Kinisi Timeline

Events

• 2026-06-22 - Acquisition - Bear Robotics signs definitive agreement to acquire Kinisi Robotics - Kinisi is the Bristol-based startup behind KR1, a wheeled humanoid for pick, place, sort and object-moving workflows. The acquisition adds manipulation AI, including VLA and Robot Foundation Model work, to Bear’s deployed service-robot platform. The… - source: bearrobotics.ai
• 2026-03-09 - Demonstration - Kinisi KR1 demonstrates learning-based handling through towel-folding task - Kinisi Robotics demonstrated KR1 performing a towel-folding task using learning-based handling rather than a fixed industrial routine. The demonstration showed the robot manipulating deformable household material, a harder class of task than rigid… - source: youtube.com
• 2025-11-25 - Deployment - Kinisi Robotics Deploys Wheeled Humanoid for Glass Sorting - Kinisi Robotics deployed its first mobile manipulation system into a commercial glass recycling facility. The deployment marks the first time the Kinisi 01 (KR1) is performing live production work inside a customer site. The robot uses computer vision and… - source: humanoidsdaily.com
• 2025-11-25 - Deployment - Kinisi Robotics deploys KR1 wheeled semi-humanoid for glass bottle sorting in the UK - Kinisi Robotics deployed its KR1 wheeled semi-humanoid at a UK customer site to sort glass bottles for reuse. The robot operates on a sorting line and uses computer vision and machine learning to classify bottles by shape, size and material. Kinisi said the… - source: humanoidsdaily.com
• 2025-07-14 - Product Launch - Kinisi Robotics unveils KR1 wheeled humanoid for warehouse and industrial tasks - Kinisi Robotics introduced KR1 as a wheeled humanoid-style robot for warehouse and industrial manipulation tasks. The platform was positioned for pick-and-place, loading, transporting and handling workflows in dynamic environments. KR1 uses a wheeled base… - source: interestingengineering.com