Kinova Timeline

Events

• 2026-06-17 - Partnership - Kinova and RTI demonstrate KIMA clinical integration - KIMA includes native RTI Connext support as a connectivity option. Kinova and RTI demonstrated multi-robot orchestration at SRS 2026. Kinova published the integration on 17 June 2026. - source: kinovarobotics.com
• 2025-11-06 - Partnership - ATDev joins USD 41 million ARPA-H RAMMP robotic mobility program - ATDev joined the RAMMP program as a subcontractor under a University of Pittsburgh ARPA-H award of up to USD 41 million. The RAMMP program combines robotics, AI and digital-twin simulation to develop open-source assistive mobility and manipulation… - source: prnewswire.com
• 2025-07-28 - Partnership - AtkinsRealis and Kinova extend nuclear robotics partnership - AtkinsRealis and Kinova extended their strategic partnership to advance robotic technology for nuclear-sector glovebox operations. Kinova's robotic arm had been integrated into the ARGO system with a world-first demonstrator deployment at Sellafield. The… - source: atkinsrealis.com
• 2025-07-28 - Demonstration - Kinova robotic arm used in ARGO glovebox demonstrator at Sellafield - AtkinsRealis said the ARGO system had been used in a world-first deployment at Sellafield with a Kinova robotic arm. The demonstrator proved the viability of using Kinova arms in glovebox environments for nuclear decommissioning. - source: atkinsrealis.com
• 2025-05-23 - Demonstration - COVVI demonstrates robotic hand applications at ICRA 2025 - COVVI demonstrated its robotic hand across multiple applications at ICRA 2025 in Atlanta. Attendees saw precision control for robotics, biomechanics, and human-robot-interaction research. The hand also operated alongside a Kinova collaborative robotic arm… - source: covvi.com
• 2020-07-17 - Partnership - SNC-Lavalin and Kinova sign collaboration for nuclear glovebox robotics - SNC-Lavalin and Kinova signed a two-year agreement to deploy robotic solutions in the nuclear sector. SNC-Lavalin became Kinova's exclusive integrator for collaborative robots into operational gloveboxes at selected nuclear sites. The collaboration built on… - source: atkinsrealis.com
• 2017-09-28 - Funding - Kinova secures CAD25 million growth investment - Growth investment: CAD 25,000,000. The cited source confirms the completed financing. Kinova secured CAD25 million from Fonds Manufacturier Québécois, KDC and Export Development Canada to accelerate growth and robotics product development. - source: prnewswire.com
• 2013-07-09 - Partnership - Clearpath becomes North American distributor for Kinova JACO arm - Clearpath Robotics partnered with Kinova as exclusive North American distributor of the JACO Robot Arm for research. The partnership brought ROS integration to JACO to support manipulation research. Clearpath positioned JACO as a manipulator upgrade for its… - source: clearpathrobotics.com