Auki Labs Timeline

Events

• 2026-04-30 - Partnership - Auki partners with CTRL+R for unified robot teleoperation interface - Auki said it has partnered with CTRL+R to give customers a unified interface for robot control. The company said current and potential clients have robot teleoperation use cases ranging from security to remote inspections and unmanned-store management. The… - source: x.com
• 2026-03-20 - Capability - Auki demos subtractive scanning for map maintenance - Introduced subtractive scanning for collaborative map maintenance Presented the update as a way to maintain spatial maps by updating only changed areas Also revealed new simulated environments for computer vision testing - source: auki.com
• 2026-03-06 - Deployment - Auki connects Budbreak vineyard robots to its network - Budbreak vineyard robots were connected to the Auki network Auki described it as the first vineyard on the real world web The deployment was framed around spatial reasoning and field robotics - source: auki.com
• 2026-03-06 - Demonstration - Auki demos live teleoperation for retail inspections - Demonstrated live teleoperation for retail planogram inspections Framed the demo around remote inspection and lower-cost retail operations Presented it as part of Auki's 3D spatial reasoning stack - source: auki.com
• 2026-02-23 - Capability - Auki receives six Booster K1 robots in Hong Kong lab - Six Booster K1 robots arrived at Auki's Hong Kong lab Auki called on developers to come build physical AI applications in the space The robots were presented as part of the open builder environment - source: auki.com
• 2026-02-05 - Deployment - Auki rolls out Scandinavian retail pilot - Said it was running a major retail pilot in Scandinavia Described the pilot as tied to a $10 billion retailer Framed the pilot as part of Auki's retail expansion - source: auki.com
• 2026-01-26 - Facility Opening - Auki opens Hong Kong robotics lab to external developers - Opened the doors of its Hong Kong headquarters to external developers Said the site includes humanoids, quadruped dogs, robot arms, and PadBots Positioned the space as a builder lab for physical AI applications - source: auki.com
• 2026-01-10 - Partnership - Auki signs LOI with major European retailer - Signed an LOI and agreed terms with one of Europe''s biggest retailers Rollout is centered on Auki''s Cactus retail software Auki said retailers are paying $500 per month per location for the software - source: auki.com
• 2025-12-12 - Deployment - Auki initiates Norwegian pilot for store setup - • Auki conducted a pilot deployment of its Cactus app in Norway, enabling customer-led store setup in hours. • The pilot demonstrated multi-robot orchestration and 3D pipeline advancements. • These developments were showcased during an internal demo day. - source: auki.com
• 2025-12-07 - Market Signal - Auki Plans Deployment of 500 Semi-Humanoid Robots in 2026 - Auki aims to deploy approximately 500 semi-humanoid robots in grocery stores by 2026. The company is budgeting between $40,000 and $70,000 per robot for this deployment. Auki is in discussions with Chinese OEMs about co-designing hardware optimized for their… - source: auki.com
• 2025-12-01 - Market Signal - Auki's paid pilots now represent over 6,500 retail locations - • Auki's paid pilots now include over 6,500 retail locations across multiple enterprise chains. • Each pilot location pays over $10,000 to trial the Cactus system. • Not all locations are active, as large chains often pilot in 3–30 stores. - source: auki.com
• 2025-11-12 - Partnership - Auki Labs partners with GAIB on retail humanoid deployment in 2026 - Auki Labs and GAIB announced a partnership dated Nov 12, 2025 targeting retail humanoid deployment starting in 2026. The partnership combines Auki spatial-computing software with GAIB infrastructure-finance support to improve rollout economics. - source: auki.com
• 2025-07-07 - Partnership - Auki expands to peaq ecosystem via token bridge and MachineX trading pair - Auki announced that $AUKI had been bridged to peaq The bridge enabled a new $AUKI/$PEAQ liquidity pair on MachineX Auki said the move deepened collaboration with peaq following the launch of the Intercognitive Foundation - source: auki.com
• 2025-06-12 - Demonstration - Auki Labs showcases next-gen spatial computing experiences at AWE USA 2025 powered by NVIDIA - Auki Labs demonstrated spatial-computing experiences at AWE USA 2025 using NVIDIA technology. The showcase connected persistent spatial positioning with interactive physical-world applications. - source: aukilabs.com
• 2025-06-02 - Partnership - Auki Labs joins NVIDIA Inception to accelerate robotics, retail, and logistics development - Auki Labs joined NVIDIA Inception to accelerate development of its AI-powered spatial computing technologies The company said the program would support work across robotics, retail, and logistics The move strengthened Auki's positioning at the intersection… - source: aukilabs.com
• 2025-05-30 - Market Signal - Auki Secures First 7-Figure ARR Enterprise Deal - • Auki signed a 7-figure annual recurring revenue client, finalizing a deal that had been in implementation for some time. • The company also received a paid pilot invoice from an even larger client, indicating growing confidence in their technology. •… - source: auki.com
• 2025-04-18 - Partnership - Auki partners with Mentra on smart-glasses spatial positioning - Auki said it partnered with Mentra to demonstrate smart glasses integrated with Auki's decentralized visual positioning system The glasses were described as using camera data matched with decentralized VPS data to determine spatial location Auki said the… - source: auki.com
• 2025-02-14 - Partnership - Auki Network and GEODNET collaborate on AI accessibility - • Auki Network and GEODNET co-founded the Intercognitive Foundation with peaq and Mawari. • The foundation was established to develop open standards for AI accessibility and interoperability. • Each member contributed expertise in areas like spatial… - source: auki.com
• 2025-02-14 - Company Formation - Intercognitive Foundation launches with Auki Labs, peaq, Mawari, and GEODNET as founding members - Intercognitive Foundation launches to promote infrastructure and protocols that make the physical world accessible to artificial intelligence Launch establishes the initial member coalition across spatial computing, machine networks, edge rendering, and… - source: aukilabs.com
• 2025-01-10 - Partnership - Auki partners with Zappar on app-free augmented reality - Auki said it was working in London with Zappar to finalize app-free augmented reality experiences The collaboration was described as reducing friction for consumer AR by removing the need for app downloads Auki presented the work as a partner-led development… - source: auki.com
• 2024-12-27 - Deployment - Auki begins its first multi-store Cactus pilot in Sweden - Auki said the team traveled to Sweden to set up domains in 5 stores for its first multi-store Cactus pilot. The deployment marked an expansion from single-site testing into a multi-location retail pilot structure. The company framed the rollout as part of… - source: aukilabs.com
• 2024-12-27 - Product Launch - Auki launches Cactus and starts its first multi-store pilot - Auki said it combined several retail operation apps for spatial tasks, product layout, and product search into a rebranded product called Cactus. The company said it had already started piloting Cactus at launch. The same update positioned Cactus as the… - source: aukilabs.com
• 2024-12-13 - Capability - Auki details its robotics platform progress and mobile vision system - Auki published a detailed look at its robotics work, describing a mobile vision platform built on Slamtec's Athena 2 platform with Raspberry Pi 5 compute and five 4K cameras. The company said the system records synchronized multi-camera video together with… - source: aukilabs.com
• 2024-09-04 - Market Signal - Auki's Posemesh token receives its first centralized exchange listing on MEXC - Auki announced that the Posemesh token $AUKI would begin trading on MEXC on September 4, 2024 at 3 PM UTC. The company framed the listing as the token's first centralized exchange listing following the earlier launch on Uniswap. The update marked a liquidity… - source: aukilabs.com
• 2024-08-19 - Market Signal - Auki opens its whitelist-only community presale for the Posemesh token - Auki announced that the Posemesh $AUKI community presale would open on August 22 and close on August 25, 2024. The company described the sale as a whitelist-only community presale ahead of the public Uniswap launch. The announcement positioned the presale as… - source: aukilabs.com
• 2024-03-25 - Deployment - Auki highlights real-world Posemesh deployments across retail, events, airport, and industrial environments - Auki published a real-world applications update showing Posemesh usage across multiple physical environments rather than a single demo setting. The company said the network had been used for navigation and spatial interactions at Hong Kong FinTech Week 2023… - source: aukilabs.com
• 2022-03-22 - Funding - Auki Labs raises $13M seed round led by Animoca Brands - Auki Labs raised $13 million in a seed round led by Animoca Brands, Kenetic, and Shima Capital to enhance AR technology. The startup's peer-to-peer positioning tech aims to improve shared AR experiences, eliminating GPS reliance for accuracy. The financing… - source: businessinsider.com