Verified Events
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BRILS details Michigan AMR manufacturing and local component-sourcing plans
- BRILS S/W Navigation and FMS fleet-management software are planned for the US market alongside the hardware.
- Discussions with Rust Belt electric-vehicle and automotive-parts manufacturers concern potential AMR supply; firm orders are not disclosed.
- The Michigan operation was established in April 2026, with investment and R&D discussions held in September.
HopeRun Tokyo schedules Hoprobo guidance trials at two Kanagawa schools
- The eastern school will test guidance to locations around campus; the western school will use the robot for facility guidance during smart open-campus activities.
- Both trial periods are scheduled to continue until around February under the prefecture’s programme to make robots accessible to residents and support facility staff.
KC Robotics is acquired by Capital Machine to expand turnkey automation
- KC Robotics continues under its own name, led by Kyle Carrier and its existing engineering and project-management team.
- The integrator’s work spans welding, cutting and finishing, material handling, machine tending, assembly and vision-guided cells.
- Capital Machine brings showrooms in five US cities and field service across 22 states.
GMO AIR opens Japan preorders for Unitree G1+
- The regional channel milestone follows Unitree’s September global G1+ announcement.
- GMO AIR’s existing Japanese authorized-distributor agreement with Unitree was signed on June 19, 2026.
- G1+ adds two neck degrees of freedom and combines binocular cameras, a chest camera, 3D LiDAR and voice interaction.
Serim Robotics supplies Dusti sweeper to LG warehouse
- The site shares floor space with moving goods, forklifts and workers.
- The sweeper combines LiDAR SLAM, visual localisation, depth sensors and AI cameras for navigation and obstacle responses.
- Twin disc brushes and a 35-litre collection bin handle debris across the warehouse floor.
NTT DOCOMO BUSINESS signs Ebina autonomous-bus implementation agreement
- Driver-operated public-road calibration starts October13 on the Nakashinden circular route.
- General passenger runs are planned for January25–February18,2027 using a modified Toyota e-Palette-based vehicle.
- Level4 automation is an implementation target; planned work includes remote monitoring and reliable communications.
Asmec begins offering Vecow EAC-7000 computers in Japan
- The offering includes five configurations with camera, PoE+ and 10GigE interface options.
- T5000 and T4000 configurations are advertised at up to 2,070 and 1,200 FP4 TFLOPS respectively.
- The system supports JetPack 7.0, Isaac Perceptor and Holoscan Sensor Bridge for robotics and multi-sensor applications.
Bloom raises $3.6 million seed round led by SNAK Venture Partners
- Participants include Flyover Capital, Mana Ventures, Detroit Venture Partners, Family VC, Invest Detroit Ventures, Michigan Outdoor Innovation Fund, TechNexus and Service Provider Capital.
- Proceeds will expand business development, BloomPay financing and automated supply-chain booking.
TD SYNNEX signs definitive agreement to acquire BlueStar
- Completion requires customary regulatory approvals and other closing conditions; both businesses continue operating independently.
- The planned combination brings BlueStar's specialist channel support together with TD SYNNEX's international resources and technology portfolio.
Florigen integrates IDQ quantum random-number security into FLOW robot control
- IDQ quantum randomness generates session keys for AES-256-GCM encryption in FLOW communications.
- August2026 tests recorded100% command-response success for three robots,0.09ms encryption,0.02ms decryption and299ms average round-trip latency.
- Camera/map protection, quantum-resistant key exchange and wider industrial/public-site implementation remain planned.
Transfar Group opens more than 300 industrial scenarios for AI co-development
- The initiative targets at least 30 co-development projects and plans at least RMB300 million of AI and digital orders in its first year.
- The group’s embodied-intelligence subsidiary develops inspection integrations for third-party robots, with industrial inspection, materials handling and patrol among the target uses.
- Transfar Technology provides incubation and group resources while entrepreneurial teams retain operating responsibility.
SKYY Network starts Bali drone-delivery pilot with Grab and Nuanu
- A2Z Drone Delivery supplies the aircraft; SKYY manages aviation technology, regulatory work and flight operations.
- Customers order through Grab, trained staff operate the drones and Grab driver-partners support final-mile delivery.
- Flights use a selected route in controlled airspace near Ngurah Rai airport, with live position and traffic information shared through SkyyOS.
Qazbot outlines Astana robot-production hub through AGIBOT cooperation
- The planned product lines include humanoids, RobotDogs and service robots for hotels and shopping centres.
- Initial pilots are intended for Astana and Almaty, including LRT facilities and social sites.
- The agreement was signed during Kazakhstan’s presidential visit to Shanghai.
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BRILS begins trading on KOSDAQ following its robotics IPO
- The IPO was priced at KRW 19,500 per share, the top of its indicated range.
- The planned Songdo expansion would create a 4,654.54-square-metre R&D and manufacturing base, including a humanoid centre and 32-GPU data infrastructure.
- BRILS plans to expand Asan production, North American production and services in Michigan, and component development in Daegu.
Harpak-ULMA launches hygienic robotic-loading platform
- Open stainless-steel construction, self-draining surfaces and IP69K-rated components support washdown and cleaning access.
- Application-selected 2D or 3D vision and product-specific tooling guide loading for thermoforming, flow wrapping and tray sealing.
- The platform will be shown at PACK EXPO International in October and Rockwell Automation Fair in November 2026.
Nucleus Robotics shows uncut factory work and reports regular 4–6-hour shifts
- The footage retains hesitations and human interventions.
- The founder presents the work as a complete factory job rather than an isolated manipulation task.
Healthcare Triangle and AI World sign MoU for planned North American nursing-robot venture
- The proposed ownership split is 70% Healthcare Triangle and 30% AI World, subject to definitive agreements.
- Healthcare Triangle would fund manufacturing and distribution; AI World would provide technology transfer and engineering.
- The planned systems support supervised toileting and hygiene assistance, with pilots and clinical assessment before wider use.
THG Fulfil expands AutoStore distribution partnership to global CapEx sales
- CapEx distribution covers the full AutoStore range; RaaS covers a selected range including R5 Pro, R5 Pro+, CarouselPort, ConveyorPort and VersaPort.
- THG Fulfil reports 796 AutoStore robots operating across its own network.
- Its warehouse-control integration moves more than 11,000 bins per hour to picking stations and has reduced average pick waiting time by 78%.
OWT Global wins counter-UAS training contract with estimated $38.2 million ceiling
- The work includes mobile training teams, curriculum development, instruction and joint-service training coordination.
- Training will adapt lessons from combat zones to the operating environments of participating units.
- The $38.2 million figure is the contract ceiling; the Army announcement does not specify obligated funding.
BigWave Robotics begins trading on KOSDAQ
- The offering comprised 1.52 million new shares and 80,000 secondary shares, with KRW28.8 billion of aggregate gross offering value.
- Mandatory underwriter acquisition covered another 48,000 shares alongside the public offering.
Roboworks share exchange wins Elevision shareholder approval
- Both special resolutions passed with 100% of votes cast in favour, representing 48.6% of voting issued shares.
- The articles amendments add robot-product and software businesses and change the authorised share-capital clause.
Okamura launches Pio subscription model for AutoStore
- Pio is designed to lower upfront investment and shorten implementation time for robotic storage projects.
- The offer combines AutoStore hardware with Okamura’s deployment and support experience.
- Okamura says it has installed AutoStore at more than 60 sites in Japan.
Excelerate develops ESA-backed robotic perimeter response for UK nuclear site
- The system is designed to dispatch robots in response to perimeter alarms and relay visual and thermal imagery to security control rooms.
- An EDF Nuclear site in the UK is the demonstration environment, with satellite and terrestrial links supporting resilient video, telemetry and commands.
- The project began in August 2026 and is progressing through platform selection, system architecture and engineering toward its Critical Design Review.
Airion provides Physical AI Studio to Yazaki
- The initial work connects robots, cameras, grippers and sensors used in wire-harness manufacturing experiments.
- Physical AI Studio provides no-code blocks for demonstration recording, data labelling, model validation and deployment workflows.
- The engagement uses the proof-of-concept version of the platform while Airion continues expanding training and deployment functions.
NTT DOCOMO BUSINESS announces SIGN physical-AI infrastructure expansion
- The proposed service links mobile-network MEC infrastructure directly with GPUaaS.
- Customers are intended to access GPU resources in single-GPU increments without owning on-premises hardware.
- The enhanced functions are planned to become available in December2026.
Samsung C&T and HL Robotics agree PARKIE–Homeniq validation
- Two PARKIE systems are planned for Raemian Gallery in Seoul to test vehicle entry and exit and gather operating data.
- The work will connect PARKIE robot controls with Homeniq residential services.
- The partners may later consider new Raemian developments and redevelopment or remodeling sites.
Numina updates Batchbot 2.0 availability and NorthShore results
- The system combines high-capacity AMRs and decoupled carts with voice-directed picking and RDS warehouse orchestration.
- Numina reports more than 300 picked lines per operator-hour and carts carrying over 35 orders per trip.
- NorthShore Care Supply reports a 25–30% efficiency gain from its latest AMR and software upgrade; the result is customer-reported.