · Semiconductors
Evidence notes SkyLake Equity Partners led the completed round and became DEEPX’s second-largest shareholder. BNW Investments and AJU IB participated alongside existing investor TimeFolio Asset Management. DEEPX said the capital would support mass production and next-generation on-device large-language-model chips. Date 2024-05-09
Event type Funding
Segment Semiconductors
Added to Korthos 2026-08-15
2024-05-09 · product launch · MOONS' Industries · Actuation
Evidence notes Both encoder families provide 1,024 lines per revolution, 4,096 counts per turn and three output channels. The MH22 supports frequencies up to 3,000 kHz and is the company's first high-speed encoder designed for the ECH22 high-speed slotless motor. Diameter-matched integration adds 6.6 mm when MH13 is paired with an ECU13 motor, while MH22 can fit an ECT22 motor without increasing body length. Date 2024-05-09
Event type Product Launch
Segment Actuation
Added to Korthos 2026-07-17
2024-05-09 · product launch · Shadow Robot · End Effectors
Evidence notes Shadow Robot announced DEX-EE on May 9, 2024, positioning it as a robust dexterous hand for AI research. The company said DEX-EE was built by Shadow Robot and developed with research and insights from the Google DeepMind robotics team. Shadow said the hand would be demonstrated publicly at ICRA in May 2024. Date 2024-05-09
Event type Product Launch
Segment End Effectors
Added to Korthos 2026-05-20
2024-05-08 Product Launch THK Actuation 2024-05-08 · product launch · THK · Actuation
Evidence notes The TNH robot hand uses twelve bellows suction pads and built-in throttle valves. Paired adaptive clamping units can hold workpieces with different shapes. THK said the series reduces hand changes while preserving workpiece orientation during transport and positioning. Date 2024-05-08
Event type Product Launch
Segment Actuation
Added to Korthos 2026-07-26
2024-05-08 · product launch · Interface · Sensors
Evidence notes Interface announced its spring product release on May 8, 2024. The release added wireless compression-load-cell and panel-display options alongside new hazardous-area sensor configurations. Interface framed the additions as standard and engineered-to-order building blocks for laboratory, outdoor and industrial measurement systems. Date 2024-05-08
Event type Product Launch
Segment Sensors
Added to Korthos 2026-07-18
2024-05-08 · partnership · CubeMars · Actuation
Evidence notes CubeMars said it would support Binghamton University's robotics team as the team prepared its 2024 rover for the University Rover Challenge. The rover combined an upgraded welded rocker-bogie chassis, custom 3D-printed wheels, brushless motors, a robotic arm and environmental-analysis instruments. The team also implemented autonomous navigation using high-precision GPS, an IMU and a RealSense camera; the announcement did not identify a specific CubeMars motor model. Date 2024-05-08
Event type Partnership
Segment Actuation
Added to Korthos 2026-07-17
2024-05-08 · market signal · MyActuator · Actuation
Evidence notes MyActuator showcased robot joint-module products at the 2024 Chicago automation exhibition. The company described a focus on high-precision, high-integration joint modules since 2020. Listed use cases included humanoid robots, AGVs, robotic arms, medical equipment and exoskeletons. Date 2024-05-08
Event type Market Signal
Segment Actuation
Added to Korthos 2026-06-13
2024-05-08 · product launch · Rainbow Robotics · Industrial
Evidence notes Rainbow Robotics said pre-orders for RB-Y1 would open on May 8, with the research platform priced at 80,000 USD and the commercial platform at 120,000 USD before VAT. The company said deliveries would begin sequentially in October and positioned RB-Y1 as a commercially available research platform for AI robot developers. The release also highlighted optional high-performance 3D recognition sensors, LiDAR-based autonomous movement, and APIs intended to make the platform usable for AI research. Date 2024-05-08
Event type Product Launch
Segment Industrial
Added to Korthos 2026-04-05
2024-05-08 · funding · Lucid Bots, Inc. · Service
Evidence notes Funding announced to advance Lucid Bots' autonomous robotics portfolio Company said the raise would support scaling operations and team growth Sherpa cleaning drone and Lavo Bot pressure-washing robot were named as key products Date 2024-05-08
Event type Funding
Segment Service
Added to Korthos 2026-03-25
2024-05-08 · regulatory · Pudu Robotics · Service
Evidence notes Pudu Robotics received ISO/IEC 27001:2022 and ISO/IEC 27701:2019 certifications from DNV. The certifications were awarded on May 8, 2024. The company held a certification ceremony on April 29, 2024, where CTO Cong Guo expressed honor in achieving these standards. Date 2024-05-08
Event type Regulatory
Segment Service
Added to Korthos 2026-02-25
2024-05-08 · demonstration · KAWADA Robotics Corporation · Industrial
Evidence notes Kawada Robotics announced that NEXTAGE Fillie OPEN would be exhibited at ICRA 2024 in Yokohama. The robot was scheduled for Kawada Robotics booth IC103 during the May 13-17 conference. The company also planned to show NEXTAGE at a May 17 workshop and offered research-use configurations. Date 2024-05-08
Event type Demonstration
Segment Industrial
Added to Korthos 2016-05-06
2024-05-07 · funding · Motional · Automotive
Evidence notes Resources shifted toward development and generalization of Motional core driverless technology. The revised plan de-emphasized near-term commercial deployments and ancillary activities. Motional had completed more than 100,000 autonomous rides in Las Vegas and thousands of autonomous food deliveries in Los Angeles. Date 2024-05-07
Event type Funding
Segment Automotive
Added to Korthos 2026-08-23
2024-05-07 · product launch · Svaya Robotics · Industrial
Evidence notes Svaya introduced its all-electric dual-arm platform as an Indian-designed dexterous robot. Each arm provided seven degrees of freedom for coordinated two-handed manipulation. Coordinated vision supported hand-eye control and fine-precision tasks beyond conventional single-arm automation. Date 2024-05-07
Event type Product Launch
Segment Industrial
Added to Korthos 2026-07-19
2024-05-07 · capability · HAHN Automation Group · Manufacturing
Evidence notes HAHN said it had used iPhysics for virtual commissioning since 2018. A dedicated simulation department and digital-twin workflow are embedded in the group's engineering process. The capability supports virtual validation before physical automation systems are commissioned. Date 2024-05-07
Event type Capability
Segment Manufacturing
Added to Korthos 2026-07-17
2024-05-07 Product Launch Molex Electronics 2024-05-07 · product launch · Molex · Electronics
Evidence notes The wire-to-wire and wire-to-board family combines power, signal and high-speed data in one connector system. Its modular terminal mix reduces harness weight, space, bill of materials and assembly complexity. Target applications include autonomous-driving modules, cameras, GPS, LiDAR and sensor connectivity. Date 2024-05-07
Event type Product Launch
Segment Electronics
Added to Korthos 2026-07-16
2024-05-07 · product launch · Concept Systems · Industrial
Evidence notes The launch was supported by Rockwell Automation, FANUC Robotics and Apera AI. evriiRobot targeted configurable robotic automation for factory workcells. Date 2024-05-07
Event type Product Launch
Segment Industrial
Added to Korthos 2026-07-06
2024-05-07 · capability · Elsight Ltd. · Communications
Evidence notes The integration aggregated cellular, satellite, and radio links for command, control, video, and telemetry. The flight work targeted defense and public-safety use cases where resilient communications are required. Elsight positioned the integration for defense and public-safety missions requiring resilient BVLOS communications. Date 2024-05-07
Event type Capability
Segment Communications
Added to Korthos 2026-06-19
2024-05-07 · product launch · Draganfly · Aerial
Evidence notes Draganfly launched the FlexForce Modular FPV UAV System following U.S. military demonstrations and training. The system uses quick-exchange assemblies and multiple size configurations for government and defence reconnaissance and surveillance missions. Draganfly positioned the product as NDAA-compliant and available exclusively to government and military buyers at launch. Date 2024-05-07
Event type Product Launch
Segment Aerial
Added to Korthos 2026-05-08
2024-05-07 Capability Baykar Defense 2024-05-07 · capability · Baykar · Defense
Evidence notes Baykar said Bayraktar AKINCI successfully completed firing tests against moving and fixed targets at sea. The aircraft used indigenous electro-optical systems and mini smart munitions during the test campaign. The event expands AKINCI's demonstrated mission envelope into maritime target engagement. Date 2024-05-07
Event type Capability
Segment Defense
Added to Korthos 2026-05-07
2024-05-07 · funding · Carbon Robotics · Agriculture
Evidence notes Carbon announced an investment from NVentures, NVIDIA''s venture capital arm, tying the company more closely to NVIDIA''s AI ecosystem. The company used the announcement to highlight LaserWeeder''s image-processing throughput and its growing agricultural dataset for plant detection and identification. Carbon positioned the investment as validation of AI-led agriculture and of its scaling in production farming environments. Date 2024-05-07
Event type Funding
Segment Agriculture
Added to Korthos 2026-03-31
2024-05-07 · product launch · HEBI Robotics · Actuation
Evidence notes HEBI Robotics launched the H-Series platform of smart robotic actuators. The company said the H-Series was built to provide more torque and versatility while withstanding rugged conditions. HEBI said the actuators are designed for applications ranging from wheeled robots to collaborative robot arms. Date 2024-05-07
Event type Product Launch
Segment Actuation
Added to Korthos 2026-03-24
2024-05-06 · award · Limber Technologies · Healthcare
Evidence notes Limber Technologies participated in the MassRobotics programme. The programme brought robotics companies into a structured accelerator, mentorship or industry-competition setting. The company was presented alongside the other cohort members or finalists on the announcement date. Date 2024-05-06
Event type Award
Segment Healthcare
Added to Korthos 2026-07-14
2024-05-06 Award REEV Exoskeleton 2024-05-06 · award · REEV · Exoskeleton
Evidence notes REEV participated in the MassRobotics programme. The programme brought robotics companies into a structured accelerator, mentorship or industry-competition setting. The company was presented alongside the other cohort members or finalists on the announcement date. Date 2024-05-06
Event type Award
Segment Exoskeleton
Added to Korthos 2026-07-14
2024-05-06 · award · RIF Robotics · Healthcare
Evidence notes RIF Robotics participated in the MassRobotics programme. The programme brought robotics companies into a structured accelerator, mentorship or industry-competition setting. The company was presented alongside the other cohort members or finalists on the announcement date. Date 2024-05-06
Event type Award
Segment Healthcare
Added to Korthos 2026-07-14
2024-05-06 · award · Healthic · Healthcare
Evidence notes Healthic participated in the MassRobotics programme. The programme brought robotics companies into a structured accelerator, mentorship or industry-competition setting. The company was presented alongside the other cohort members or finalists on the announcement date. Date 2024-05-06
Event type Award
Segment Healthcare
Added to Korthos 2026-07-14
2024-05-06 · award · Dopl Technologies · Healthcare
Evidence notes Dopl Technologies participated in the MassRobotics programme. The programme brought robotics companies into a structured accelerator, mentorship or industry-competition setting. The company was presented alongside the other cohort members or finalists on the announcement date. Date 2024-05-06
Event type Award
Segment Healthcare
Added to Korthos 2026-07-14
2024-05-06 · award · AiM Medical Robotics · Surgical
Evidence notes AiM Medical Robotics participated in the MassRobotics programme. The programme brought robotics companies into a structured accelerator, mentorship or industry-competition setting. The company was presented alongside the other cohort members or finalists on the announcement date. Date 2024-05-06
Event type Award
Segment Surgical
Added to Korthos 2026-07-14
2024-05-06 Partnership rStream Industrial 2024-05-06 · partnership · rStream · Industrial
Evidence notes The cohort received tailored mentorship, workspace and access to MassRobotics prototyping facilities. The accelerator provided each selected company with $100,000 in non-dilutive operating support. Date 2024-05-06
Event type Partnership
Segment Industrial
Added to Korthos 2026-07-14
2024-05-06 · award · Robotics 88 · Aerial
Evidence notes Robotics 88 participated in the MassRobotics programme. The programme brought robotics companies into a structured accelerator, mentorship or industry-competition setting. The company was presented alongside the other cohort members or finalists on the announcement date. Date 2024-05-06
Event type Award
Segment Aerial
Added to Korthos 2026-07-14
2024-05-06 · award · Hominid X · Healthcare
Evidence notes Hominid X participated in the MassRobotics programme. The programme brought robotics companies into a structured accelerator, mentorship or industry-competition setting. The company was presented alongside the other cohort members or finalists on the announcement date. Date 2024-05-06
Event type Award
Segment Healthcare
Added to Korthos 2026-07-14
2024-05-06 · award · Gopher Motion · Delivery
Evidence notes Gopher Motion participated in the MassRobotics programme. The programme brought robotics companies into a structured accelerator, mentorship or industry-competition setting. The company was presented alongside the other cohort members or finalists on the announcement date. Date 2024-05-06
Event type Award
Segment Delivery
Added to Korthos 2026-07-14
2024-05-06 · award · brd BOT · Service
Evidence notes brd BOT participated in the MassRobotics programme. The programme brought robotics companies into a structured accelerator, mentorship or industry-competition setting. The company was presented alongside the other cohort members or finalists on the announcement date. Date 2024-05-06
Event type Award
Segment Service
Added to Korthos 2026-07-14
2024-05-06 Acquisition Dedrone Defense 2024-05-06 · acquisition · Dedrone · Defense
Evidence notes Dedrone provides airspace security and counter-drone systems. Axon positioned the acquisition around drone solutions for public safety and national security. The transaction connected Dedrone airspace awareness technology with Axon public-safety channels. Date 2024-05-06
Event type Acquisition
Segment Defense
Added to Korthos 2026-07-07
2024-05-06 Commercial Order REGENT Maritime 2024-05-06 · commercial order · REGENT · Maritime
Evidence notes REGENT and MONTE announced a $300 million seaglider partnership for sustainable maritime travel. The partnership supported future seaglider adoption by aircraft leasing and finance customers. The agreement added a large commercial demand signal for REGENT’s maritime mobility platform. Date 2024-05-06
Event type Commercial Order
Segment Maritime
Added to Korthos 2026-07-05
2024-05-06 Product Launch FANUC Industrial 2024-05-06 · product launch · FANUC · Industrial
Evidence notes FANUC's CRX-10iA/L Paint has a 10 kg payload and 1,418 mm reach, ideal for complex painting tasks. The robot complies with global explosion-proof safety standards, including IECEx and ATEX certifications. FANUC is a major Japanese industrial robotics and factory automation company with a broad robot portfolio spanning collaborative arms, heavy-payload industrial robots, CNC systems, and factory automation equipment. Date 2024-05-06
Event type Product Launch
Segment Industrial
Added to Korthos 2026-02-14
2024-05-03 · research publication · Clearpath Robotics · Industrial
Evidence notes The arXiv paper presents ROS2swarm and includes Jackal UGV experiments for swarm robot behaviors. The study’s named evaluation platform is Jackal UGV from Clearpath Robotics. Date 2024-05-03
Event type Research Publication
Segment Industrial
Added to Korthos 2026-06-27
2024-05-03 · deployment · BUVI Scandinavia · Inspection
Evidence notes The deployment centers on Sonobot 5 unmanned surface vehicles for underwater mine-clearance operations. The event adds field-use evidence for BUVI Scandinavia subsea robotics offerings. The deployment places The company's technology into maritime autonomy, underwater robotics or marine inspection workflows beyond a lab-only setting. Date 2024-05-03
Event type Deployment
Segment Inspection
Added to Korthos 2026-06-19
2024-05-03 · funding · Perceptyne · Humanoid
Evidence notes Trade coverage described a pre-seed financing round for Perceptyne led by Venture Catalysts. Reporting linked the capital to early humanoid-robot and AI development work. It is the earliest public funding reference located that names Perceptyne specifically as a robotics company. Date 2024-05-03
Event type Funding
Segment Humanoid
Added to Korthos 2026-04-05
2024-05-02 · capability · Hubble Network · Communications
Evidence notes The milestone used off-the-shelf Bluetooth chips communicating with satellites in low Earth orbit. The capability supports low-cost global asset tracking without custom gateways. The capability strengthens Hubble Network's role in inspection, monitoring or infrastructure automation workflows. Date 2024-05-02
Event type Capability
Segment Communications
Added to Korthos 2026-07-05
2024-05-01 · deployment · Urban Machine · Industrial
Evidence notes Lumber removed from one building is processed by the robot for use in another project. The workflow demonstrates robotic nail removal and material recovery within a circular construction process. Date 2024-05-01
Event type Deployment
Segment Industrial
Added to Korthos 2026-08-31
2024-05-01 · product launch · CapSen Robotics · Perception
Evidence notes Programmable AI supports repacking, sorting, tote picking, stacking and model-free picking workflows. The redesigned interface covers teaching, configuration, calibration, deployment, operation and debugging. CapSen designed the release so integrators can repurpose a cell for a new part within a day. Date 2024-05-01
Event type Product Launch
Segment Perception
Added to Korthos 2026-08-13
2024-05-01 Award excav Construction 2024-05-01 · award · excav · Construction
Evidence notes The programme provides two years of financial support from ESA and the Free State of Bavaria. Fraunhofer provides technical and business support during the programme. The milestone is an incubator-programme acceptance and support award rather than a private equity financing. Date 2024-05-01
Event type Award
Segment Construction
Added to Korthos 2026-08-10
2024-05-01 · partnership · 3D-Components AS · Manufacturing
Evidence notes The four-year MagNEO project started on May 1, 2024 with SINTEF coordinating a sixteen-partner consortium. 3D-Components joined as a Norwegian manufacturing SME with €429,777.50 in recorded EU contribution. Its work connects additive manufacturing and high-throughput process development to sustainable permanent magnets for mobility and energy applications. Date 2024-05-01
Event type Partnership
Segment Manufacturing
Added to Korthos 2026-07-18
2024-05-01 Demonstration Yard Consumer 2024-05-01 · demonstration · Yard · Consumer
Evidence notes Yard Robotics presented its technology and business model as one of 10 companies in the inaugural accelerator cohort. The cohort showcase opened at the Robotics Summit & Expo on May 1, 2024 in Boston. MassRobotics said the program combined non-dilutive funding, tailored curriculum and personalized mentorship. Date 2024-05-01
Event type Demonstration
Segment Consumer
Added to Korthos 2026-07-17
2024-05-01 Product Launch InOrbit.AI Warehouse Logistics 2024-05-01 · product launch · InOrbit.AI · Warehouse Logistics
Evidence notes Users can ask operational questions in natural language and refine analyses conversationally. The product supports mixed distributed fleets through the broader InOrbit platform. Karcher received early access and InOrbit demonstrated the release at Automate 2024. Date 2024-05-01
Event type Product Launch
Segment Warehouse Logistics
Added to Korthos 2026-07-16
2024-05-01 · funding · Acumino · Industrial
Evidence notes Acumino raised $6.5 million from Greek and international investors. The company was described as Seattle-based, with a presence in New Zealand and Greece. The funding supported Acumino’s work on transferring human expertise and dexterity to robotic systems. Date 2024-05-01
Event type Funding
Segment Industrial
Added to Korthos 2026-06-25
2024-05-01 · product launch · Monteris Medical · Surgical
Evidence notes The company described NB3 FullFire as the smallest commercially available laser probe for use in the brain. FDA 510(k) clearance was secured in December 2023 before the 2024 market release. The probe is part of the NeuroBlate robotic MRI-guided laser ablation system. Date 2024-05-01
Event type Product Launch
Segment Surgical
Added to Korthos 2026-06-19
2024-05-01 Commercial Order OPPENT Healthcare 2024-05-01 · commercial order · OPPENT · Healthcare
Evidence notes Oppent secured orders valued near €30 million to produce more than 200 mobile robots for U.S. hospital logistics operations. Named customers included Ohio State Wexner Medical Center and the Indiana University School of Medicine. The AMRs automate internal transport of materials such as meals and linens in hospital settings. Date 2024-05-01
Event type Commercial Order
Segment Healthcare
Added to Korthos 2026-06-19
2024-05-01 · demonstration · Northrop Grumman · Defense
Evidence notes DARPA said the Manta Ray uncrewed underwater vehicle prototype built by Northrop Grumman completed full-scale in-water testing. Testing demonstrated submerged operations using buoyancy, propellers and control surfaces after modular shipment and field assembly. The milestone validates Northrop Grumman's extra-large UUV work for persistent undersea autonomy. Date 2024-05-01
Event type Demonstration
Segment Defense
Added to Korthos 2026-05-24
2024-05-01 · demonstration · Doodle Labs · Communications
Evidence notes Teal and Red Cat systems with Doodle Labs frequency-hopping radios passed electronic-warfare field testing in Ukraine. The testing covered jamming evasion for surveillance and swarming operations in contested RF environments. The result supports Doodle Labs' positioning around resilient datalinks for defense drones operating under interference. Date 2024-05-01
Event type Demonstration
Segment Communications
Added to Korthos 2026-04-29
2024-05-01 · facility opening · Shanghai SAGE Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd. · Industrial
Evidence notes iSAGE reported opening an 8,000-square-meter facility in Shanghai's Minhang District spanning manufacturing, quality control, and delivery. The company stated annual production capacity of roughly 1,000 units at the site. The milestone reflects a move toward larger-scale delivery capacity for composite mobile robots. Date 2024-05-01
Event type Facility Opening
Segment Industrial
Added to Korthos 2026-04-05
2024-05-01 · funding · DexForce · Humanoid
Evidence notes Caixin's July 2025 coverage states that DexForce completed a strategic fundraising round in May 2024 led by Lenovo Capital. The article frames that round as a major step between DexForce's early embodied-intelligence tooling business and the later rollout of its humanoid robot program. No official total amount was surfaced in the source used here, so the round is kept without an amount rather than inferred. Date 2024-05-01
Event type Funding
Segment Humanoid
Added to Korthos 2026-04-05
2024-05-01 · partnership · Sanctuary AI · Industrial
Evidence notes Sanctuary AI announced a collaboration with Microsoft focused on developing AI models for general purpose robots. The announcement positioned Microsoft as a technology partner supporting Sanctuary's effort to advance physical AI and robot intelligence, rather than as a customer or deployment site. This is one of the more important ecosystem partnerships in Sanctuary's timeline because it links the company directly to a major frontier-model and cloud platform player. Date 2024-05-01
Event type Partnership
Segment Industrial
Added to Korthos 2026-04-04
2024-05-01 Demonstration Tesla Automotive 2024-05-01 · demonstration · Tesla · Automotive
Evidence notes Tesla shared factory-floor Optimus footage showing repetitive handling tasks in a real production environment. The video emphasized repeatability and cycle consistency, key prerequisites for practical industrial deployment. Tesla is an automotive and AI company developing Optimus, a general-purpose humanoid built on its autonomy, battery, and vertically integrated manufacturing stack. Date 2024-05-01
Event type Demonstration
Segment Automotive
Added to Korthos 2026-02-14
2024-04-30 · facility opening · Hai Robotics · Warehouse Logistics
Evidence notes After successfully launching their Southeast Asia Headquarters and Demo Centre in Singapore, they're eager to keep innovating and bringing efficient automation solutions to life. The HaiPick system facilitates rack expansion by up to three – deep configuration, with a maximum picking height of up to 12 metres using HaiPick ACRs. The HaiPick solution, independently developed in 2015, is the world's first ever ACR solution. Date 2024-04-30
Event type Facility Opening
Segment Warehouse Logistics
Added to Korthos 2026-08-27
2024-04-30 Partnership AIGRO Agriculture 2024-04-30 · partnership · AIGRO · Agriculture
Evidence notes Mechan Machines added the compact autonomous AIGRO UP to its precision-agriculture portfolio. The partnership uses Mechan Machines' specialist dealer network to advise and service AIGRO customers. The partner said AIGRO UP was already used in nurseries, vineyards, soft-fruit operations, plant production and grounds maintenance. Date 2024-04-30
Event type Partnership
Segment Agriculture
Added to Korthos 2026-08-11
2024-04-30 · funding · SpinEM Robotics · Perception
Evidence notes SpinEM Robotics completed a Series A2 financing of EUR 10M. The financing was announced on 2024-04-30 in EUR. SpinEM Robotics develops a compact tracking and surgical-navigation subsystem intended to preserve anatomical reference accuracy during robot-assisted spine procedures. Date 2024-04-30
Event type Funding
Segment Perception
Added to Korthos 2026-07-18
2024-04-30 · research publication · PAL Robotics · Humanoid
Evidence notes Telerobotics enables humans to overcome spatial constraints and physically interact with the environment in remote locations. However, the sensory feedback provided by the system to the user is often purely visual, limiting the user's dexterity in manipulation tasks. Experiments use TIAGo as the physical evaluation platform. The reported results provide an independent evaluation on TIAGo hardware. Date 2024-04-30
Event type Research Publication
Segment Humanoid
Added to Korthos 2026-07-03
2024-04-30 Partnership Yanmar Agriculture 2024-04-30 · partnership · Yanmar · Agriculture
Evidence notes The agreement links Yanmar's vineyard robotics unit with a named wine-production partner. The collaboration centers on the YV01 robot for vineyard operations. Date 2024-04-30
Event type Partnership
Segment Agriculture
Added to Korthos 2026-06-19
2024-04-30 · regulatory · MightyFly · Delivery
Evidence notes The approval enabled flight testing between New Jerusalem and Byron airports in California. The corridor supports testing of range, command-and-control and Detect-and-Avoid operations under MightyFly's Special Airworthiness Certificate. Date 2024-04-30
Event type Regulatory
Segment Delivery
Added to Korthos 2026-06-19
2024-04-30 · product launch · DroneDeploy · Inspection
Evidence notes DroneDeploy launched fixed camera integration so enterprise teams can stream live site cameras into the unified reality-capture platform. Launch partners included TrueLook, EverCam, Sensera Systems, and Timescapes for ingesting fixed-camera feeds alongside drones and walkthrough capture. The release extended DroneDeploy beyond aerial and walkthrough modalities into continuous fixed-camera monitoring for construction and industrial sites. Date 2024-04-30
Event type Product Launch
Segment Inspection
Added to Korthos 2026-04-05
2024-04-30 Facility Opening AutoStore Warehouse Logistics 2024-04-30 · facility opening · AutoStore · Warehouse Logistics
Evidence notes AutoStore opened a new U.S. headquarters in Boston The company said the site would support continued growth in North America The opening expanded AutoStore's commercial and operational footprint in a key automation market Date 2024-04-30
Event type Facility Opening
Segment Warehouse Logistics
Added to Korthos 2026-03-19
2024-04-30 · funding · Vitestro · Healthcare
Evidence notes Vitestro announced a $22 million (€20 million) funding round for its autonomous blood draw device. The raise added capital ahead of CE-marking and broader commercialization. The round sits as the main disclosed funding event before the 2026 Series B. Date 2024-04-30
Event type Funding
Segment Healthcare
Added to Korthos 2026-03-15
2024-04-30 · deployment · Keenon Robotics · Service
Evidence notes KEENON Robotics, in partnership with EVERYBOT, introduced the DINERBOT T9 autonomous service robot to QooQoo, a leading sushi buffet fran The DINERBOT T9, with a load capacity of 40 kg, was deployed to enhance restaurant efficiency by managing tasks such as plate and tablewa This deployment aimed to optimize service quality and reduce customer waiting times at QooQoo locations. Date 2024-04-30
Event type Deployment
Segment Service
Added to Korthos 2026-03-08
2024-04-30 · product launch · UBTECH Robotics · Humanoid
Evidence notes UBTECH Robotics launched UGOT, a modular AI educational robot kit, on September 7, 2023. The kit allows users to build up to seven different robot designs and integrates with AI platforms like OpenAI's ChatGPT. The company initiated a crowdfunding campaign for the product's release. Date 2024-04-30
Event type Product Launch
Segment Humanoid
Added to Korthos 2026-02-24
2024-04-29 · contract award · Gecko Robotics · Inspection
Evidence notes The programme covers Gecko robots and the Cantilever analytics platform across ADNOC Gas sites for predictive maintenance. Initial-pilot measurements indicated 99.6% greater asset coverage and more than 93% higher efficiency than manual processes. Avoiding scaffolding was projected to reduce lost-time-injury rates by 33% while some assets could be inspected online. Date 2024-04-29
Event type Contract Award
Segment Inspection
Added to Korthos 2026-08-28
2024-04-29 Product Launch Orbbec Vision 2024-04-29 · product launch · Orbbec · Vision
Evidence notes The cameras use Orbbec’s MX6800 depth-engine ASIC. The series supports depth capture from direct sunlight through low-light indoor conditions. Orbbec positioned the family for robots, logistics systems, manufacturing and 3D scanning. Date 2024-04-29
Event type Product Launch
Segment Vision
Added to Korthos 2026-08-27
2024-04-29 · funding · Shinkei Systems · Industrial
Evidence notes Cantos led the round, with participation from 8VC and other investors. The company uses robotics to automate traditional fish-harvesting and processing techniques. The capital supports commercial automation and autonomous-system workflows as Shinkei moves from product development toward broader commercial use. Date 2024-04-29
Event type Funding
Segment Industrial
Added to Korthos 2026-07-05
2024-04-29 Product Launch Aethon Healthcare 2024-04-29 · product launch · Aethon · Healthcare
Evidence notes ZenaRx added next-generation autonomous navigation and a more flexible form factor than the TUG T2 pharmacy robot. The robot was designed for medications, lab specimens, supplies, and other sensitive hospital goods. The product gives ST Engineering Aethon a concrete offering for healthcare, service or human-assistive robotics workflows. Date 2024-04-29
Event type Product Launch
Segment Healthcare
Added to Korthos 2026-07-05
2024-04-29 · product launch · Viska Systems · Inspection
Evidence notes The post describes Visable as a robotic vision inspection solution for quality-control and inspection tasks. The product gives Viska Systems’ Visable a concrete offering for inspection, monitoring or infrastructure automation workflows. Date 2024-04-29
Event type Product Launch
Segment Inspection
Added to Korthos 2026-07-04
2024-04-29 Regulatory Myomo Exoskeleton 2024-04-29 · regulatory · Myomo · Exoskeleton
Evidence notes Myomo received a final Medicare benefit category determination for the MyoPro powered arm brace. The decision supported reimbursement pathways for a wearable robotic orthosis used by people with upper-limb impairment. The milestone matters because reimbursement and clinical access drive adoption for assistive robotics. Date 2024-04-29
Event type Regulatory
Segment Exoskeleton
Added to Korthos 2026-05-24
2024-04-26 · acquisition · UMS SKELDAR · Aerial
Evidence notes Saab disclosed the completed transaction with its first-quarter results on April 26, 2024. The parent acquired the remaining UMS SKELDAR shares for what it described as a minor consideration. The transaction converted the former joint venture into a wholly owned Saab subsidiary. Date 2024-04-26
Event type Acquisition
Segment Aerial
Added to Korthos 2026-07-18
2024-04-26 · funding · Deltia · Vision
Evidence notes Cavalry Ventures led the round, with Merantix joining as an existing investor. Deltia said the funding would support customer onboarding, AI capabilities and integrations with ERP and MES systems. The company said its customers use Deltia for assembly, packaging, machinery adjustments, training and quality assurance. Date 2024-04-26
Event type Funding
Segment Vision
Added to Korthos 2026-07-14
2024-04-26 Product Launch Dronetag Avionics 2024-04-26 · product launch · Dronetag · Avionics
Evidence notes The product was designed as a small, lightweight broadcast Remote ID module for drones. Dronetag positioned Mini for pilots and fleet operators needing compliant drone identification hardware. The product gives Dronetag a concrete offering for unmanned aircraft, air mobility or counter-drone operations. Date 2024-04-26
Event type Product Launch
Segment Avionics
Added to Korthos 2026-06-19
2024-04-26 Company Formation Duatic Humanoid 2024-04-26 · company formation · Duatic · Humanoid
Evidence notes Duatic AG was incorporated in Zurich on April 26, 2024. Venture Kick describes the company as a full-stack robotic mobile manipulation startup built from ETH Zurich robotics research. The founding team is listed as CEO Eris Dhionis Sako, COO Dimitris Sako and CTO Timo Schwarzer. Date 2024-04-26
Event type Company Formation
Segment Humanoid
Added to Korthos 2026-05-13
2024-04-26 · regulatory · Estun Automation · Industrial
Evidence notes TÜV Rheinland issued CE Machinery Directive and Functional Safety Compliance certification for Estun's ESS safety solution products. Estun said the certification covers compliance with EN ISO 10218-1:2011 and EN60204-1:2018 for robot product design. The company said 12 safety functions passed ISO 13849 PL d, Cat.3 certification, including emergency stop, protective stop, speed monitoring, position detection, and safe-area monitoring. Date 2024-04-26
Event type Regulatory
Segment Industrial
Added to Korthos 2026-04-13
2024-04-25 · funding · Centaur Robotics · Healthcare
Evidence notes Growth equity: GBP 500,000. Midlands Engine Investment Fund led or provided the financing. Capital supports complete development and begin production of its self-balancing personal mobility vehicle. Date 2024-04-25
Event type Funding
Segment Healthcare
Added to Korthos 2026-07-17
2024-04-25 · partnership · Agreenculture · Agriculture
Evidence notes ACTIA leads the Bpifrance-supported project to build a high-performance computing platform with onboard AI for collision prevention. Agreenculture is responsible for collecting data from worksite vehicles and agricultural robots. The company will also conduct real-world demonstrations supporting the program's zero-accident objective. Date 2024-04-25
Event type Partnership
Segment Agriculture
Added to Korthos 2026-07-17
2024-04-25 · contract award · Pliant Energy Systems · Maritime
Evidence notes Contract N00014-24-C-2411 covers a stealthy autonomous propeller-less agile vehicle for mine countermeasures. The award began on April 25, 2024 with an USD 8 million ceiling. Pliant's first-party profile says the program will develop and field an autonomous open-ocean platform. Date 2024-04-25
Event type Contract Award
Segment Maritime
Added to Korthos 2026-07-16
2024-04-25 · partnership · Joby Aviation · Avionics
Evidence notes The agreement brought Joby together with Abu Dhabi mobility, economic-development and tourism agencies to establish an electric air-taxi ecosystem. It expanded Joby's UAE commercialisation path beyond its existing Dubai operating agreement. Electric aircraft and air-taxi company with piloted commercial and autonomous defence programmes. Date 2024-04-25
Event type Partnership
Segment Avionics
Added to Korthos 2026-07-05
2024-04-25 Partnership ROBOTIS Actuation 2024-04-25 · partnership · ROBOTIS · Actuation
Evidence notes Met with LG Electronics to discuss detailed specifications and delivery schedules for ROBOTIS outdoor autonomous robots. The announcement points to active commercial coordination around supply and rollout rather than a purely exploratory discussion. Shows ROBOTIS moving its outdoor autonomous robot business into a named enterprise engagement. Date 2024-04-25
Event type Partnership
Segment Actuation
Added to Korthos 2026-04-20
2024-04-25 · product launch · Sanctuary AI · Industrial
Evidence notes Sanctuary AI unveiled the next generation of its AI robotics platform, including Generation 7 of Phoenix, framed as a broad step forward in general-purpose robot capability—not only a single hardware revision. The release emphasized faster iteration on real-world tasks, with the company highlighting substantial gains in how quickly new behaviors can be brought from concept to repeatable execution. Improvements across perception and manipulation were positioned as supporting more complex, contact-rich work in less structured environments. Date 2024-04-25
Event type Product Launch
Segment Industrial
Added to Korthos 2026-02-13
2024-04-24 · capability · Doodle Labs · Communications
Evidence notes The design combines onboard compute with long-range, high-bandwidth communications for mobile systems. Target platforms include unmanned aircraft, ground vehicles and industrial robots. Date 2024-04-24
Event type Capability
Segment Communications
Added to Korthos 2026-08-31
2024-04-24 · demonstration · Nanjing Weilan Technology · Consumer
Evidence notes Xinhua reported the Nanjing exhibition on April 24, 2024. Visitors interacted with BabyAlpha through touch, conversation and autonomous following at Deji Plaza. The tour presented the robot as an available home product with companionship, learning, video-call and security functions. Date 2024-04-24
Event type Demonstration
Segment Consumer
Added to Korthos 2026-07-18
2024-04-24 · capability · Agreenculture · Agriculture
Evidence notes AGCbox combines centimetre-level GNSS RTK positioning with guidance and multi-machine fleet management. The SaFencing virtual safety boundary is designed to keep a machine and its implement inside a certified work area. Monitoring and teleoperation tools support remote supervision, fleet management and troubleshooting without a nearby operator. Date 2024-04-24
Event type Capability
Segment Agriculture
Added to Korthos 2026-07-17
2024-04-24 · funding · Radical · Aerial
Evidence notes Scout Ventures led the round. Radical is building autonomous aircraft intended for long-duration high-altitude operation. The seed round added private financing for Radical's high-altitude autonomous aircraft work. Date 2024-04-24
Event type Funding
Segment Aerial
Added to Korthos 2026-07-07
2024-04-24 Funding 10Lines Construction 2024-04-24 · funding · 10Lines · Construction
Evidence notes Tera Ventures and Karista jointly led the round, with Butterfly Ventures and former Uber, Wise and Wolt executive Mike Oliinyk participating. The company had already established a U.S. presence and was targeting demand for automated parking-lot and road-marking workflows. 10Lines said the capital would accelerate robot and software development, add engineering staff and strengthen its U.S. commercial operation. Date 2024-04-24
Event type Funding
Segment Construction
Added to Korthos 2026-07-05
2024-04-24 · contract award · General Atomics Aeronautical Systems · Defense
Evidence notes The U.S. Air Force selected General Atomics and Anduril for the next phase of the Collaborative Combat Aircraft programme. The phase covers detailed designs, manufacturing and testing of production-representative test vehicles. The selection gives GA-ASI a programme-award milestone for Collaborative Combat Aircraft development. Date 2024-04-24
Event type Contract Award
Segment Defense
Added to Korthos 2026-05-13
2024-04-24 Product Launch Astribot Humanoid 2024-04-24 · product launch · Astribot · Humanoid
Evidence notes Astribot publicly introduced Astribot S1 as its next-generation AI robot assistant with a focus on speed, dexterity, and precision. The launch established Astribot's company-defining humanoid platform and moved the firm from stealth into public embodied-robot positioning. This is the clearest early product milestone for the company before its later embodied-reasoning model work. Date 2024-04-24
Event type Product Launch
Segment Humanoid
Added to Korthos 2026-04-05