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ForwardX updates Chery Dalian AMR rollout with 270 robots operating
ForwardX Robotics reported on 10 March 2026 that more than 270 autonomous mobile robots were operating in Chery Automobile's Dalian factory, supporting welding and final assembly at a plant producing between 800 and 1,000 vehicles daily.
Isembard is turning precision component manufacturing into a distributed factory network
A 50 million dollar Series A round, a 25 factory target, and robotics manufacturing work with Dexory give Isembard a software-operated production path across critical industries.
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NEURA’S REPORTED €1B ROUND SITS ON TOP OF A MUCH BROADER EXPANSION STORY
The reported Tether-backed financing is notable on its own, but it also lands after a year of product expansion, acquisitions, and industrial partnerships at NEURA Robotics.
Shield AI is turning autonomy software into a defence aircraft company
Shield AI’s latest funding, simulation acquisition and X-BAT launch expand its work across autonomy software, training environments and aircraft.
Noble Machines emerges from stealth with Moby, its industrial humanoid already deployed at a Fortune Global 500 customer
The Sunnyvale startup, formerly Under Control Robotics, shipped its first robots within 18 months of founding
KDDI and AVITA plan Japanese humanoids for customer service
Pneumatic actuation, expressive faces and low-latency remote operation feature in a service-robot programme targeting commercial trials from autumn 2026.
RLWRLD raises $41M across two seed rounds to build dexterity foundation models in live industrial environments
The Seoul-based physical AI startup has structured its capital around strategic investors who double as data partners; with CJ Logistics and Lotte projects already past MOU stage into joint deployment
Encord raises $60M Series C for multimodal robot-training data
Wellington Management leads the round as Encord reports growth in physical-AI customers and managed data.
AI² Robotics raises RMB 1.2 billion Series B as AlphaBot deploys across semiconductor and automotive manufacturing
Founded by XPeng's former Chief Scientist, the Shenzhen company closed its twelfth funding round in twelve months at a RMB 10 billion valuation; HKC has placed a three-year order for more than 1,000 robots estimated at $70 million.
Mantis Robotics is building MR-1 safety functions into fenceless workcells
A February 2026 ISO certification connected Mantis Robotics company formation, Amazon Industrial Innovation Fund backing, MR-1 safety functions, and fenceless high-speed arm claims.
Siemens, Expert Technologies and RMGroup establish UK AMR manufacturing partnership
Siemens announced a partnership with Expert Technologies Group and RMGroup on 24 February 2026 to establish a UK capability for manufacturing configurable autonomous mobile robots for factory and warehouse material transport.
Freeform is turning laser metal printing into autonomous factory capacity
A 67 million dollar Series B, former SpaceX engineering base, and multi-laser factory roadmap push Freeform from metal additive manufacturing into production-scale industrial capacity.
