Supply Chain Intelligence

Korthos Supply Chain Intelligence maps robotics suppliers, customers, components, platforms, deployments, and evidence-backed supply relationships.

The page separates confirmed public evidence from inferred or derived edges and exposes company-level supply-chain profile links.

Use this surface to understand robotics supply dependencies and deployment relationships, not market share.

Supply Chain Intelligence

Mapped supplier coverage across countries, stack layers, robotics sectors and visible supply-graph patterns.

Coverage note

Supply chains are mapped from public disclosures, company materials, filings, credible reporting, private inquiries, and clearly marked inferred or derived edges. Evidence and confidence are marked where available. Coverage may change before it is reflected here.

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Verified Events

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Market SignalAinos

Ainos AI Nose dataset surpasses 878 million real-world records

Sensors

· market signal · Ainos · Sensors

Evidence notes
  • The dataset reached more than 878 million records, a 43% increase over 23 days.
  • Additional AI Nose sensing systems are being installed across semiconductor manufacturing sites as part of the company's deployment programme.
  • The broader programme targets approximately 1,400 systems in semiconductor packaging and testing environments.
Date
Company Ainos
Event type Market Signal
Segment Sensors
Added to Korthos
Market SignalAIRO Group

AIRO drone backlog reaches US$163 million as Q2 revenue rises 76%

Aerial

· market signal · AIRO Group · Aerial

Evidence notes
  • AIRO expects most of the disclosed drone backlog to convert over the next 12 months, and said the figure excludes additional US backlog.
  • The group recorded US$1.7 million of operating profit, compared with a US$19.7 million operating loss in the prior-year quarter.
Date
Company AIRO Group
Event type Market Signal
Segment Aerial
Added to Korthos
Company FormationAIROBO

AIROBO and Hony Media establish Hong Kong robotics-platform joint venture

Service

· company formation · AIROBO · Service

Evidence notes
  • Hony Media owns 70% of the joint venture and AIROBO owns the remaining 30%.
  • The structure includes a wholly owned Chengdu subsidiary for technology operations, business development and customer service in mainland China.
  • The venture combines AIROBO’s robot operations platform with Hony Media’s commercial and regional operating resources.
Date
Company AIROBO
Event type Company Formation
Segment Service
Added to Korthos
CapabilityAttracLab

AttracLab develops VLM rail robot for repeated site inspection

Industrial

· capability · AttracLab · AT-SYNAPSE · Industrial

Evidence notes
  • The robot travels on commercially available 30 mm square aluminium rails and supports LTE or Wi-Fi connectivity with browser-based remote monitoring.
  • AT-SYNAPSE aligns observations from repeated patrols, while the vision-language model identifies equipment and site changes and describes them in natural language.
  • AttracLab plans field pilots and further validation following the development release.
Date
Company AttracLab
Product AT-SYNAPSE
Event type Capability
Segment Industrial
Added to Korthos
Market SignalCUREXO

CUREXO posts record first-half revenue as medical robotics turns profitable

Surgical

· market signal · CUREXO · Surgical

Evidence notes
  • Medical-robotics revenue increased 12% year over year to KRW18.3bn, while the division generated KRW830m of operating profit after a prior-year loss.
  • Surgical-robot revenue rose 8.8% and operating profit from the category increased 139% from the first half of 2025.
  • International sales represented 33% of revenue as CUREXO expanded activity across Malaysia, Indonesia, Japan, Vietnam and Brazil.
Date
Company CUREXO
Event type Market Signal
Segment Surgical
Added to Korthos
FundingDeepsea Zhuren (深海智人)

Deepsea Zhuren raises more than RMB500 million Series A

Maritime

· funding · Deepsea Zhuren (深海智人) · Maritime

Evidence notes
  • New investors include Lightspeed China Partners, Fortune Capital, GGV Capital, Addor Capital, China Insurance Investment and CETC Investment.
  • The company develops work-class ROVs, subsea trenching robots, inspection systems and core underwater components.
  • Deepsea Zhuren reported several hundred million yuan of newly signed robot sales contracts through July 2026.
Date
Event type Funding
Segment Maritime
Added to Korthos
Market SignalDuke Robotics

Duke Robotics reports second-quarter 2026 results

Aerial

· market signal · Duke Robotics · Aerial

Evidence notes
  • Cost of revenue increased to US$91,000 from US$55,000, and gross profit declined to US$58,000 from US$88,000.
  • General and administrative expense rose to US$954,000 from US$314,000, driven by share-based compensation, Nasdaq and offering fees, and higher personnel costs.
  • Operating loss widened to US$928,000 from US$250,000; financing income of US$202,000 reduced the resulting net loss to US$726,000.
Date
Event type Market Signal
Segment Aerial
Added to Korthos
FundingEyou Technology (意优科技)

Eyou Technology raises more than RMB200 million Series B

Actuation

· funding · Eyou Technology (意优科技) · Actuation

Evidence notes
  • The round takes Eyou’s three disclosed 2026 financings above RMB500 million combined.
  • Proceeds will support core joint-module R&D and expansion of automated manufacturing capacity.
  • Eyou supplies harmonic, planetary and linear integrated joints for humanoids, collaborative robots and industrial automation.
Date
Event type Funding
Segment Actuation
Added to Korthos
RegulatoryDistalmotion

FDA clears DEXTER for ventral hernia repair

Industrial

· regulatory · Distalmotion · Industrial

Evidence notes
  • The clearance expands DEXTER's U.S. label to the four highest-volume soft-tissue ambulatory procedure categories.
  • Distalmotion reports that surgeons have used DEXTER in more than 4,000 patients.
  • The system is designed for surgeon-controlled robotic assistance within established operating-room workflows.
Date
Company Distalmotion
Event type Regulatory
Segment Industrial
Added to Korthos
Product LaunchFeagine Robotics

Feagine launches Fi0 model and three tendon-driven manipulators

Actuation

· product launch · Feagine Robotics · Fi0 · Actuation

Evidence notes
  • Fi0 combines language, vision, world state and an explicit robot-embodiment representation, and can accept a human demonstration as skill context during inference without a task-specific parameter update.
  • A01, A02 and A03 scale from one flexible segment and 2 DoF to three segments and 6 arm DoF plus the end effector, with published maximum payloads of 200 g, 400 g and 600 g.
  • All three arms support ROS 1/2 and Python/C++; A02 and A03 add a graphical interface plus MuJoCo and SAPIEN environments.
Date
Product Fi0
Event type Product Launch
Segment Actuation
Added to Korthos
Market SignalGeneral Oceans

General Oceans Robotics revenue reaches NOK96.9 million with a 42% EBITA margin

Maritime

· market signal · General Oceans · Maritime

Evidence notes
  • Prior-year Robotics revenue was NOK23.3 million and segment EBITA was negative NOK3.7 million, compared with NOK41.3 million of EBITA in Q2 2026.
  • MRV contributed NOK28 million of revenue from its 9 April acquisition date through quarter-end and entered the segment with NOK113 million of acquired backlog.
  • Group backlog stood at NOK548 million at 30 June, with NOK426 million expected for delivery during 2026 as demand increased for autonomous and subsea defence capabilities.
Date
Event type Market Signal
Segment Maritime
Added to Korthos
FundingLANCUN (澜存科技)

LANCUN closes tens-of-millions-yuan Pre-A round

AI Compute

· funding · LANCUN (澜存科技) · AI Compute

Evidence notes
  • Wuxi Venture Capital invested in the round, LANCUN’s second financing in roughly three months.
  • The company’s LC.AI module combines multimodal perception and control for integration into intelligent devices.
  • Funding will support module development and the infrastructure connecting foundation models to physical devices.
Date
Event type Funding
Segment AI Compute
Added to Korthos
CapabilityMatic Robots

Matic adds Cues voice and gesture controls

Consumer

· capability · Matic Robots · Consumer

Evidence notes
  • Cues supports more than 70 languages through Gemini and can hear spoken commands from up to 10 metres away.
  • Gesture recognition tracks the direction of a user's pointing hand to locate a mess, while voice commands can target rooms, cleaning modes, schedules and follow-me movement.
  • The wake phrase is detected on the robot; after the chime, requests are processed anonymously by Gemini and are not stored.
Date
Company Matic Robots
Event type Capability
Segment Consumer
Added to Korthos
Market SignalNORBIT

NORBIT Oceans segment records NOK236.2 million of Q2 revenue

Perception

· market signal · NORBIT · Perception

Evidence notes
  • Subsea-sonar sales were NOK190.9 million, broadly level with NOK189.2 million a year earlier; security products contributed NOK8.9 million and sub-bottom profilers NOK18.6 million.
  • Oceans EBIT was NOK79.0 million versus NOK86.7 million in Q2 2025, while the segment margin moved to 33% from 36%.
  • Group revenue increased 22% to NOK831.6 million and group EBIT reached NOK205.2 million, representing a 25% margin.
Date
Company NORBIT
Event type Market Signal
Segment Perception
Added to Korthos
FundingNOUSBOT (诺仕机器人)

NOUSBOT closes near-RMB100 million Series A+ led by Shunwei Capital

Actuation

· funding · NOUSBOT (诺仕机器人) · Actuation

Evidence notes
  • Shunwei Capital led the round and an investor linked to CATL participated.
  • Proceeds will expand miniature planetary roller-screw capacity, product development and overseas sales.
  • The round follows NOUSBOT’s more-than-RMB100 million Series A announced in March 2026.
Date
Event type Funding
Segment Actuation
Added to Korthos
DemonstrationRheinmetall

Rheinmetall completes first FV-014 launches from containerized truck launcher

Defense

· demonstration · Rheinmetall · Defense

Evidence notes
  • The FV-014 has a stated range of up to 100 kilometres and uses autonomous navigation for long-range strike missions.
  • Rheinmetall says the system can coordinate multiple assets and support swarm operations through its mission architecture.
  • The containerized launcher is mounted on an HX tactical truck and was validated in both stationary and moving-launch configurations.
Date
Company Rheinmetall
Event type Demonstration
Segment Defense
Added to Korthos
Product LaunchSchaeffler AG

Schaeffler unveils formed strain-wave gearboxes for humanoid robots

Actuation

· product launch · Schaeffler AG · Actuation

Evidence notes
  • Schaeffler says its forming process lowers manufacturing cost by more than 25 percent and material consumption by more than 75 percent compared with conventional precision machining.
  • Production is scheduled to start in Germany in 2027 before being rolled out to additional regions and humanoid manufacturers.
  • The process transfers automotive manufacturing experience from more than two million formed strain-wave gearboxes supplied globally during the previous decade.
Date
Event type Product Launch
Segment Actuation
Added to Korthos
FundingSingularity Intelligent Control (奇点智控)

Singularity Intelligent Control raises near-RMB100 million angel round

Sensors

· funding · Singularity Intelligent Control (奇点智控) · Sensors

Evidence notes
  • Yinfeng Capital led the round, with Zhangjiang Sci-Tech Investment, Pudong Venture Capital and Fourier Intelligence participating.
  • Two listed companies also joined the financing.
  • The Shanghai company is developing force-sensing and embodied-perception technology, including patented work on six-axis force sensors.
Date
Event type Funding
Segment Sensors
Added to Korthos
Market SignalSS Innovations International

SS Innovations reports record Q2 revenue and 224-system installed base

Surgical

· market signal · SS Innovations International · Surgical

Evidence notes
  • Revenue reached $13.9 million, up 39.4% from the prior-year quarter.
  • The company installed 30 SSi Mantra systems during the quarter, taking the cumulative installed base to 224 systems across 12 countries.
  • Cumulative procedures performed with the platform reached 12,272.
Date
Event type Market Signal
Segment Surgical
Added to Korthos
Product LaunchVXB Aerospace

VXB Aerospace introduces Prospero system-level generative engineering

Development Platform

· product launch · VXB Aerospace · Development Platform

Evidence notes
  • Engineers can optimise designs against performance, cost, capability and supply-chain requirements within one integrated workspace.
  • The platform accepts natural-language requirements, generates or revises a part or system and identifies components needed to build the resulting design.
  • VXB demonstrated the workflow with a drone redesign constrained to parts produced in the United States and allied countries.
Date
Event type Product Launch
Segment Development Platform
Added to Korthos
DemonstrationX Square Robot

X Square Robot livestreams one-hour WALL-B parcel-induction demonstration

Humanoid

· demonstration · X Square Robot · Humanoid

Evidence notes
  • The setup used two self-developed six-axis robot arms equipped with specialized grippers.
  • During the run, the system processed 1,816 mixed parcels per hour with accuracy above 98%.
  • No human intervention was used; the system has also completed an eight-hour continuous run, against an estimated human rate of roughly 850–900 parcels per hour.
Date
Event type Demonstration
Segment Humanoid
Added to Korthos
Product LaunchYouibot

Youibot introduces industrial skill pretraining with FabriGym

Industrial

· product launch · Youibot · Industrial

Evidence notes
  • The platform combines Youibot's FabriX model, point-cloud-built digital environments and parallel reinforcement learning, with more than 10,000 simulated trials per robot per day.
  • Its sim-to-real workflow models millimetre-level geometry, physical contact and robot-view imagery, then varies lighting and pose to improve transfer to operating sites.
  • Youibot says energy-inspection deployments with State Grid and China Energy Group cut live-line deployment cycles from three to four months to three to four days.
Date
Company Youibot
Event type Product Launch
Segment Industrial
Added to Korthos
Market SignalZenaTech

ZenaTech signs first paying ZenaWorx customer in AI data-centre construction

Aerial

· market signal · ZenaTech · Aerial

Evidence notes
  • The customer operates in the AI data-centre construction market, moving ZenaWorx beyond the prospective-customer stage disclosed in May.
  • The beta terrain-modelling workflow is designed to support earthworks, grading and cut-and-fill measurement from drone-captured LiDAR data.
  • ZenaWorx combines aerial data collection with 3D progress monitoring and analytics for large construction sites.
Date
Company ZenaTech
Event type Market Signal
Segment Aerial
Added to Korthos
AcquisitionAEVEX

AEVEX agrees to acquire BlackSea Technologies for up to $650 million

Defense

· acquisition · AEVEX · Defense

Evidence notes
  • The proposed consideration comprises about $250 million in cash, $350 million in AEVEX stock and an earnout of up to $50 million.
  • BlackSea develops uncrewed surface and underwater vehicles and reports manufacturing capacity of roughly 40 USVs per month.
  • The transaction would add surface and subsea platforms to AEVEX’s existing airborne autonomous-systems portfolio.
Date
Company AEVEX
Event type Acquisition
Segment Defense
Added to Korthos
Market SignalKnightscope

Knightscope reports record $9 million second-quarter revenue

Service

· market signal · Knightscope · Service

Evidence notes
  • The company recorded a second consecutive positive gross-margin quarter, with gross profit of about $0.7 million and a margin near 7%.
  • Net loss widened to $14.1 million for the quarter.
  • Revenue now includes the acquired Security Force business alongside autonomous security robots and emergency-communication systems.
Date
Company Knightscope
Event type Market Signal
Segment Service
Added to Korthos
Product LaunchNauticus Robotics

Nauticus Robotics commercially releases ToolKITT for conventional ROV fleets

Maritime

· product launch · Nauticus Robotics · Maritime

Evidence notes
  • A ToolKITT-integrated Comanche ROV is operating on a customer project.
  • ToolKITT is designed to add navigation, station keeping and autonomous workflow functions to third-party subsea vehicles.
  • Second-quarter revenue was approximately $0.9 million, while net loss was $11.1 million.
Date
Event type Product Launch
Segment Maritime
Added to Korthos
Facility OpeningOverland AI

Overland AI opens Bay Area robot-operations and engineering centre

Defense

· facility opening · Overland AI · Defense

Evidence notes
  • The site supports remote tasking, monitoring and operation of Overland’s autonomous vehicle fleets.
  • Overland plans to double its Bay Area headcount during the following six months.
  • The location expands engineering and operating capacity alongside the company’s Seattle headquarters.
Date
Company Overland AI
Event type Facility Opening
Segment Defense
Added to Korthos
PartnershipUber

Uber appoints Hinomaru Kotsu to operate planned Tokyo robotaxi pilot

Automotive

· partnership · Uber · Automotive

Evidence notes
  • Hinomaru will manage the depot, maintenance, charging, inspection and fleet uptime.
  • The pilot will use Nissan LEAF vehicles equipped with the Wayve AI Driver and offered through Uber’s platform.
  • The operating appointment advances the earlier Uber-Wayve-Nissan programme; passenger service has not yet begun.
Date
Company Uber
Event type Partnership
Segment Automotive
Added to Korthos
Contract AwardAeronext

Aeronext consortium wins Akita bear-countermeasure drone trial

Robotics

· contract award · Aeronext

Evidence notes
  • The consortium comprises Change Holdings, Toko Computer Service, Aeronext and NEXT DELIVERY.
  • NEXT DELIVERY reports more than 1,800 remotely operated automated flights under Japan's Level 3.5 framework.
  • The programme will reuse SkyHub logistics operations already active in 11 regions, allowing logistics and bear-monitoring missions to share infrastructure.
Date
Company Aeronext
Event type Contract Award
Added to Korthos
FundingBridgeDP Robotics

BridgeDP Robotics completes RMB100m-class Pre-A+++ round

Robotics

· funding · BridgeDP Robotics

Evidence notes
  • Proceeds will expand the RoboCraft AI ecosystem and capacity at the company's cross-embodiment whole-body motion-data factory.
  • The company will also accelerate motion-control model iteration and overseas technical-service and compliance work.
  • BridgeDP was founded in Shenzhen in 2023 and develops a general robot operating and control platform.
Date
Event type Funding
Added to Korthos
PartnershipEinride

Einride and DAF begin Level 4 electric-truck integration programme

Logistics

· partnership · Einride · Logistics

Evidence notes
  • Interface definition and validation begins in 2026, followed by software integration and commissioning on a DAF vehicle in 2027.
  • TNO will support vehicle-interface testing and type-approval work as the partners prepare the combined platform for commercial use.
  • The programme targets SAE Level 4 freight operation, extending an existing relationship that previously covered DAF electric trucks in Einride's fleet.
Date
Company Einride
Event type Partnership
Segment Logistics
Added to Korthos
Product LaunchGeek+

Geek+ launches RoboShuttle Hyper

Warehouse Logistics

· product launch · Geek+ · Warehouse Logistics

Evidence notes
  • The system is rated for throughput of up to 6,000 totes per hour per 1,000 square metres.
  • Geek+ says its scheduling architecture can coordinate as many as 5,000 robots in one deployment.
Date
Company Geek+
Event type Product Launch
Segment Warehouse Logistics
Added to Korthos
Contract AwardMay Mobility

May Mobility joins Aichi-commissioned Nagoya autonomous-vehicle trial

Automotive

· contract award · May Mobility · Automotive

Evidence notes
  • The planned route links five stops including Nagoya Station, STATION Ai, Aichi Arts Center, IG Arena and the city science museum.
  • The operating system will integrate on-demand dispatch and test vehicle control at intersections as part of work toward Level 4 service.
  • NTT Docomo Business, NTT Mobility and NTT Docomo are delivering the Aichi Prefecture-commissioned programme.
Date
Company May Mobility
Event type Contract Award
Segment Automotive
Added to Korthos
Commercial OrderPowerus

Powerus receives US$2.51 million Matrix drone order

Defense

· commercial order · Powerus · Defense

Evidence notes
  • The order covers 1,500 Matrix 7-inch FPV drones, 100 M3 pilot kits and 750 spare-parts kits.
  • The customer is a Department of War prime contractor supporting a US defence programme.
  • Delivery is scheduled within 60 days of the purchase order.
Date
Company Powerus
Event type Commercial Order
Segment Defense
Added to Korthos
Product LaunchPudu Robotics

Pudu Robotics launches PUDU ET1 compact autonomous scrubber-dryer

Service

· product launch · Pudu Robotics · PUDU ET1 · Service

Evidence notes
  • The front-sweep, rear-scrub layout combines sweeping, scrubbing, vacuuming and dust-mopping; the roller reaches 800 rpm, suction reaches 20 kPa and the system supports 85°C hot-water scrubbing.
  • Its 8-in-1 dock handles charging, clean-water refill, wastewater drainage, detergent dispensing, roller and squeegee rinsing, roller spin-drying and water heating.
  • Autonomous mapping, floor and stain recognition and adaptive cleaning adjust movement and cleaning intensity, while the robot can pass through routes 50 cm wide and 60 cm high.
Date
Product PUDU ET1
Event type Product Launch
Segment Service
Added to Korthos
Market SignalRealbotix

Realbotix reports initial robot revenue and production expansion

Humanoid

· market signal · Realbotix · Humanoid

Evidence notes
  • Robot-subsidiary revenue reached $132,000 in the fiscal third quarter, compared with no revenue in the prior-year period.
  • The company relocated to larger Nevada facilities intended to support higher production capacity and expanded its robotics AI and engineering team from eight to more than 20 full-time employees.
  • Reported deployments span a large telecommunications enterprise, senior residences, education customers and television production.
Date
Company Realbotix
Event type Market Signal
Segment Humanoid
Added to Korthos
Commercial OrderSCALEFORCE

SCALEFORCE begins ten-million-yuan-class robot-data order from Tashi Intelligence

Robotics

· commercial order · SCALEFORCE

Evidence notes
  • The work supplies physical-AI data services to an embodied-robot developer rather than a generic enterprise-data customer.
  • Additional collaborations span world-model companies, major robot manufacturers and robotics solution providers.
Date
Company SCALEFORCE
Event type Commercial Order
Added to Korthos
PartnershipShark Robotics

Shark Robotics signs five-year exclusive Korean distribution agreement

Defense

· partnership · Shark Robotics · Defense

Evidence notes
  • The agreement covers Colossus and Rhyno Protect, with Hancom Life Care responsible for local sales, training, maintenance and after-sales support.
  • The companies aim to connect Hancom's Agentic OS to both robots by 31 December 2026, with Shark providing technical documents, specifications and interface information.
  • Software, interfaces and integration modules developed solely by Hancom will remain Hancom property, and the agreement permits products to be supplied under a Hancom-only brand by mutual agreement.
Date
Event type Partnership
Segment Defense
Added to Korthos
Market SignalSunScout Holding

SunScout prices IPO and schedules SNSC trading

Consumer

· market signal · SunScout Holding · Consumer

Evidence notes
  • The offering comprised 3.1 million Class A shares at US$5.00 each, for US$15.5 million of expected gross proceeds before expenses.
  • Planned uses include establishing an Austin manufacturing plant and funding further product and market development.
  • The latest SEC filing says Eco had entered pilot commercialization, while Pro and ProMax remained in final development with pilot commercialization underway.
Date
Event type Market Signal
Segment Consumer
Added to Korthos
Market SignalTonner Drones

Tonner Drones converts EUR 2 million of debt into equity

Warehouse Logistics

· market signal · Tonner Drones · Warehouse Logistics

Evidence notes
  • The exercise price represented a 10.1% premium to the 20-day volume-weighted average price.
  • An equal number of warrants were extinguished, reducing future dilution from the associated instruments.
  • The converted bond had originally matured on 31 December 2027; the transaction increases equity and lowers financing expense.
Date
Event type Market Signal
Segment Warehouse Logistics
Added to Korthos
Production MilestoneUnitree

Unitree reports approximately 18,000 bionic bipedal humanoids produced

Humanoid

· production milestone · Unitree · Humanoid

Evidence notes
  • The count covers bionic bipedal humanoid robots only.
  • Unitree explicitly excludes other humanoid types and wheeled humanoid platforms from the total.
  • Unitree described the figure as cumulative units produced and offline, distinct from its calendar-year shipment disclosures.
Date
Company Unitree
Event type Production Milestone
Segment Humanoid
Added to Korthos
Market SignalWeRide

WeRide reports 3,400-vehicle global Level 4 fleet

Automotive

· market signal · WeRide · Automotive

Evidence notes
  • The global Level 4 fleet reached approximately 3,400 vehicles, including more than 1,800 robotaxis.
  • Average daily domestic robotaxi rides per vehicle exceeded 21, up 24% quarter over quarter, while quarterly ride-hailing revenue increased by about 140%.
  • Zurich robobuses are operating without a front-seat safety operator, which the company describes as the first deployment of that configuration in Europe.
Date
Company WeRide
Event type Market Signal
Segment Automotive
Added to Korthos
FundingWestlake Robotics

Westlake Robotics raises nearly RMB100 million in Series A funding

Humanoid

· funding · Westlake Robotics · Humanoid

Evidence notes
  • Fundraising across the preceding six months totalled roughly RMB500 million across multiple financings.
  • Capital is allocated to a humanoid whole-body model, a general embodied-intelligence brain and the GAE embodied-avatar system.
Date
Event type Funding
Segment Humanoid
Added to Korthos
Commercial OrderWeTouch Technology

WeTouch signs US$1.47 million robotics HMI supply cooperation with CRP

Human Machine Interface

· commercial order · WeTouch Technology · Human Machine Interface

Evidence notes
  • The initial execution and product-supply value is approximately US$1.47 million.
  • Scope includes 8-inch industrial touch modules and customized HMIs for robot control systems.
  • WeTouch estimates about US$2.94 million of annual incremental revenue if execution continues at the stated level.
Date
Event type Commercial Order
Segment Human Machine Interface
Added to Korthos
Product LaunchAirwise Solutions

Airwise Solutions launches Nexus airspace-awareness platform

Robotics

· product launch · Airwise Solutions

Evidence notes
  • Sensor and data providers can integrate on a free, non-exclusive basis while retaining ownership of their data.
  • Airwise supplies the software layer rather than proprietary sensor hardware, allowing one integration to serve permitted customers across the platform.
  • Initial markets include public-safety drone-as-first-responder programmes, critical infrastructure and counter-UAS operations.
Date
Event type Product Launch
Added to Korthos
Commercial OrderCMES Robotics

CMES Robotics wins KRW1.42 billion order from Kenzic Corporation

Vision

· commercial order · CMES Robotics · Vision

Evidence notes
  • The contract equals 10.91% of CMES Robotics' latest reported annual revenue.
  • The performance period runs from 11 August 2026 through 31 March 2027.
  • The KRW1.4 billion contract equals 10.91% of CMES Robotics' latest reported annual revenue.
  • The 232-day performance period runs from 11 August 2026 through 31 March 2027.
Date
Event type Commercial Order
Segment Vision
Added to Korthos
DemonstrationHII Unmanned Systems

DIU recognizes successful completion of HII and MetalCraft ROMULUS-25 prototype programme

Defense

· demonstration · HII Unmanned Systems · Defense

Evidence notes
  • MetalCraft Marine supplied the 25-foot Watcher hull while HII integrated its Odyssey autonomous-control software, creating the ROMULUS-25 configuration evaluated through the programme.
  • The two prototypes were delivered in December 2025 and subsequently demonstrated autonomous mission behaviours during at-sea testing for the U.S. Marine Corps.
  • Successful prototype completion allows the Department of War to consider follow-on production through an Other Transaction Agreement without reopening a conventional competition.
Date
Event type Demonstration
Segment Defense
Added to Korthos
ManufacturingePropelled

ePropelled secures $60 million for U.S. propulsion-manufacturing expansion

Propulsion Components

· manufacturing · ePropelled · Propulsion Components

Evidence notes
  • Funding is being provided through the Department of War Industrial Base Analysis and Sustainment programme.
  • The larger facility is designed to increase planned production capacity by more than four times.
  • Expansion work covers automated production, precision motor manufacturing, controller assembly and propulsion-system testing.
Date
Company ePropelled
Event type Manufacturing
Segment Propulsion Components
Added to Korthos
AcquisitionJoby Aviation

Joby Aviation agrees to acquire Resonant Sciences for about $500 million

Avionics

· acquisition · Joby Aviation · Avionics

Evidence notes
  • Resonant Sciences is EBITDA-positive and supports active U.S. national-security programmes across radio-frequency sensing and signal processing.
  • The transaction adds classified infrastructure, qualified products, scaled production operations and established government-customer relationships to Joby.
  • Closing is targeted for the first half of 2027, subject to regulatory approvals and customary conditions.
Date
Event type Acquisition
Segment Avionics
Added to Korthos
Market SignalJoby Aviation

Joby Aviation establishes $750 million at-the-market equity programme

Avionics

· market signal · Joby Aviation · Avionics

Evidence notes
  • Morgan Stanley, J.P. Morgan, Allen & Company and BofA Securities are acting as sales agents.
  • Sales may be made at Joby's discretion under its effective Form S-3 shelf registration and the 11 August prospectus supplement.
  • Potential uses include certification, manufacturing, commercial operations and acquisitions or strategic investments.
Date
Event type Market Signal
Segment Avionics
Added to Korthos
Contract AwardGeneral Atomics Aeronautical Systems

Marine Corps exercises US$47.36 million MQ-9A support options

Defense

· contract award · General Atomics Aeronautical Systems · MQ-9A Reaper · Defense

Evidence notes
  • The modification covers engineering, logistics, software sustainment, payload integration and airworthiness support.
  • The work supports operational capability for the Marine Corps expeditionary medium-altitude, long-endurance unmanned-aircraft programme.
Date
Product MQ-9A Reaper
Event type Contract Award
Segment Defense
Added to Korthos
Product LaunchNoah Medical

Noah Medical commercially launches Galaxy II bronchoscopy software

Industrial

· product launch · Noah Medical · Industrial

Evidence notes
  • Physicians can switch between high-definition digital tomosynthesis and cone-beam CT during a procedure without moving to a separate platform.
  • The update combines navigation with real-time lesion and tool confirmation to address CT-to-body and tool-tissue divergence.
  • Noah cites published literature indicating that HD-DT can support most cases with up to ten times lower radiation dose than CBCT.
Date
Company Noah Medical
Event type Product Launch
Segment Industrial
Added to Korthos
Product LaunchRobot.com

Robot.com unveils R-dog last-mile delivery quadruped

Delivery

· product launch · Robot.com · R Dog · Delivery

Evidence notes
  • The platform is designed to traverse stairs, curbs and thresholds and carries mixed food and e-commerce payloads in a large enclosed compartment.
  • An unattended drop-off mechanism is paired with two display surfaces that can support advertising and customer interaction.
  • Robot.com targets initial commercial deployments in 2027 and says its wider fleet has completed more than 2.5 million tasks across the United States, Canada, Dubai and the Middle East.
Date
Company Robot.com
Product R Dog
Event type Product Launch
Segment Delivery
Added to Korthos
Market SignalStereotaxis

Stereotaxis reports first GenesisX U.S. purchase and catheter growth

Surgical

· market signal · Stereotaxis · Surgical

Evidence notes
  • Quarterly revenue from the company's robotic catheters exceeded $1 million, up 270% sequentially.
  • A U.S. hospital placed the first GenesisX purchase, with installation planned for autumn 2026.
  • Multiple Synchrony digital operating-room systems were sold and installed after FDA clearance in April.
Date
Company Stereotaxis
Event type Market Signal
Segment Surgical
Added to Korthos
Contract AwardV2X

US Marine Corps awards V2X Tempest counter-UAS vehicle IDIQ

Defense

· contract award · V2X · Defense

Evidence notes
  • The US$19.06 million award covers 10 Tempest vehicles plus software, spares, training and associated services.
  • The vehicles are intended to provide counter-UAS protection for Marine Corps manoeuvre forces.
  • Vertex Modernization and Sustainment is the legal contract awardee within the V2X group.
Date
Company V2X
Event type Contract Award
Segment Defense
Added to Korthos
RegulatoryXTEND

XTEND business combination clears SEC review milestone

Defense

· regulatory · XTEND · Defense

Evidence notes
  • The information statement and prospectus began mailing to JFB shareholders of record on 11 August 2026.
  • Closing is targeted for 1 September, subject to customary conditions including approval to list the combined company's shares on the New York Stock Exchange.
  • The combined company is expected to be renamed XTEND AI Robotics and trade under the ticker XTND after closing.
Date
Company XTEND
Event type Regulatory
Segment Defense
Added to Korthos
FundingAtinary

Bruker invests in Atinary and expands self-driving-lab integration

Lab Automation

· funding · Atinary · Lab Automation

Evidence notes
  • The combined stack automates reagent handling, reactions, sampling and inline analysis in closed-loop experimental workflows.
  • Atinary’s SDLabs platform selects experiments and learns from instrument results while Chemspeed hardware executes laboratory steps.
  • The companies are extending an existing technical relationship into a strategic commercial collaboration.
Date
Company Atinary
Event type Funding
Segment Lab Automation
Added to Korthos
Market SignalClobot

Clobot fixes rights-offering price at KRW20,600 per share

Mission Software

· market signal · Clobot · Mission Software

Evidence notes
  • The shareholder rights offering is followed by a public sale of unsubscribed shares, and the final price is unchanged from the first issue price.
  • After KRW780 million of issue costs, Clobot plans to use KRW112.407 billion for securities acquisitions, led by KRW5.2 billion for all existing Doosan Logistics Solutions shares and KRW63.3 billion for new DLS shares.
  • Additional proceeds are allocated to DLS technical hiring and solution upgrades, plus KRW13.913 billion for overseas entities and international expansion.
Date
Company Clobot
Event type Market Signal
Segment Mission Software
Added to Korthos
Commercial OrderNeros Technologies

DIU awards Neros first 2,000-unit Drone Dominance bonus order

Defense

· commercial order · Neros Technologies · Defense

Evidence notes
  • Bonus orders are awarded on delivery performance rather than the programme's Gauntlet ranking.
  • Gauntlet 2 is scheduled to begin the following week at Fort Carson, Colorado.
Date
Event type Commercial Order
Segment Defense
Added to Korthos
FundingGuoao Technology

Guoao Technology raises nearly RMB100m in Series A+ funding

Industrial

· funding · Guoao Technology · Industrial

Evidence notes
  • Shenzhen Capital Group, Cornerstone Capital and Guangdong Technology Financial Group participated in the round.
  • Guoao said G-Tools has been sold to Bosch and is in pre-operation on production lines at several large manufacturers.
  • The capital is allocated to robot mass production and the build-out of a dedicated robotics business unit.
Date
Event type Funding
Segment Industrial
Added to Korthos
FundingGuangdong Huilun Technology

Huilun Technology secures over RMB100m financing

Humanoid

· funding · Guangdong Huilun Technology · Humanoid

Evidence notes
  • CRRC Guochuang Fund, CMB International and Sichuan science-and-technology innovation investors participated in the round.
  • Proceeds will support vertical-model optimisation, automotive-production and service deployments, core-hardware iteration and senior talent recruitment.
  • GAC Group established Huilun as the market-oriented operating company for its humanoid-robotics programme.
Date
Event type Funding
Segment Humanoid
Added to Korthos
FundingModuTech

ModuTech raises Pre-A funding for tactile-sensing scale-up

Sensors

· funding · ModuTech · Sensors

Evidence notes
  • Falcon Investment and Yihua Capital invested in the round.
  • The company develops pressure-temperature tactile modules, robot-data collection systems and tactile models for humanoids and dexterous hands.
  • Proceeds will support sensing R&D, production-line expansion and overseas market development.
Date
Company ModuTech
Event type Funding
Segment Sensors
Added to Korthos
FundingNeros Technologies

Neros raises $250 million Series C at $2.5 billion valuation

Defense

· funding · Neros Technologies · Defense

Evidence notes
  • Interlagos, Valor Equity Partners, Allen & Company, Thiel Capital, Spark Capital and Figma co-founder Dylan Field also participated.
  • The capital will accelerate production ramps and development of Archer AI, an FPV platform with terminal guidance and GPS-denied position hold.
  • Neros is also developing Bandit for Class 2 and 3 counter-UAS missions; both programs are designed for multi-asset control and combat deployment by year-end 2026.
Date
Event type Funding
Segment Defense
Added to Korthos
Contract AwardOndas

Ondas wins Israeli tender for Digital Bat tactical attack drones

Defense

· contract award · Ondas · Defense

Evidence notes
  • The programme covers the aerial platform, autonomous functionality, mission software, system engineering, production readiness and command-and-control compatibility.
  • Ondas is designing the system as a low-cost, scalable capability for rapid deployment across frontline combat units.
  • The award expands Ondas’s aerial-attack business within a broader autonomous defence portfolio spanning counter-UAS, ISR and unmanned ground systems.
Date
Company Ondas
Event type Contract Award
Segment Defense
Added to Korthos
Commercial OrderOuster

Ouster BlueCity wins 160-intersection Utah expansion

Perception

· commercial order · Ouster · Perception

Evidence notes
  • The expansion takes Utah’s contracted Ouster BlueCity footprint to nearly 300 intersections.
  • The programme introduces Ouster’s Rev8 OS1 Max lidar with native colour and advance detection at distances up to 500 feet.
  • Econolite integrates BlueCity detection with its traffic controllers and signal-management stack for UDOT.
Date
Company Ouster
Event type Commercial Order
Segment Perception
Added to Korthos
RegulatoryRoen Surgical

ROEN Surgical receives FDA clearance for Zamenix P

Surgical

· regulatory · Roen Surgical · Zamenix · Surgical

Evidence notes
  • Zamenix is designed for flexible ureteroscopic treatment of kidney and ureteral stones using a patient-side robot and surgeon console.
  • The platform remotely controls scope insertion, rotation and deflection together with laser and stone-basket instruments.
  • ROEN described the clearance as the regulatory step enabling commercialization of the system in the United States.
Date
Product Zamenix
Event type Regulatory
Segment Surgical
Added to Korthos
Contract AwardSwarm Aero

Swarm Aero secures more than $10m in AFRL manufacturing contracts

Defense

· contract award · Swarm Aero · Defense

Evidence notes
  • The manufacturing work supports Swarm Aero’s planned mass-producible Group 5 autonomous aircraft.
  • A related AFRL Phase II programme applies high-automation commercial composite processes to low-cost aerostructure production.
  • The company is developing the aircraft alongside a swarm-autonomy architecture for coordinated operations.
Date
Company Swarm Aero
Event type Contract Award
Segment Defense
Added to Korthos
Contract AwardTEKEVER

TEKEVER signs Portuguese Air Force contract for two AR5 aircraft

Aerial

· contract award · TEKEVER · AR5 · Aerial

Evidence notes
  • The procurement includes a ground-control station, the ATLAS mission system and operator training so the Air Force can run the aircraft directly.
  • The authorised programme value is up to €7,796,747.97 before VAT and is financed through Portugal’s Military Programming Law.
  • Aircraft acceptance and initial operating capability are expected in September, followed by a second training phase in October.
Date
Company TEKEVER
Product AR5
Event type Contract Award
Segment Aerial
Added to Korthos
Commercial OrderYujin Robot

Yujin Robot wins KRW3.45bn AUMOVIO India automation contract

Industrial

· commercial order · Yujin Robot · Industrial

Evidence notes
  • The award equals approximately 12.25% of Yujin Robot’s latest reported annual revenue.
  • The scope includes Frame Box Loading, Cover Glass Box Load and related automated-production-line systems.
  • Contract work is scheduled to run through January 2027.
Date
Company Yujin Robot
Event type Commercial Order
Segment Industrial
Added to Korthos
FundingZhongke Xinzhi

Zhongke Xinzhi completes angel financing

Foundation Models

· funding · Zhongke Xinzhi · Foundation Models

Evidence notes
  • Shanghai Xinzhi Yan Enterprise Management Partnership invested in the round.
  • The company will use the capital for model iteration and compliant data development, intelligent-hardware design and production preparation, and perception-module deployment.
  • Zhongke Xinzhi is developing a model-to-hardware stack intended to give embodied systems richer multimodal understanding of human emotional state.
Date
Event type Funding
Segment Foundation Models
Added to Korthos
FundingAcorn Robot

Acorn Robot closes Angel round and releases Natus AGE-0

Industrial

· funding · Acorn Robot · Industrial

Evidence notes
  • China Merchants Venture Capital and NIO Capital co-led the undisclosed Angel round, with Shuimu Tsinghua Alumni Seed Fund also participating.
  • Acorn describes Natus AGE-0 as a tactile, interaction-first model intended to work across robot bodies and materials without large task-specific pretraining datasets.
  • The company allocated proceeds to model development, product engineering, brand building and commercial-team expansion after a near-RMB100 million seed round disclosed in June.
Date
Company Acorn Robot
Event type Funding
Segment Industrial
Added to Korthos
AcquisitionArcher Aviation

Archer agrees to acquire Boeing’s Wisk Aero, Insitu and SkyGrid subsidiaries

Aerial

· acquisition · Archer Aviation · Aerial

Evidence notes
  • Wisk adds six generations of autonomous eVTOL development and more than 1,700 flight tests.
  • Insitu has built more than 3,500 uncrewed aircraft systems deployed across 35 countries and generates more than $200 million in annual revenue.
  • SkyGrid contributes aircraft-agnostic airspace-management software; the acquired businesses bring nearly two million combined flight hours of operating data.
Date
Event type Acquisition
Segment Aerial
Added to Korthos
AwardAurrigo

Aurrigo awarded £1.43m for SENTRY autonomous-airport programme

Automotive

· award · Aurrigo · Automotive

Evidence notes
  • SENTRY will use Auto-Shuttle vehicles for perimeter security patrols and runway or taxiway inspection.
  • The programme is planned to progress from controlled testing into live airport operations at Teesside International Airport and later Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport.
  • The award funds a defined operational programme rather than representing general corporate financing.
Date
Company Aurrigo
Event type Award
Segment Automotive
Added to Korthos
AwardCalyo

Calyo secures £1.25m for all-weather 3-D ultrasound programme

Sensors

· award · Calyo · Sensors

Evidence notes
  • DRIVEN BY SOUND+ combines Calyo PULSE sensing, PxAI edge compute, AI perception and multisensor fusion with vehicle control.
  • The programme targets on-road validation at TRL 6–7 in rain, fog, spray, glare and low-light conditions.
  • The work is intended to demonstrate ultrasound as a complementary perception layer rather than replace the full vehicle sensor suite.
Date
Company Calyo
Event type Award
Segment Sensors
Added to Korthos
Product LaunchDroneShield

DroneShield launches portable RfRecon RF intelligence platform

Defense

· product launch · DroneShield · Defense

Evidence notes
  • RfRecon combines ultra-wideband spectrum awareness, precision direction finding and RfAI-3 signal intelligence in one portable system.
  • The platform supports Bluetooth and Wi-Fi Remote ID, AIS and ADS-B detection, integrated GNSS and hardware-based security.
  • DroneShield made RfRecon immediately available to qualified defence, government and security customers worldwide.
Date
Company DroneShield
Event type Product Launch
Segment Defense
Added to Korthos
Contract AwardEpirus

Epirus receives $11 million Marine Corps award for HAVOC

Defense

· contract award · Epirus · Defense

Evidence notes
  • HAVOC packages Leonidas-derived high-power-microwave technology on a universal sled mount to protect mobile forces and forward assets from drone swarms.
  • The Office of Naval Research manages the programme, which follows Epirus's earlier ExDECS delivery for Marine Corps evaluation.
  • Epirus said the award includes a HAVOC system, testing, training and support; its facilities can support low-rate output of roughly one system per week.
Date
Company Epirus
Event type Contract Award
Segment Defense
Added to Korthos
AwardFusion Processing

Fusion Processing and Alexander Dennis receive £3.88m for Level 4 Connector programme

Automotive

· award · Fusion Processing · Automotive

Evidence notes
  • An existing Enviro100AEV will receive dual-redundant actuation for no-user-in-charge operation.
  • A larger Level 4 Enviro200AEV will be added to the Connector fleet.
  • The programme advances an existing public-road service toward a repeatable commercial vehicle and autonomy package.
Date
Event type Award
Segment Automotive
Added to Korthos
AwardGravis Robotics

Gravis Robotics and Flannery funded for multi-excavator autonomy programme

Construction

· award · Gravis Robotics · Construction

Evidence notes
  • The programme covers autonomous trenching, bulk excavation and truck loading.
  • Testing will extend Gravis’s retrofit autonomy stack into a six-excavator, multi-machine trial with UK plant-hire company Flannery.
  • The funded work is designed to validate coordinated autonomous earthmoving in operating conditions.
Date
Event type Award
Segment Construction
Added to Korthos
DeploymentHyundai Motor Group

Hyundai E&C pilots tethered watering drone at demolition site

Industrial

· deployment · Hyundai Motor Group · Industrial

Evidence notes
  • The drone directs 50 litres of water per minute across a 12-to-15-metre radius to suppress dust in areas difficult or unsafe for workers and conventional equipment.
  • A continuous power cable and water hose remove onboard battery-duration and tank-capacity limits while allowing operators to retarget the spray as demolition progresses.
  • The same construction R&D programme includes wearable robots, material-transport robots, cleaning robots, Spot quadrupeds and autonomous drone stations.
Date
Event type Deployment
Segment Industrial
Added to Korthos
DeploymentHyundai WIA

Hyundai WIA begins residential parking-robot pilot in Siheung

Industrial

· deployment · Hyundai WIA · Industrial

Evidence notes
  • Each system uses a pair of 110-millimetre-high robots that lift vehicles by the wheels, move omnidirectionally at up to 1.2 metres per second and handle up to 3.4 tonnes.
  • The Korean smart-city regulatory-sandbox project will measure wait time, parking success, robot uptime, throughput and space efficiency in residential operation.
  • Hyundai expects the layout to improve parking capacity by 20–50% and plans standard operating models for residential, commercial, public and transport buildings.
Date
Company Hyundai WIA
Event type Deployment
Segment Industrial
Added to Korthos
FundingKnowin (诺因智能)

Knowin completes RMB500 million Angel++ financing

Humanoid

· funding · Knowin (诺因智能) · KNOWIN-X1 · Humanoid

Evidence notes
  • Redpoint China, SenseTime Guoxiang Capital, Walden Technology and L2F Guangyuan Entrepreneurs Fund participated in the round.
  • The capital will support GLOW model development and expansion of the company's engineering team.
  • Knowin will also fund engineering validation and mass-production preparation for the KNOWIN-X1 home robot.
Date
Product KNOWIN-X1
Event type Funding
Segment Humanoid
Added to Korthos
RegulatoryLivsMed

LivsMed submits STARK surgical robot for Korean approval

Surgical

· regulatory · LivsMed · Surgical

Evidence notes
  • STARK applies LivsMed's articulating-instrument technology to modular robotic arms intended to fit existing operating rooms without major layout changes.
  • Its instruments articulate by up to 90 degrees in multiple directions, extending the company from handheld laparoscopic tools into robot-assisted surgery.
  • The system debuted in Korea in May and appeared at the Society of Robotic Surgery meeting in July before the approval submission.
Date
Company LivsMed
Event type Regulatory
Segment Surgical
Added to Korthos
AcquisitionOndas

Ondas closes Cyberhawk acquisition

Defense

· acquisition · Ondas · Defense

Evidence notes
  • Cyberhawk serves utilities, energy, renewables, mining and other industrial customers with software-enabled inspection and visual asset intelligence.
  • The acquisition adds Cyberhawk's proprietary visual-data platform, AI analytics and customer relationships to Ondas' autonomous-systems portfolio.
  • Ondas said the transaction closed on 10 August 2026 and that a related Form 8-K would be filed with the SEC that day.
Date
Company Ondas
Event type Acquisition
Segment Defense
Added to Korthos
DemonstrationRaytheon

Raytheon and CET demonstrate HADALUS autonomous undersea vehicle

Defense

· demonstration · Raytheon · Defense

Evidence notes
  • HADALUS completed a submerged launch and at-sea mission sequence during the Navy exercise.
  • The companies describe the vehicle as having more than 2,000 nautical miles of endurance and said the integrated prototype moved from concept to water in under 18 months.
  • The demonstration showed the integrated low-cost, long-endurance capability in water; this record does not infer a product launch or production order.
Date
Company Raytheon
Event type Demonstration
Segment Defense
Added to Korthos
Market SignalSwitchBot

SwitchBot KATA Friends enters Japan's TAIS welfare-equipment directory

Consumer

· market signal · SwitchBot · Consumer

Evidence notes
  • The white Noa model received TAIS code 02364-000006 and the grey Nico model received 02364-000007.
  • The directory lists product specifications, functions and a ¥129,800 retail price for care providers, municipalities and welfare-equipment specialists.
  • TAIS registration is an information-system listing and does not itself confer long-term-care insurance reimbursement or local subsidy eligibility.
Date
Company SwitchBot
Event type Market Signal
Segment Consumer
Added to Korthos
FundingCambridge Aerospace

Cambridge Aerospace raises $300 million Series C at $3.4 billion valuation

Defense

· funding · Cambridge Aerospace · Defense

Evidence notes
  • DFJ Growth led the round; Lux Capital, Accel, Lakestar, Never Lift, Ora Global and Elad Gil & Co also participated.
  • The same company disclosure confirmed a separate $200 million Series B completed in April 2026 at a $1.3 billion valuation.
  • Cambridge Aerospace said the capital would support hiring, manufacturing expansion and research and development.
  • DFJ Growth led the round; Lux Capital, Accel, Lakestar, Never Lift, Ora Global and Elad Gil also invested.
  • The financing took Cambridge Aerospace's total capital raised since 2024 to more than $630 million.
  • Proceeds support Skyhammer and Starhammer production, with Skyhammer output targeted at 2,500 units per month by March 2027.
Date
Event type Funding
Segment Defense
Added to Korthos
PartnershipSolidRun

SolidRun and Leopard Imaging validate Hailo-15 edge-AI vision integration

AI Compute

· partnership · SolidRun · AI Compute

Evidence notes
  • Leopard Imaging's Sony IMX678- and IMX334-based MIPI CSI-2 camera modules were validated and optimized for SolidRun's Hailo-15 System-on-Module and HummingBoard Hailo-15 AIOT platforms.
  • The integrated platform provides dual 12-megapixel image-signal processors and up to 20 TOPS of edge-AI performance for real-time vision workloads.
  • The jointly validated solution was available immediately for robotics, autonomous machines, industrial automation, transportation, security and medical-imaging development.
Date
Company SolidRun
Event type Partnership
Segment AI Compute
Added to Korthos
Market SignalDrone Volt

Drone Volt expands international Drone-as-a-Service operator network

Aerial

· market signal · Drone Volt · Aerial

Evidence notes
  • Services, training and Drone-as-a-Service represented 71% of first-half 2026 revenue and 94% of gross margin.
  • The operating network spans multiple countries and supports recurring inspection and measurement missions without requiring customers to own aircraft.
  • Drone Volt said 95% of reports were delivered within 48 hours; one recent month covered nearly 60,000 images and 2,067 stockpiles.
Date
Company Drone Volt
Event type Market Signal
Segment Aerial
Added to Korthos
FundingEagleSight Dynamics

EagleSight Dynamics closes tens-of-millions-yuan Series A

Aerial

· funding · EagleSight Dynamics · Aerial

Evidence notes
  • Capital will support production inventory and market expansion for Eagle X, team growth, and development of next-generation flapping-wing systems and the Vortrix simulation engine.
  • The round follows the company's seed and angel financing and its May 2026 Pre-A, extending a rapid sequence of private financings.
Date
Event type Funding
Segment Aerial
Added to Korthos
Product LaunchGMO AI & Robotics Corporation

GMO AIR launches GMO SAFE security service for humanoid deployments

Industrial

· product launch · GMO AI & Robotics Corporation · Industrial

Evidence notes
  • The service begins with model-specific cyber-security risk assessment covering the robot and its intended operating environment.
  • GMO AIR and GMO Cybersecurity by Ierae configure secure robot, network, peripheral and software environments before deployment.
  • Ongoing support includes vulnerability monitoring and network-operations oversight after the robot enters service.
Date
Event type Product Launch
Segment Industrial
Added to Korthos
Market SignalHarmonic Drive Systems

Harmonic Drive Systems Q1 orders rise 55.7% to JPY 24.13 billion

Motion Components

· market signal · Harmonic Drive Systems · Motion Components

Evidence notes
  • Revenue increased 23.6% to JPY 16.68 billion, while operating profit rose to JPY 1.84 billion from JPY 122 million.
  • Industrial-robot sales increased as growth in Japan and Europe more than offset lower sales in China.
  • The company received a large North American surgical-robot order and reported continued demand from AI-related data-centre and advanced-semiconductor investment.
Date
Event type Market Signal
Segment Motion Components
Added to Korthos
Market SignalKawasaki Heavy Industries

Kawasaki robotics orders reach JPY 35.6 billion in FY2026 first quarter

Industrial

· market signal · Kawasaki Heavy Industries · Industrial

Evidence notes
  • Robotics orders increased by JPY 15.4 billion year over year, while robotics revenue increased by JPY 2.6 billion.
  • Revenue from semiconductor-manufacturing robots rose to JPY 12.5 billion from JPY 9.0 billion as AI and memory investment supported demand.
  • General-purpose robot revenue increased to JPY 6.2 billion from JPY 5.1 billion, while automotive assembly and painting robot revenue declined to JPY 5.0 billion from JPY 5.8 billion.
Date
Event type Market Signal
Segment Industrial
Added to Korthos
Market SignalMDA Space

MDA Space reports C$99.5 million in Q2 robotics revenue

Space

· market signal · MDA Space · Canadarm3 · Space

Evidence notes
  • First-half Robotics & Space Operations revenue reached C$191.1 million, up 15.6% from C$165.3 million a year earlier.
  • Quarterly segment revenue increased by C$11.5 million, while first-half segment revenue increased by C$25.8 million.
  • MDA Space attributed both increases to a higher volume of work on the Canadarm3 programme.
Date
Company MDA Space
Product Canadarm3
Event type Market Signal
Segment Space
Added to Korthos
FundingOmmo Technologies

Ommo Technologies raises Series A to scale magnetic spatial tracking

Localization

· funding · Ommo Technologies · Localization

Evidence notes
  • VMS Group and an unnamed fund co-led the round, while Kangjun Capital participated; Pointstone Capital acted as financial adviser.
  • The proceeds will fund core product iteration and mass-production infrastructure rather than a disclosed acquisition or customer programme.
  • Ommo is expanding the tracking platform across embodied intelligence, advanced manufacturing and medical applications.
Date
Event type Funding
Segment Localization
Added to Korthos
AwardRobros

ROBROS joins Crest-led KIRIA humanoid battery-system demonstration

Humanoid

· award · Robros · IGRIS-C · Humanoid

Evidence notes
  • The demonstration will run through the end of 2026 and cover Crest's intelligent BMS, hot-swappable battery pack and charging-station architecture.
  • ROBROS will provide the IGRIS-C industrial humanoid as the exact validation platform.
  • A three-year results-utilisation period is intended to move the validated component system toward commercialisation after the demonstration.
Date
Company Robros
Product IGRIS-C
Event type Award
Segment Humanoid
Added to Korthos
Commercial OrderRocketDNA

RocketDNA receives about A$1 million of BMA xBot extensions

Aerial

· commercial order · RocketDNA · Aerial

Evidence notes
  • The extensions maintain operations at broadly current levels for at least three months through October 2026.
  • RocketDNA’s programme combines on-site xBot drone-in-a-box systems with remotely supervised flights and processed survey-data delivery.
  • The customer is BHP Mitsubishi Alliance, a major coal producer operating multiple mines in the Bowen Basin.
Date
Company RocketDNA
Event type Commercial Order
Segment Aerial
Added to Korthos
FundingTriOrb

TriOrb adds JPY 300 million blended Series B second close

Warehouse Logistics

· funding · TriOrb · Warehouse Logistics

Evidence notes
  • JBIC and Toyota Tsusho participated in the equity portion of the second close, while Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation provided debt.
  • TriOrb disclosed a JPY 300 million combined package but did not disclose the equity/debt split, so no numeric private-round amount is stored.
  • The company said cumulative financing reached JPY 4.53 billion and the capital would support mass production, U.S. expansion and organisational growth.
Date
Company TriOrb
Event type Funding
Segment Warehouse Logistics
Added to Korthos
Market SignalAEye Inc

AEye expands to 25 revenue-generating customers as Q2 revenue rises nine-fold

Perception

· market signal · AEye Inc · Perception

Evidence notes
  • The customer count increased 19% from Q1, while total commercial engagements grew 25% and active quotations increased by roughly 40%.
  • Defence engagements doubled quarter over quarter and AEye's lead defence customer placed a third consecutive paid order.
  • The company is evaluating Apollo lidar across uncrewed aerial and ground vehicles and counter-UAS applications.
Date
Company AEye Inc
Event type Market Signal
Segment Perception
Added to Korthos
DeploymentChengxin Zhilian

Chengxin begins nearly 100-robot public-security deployment programme

Inspection

· deployment · Chengxin Zhilian · Inspection

Evidence notes
  • An initial 30 autonomous Xun 1 quadrupeds were handed over on 6 August at the Hubei Humanoid Robot Innovation Center.
  • The robots receive cloud-assigned tasks and use Chengxin's positioning and navigation stack for autonomous patrol operation.
  • The programme extends Chengxin's operating footprint beyond earlier station, tunnel and chemical-park deployments.
Date
Event type Deployment
Segment Inspection
Added to Korthos
DeploymentD-Fend Solutions

D-Fend discloses EnforceAir World Cup deployments across North America

Defense

· deployment · D-Fend Solutions · Defense

Evidence notes
  • National, federal, state and local agencies selected the system to protect matches, surrounding venues and critical infrastructure.
  • D-Fend and its public-safety partners kept the deployments confidential before and during the tournament.
  • Named operators included the Pennsylvania State Police, Atlanta Police Department, Cobb County Police Department and Mexico City Police.
Date
Event type Deployment
Segment Defense
Added to Korthos
Production MilestoneEU Motors

EU Motors plans U.S. stator and robotic-assembly expansion

Actuation

· production milestone · EU Motors · Actuation

Evidence notes
  • The Hallandale Beach expansion will add in-house stator production and company-designed automated assembly cells.
  • Installed automated capacity stands at 100,000 motors per month, and the existing footprint can support a rapid doubling of output.
  • The company targets more than 350,000 motors in 2026 and described its confirmed 2027 pipeline as exceeding one million units.
Date
Company EU Motors
Event type Production Milestone
Segment Actuation
Added to Korthos
Market SignalKodiak AI

Kodiak expands customer-owned driverless fleet to 35 trucks

Logistics

· market signal · Kodiak AI · Kodiak Driver · Logistics

Evidence notes
  • Paid driverless operating hours increased 71% from Q1, while the fleet moved more than 300,000 tons of freight during the quarter.
  • Q2 revenue reached $3.5 million, up 91% sequentially, and cumulative driverless loads exceeded 20,000.
  • Kodiak reported 91% autonomy readiness in July and introduced the seventh-generation Kodiak Driver hardware configuration.
Date
Company Kodiak AI
Event type Market Signal
Segment Logistics
Added to Korthos
Market SignalMicroVision

MicroVision reaches $1.5 million Q2 revenue and signs autonomous-hauling agreement

Perception

· market signal · MicroVision · HALO · Perception

Evidence notes
  • Revenue increased from $0.2 million a year earlier, while expected 2026 cash burn improved to approximately $60 million.
  • The unnamed construction and mining OEM will use IRIS as a development bridge toward MicroVision’s HALO lidar architecture.
  • The agreement expands MicroVision’s lidar work beyond road vehicles into heavy autonomous equipment for construction and mining.
Date
Company MicroVision
Product HALO
Event type Market Signal
Segment Perception
Added to Korthos
Market SignalOuster

Ouster reports record $55 million Q2 revenue and ships more than 17,000 sensors

Perception

· market signal · Ouster · Perception

Evidence notes
  • Product revenue reached $53 million, with lidar sensors accounting for 53% of shipped units.
  • Revenue increased 12% sequentially as Ouster expanded shipments across robotics, industrial, smart-infrastructure and automotive programmes.
  • The company guided Q3 revenue to $54.5 million to $57.5 million.
Date
Company Ouster
Event type Market Signal
Segment Perception
Added to Korthos
Market SignalRed Cat

Red Cat Q2 revenue rises 527% to $20.2 million

Defense

· market signal · Red Cat · Defense

Evidence notes
  • Gross profit reached $3.3 million and gross margin was 16.1%, improving both year over year and sequentially.
  • Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash totalled $325.6 million at quarter end.
  • Management tied the scale-up to defence-system deliveries and continued investment in production capacity across its aerial and maritime portfolio.
Date
Company Red Cat
Event type Market Signal
Segment Defense
Added to Korthos
Market SignalServe Robotics

Serve cuts 2026 revenue outlook after lower Uber Eats volume

Delivery

· market signal · Serve Robotics · Delivery

Evidence notes
  • The revised outlook reflects lower-than-expected Uber Eats delivery volume, including a sequential decline during Q2 and removal of projected second-half demand.
  • Revenue still increased 9% from Q1, while DoorDash-derived revenue grew nearly 50% sequentially.
  • Serve ended the quarter with $240.4 million in cash and equivalents as it continued expanding its delivery-robot network.
Date
Event type Market Signal
Segment Delivery
Added to Korthos
FundingVexev

Vexev raises $6 million for VxWave U.S. commercialization

Healthcare

· funding · Vexev · Healthcare

Evidence notes
  • VxWave combines robotics, AI and ultrasound to automate three-dimensional upper-limb vascular imaging, initially for dialysis vascular-access workflows.
  • A multisite U.S. Renal Care study achieved a 94% scanning success rate when the investigational system was used by non-specialist staff.
  • TreeArc Investment Group, TEN13, Bioshore Ventures and Alumni Ventures joined existing backers including Blackbird Ventures and Neotribe Ventures.
Date
Company Vexev
Event type Funding
Segment Healthcare
Added to Korthos
FundingAcrab

Acrab raises $130 million Series B

AI Compute

· funding · Acrab · AI Compute

Evidence notes
  • Existing investors Vertex Ventures SEA & India and Vertex Growth participated alongside institutional investors from Europe and Southeast Asia.
  • Capital will support product scaling, ecosystem expansion and development of Acrab's next-generation computing platform.
  • Industrial deployments are becoming visible after the launch of the GΞLIX 1-powered Agent Box platform, with revenue expected during 2026.
Date
Company Acrab
Event type Funding
Segment AI Compute
Added to Korthos
Market SignalArbe Robotics Ltd.

Arbe reports $0.7 million Q2 revenue as radar deliveries and robotaxi trials advance

Perception

· market signal · Arbe Robotics Ltd. · Perception

Evidence notes
  • Second-quarter revenue increased to $0.7 million from $0.3 million a year earlier, while backlog stood at $1 million on June 30.
  • Arbe began delivering radar systems directly from its production line for defence and homeland-security programmes, with additional shipments expected as output ramps.
  • Vehicles integrating Arbe radar systems have commenced on-road robotaxi trials, and the company remains active in further robotaxi bid processes.
Date
Event type Market Signal
Segment Perception
Added to Korthos
FundingAtlas Motion

Atlas Motion emerges from stealth with $11.5 million seed

Actuation

· funding · Atlas Motion · Actuation

Evidence notes
  • Also Capital, Enea Capital, Mana Ventures, Sunflower and Ravelin joined the round alongside individual defence-technology operators.
  • Atlas said it had shipped custom motors to 14 customers and was operating production capacity of about 10,000 motors per month.
  • The capital will support a second manufacturing facility in the Philippines, team growth and further development of its Vector design and factory-software layer.
Date
Company Atlas Motion
Event type Funding
Segment Actuation
Added to Korthos
PartnershipBedrock Ocean Exploration

Bedrock and First Marine Solutions establish UK autonomous-survey hub

Inspection

· partnership · Bedrock Ocean Exploration · Inspection

Evidence notes
  • A complete Bedrock autonomous underwater vehicle kit will be stationed locally to support mobilisation across the United Kingdom and Europe.
  • First Marine Solutions will provide the regional operating base, logistics and offshore support around Bedrock survey missions.
  • The arrangement expands access to Bedrock hardware and data services without disclosing a minimum mission volume or contract value.
Date
Event type Partnership
Segment Inspection
Added to Korthos
Market SignalBrain Corp

Brain Corp reports 68% H1 growth in global robot deployments

Development Platform

· market signal · Brain Corp · Development Platform

Evidence notes
  • BrainOS-powered fleets logged more than 5.3 million autonomous operating hours during H1, an increase of 24% year over year.
  • The disclosure measures deployments across Brain Corp's enterprise autonomy platform rather than unit sales of a single robot model.
  • The company attributed growth to expanding enterprise use of autonomous floor-care and inventory workflows.
Date
Company Brain Corp
Event type Market Signal
Segment Development Platform
Added to Korthos
Market SignalCarvolix

Carvolix secures up to EUR30 million structured debt facility

Healthcare

· market signal · Carvolix · Healthcare

Evidence notes
  • The facility provides up to EUR30 million across four tranches, including an immediate EUR10 million draw.
  • A second EUR10 million tranche is linked to FDA approval of the Tavipilot robot; the financing includes convertible bonds and warrants.
  • Proceeds are allocated to commercialisation, industrialisation and market-access work for Tavipilot and Kalios.
Date
Company Carvolix
Event type Market Signal
Segment Healthcare
Added to Korthos
Market SignalDaifuku Co., Ltd.

Daifuku raises FY2026 outlook after H1 orders reach JPY440.1 billion

Warehouse Logistics

· market signal · Daifuku Co., Ltd. · Warehouse Logistics

Evidence notes
  • First-half orders increased 31.6% year on year to JPY440.1 billion, with intralogistics orders among the areas of growth.
  • Daifuku raised its FY2026 order forecast to a range of JPY860 billion to JPY900 billion.
  • The company also raised its full-year sales forecast to JPY735 billion and operating-income forecast to JPY113 billion.
Date
Event type Market Signal
Segment Warehouse Logistics
Added to Korthos
Market SignalUnitree

DeepSeek invests RMB140.8 million through Unitree IPO placement

Humanoid

· market signal · Unitree · B1 · Humanoid

Evidence notes
  • The allocation represents an approximately 2.31% stake in Unitree.
  • The companies also disclosed an embodied-intelligence collaboration combining DeepSeek AI models with Unitree robot systems and training data.
  • The investment was made as part of Unitree's IPO strategic placement rather than a private venture round.
Date
Company Unitree
Product B1
Event type Market Signal
Segment Humanoid
Added to Korthos
Contract AwardDZYNE Technologies

DZYNE receives more than $6 million AFRL award for Long-Range Grasshopper

Defense

· contract award · DZYNE Technologies · Defense

Evidence notes
  • The work covers enhancements to the Long-Range Grasshopper autonomous launch-and-landing system under an Air Force Research Laboratory contract valued at more than $6 million.
  • The programme will advance long-range precision delivery and contested-logistics applications for the autonomous glider system.
  • Earlier 2024–2025 testing validated autonomous deployment, jet-engine air-start, extended-range navigation and precision payload delivery; the Grasshopper glider architecture has carried payloads of up to 500 pounds.
Date
Event type Contract Award
Segment Defense
Added to Korthos
CapabilityForSight Robotics

ForSight expands JASPER first-in-human cataract study to 26 patients

Surgical

· capability · ForSight Robotics · Surgical

Evidence notes
  • All 26 procedures were completed robotically within the standard clinical workflow without conversion to manual surgery.
  • The new cohort extends the initial twelve-patient first-in-human experience with another fourteen procedures.
  • The company is using the study to evaluate repeatability and workflow integration for one of the world's most common surgical procedures.
Date
Event type Capability
Segment Surgical
Added to Korthos
Contract AwardGinkgo Bioworks

Ginkgo wins autonomous-laboratory projects at three U.S. universities

Lab Automation

· contract award · Ginkgo Bioworks · Lab Automation

Evidence notes
  • The new autonomous-laboratory projects cover Caltech, Northwestern University and the University of Maryland.
  • The MIT Media Lab's Cloud Laboratory for Learning will deploy Ginkgo Reconfigurable Automation Carts.
  • The projects extend Ginkgo's modular laboratory robotics from its internal Nebula and Cloud Lab infrastructure into university research and education sites.
Date
Event type Contract Award
Segment Lab Automation
Added to Korthos
FundingHadrian

Hadrian raises $1.37 billion Series D at $7.87 billion valuation

Manufacturing

· funding · Hadrian · Manufacturing

Evidence notes
  • WCM Investment Management, Washington Harbour Partners, Valor Equity Partners, 137 Ventures and Baillie Gifford co-led the round; JPMorganChase joined as anchor co-lead.
  • The round also included 1789 Capital and participation from Morgan Stanley Wealth Management, Apollo-managed funds, T. Rowe Price-advised accounts, CapitalG, Andreessen Horowitz, Founders Fund, Lux Capital, Altimeter and Construct Capital.
  • Hadrian said the equity would fund new factories, expanded R&D and additional production capabilities.
  • The completed Series D totals $1.37 billion, following Hadrian's $260 million Series C just over a year earlier.
  • The financing values Hadrian at just under $8 billion on a post-money basis.
  • Hadrian applies AI, robotics and its Opus software across automated factories producing parts for aerospace and defence customers.
Date
Company Hadrian
Event type Funding
Segment Manufacturing
Added to Korthos
Contract AwardPath Robotics

HII signs up to $900M in HYPR production agreements with Path and GrayMatter

Industrial

· contract award · Path Robotics · Industrial

Evidence notes
  • HII may award up to $900 million in combined work to Path Robotics and GrayMatter Robotics over seven years.
  • Awards depend on technology, manufacturing-readiness and performance milestones.
  • The agreements cover development, qualification and later sourcing of autonomous shipbuilding processes.
Date
Event type Contract Award
Segment Industrial
Added to Korthos
FundingiXs

iXs adds Ricoh as shareholder through RICOH Innovation Fund

Inspection

· funding · iXs · Inspection

Evidence notes
  • Ricoh cited iXs' field implementation capability, robotics technology and the growth of social and industrial infrastructure maintenance.
  • The companies plan to combine Ricoh's customer access and data expertise with iXs robots, AI, XR and 3D-data solutions.
Date
Company iXs
Event type Funding
Segment Inspection
Added to Korthos
PartnershipMBody AI

MBody AI secures exclusive U.S. rights for outdoor cleaning robots

Development Platform

· partnership · MBody AI · Development Platform

Evidence notes
  • The covered states are Nevada, Arizona, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, California and Connecticut.
  • MBody has already run the solution with a major U.S. gaming and hospitality operator, which the company expects to continue and expand.
  • The outdoor system is designed to coordinate multiple robot types and brands through MBody AI Orchestrator, with the sales team now offering it to additional customers.
Date
Company MBody AI
Event type Partnership
Segment Development Platform
Added to Korthos
RegulatoryMerlin

Merlin Pilot reaches SOI 3 in New Zealand certification programme

Avionics

· regulatory · Merlin · Avionics

Evidence notes
  • SOI 3 confirms that the software has been tested and verified against the requirements agreed for the Part 23 certification programme.
  • Merlin and the regulator also concluded an issue paper defining the certification approach and evidence required for AI/ML-based natural-language processing.
  • The programme is being conducted with CAANZ in coordination with the U.S. FAA under a bilateral aviation-safety agreement.
Date
Company Merlin
Event type Regulatory
Segment Avionics
Added to Korthos
FundingNeXtera Robotics

Oshkosh makes strategic equity investment in NeXtera Robotics

Construction

· funding · NeXtera Robotics · Construction

Evidence notes
  • The companies plan to combine NeXtera's autonomous construction robots and AI job-site intelligence with JLG connected equipment.
  • The investment supports Oshkosh's Job Site of the Future programme around safety, productivity and automation.
Date
Event type Funding
Segment Construction
Added to Korthos
Market SignalPalladyne AI Corp.

Palladyne AI reports $5.8 million Q2 revenue and $24.6 million backlog

Industrial

· market signal · Palladyne AI Corp. · Industrial

Evidence notes
  • Second-quarter revenue reached $5.8 million, up 470% year on year and 63% sequentially.
  • Backlog was $24.6 million at June 30 after approximately $13 million of new contract awards during the quarter, net of recognised revenue.
  • The company maintained full-year 2026 revenue guidance of $24 million to $27 million and expects sequential growth in the third quarter.
Date
Event type Market Signal
Segment Industrial
Added to Korthos
FundingPhysen AI

Physen AI raises multi-million-yuan angel round

Data Infrastructure

· funding · Physen AI · Data Infrastructure

Evidence notes
  • Shanjing No. 1 Fund and Mingyao Huichuang followed on, while Leading Optoelectronic and SwitchBot invested directly.
  • Physen will use the capital for mass production and delivery of its Three-Ring data-acquisition equipment and development of its data-algorithm platform.
  • The company captures synchronized vision, force and motion data from human demonstrations and aligns it for use across robot embodiments.
Date
Company Physen AI
Event type Funding
Segment Data Infrastructure
Added to Korthos
CapabilityROMS

ROMS develops Physical AI three-dimensional case-storage system

Warehouse Logistics

· capability · ROMS · Warehouse Logistics

Evidence notes
  • A single robot can travel, lift and transfer cases between shelving and stations, allowing deployment from one robot and one rack.
  • ROMS Physical AI coordinates the fleet in real time and can reroute other robots when one unit stops.
  • The company will disclose the product name and full details on 26 August before a physical debut at International Logistics Trade Fair 2026 on 8 September.
Date
Company ROMS
Event type Capability
Segment Warehouse Logistics
Added to Korthos
Commercial OrderSafe Pro Group

Safe Pro receives $780,000 order for edge-AI mapping and Blue UAS drones

Vision

· commercial order · Safe Pro Group · Vision

Evidence notes
  • Work is scheduled to begin in Q3 2026 and be completed in Q1 2027.
  • The package combines edge-based AI threat detection and mapping with multiple Blue UAS aircraft.
  • Safe Pro described the order as its fifth recent U.S. government award and a new prime-contractor relationship.
Date
Event type Commercial Order
Segment Vision
Added to Korthos
Contract AwardShield AI

Shield AI expands Taiwan Hivemind contract after three-UAV swarm exercise

Defense

· contract award · Shield AI · Defense

Evidence notes
  • NCSIST engineers developed AI pilots and implemented them on three locally produced Mighty Hornet III aircraft in less than three months with Shield AI support.
  • Hivemind launched the aircraft, assigned separate search sectors, coordinated communications around a partial no-fly zone and landed all three autonomously.
  • The demonstration completed the initial NCSIST contract and expanded the partnership to broader sovereign-AI and autonomy development across the institute.
Date
Company Shield AI
Event type Contract Award
Segment Defense
Added to Korthos
FundingSolinas Integrity

Solinas Integrity raises $5.5 million Series A1

Inspection

· funding · Solinas Integrity · Inspection

Evidence notes
  • Luthra Group participated, while existing investors SBI Ventures, Rainmatter and 8X Ventures continued their backing.
  • Capital will support expansion across India, the Middle East and Southeast Asia and development of new robotic inspection and cleaning systems.
  • Solinas reported deployments across more than 35 cities and 15 Indian states, with more than 100 projects completed.
Date
Event type Funding
Segment Inspection
Added to Korthos
Market SignalUnusual Machines

Unusual Machines reports $16.7M Q2 revenue and invests in automated motor production

Subsystems

· market signal · Unusual Machines · Subsystems

Evidence notes
  • Revenue increased 687% year over year and 106% from the first quarter, while gross margin reached 34.7%.
  • Management said the added labour and capacity are supporting foundational work intended to enable a dramatic expansion in the fourth quarter and into 2027; that increase is planned rather than completed output.
  • The company raised $60 million through its at-the-market facility during the quarter and ended June with approximately $229.6 million in cash.
Date
Event type Market Signal
Segment Subsystems
Added to Korthos
Facility OpeningWaymo

Waymo leases third Washington, D.C. operations site

Automotive

· facility opening · Waymo · Automotive

Evidence notes
  • The newly leased site will support electric-vehicle charging and maintenance, adding to two other local facilities in Waymo's planned operating footprint.
  • A separate 32,000-square-foot service facility is already under construction, and Waymo estimates its anticipated District infrastructure investment at tens of millions of dollars.
  • Waymo says an approved commercial service would support hundreds of local jobs, but driverless passenger operations remain dependent on District legislation.
Date
Company Waymo
Event type Facility Opening
Segment Automotive
Added to Korthos
AcquisitionZenaTech

ZenaTech acquires Galena-Benchmark Engineering in Idaho

Aerial

· acquisition · ZenaTech · Aerial

Evidence notes
  • The transaction gives ZenaTech its first operating location in Idaho and expands its Drone-as-a-Service network to a thirteenth U.S. state.
  • Galena-Benchmark has more than 30 years of customer relationships across municipal, government, construction and land-development work.
  • ZenaTech plans to add drone surveying, 3D construction monitoring and later agriculture, forestry, utility and wildfire services through the acquired operation.
Date
Company ZenaTech
Event type Acquisition
Segment Aerial
Added to Korthos
Product LaunchAllient

Allient launches Vyxalon Apex Drone Drive

Actuation

· product launch · Allient · Actuation

Evidence notes
  • The drive combines gallium-nitride power electronics with high-speed field-oriented control and supports sensorless and encoder-based motor operation.
  • Allient lists field-programmable tuning, multiple communications interfaces, protection and diagnostics, and low-noise, low-vibration operation.
  • The company says the controller will meet NDAA supply-chain requirements and be included in the DCMA Blue UAS Framework and Catalog.
Date
Company Allient
Event type Product Launch
Segment Actuation
Added to Korthos
Market SignalAngel Robotics

Angel Robotics enters Vietnam with Angel Suit H10

Exoskeleton

· market signal · Angel Robotics · Exoskeleton

Evidence notes
  • The move extends Angel Robotics beyond rehabilitation-focused exports into a mobility-assistance product positioned for users preparing to walk independently.
  • Vietnam is part of a wider Southeast Asian expansion that includes medical-device approvals and commercialization work in Malaysia and Thailand.
  • The company's dated newsroom disclosure records commercial market entry on 5 August 2026.
Date
Event type Market Signal
Segment Exoskeleton
Added to Korthos
PartnershipCaoCao Mobility

CaoCao signs Zhuhai smart-mobility demonstration agreement

Automotive

· partnership · CaoCao Mobility · Automotive

Evidence notes
  • CaoCao and Xiangzhou District signed the strategic cooperation agreement on 1 August 2026; CaoCao published the announcement on 5 August.
  • The project combines ground transport and low-altitude mobility for use cases including urban commuting, coastal sightseeing and scenic-area shuttle services.
  • CaoCao plans initial autonomous-vehicle validation on designated roads, followed by phased fleet expansion and a hub for battery swapping, inspection and remote dispatch.
Date
Event type Partnership
Segment Automotive
Added to Korthos
FundingWarpify

Warpify closes undisclosed Pre-A round

Industrial

· funding · Warpify · Industrial

Evidence notes
  • Proceeds were assigned to global expansion and commercialization.
  • The company also plans further development of its core platform and additional robotics-industry projects.
  • Warpify coordinates robot selection, integration, deployment, training, maintenance and local service rather than manufacturing robots.
Date
Company Warpify
Event type Funding
Segment Industrial
Added to Korthos
Product LaunchAeon

Aeon commercialises strike-drone fuze and safe-and-arm line

Defense

· product launch · Aeon · Defense

Evidence notes
  • The product line combines a low-cost fuze with an electronic safe-and-arm device for strike-drone munitions.
  • Aeon said more than 1,000 units had been delivered within weeks to Red Cat, Skycutter and other customers.
  • The company reported millions of dollars in booked orders as the line entered commercial supply.
Date
Company Aeon
Event type Product Launch
Segment Defense
Added to Korthos
FundingAvatar Robotics

Avatar Robotics raises $6.5 million seed round

Humanoid

· funding · Avatar Robotics · Humanoid

Evidence notes
  • AlleyCorp led the seed; defy.vc led an earlier pre-seed, with Headline, Henry Ford III, Refashiond, Paul Vogel, Jack Huffard and Samuel Udotong also participating.
  • Avatar said its robots had packed, sorted and helped ship more than 900,000 products in live customer environments since beginning operations in December 2025.
  • The company had begun a post-pilot expansion with a multi-billion-dollar warehouse operator for sorting and picking, with additional deployments underway.
Date
Event type Funding
Segment Humanoid
Added to Korthos
Market SignalCognex Corporation

Cognex reports record Q2 revenue and OneVision adoption

Vision

· market signal · Cognex Corporation · Vision

Evidence notes
  • Quarterly revenue increased 17% year over year to $291 million, or 16% in constant currency.
  • Cognex issued full-year revenue guidance of $1.13 billion to $1.15 billion.
  • OneVision reached general availability, with hundreds of customers using the platform to configure and deploy AI-powered vision applications.
Date
Event type Market Signal
Segment Vision
Added to Korthos
Market SignalDedrone

Dedrone trailing revenue surpasses $100 million

Defense

· market signal · Dedrone · Defense

Evidence notes
  • Company-wide Q2 revenue reached $904 million, up 35% year over year.
  • Platform Solutions revenue increased 123% to $150 million, with Dedrone among the principal growth drivers.
  • The $100 million figure is Dedrone trailing revenue rather than revenue generated solely during the quarter.
Date
Company Dedrone
Event type Market Signal
Segment Defense
Added to Korthos
DeploymentDoorDash

DoorDash expands Dot fleet and targets high-single-digit order share

Delivery

· deployment · DoorDash · Dot · Delivery

Evidence notes
  • Both the number of Dot robots operating and deliveries completed per robot increased during the quarter.
  • The company expects Dot to fulfil a high-single-digit percentage of orders in its largest test market by the end of 2026.
  • Dot operates through DoorDash's Autonomous Delivery Platform, which assigns eligible orders across human couriers, robots and other delivery modes.
Date
Company DoorDash
Product Dot
Event type Deployment
Segment Delivery
Added to Korthos
DemonstrationLockheed Martin

Lockheed Martin demonstrates SensorMAX across eight simultaneous sonar feeds

Defense

· demonstration · Lockheed Martin · Defense

Evidence notes
  • SensorMAX used acoustic data from sonobuoys to support anti-submarine warfare operations during RIMPAC 2026.
  • Operators retrained the AI model in under five minutes per iteration and pushed encrypted over-the-air updates back to the participating MH-60R helicopters.
  • Aircrew managed eight simultaneous sonobuoy surveillance feeds, twice the capacity of the legacy system, across two MH-60R helicopters.
Date
Event type Demonstration
Segment Defense
Added to Korthos
Market SignalMyomo

Myomo raises 2026 guidance as MyoPro adoption expands

Exoskeleton

· market signal · Myomo · Exoskeleton

Evidence notes
  • Second-quarter revenue increased 21% year over year to $11.7 million.
  • Referral-network sources through MyoConnect and other channels generated 53% of quarterly revenue.
  • Myomo raised full-year revenue guidance to $45 million–$47 million while continuing to expand clinical awareness and referrals for MyoPro.
Date
Company Myomo
Event type Market Signal
Segment Exoskeleton
Added to Korthos
Market SignalNovanta Inc.

Novanta reports 11.9% Q2 growth in Automation Enabling Technologies

Actuation

· market signal · Novanta Inc. · Actuation

Evidence notes
  • Automation Enabling Technologies revenue increased 11.9% year on year to $136.2 million.
  • Segment gross profit increased 23.0% to $71.6 million.
  • The segment contains Novanta motion, vision and automation technologies supplied to robotics and advanced-equipment manufacturers.
Date
Company Novanta Inc.
Event type Market Signal
Segment Actuation
Added to Korthos
Market SignalOne Stop Systems

One Stop Systems reports record Q2 bookings

AI Compute

· market signal · One Stop Systems · AI Compute

Evidence notes
  • Revenue increased 62.3% year over year to $9.3 million.
  • Bookings reached a company record of $15.1 million, producing a 1.6 times quarterly book-to-bill ratio.
  • OSS raised its full-year revenue-growth guidance from 20%–25% to 25%–30%.
Date
Event type Market Signal
Segment AI Compute
Added to Korthos
Market SignalRedwire Corporation

Redwire reports record Q2 revenue and Octopus deliveries

Defense

· market signal · Redwire Corporation · Defense

Evidence notes
  • Second-quarter revenue increased 89.6% year over year to a record $117.1 million.
  • Contracted backlog reached a record $542.1 million.
  • Redwire delivered nearly 200 Octopus ISR payloads year to date, more than 15% above the prior-year period, and maintained full-year revenue guidance of $450 million to $500 million.
Date
Event type Market Signal
Segment Defense
Added to Korthos
Market SignalRegal Rexnord

Regal Rexnord Automation & Motion Control sales rise 16.2% in Q2

Motion Components

· market signal · Regal Rexnord · Motion Components

Evidence notes
  • Automation & Motion Control daily orders increased 17.1% year over year.
  • Growth was broad-based, with particular strength in data centres, discrete automation and aerospace and defence.
  • The segment generated an adjusted EBITDA margin of 21.1% of sales during the quarter.
Date
Event type Market Signal
Segment Motion Components
Added to Korthos
Market SignalSymbotic Inc.

Symbotic reports $721 million Q3 revenue as deployments reach 77 systems

Warehouse Logistics

· market signal · Symbotic Inc. · Warehouse Logistics

Evidence notes
  • Net income reached $55 million, while adjusted EBITDA more than doubled year over year to $95 million.
  • The number of systems in deployment rose to 77 from 70 at the end of the preceding quarter.
  • Symbotic guided Q4 FY2026 revenue to $760 million–$780 million.
Date
Event type Market Signal
Segment Warehouse Logistics
Added to Korthos
Market SignalTennant Company

Tennant autonomous mobile robot sales rise 37% in Q2

Service

· market signal · Tennant Company · Service

Evidence notes
  • Quarterly autonomous mobile robot sales reached approximately $31 million.
  • The 37% year-over-year increase outpaced Tennant's wider cleaning-equipment business.
  • Tennant is targeting $250 million of annual autonomous mobile robot revenue by 2028.
Date
Event type Market Signal
Segment Service
Added to Korthos
Market SignalUber

Uber plans more than $10 billion of robotaxi investment

Automotive

· market signal · Uber · Automotive

Evidence notes
  • The planned capital spans equity investments in autonomous-vehicle partners and support held on Uber's balance sheet.
  • Uber also expects to make vehicle commitments that help partner fleets enter commercial service.
  • The strategy reinforces Uber's role as a marketplace and operating-infrastructure layer rather than a developer of the autonomous-driving stack.
Date
Company Uber
Event type Market Signal
Segment Automotive
Added to Korthos
CapabilityAEye Inc

AEye Apollo lidar validated on NVIDIA DRIVE AGX Thor

Perception

· capability · AEye Inc · AEye Apollo · Perception

Evidence notes
  • Validation confirms sensor-to-compute interoperability through NVIDIA DRIVE OS.
  • Pre-qualified status places Apollo within the Hyperion autonomous-driving development ecosystem.
  • The milestone follows AEye’s January 2026 showcase of Apollo integrated with Thor and is a distinct formal validation step.
Date
Company AEye Inc
Product AEye Apollo
Event type Capability
Segment Perception
Added to Korthos
Commercial OrderAscent Solar Technologies

Ascent Solar receives initial drone and unmanned-marine orders

Power Systems

· commercial order · Ascent Solar Technologies · Power Systems

Evidence notes
  • The drone manufacturers plan to integrate Ascent modules into aircraft wing designs.
  • The marine orders come from one global manufacturer and one U.S.-based unmanned-marine-vehicle company.
  • Ascent described 325-500 kW of combined annual demand as potential recurring business, not committed order volume.
Date
Event type Commercial Order
Segment Power Systems
Added to Korthos
FundingAurelius Systems

Aurelius Systems raises $40m Series A for Archimedes production

Defense

· funding · Aurelius Systems · Defense

Evidence notes
  • The round will support production expansion for the Archimedes counter-drone system.
  • Capital will also fund continued technical development of the autonomous directed-energy platform.
  • Draper Associates and KAS Venture Partners led the Series A.
Date
Event type Funding
Segment Defense
Added to Korthos
AcquisitionMotomea

BiomX acquires 10% stake in Motomea and licenses drone-testing technology

Manufacturing

· acquisition · Motomea · Manufacturing

Evidence notes
  • Motomea develops electric-motor and powertrain test systems spanning development, production validation and predictive maintenance.
  • The licence gives BiomX exclusive rights to commercialise Motomea technology for drone-testing applications.
  • The transaction is a completed minority investment; the option to acquire control has not been exercised.
Date
Company Motomea
Event type Acquisition
Segment Manufacturing
Added to Korthos
Contract AwardEmesent

Emesent receives A$3m grant for Cortex AI autonomy platform

Localization

· contract award · Emesent · Localization

Evidence notes
  • Cortex AI is designed to transfer GPS-denied autonomy across drones, ground robots and heavy vehicles.
  • Emesent reports more than 12 early adopters already using the platform.
  • The grant funds part of the wider A$7.4 million development and commercialisation programme rather than representing customer revenue.
Date
Company Emesent
Event type Contract Award
Segment Localization
Added to Korthos
DeploymentHakuou Robotics

Hakuou Robotics puts AutoFork into operation at Ebara Logistics

Warehouse Logistics

· deployment · Hakuou Robotics · AutoFork · Warehouse Logistics

Evidence notes
  • AutoFork removes finished pallets and replenishes empty pallets for the production line.
  • The connected workflow covers pallet handling between the factory and logistics centre.
  • The system can continue the pallet-transfer workflow overnight.
Date
Product AutoFork
Event type Deployment
Segment Warehouse Logistics
Added to Korthos
Market SignalInnoviz Technologies

Innoviz reports record $18.1 million Q2 revenue

Perception

· market signal · Innoviz Technologies · Perception

Evidence notes
  • Quarterly revenue came from a combination of non-recurring engineering services and LiDAR-unit sales.
  • Operating expenses were $19.1 million and the quarterly net loss was $18.5 million.
  • Innoviz kept its 2026 target for non-automotive physical-AI LiDAR sales at up to 10% of revenue.
Date
Event type Market Signal
Segment Perception
Added to Korthos
AwardAssistMotion

Kanagawa selects AssistMotion physical-AI robot project for development support

Exoskeleton

· award · AssistMotion · Exoskeleton

Evidence notes
  • The prefectural programme provides support of up to ¥15 million per selected robotics-development project.
  • AssistMotion will apply its wearable-robot and movement-assistance expertise to an assistive physical-AI system.
Date
Company AssistMotion
Event type Award
Segment Exoskeleton
Added to Korthos
DeploymentLifeward / ReWalk Robotics

Lifeward and Ottobock Care open six-month ReWalk 7 access programme

Exoskeleton

· deployment · Lifeward / ReWalk Robotics · Exoskeleton

Evidence notes
  • Ottobock Care’s clinic network will support patient evaluation and staff training during the programme.
  • The partners will coordinate reimbursement support alongside clinical access.
  • The announcement describes a six-month national pilot rather than a permanent network-wide rollout.
Date
Event type Deployment
Segment Exoskeleton
Added to Korthos
Product LaunchMicroVision

MicroVision launches MOVIA Air lidar family for aerial autonomy

Perception

· product launch · MicroVision · Perception

Evidence notes
  • MOVIA Air combines a downward-facing solid-state lidar and RGB camera in a 400-gram package for near-range mapping and GNSS-denied operation.
  • The expanded processing configuration adds video fusion, real-time 3D mapping, SLAM and autonomous docking functions.
  • MicroVision positions the family for commercial and defence UAV integration rather than one proprietary aircraft platform.
Date
Company MicroVision
Event type Product Launch
Segment Perception
Added to Korthos
Commercial OrderMobilicom

Mobilicom wins loitering-munitions design slot and initial datalink order

Communications

· commercial order · Mobilicom · Communications

Evidence notes
  • The customer is developing a new loitering-munitions platform and has not been publicly identified.
  • The initial order covers both datalink hardware and software designed to maintain communications in electronic-warfare environments.
  • The announcement establishes a design position and first delivery but does not disclose order value or follow-on volume.
Date
Company Mobilicom
Event type Commercial Order
Segment Communications
Added to Korthos
Product LaunchMolex

Molex launches MiniMix hybrid connector for humanoids and AMRs

Electronics

· product launch · Molex · Electronics

Evidence notes
  • The connector combines power and Ethernet in one compact interface for space-constrained robotic assemblies.
  • Target applications include humanoid joints, actuators and autonomous mobile robots.
  • Samples are available now, with full-scale commercial production planned for late 2026.
Date
Company Molex
Event type Product Launch
Segment Electronics
Added to Korthos
FundingMoove

Moove raises $250m Series C at $2.1bn valuation

Automotive

· funding · Moove · Automotive

Evidence notes
  • Mubadala Investment Company led the round, with Woven Capital and Ion Pacific co-leading; BlueCrest, Sona Asset Management and The Raptor Group also participated.
  • Moove plans to expand its autonomous-vehicle workforce from about 150 to roughly 500 by year-end.
  • Capital will support fleet ownership and Nest depots that charge, service, maintain and orchestrate autonomous vehicles for continuous operation.
Date
Company Moove
Event type Funding
Segment Automotive
Added to Korthos
Contract AwardOcean Power Technologies

NAVO names Ocean Power Technologies one of six $40m ocean-survey IDIQ awardees

Maritime

· contract award · Ocean Power Technologies · Maritime

Evidence notes
  • The shared contract ceiling is $40 million and does not represent booked revenue for any single awardee.
  • Individual firm-fixed-price task orders will be competed among the six selected companies.
  • The 24-month ordering period runs from August 2026 through July 2028.
Date
Event type Contract Award
Segment Maritime
Added to Korthos
Commercial OrderOndas

Ondas secures U.S. Army Lethal Unmanned Systems order worth more than $50m

Defense

· commercial order · Ondas · Defense

Evidence notes
  • Production is underway for deliveries scheduled during Q3 2026.
  • The award increases the disclosed value of orders under the Army programme to more than $240 million.
  • The order covers Lethal Unmanned Systems rather than the full value of a contract ceiling.
Date
Company Ondas
Event type Commercial Order
Segment Defense
Added to Korthos
Product LaunchRobotBank

RobotBank begins sales of StarFork 1500 autonomous forklift

Warehouse Logistics

· product launch · RobotBank · Warehouse Logistics

Evidence notes
  • StarFork 1500 is rated for pallets weighing up to 1,500 kg and uses laser-SLAM navigation.
  • RobotBank states positioning accuracy of ±5 mm and ±1°, supporting precise pallet engagement.
  • The vehicle can integrate with doors, lifts and conveyors to automate movement across connected material-handling workflows.
Date
Company RobotBank
Event type Product Launch
Segment Warehouse Logistics
Added to Korthos
Market SignalSchaeffler AG

Schaeffler discloses €350m humanoid-robotics order book

Actuation

· market signal · Schaeffler AG · Actuation

Evidence notes
  • More than 50 humanoid sample orders were recorded during 2026.
  • Production launches span three customers and seven products.
  • Schaeffler was nominated to supply components for XPENG?s Iron humanoid, with production planned for Q4 2026.
  • Schaeffler was nominated to supply components for XPENG’s Iron humanoid, with production planned for Q4 2026.
Date
Event type Market Signal
Segment Actuation
Added to Korthos
Product LaunchSodyo

Sodyo launches RangeMark after one-kilometre drone validation

Perception

· product launch · Sodyo · Perception

Evidence notes
  • RangeMark uses camera-readable passive markers rather than powered beacons or radio links.
  • Sodyo reports validation of a 120 cm marker at up to 1,000 metres and a 12 cm marker at up to 100 metres.
  • The system is positioned for aerial navigation, remote operations and long-range physical-asset identification.
Date
Company Sodyo
Event type Product Launch
Segment Perception
Added to Korthos
Market SignalTonner Drones

Tonner Drones issues €1.5m bond with warrants

Warehouse Logistics

· market signal · Tonner Drones · Warehouse Logistics

Evidence notes
  • The bond pays 5% interest monthly and matures on 31 December 2027, when it is due for cash redemption.
  • Series A and B warrants have fixed exercise prices of €0.028 and €0.032 and expire on 31 December 2029.
  • Full exercise would issue 100,446,375 shares, raise €3 million and produce maximum aggregate dilution of about 16%.
Date
Event type Market Signal
Segment Warehouse Logistics
Added to Korthos
Product LaunchWeston Robot

Weston Robot and Avnet unveil autonomous industrial-inspection platform

Inspection

· product launch · Weston Robot · Inspection

Evidence notes
  • The platform combines AMD edge-AI compute with visual and thermal analytics for on-robot anomaly detection.
  • Its navigation stack uses 3D-LiDAR SLAM to operate in GPS-denied industrial environments.
  • Avnet supplies the compute and integration stack while Weston Robot contributes the autonomous robotic platform and deployment engineering.
Date
Company Weston Robot
Event type Product Launch
Segment Inspection
Added to Korthos
Product LaunchZEALS

ZEALS launches D1 compact wheeled humanoid from ¥5 million

Humanoid

· product launch · ZEALS · D1 · Humanoid

Evidence notes
  • D1 combines a humanoid upper body with a compact wheeled base for service and workplace automation.
  • Sales opened from ¥5 million, giving the launch a disclosed entry price rather than a future availability target.
  • ZEALS targets production of 100 units and 10,000 cumulative field hours during fiscal 2026.
Date
Company ZEALS
Product D1
Event type Product Launch
Segment Humanoid
Added to Korthos
Market SignalZoox

Zoox schedules paid Las Vegas robotaxi service for 10 August

Automotive

· market signal · Zoox · Zoox Robotaxi · Automotive

Evidence notes
  • The paid service will use purpose-built Zoox vehicles without steering wheels, pedals or onboard safety drivers.
  • Las Vegas will be the first market where Zoox charges passengers for rides.
  • The launch follows the federal exemption that cleared the purpose-built vehicle for commercial operation.
Date
Company Zoox
Event type Market Signal
Segment Automotive
Added to Korthos
FundingAIROBO

AIROBO reportedly closes first financing

Service

· funding · AIROBO · Service

Evidence notes
  • The financing was described as fully paid, while investors remained unnamed.
  • Uses include AIROBO OS development, city-level operations networks and property deployments.
  • The company also plans real-world operations data collection for robotics and world-model development.
Date
Company AIROBO
Event type Funding
Segment Service
Added to Korthos
FundingGuanrui Huitu Robotics

Guanrui Huitu Robotics raises angel financing

Automotive

· funding · Guanrui Huitu Robotics · Automotive

Evidence notes
  • The startup was established in Wuhu, Anhui in June 2026.
  • Its initial product scope includes unmanned tractors and unmanned patrol vehicles.
  • The reported angel round was described in the tens-of-millions-of-renminbi range.
Date
Event type Funding
Segment Automotive
Added to Korthos
Market SignalAmprius Technologies

Amprius raises 2026 guidance after $34 million Q2 revenue

Power Systems

· market signal · Amprius Technologies · Power Systems

Evidence notes
  • The company now expects at least $140 million of revenue in 2026.
  • Full-year gross-margin guidance was raised to at least 28%.
  • Amprius attributed the outlook partly to demand across drone and e-mobility applications.
Date
Event type Market Signal
Segment Power Systems
Added to Korthos
DeploymentHII

HII and HD Hyundai begin intelligent welding pilot at Ingalls

Defense

· deployment · HII · Defense

Evidence notes
  • The systems automatically recognise workpieces and welding conditions and correct weld positions in real time.
  • Captured process data will support quality control, process improvement and traceability.
  • The pilot extends a 2025 cooperation agreement into fabrication areas that had relied predominantly on manual welding.
Date
Company HII
Event type Deployment
Segment Defense
Added to Korthos
Market SignalKratos Defense & Security Solutions

Kratos reports $79.1 million Q2 Unmanned Systems revenue

Defense

· market signal · Kratos Defense & Security Solutions · Defense

Evidence notes
  • Unmanned Systems bookings reached $78.4 million during the quarter.
  • The segment's organic revenue growth was primarily attributed to increased Valkyrie activity.
  • Kratos reported total company revenue of $458.8 million for the quarter.
Date
Event type Market Signal
Segment Defense
Added to Korthos
Production MilestoneMistral Inc.

Mistral and Uvision complete first HERO 120 lot-acceptance tests

Defense

· production milestone · Mistral Inc. · Defense

Evidence notes
  • HERO 120 systems completed every required acceptance-test mission during the test event.
  • Uvision is the HERO 120 design authority and a major development, manufacturing and delivery partner; Mistral serves as U.S. prime and systems integrator.
  • The mid-range system supports operator-controlled observation, identification, tracking and precision engagement for tactical units.
Date
Company Mistral Inc.
Event type Production Milestone
Segment Defense
Added to Korthos
Product LaunchNVIDIA

NVIDIA releases Alpamayo 2 Super for commercial autonomous-driving use

AI Compute

· product launch · NVIDIA · AI Compute

Evidence notes
  • The 32-billion-parameter vision-language-action model reasons, plans and acts across the autonomous-driving stack.
  • OpenMDW-1.1 permits commercial use, fine-tuning, derivative models and redistribution under a unified model-centric licence.
  • NVIDIA positions the release for autonomous vehicles and robotaxis, with inspectable reasoning intended to support development and validation.
Date
Company NVIDIA
Event type Product Launch
Segment AI Compute
Added to Korthos
Market SignalPROCEPT BioRobotics

PROCEPT BioRobotics reports $94.5 million Q2 revenue

Surgical

· market signal · PROCEPT BioRobotics · Surgical

Evidence notes
  • The company delivered 65 HYDROS systems during the quarter.
  • U.S. procedure volume exceeded 13,100, representing 21% year-on-year growth.
  • PROCEPT maintained full-year revenue guidance of $390 million to $410 million.
Date
Event type Market Signal
Segment Surgical
Added to Korthos
Contract AwardSaildrone

Saildrone receives $16.3 million Navy task order for Voyager operations

Defense

· contract award · Saildrone · Saildrone Voyager · Defense

Evidence notes
  • The extended operations support Joint Interagency Task Force South and U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command/U.S. Fourth Fleet.
  • Saildrone has operated Voyager vehicles in the region since 2023, providing persistent surveillance across large maritime areas.
  • The company said Voyager operations directly supported an October 2025 interdiction that seized more than $81 million of cocaine.
Date
Company Saildrone
Event type Contract Award
Segment Defense
Added to Korthos
RegulatoryASRock Industrial

ASRock Industrial edge controller becomes first O-PAS certified product

AI Compute

· regulatory · ASRock Industrial · AI Compute

Evidence notes
  • The certification covers conformance to the O-PAS programme for open, interoperable process-automation systems.
  • The iEP-5010G family is designed for industrial edge computing, real-time networking and distributed control workloads.
  • Certification validates standards compliance; it does not by itself disclose a customer deployment or production order.
Date
Event type Regulatory
Segment AI Compute
Added to Korthos
FundingDemark Precision

Demark Precision raises RMB 420M Series C

Manufacturing

· funding · Demark Precision · Manufacturing

Evidence notes
  • Furong Investment led the round; Changxing Industrial Group, Nanhu Equity Fund, Huayi Venture Capital, Vision Plus Capital, Deqing Industrial Investment, Huaan Jiaye and Guoxin Venture Capital also participated, while Yunqi Capital followed on.
  • Proceeds are allocated to robotics-component process research and development, production-capacity expansion and commercial growth.
  • Demark supplies precision-machined parts and functional structural assemblies; the financing disclosure did not identify customers, committed orders or robotics-specific revenue.
Date
Event type Funding
Segment Manufacturing
Added to Korthos
DeploymentExyn

Exyn and UP Caeli Via deploy autonomous ARGOS inspection system at luxury automaker

Aerial

· deployment · Exyn · Exyn Nexys · Aerial

Evidence notes
  • ARGOS integrates ExynAI autonomy and the Nexys mapping payload on UP Caeli Via’s aerial platform.
  • The deployment supports autonomous inspection and three-dimensional reality capture inside an automotive manufacturing environment.
  • The platform integration was previewed in 2025; the new milestone is use at a commercial customer site.
Date
Company Exyn
Product Exyn Nexys
Event type Deployment
Segment Aerial
Added to Korthos
Research PublicationGeneralist

Generalist reports up to 10–20× gains in GEN-1 actuator adaptation

Foundation Models

· research publication · Generalist · GEN-1 · Foundation Models

Evidence notes
  • The update targets low-level adaptation to new actuators and robot embodiments rather than a new GEN-1 model release.
  • Generalist reports gains of up to 10–20 times on internal benchmarks, without publishing the benchmark protocol or absolute scores.
  • The company showed the improvement on high-precision disassembly of parts from a NIST board.
Date
Company Generalist
Product GEN-1
Event type Research Publication
Segment Foundation Models
Added to Korthos
FundingKaiwang Data

Kaiwang Data raises more than RMB 100M

Data Infrastructure

· funding · Kaiwang Data · Data Infrastructure

Evidence notes
  • The three co-leads were Beijing Yizhuang Industrial Upgrading Fund, Huafang Capital and Tianji Capital.
  • Strategic participants included Luming Robotics, Songyan Power, ZiBianLiang Robot and MiFeng Technology, an AgiBot affiliate.
  • Proceeds will support the integrated data-trading platform, world-model technical hiring and greater collection capacity across commercial, industrial and home environments.
Date
Company Kaiwang Data
Event type Funding
Segment Data Infrastructure
Added to Korthos
PartnershipPaXini

PaXini robots selected for three-month JoyLogistics warehouse POC

Humanoid

· partnership · PaXini · Humanoid

Evidence notes
  • The three-month trial will place PaXini robot bodies and hands in a JoyLogistics warehouse in Japan.
  • ReYuu Japan will manage equipment placement, while BigHandz will provide technical support.
  • The programme will measure recognition and grasping accuracy, stability, safety, workflow compatibility and the case for a paid rental service.
Date
Company PaXini
Event type Partnership
Segment Humanoid
Added to Korthos
AwardReach Power

Reach Power and NIMBUS Lab win AFWERX study for wirelessly powered perched drones

Power Systems

· award · Reach Power · Power Systems

Evidence notes
  • The programme combines Reach Power wireless energy delivery with NIMBUS research on aerial robots that can perch on structures.
  • Perching reduces propulsion demand while wireless power can extend the duration of communications and ISR missions.
  • The Phase I award funds feasibility work rather than a production purchase or operational deployment.
Date
Company Reach Power
Event type Award
Segment Power Systems
Added to Korthos
Market SignalSequans Communications

Sequans reports Q2 growth and first drone customer

Semiconductors

· market signal · Sequans Communications · Semiconductors

Evidence notes
  • The first drone customer expands Sequans beyond its established industrial, mobility and connected-device markets.
  • Management also cited drone-market interest in the company’s radio-frequency transceiver technology.
Date
Event type Market Signal
Segment Semiconductors
Added to Korthos
DemonstrationLockheed Martin

Skunk Works completes 27 AI-controlled intercepts using live sensor data

Defense

· demonstration · Lockheed Martin · Defense

Evidence notes
  • The tests replaced simulated target inputs with live operational-sensor data from the Legion Pod.
  • AI agents processed the sensor feed and commanded X-62 VISTA positioning during intercept scenarios.
  • The campaign was conducted with the U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School and used a crewed T-38 as the target aircraft.
Date
Event type Demonstration
Segment Defense
Added to Korthos
FundingTaoshi Intelligent

Taoshi Intelligent raises RMB140 million in new financing

Actuation

· funding · Taoshi Intelligent · Actuation

Evidence notes
  • Guochuang Group, Haichuan Juyi, Hangzhou Zhongshen and Xinzhi Capital participated; neither report identified a lead investor.
  • The capital will add precision machining and testing equipment as Taoshi expands annual module capacity from 500,000-700,000 toward 1 million-1.5 million.
  • Taoshi disclosed supply agreements covering 100,000 joint modules but did not identify the customers or delivery schedule.
Date
Event type Funding
Segment Actuation
Added to Korthos
Market SignalZebra Technologies

Zebra reports 11.4% organic growth in Asset Visibility and Automation

Perception

· market signal · Zebra Technologies · Perception

Evidence notes
  • The Asset Visibility and Automation segment includes machine-vision, data-capture and automation-enabling products relevant to robotic operations.
  • Organic growth is measured at segment level and does not isolate revenue from robotics or machine vision.
  • Full-year group sales-growth guidance increased to 14%–16% after the quarter.
Date
Event type Market Signal
Segment Perception
Added to Korthos