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2026-06-29 · regulatory · Korean Air Aerial
Evidence notes The exemption covers cooperative drones and a ground robot operating in airport maintenance environments. Korean Air targets reducing external inspection from 8–12 hours to under one hour. South Korea granted a regulatory exemption allowing Korean Air to trial its autonomous aircraft-inspection robots on aprons at Incheon and Gimpo airports. Date 2026-06-29
Event type Regulatory
Segment Aerial
Added to Korthos 2026-07-15
2026-06-29 · executive hire · Pixee Medical Surgical
Evidence notes The appointment followed Pixee Medical regulatory clearance and first U.S. clinical case. Peltier brought orthopedic-device commercialization experience to the AR surgery company. The milestone strengthens Pixee Medical appoints Philippe Peltier CEO's position in healthcare, service or human-assistive robotics workflows. Date 2026-06-29
Event type Executive Hire
Segment Surgical
Added to Korthos 2026-07-05
2026-06-29 · market signal · AeroVironment Defense
Evidence notes Fourth-quarter fiscal 2026 revenue was $641.6 million, up 133% year over year. Full-year fiscal 2026 revenue was $1.98 billion, up 141% year over year. AeroVironment reported $2.7 billion in bookings, a 1.4 book-to-bill ratio and $1.2 billion in funded backlog. Date 2026-06-29
Event type Market Signal
Segment Defense
Added to Korthos 2026-06-30
2026-06-29 · acquisition · Deutsche Defence Beteiligungen Defense
Evidence notes The acquisition value was MYR95.6 million, or about $22 million. Infinium Robotics is a logistics technology company with deployments in Malaysian warehouse and logistics operations. The transaction extends DDB AG into robotics-enabled logistics operations. Date 2026-06-29
Event type Acquisition
Segment Defense
Added to Korthos 2026-06-30
2026-06-29 · funding · Delta Intelligence Foundation Models
Evidence notes Recent Seed+, Angel and Angel+ rounds followed two earlier financings. Named investors included Kunhe Holdings, Fosun RZ Capital, Huaying Capital, HuaGai Capital, Lenovo Capital and Incubator Group, Zhuhai Technology Industry Group, Haiwang Capital and Wutongshu Capital. The financing cluster spans multiple rounds and remains amount-undisclosed. Date 2026-06-29
Event type Funding
Segment Foundation Models
Added to Korthos 2026-06-30
2026-06-29 · contract award · Quantum Technology Sciences Perception
Evidence notes The contract action is valued at $10.84 million, with options that could bring cumulative value to $13.18 million. Work is expected to run through December 2027 across Houston, Texas and Keyport, Washington. The contracting activity is Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Newport. Date 2026-06-29
Event type Contract Award
Segment Perception
Added to Korthos 2026-06-30
2026-06-29 · contract award · Greensea IQ Maritime
Evidence notes The indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract is valued at $18.15 million. The ordering period starts on June 29, 2026 and runs through June 28, 2033. The work supports autonomous and remotely operated systems in maritime environments. Date 2026-06-29
Event type Contract Award
Segment Maritime
Added to Korthos 2026-06-30
2026-06-29 Contract Award Saab Defense 2026-06-29 · contract award · Saab Defense
Evidence notes The firm-fixed-price award is valued at $23.19 million. Work is expected to run through June 2028 in East Syracuse, New York. The contracting activity is Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Newport. Date 2026-06-29
Event type Contract Award
Segment Defense
Added to Korthos 2026-06-30
2026-06-29 · funding · Six Robotics Mission Software
Evidence notes DTCP Defence led the EUR 12 million equity financing, with EIFO and Scale Capital also participating. The capital backs product development, European and allied defence deployments, and team growth. Six Robotics develops autonomy software for coordinated unmanned-system operations in contested or degraded environments. Date 2026-06-29
Event type Funding
Segment Mission Software
Added to Korthos 2026-06-30
2026-06-29 · contract award · Overland AI Defense
Evidence notes The award comes through the APFIT program with PM Ground Based Air Defense, U.S. Marine Corps, and is framed as a production OTA agreement. The contract funds autonomous ground vehicles in support of the Marine Air Defense Integrated System, or MADIS. Overland said the award makes it the first ground-autonomy company to prime a production contract for the U.S. military. Date 2026-06-29
Event type Contract Award
Segment Defense
Added to Korthos 2026-06-29
2026-06-29 Research Publication Flexion Foundation Models 2026-06-29 · research publication · Flexion Foundation Models
Evidence notes Reflect v1.0 uses a custom VLM mission controller to reason over instructions, scene state and mission progress. The stack combines semantic mapping, VLA/RL motion skills, navigation, manipulation, whole-body control and runtime safety checks. Flexion demonstrated autonomous multi-floor parcel retrieval, elevator/stair navigation, box opening and snack placement without a human operator. Date 2026-06-29
Event type Research Publication
Segment Foundation Models
Added to Korthos 2026-06-29
2026-06-29 Market Signal Tesollo End Effectors 2026-06-29 · market signal · Tesollo End Effectors
Evidence notes KB Securities was selected as listing underwriter in March 2026. Tesollo is targeting an IPO from 2027 onward through Korea’s technology-special listing route. Date 2026-06-29
Event type Market Signal
Segment End Effectors
Added to Korthos 2026-06-29
2026-06-29 Funding Tesollo End Effectors 2026-06-29 · funding · Tesollo End Effectors
Evidence notes The round included POSCO Tech Investment, KB Investment, Enlight Ventures, Daesung Hi-Tech and HL Mando. No Series B amount was disclosed in the announcement. Tesollo said its Delto Gripper robotic-hand products have exported to 19 countries, with overseas revenue recently exceeding domestic revenue. Date 2026-06-29
Event type Funding
Segment End Effectors
Added to Korthos 2026-06-29
2026-06-29 Deployment MBody AI Development Platform 2026-06-29 · deployment · MBody AI Development Platform
Evidence notes MBody AI is expanding from nine to eleven U.S. states with planned Florida and California activity in July 2026. The Canadian rollout includes a dedicated general manager and a 30-day live pilot in Ontario. MBody AI deployed Orchestrator and two service-robot types in live operations. Date 2026-06-29
Event type Deployment
Segment Development Platform
Added to Korthos 2026-06-29
2026-06-29 · funding · Feagine Robotics Actuation
Evidence notes Shenzhen Qingyu Technology completed a Pre-A financing round co-invested by Shunwei Capital and 5Y Capital. Qingyu has completed three financing rounds within half a year; no current-round amount was disclosed. Qingyu is building tendon-driven flexible robot arms plus a cross-embodiment data and foundation-model loop. Date 2026-06-29
Event type Funding
Segment Actuation
Added to Korthos 2026-06-29
2026-06-29 · production milestone · Quantum Cyber Defense
Evidence notes The agreements cover the property at 38 Union Avenue in Bridgeport and installed metal-forming and machining equipment. Quantum Cyber describes the deal as a move toward vertically integrated domestic autonomous-defense manufacturing. The acquisition remains subject to customary closing conditions. Date 2026-06-29
Event type Production Milestone
Segment Defense
Added to Korthos 2026-06-29
2026-06-29 · product launch · Proception AI End Effectors
Evidence notes Proception is shipping first ProHand batches to researchers and robotics companies while opening wider orders. ProGlove captures human hand interaction data without requiring a robot in the loop. ProHand has 22 degrees of freedom and multiple joints per finger. Date 2026-06-29
Event type Product Launch
Segment End Effectors
Added to Korthos 2026-06-29
2026-06-29 · funding · Proception AI End Effectors
Evidence notes First Round Capital led the seed round. BoxGroup and Y Combinator participated. The round was announced alongside Proception launching ProHand and ProGlove. Date 2026-06-29
Event type Funding
Segment End Effectors
Added to Korthos 2026-06-29
2026-06-29 Acquisition Mecka AI Data Infrastructure 2026-06-29 · acquisition · Mecka AI Data Infrastructure
Evidence notes The acquisition adds Docula technology for processing large-scale motion data used in robot training. All three Docula team members joined Mecka AI. Date 2026-06-29
Event type Acquisition
Segment Data Infrastructure
Added to Korthos 2026-06-29
2026-06-29 · commercial order · Kopin Corporation Vision
Evidence notes The orders cover Sentinel FPV prototype units for customers evaluating the product for U.S. one-way attack drone offerings. Business Wire says several customers are active contenders in the U.S. Drone Dominance Program. Kopin frames the orders as prototype-stage engagements with potential volume production after evaluations. Date 2026-06-29
Event type Commercial Order
Segment Vision
Added to Korthos 2026-06-29
2026-06-29 Contract Award Swarmer Mission Software 2026-06-29 · contract award · Swarmer Mission Software
Evidence notes The update expands the May SkyKnight software-license agreement to include Czech-based Progress TRW. Swarmer expects about $1.02 million in additional revenue from the restructuring. The total contract is now about $3.87 million, with up to $14.2 million if options are exercised. Date 2026-06-29
Event type Contract Award
Segment Mission Software
Added to Korthos 2026-06-29
2026-06-29 Partnership Soitec Robotics 2026-06-29 · partnership · Soitec
Evidence notes The announcement explicitly names robotics systems and humanoid robots among target applications. The collaboration targets power electronics for AI, electric vehicles, robotics and renewable energy. ZenSemi is attached as a secondary participant for the relationship graph. Date 2026-06-29
Event type Partnership
Added to Korthos 2026-06-29
2026-06-29 Deployment ROBOTIS Actuation 2026-06-29 · deployment · ROBOTIS Actuation
Evidence notes The deployment uses 10 robots operating from public-road stations. Reported usage is about 40 orders per day. The stations address charging and storage infrastructure for sidewalk-delivery robots. Date 2026-06-29
Event type Deployment
Segment Actuation
Added to Korthos 2026-06-29
2026-06-29 · funding · Vitai Robotics Sensors
Evidence notes The round was led by Hongniao Qihang Fund. Other named investors include Lingyi Investment, Yongxin Fangzhou, Wehao Chuangxin, Ningbo Jide and Shanghai Angel Society. The company works on tactile sensing and hand-eye coordination for embodied-intelligence systems. Date 2026-06-29
Event type Funding
Segment Sensors
Added to Korthos 2026-06-29
2026-06-29 · product launch · Rohde & Schwarz Defense
Evidence notes THORIS is designed for mobile protection of forces and convoys. The system combines drone detection, classification and RF jamming. The launch extends Rohde & Schwarz into mobile defence C-UAS workflows. Date 2026-06-29
Event type Product Launch
Segment Defense
Added to Korthos 2026-06-29
2026-06-29 · funding · Archon Robotics Foundation Models
Evidence notes Named investors include ZhenFund, GaoRong, IDG Capital and 5Y Capital. Funds are for humanoid foundation-model R&D, whole-body action-data collection, hiring and R&D centres. The round strengthens an embodied-AI enabling-stack company focused on humanoids. Date 2026-06-29
Event type Funding
Segment Foundation Models
Added to Korthos 2026-06-29
2026-06-29 · funding · AI2 Robotics Humanoid
Evidence notes The round is a major China embodied-intelligence funding signal. The valuation is above RMB 20 billion, roughly above US$2.8 billion. AI2 Robotics develops general-purpose intelligent robot systems. Date 2026-06-29
Event type Funding
Segment Humanoid
Added to Korthos 2026-06-29
2026-06-29 · acquisition · Infinium Robotics Warehouse Logistics
Evidence notes Infinium Robotics builds AI-driven autonomous drone systems for warehouse inventory. The deal gives DDB AG exposure to indoor autonomous drones and inventory automation. Infinium deployments include Malaysian warehouse customers in logistics, FMCG, manufacturing and electronics. Date 2026-06-29
Event type Acquisition
Segment Warehouse Logistics
Added to Korthos 2026-06-29
2026-06-29 Funding BeeX Maritime 2026-06-29 · funding · BeeX Maritime
Evidence notes The round supports expansion of autonomous underwater drone fleets and operations across APAC and Europe. BeeX targets marine inspection and survey workflows with autonomous underwater systems. Monk's Hill Ventures led the Series A. Date 2026-06-29
Event type Funding
Segment Maritime
Added to Korthos 2026-06-29
2026-06-29 · funding · X Square Robot Humanoid
Evidence notes The financing update covered B+, B++ and C rounds with more than 30 institutions participating. Named investors included China Mobile, National AI Industry Investment Fund, Sequoia China, IDG Capital, Source Code Capital, Dachen Caizhi and CICC Capital. Post-money valuation was above $2.8 billion; no fixed current-round amount was disclosed. Date 2026-06-29
Event type Funding
Segment Humanoid
Added to Korthos 2026-06-29
2026-06-28 · product launch · WIRobotics Humanoid
Evidence notes The simulation model represents ALLEX humanoid dynamics for virtual development and testing. WIRobotics positioned it as the first technology layer in a broader physical-AI development ecosystem. The release gives developers a software environment for work tied to the ALLEX manipulation and humanoid roadmap. Date 2026-06-28
Event type Product Launch
Segment Humanoid
Added to Korthos 2026-06-29
2026-06-28 Production Milestone AgiBot Humanoid 2026-06-28 · production milestone · AgiBot Humanoid
Evidence notes AgiBot said its 15,000th robot officially rolled off the production line. The company said the move from 10,000 to 15,000 robots took another three months after the prior 5,000-to-10,000 ramp. AgiBot framed the milestone as evidence of a growing product portfolio and faster movement toward scaled real-world deployment. Date 2026-06-28
Event type Production Milestone
Segment Humanoid
Added to Korthos 2026-06-28
2026-06-27 Product Launch Robocurve Development Platform 2026-06-27 · product launch · Robocurve Development Platform
Evidence notes Inspect Robots lets benchmark authors define an evaluation once across robots and simulations. The initial public API exposed tasks, scenes, scorers, spaces and plugin authoring primitives. Y Combinator independently confirms Robocurve shipped the first version of its open-source framework. Date 2026-06-27
Event type Product Launch
Segment Development Platform
Added to Korthos 2026-07-19
2026-06-26 · partnership · Striding AI / 正行创新 Service
Evidence notes The agreement was signed on 25 June 2026. Huaqin announced the partnership on 26 June 2026. Date 2026-06-26
Event type Partnership
Segment Service
Added to Korthos 2026-07-29
2026-06-26 · product launch · JAKA Robotics Co., Ltd. Industrial
Evidence notes JAKA published its JAKA π introduction on June 26, 2026, ahead of the robot's planned appearance at WAIC 2026 in Shanghai. The company presented JAKA π as a child-sized humanoid moving from laboratory development toward practical public-facing use. JAKA positions the platform for higher education, new commercial services, entertainment and assisted-care development. Date 2026-06-26
Event type Product Launch
Segment Industrial
Added to Korthos 2026-07-19
2026-06-26 · capability · Shahaf PY Construction
Evidence notes The company said multiple robotic printing systems were operating in parallel on market-bound construction and infrastructure products. Its system uses standard locally supplied concrete rather than requiring a proprietary material formulation. Shahaf reported collaborations with Israel's Ministry of Defense and foreign organisations on protective technologies while developing more autonomous printer systems. Date 2026-06-26
Event type Capability
Segment Construction
Added to Korthos 2026-07-18
2026-06-26 · org change · HAHN Automation Group Manufacturing
Evidence notes The group organized its market focus around Life Sciences, Mobility and Transformation Technologies. Europe, North America and Asia-Pacific were given more autonomous regional operating structures closer to customers. The plan strengthens Rheinböllen as headquarters and R&D centre while consolidating parts of the German site network. Date 2026-06-26
Event type Org Change
Segment Manufacturing
Added to Korthos 2026-07-16
2026-06-26 · product launch · AKINROBOTICS Humanoid
Evidence notes AKINCI 5 is presented as the fifth generation of the company’s humanoid robot line. The announcement ties the new generation to AKINROBOTICS’ Konya manufacturing base. The event adds a concrete robotics milestone in human-assistive, manipulation or human-machine interaction workflows. Date 2026-06-26
Event type Product Launch
Segment Humanoid
Added to Korthos 2026-06-28
2026-06-26 Product Launch DEEPX Semiconductors 2026-06-26 · product launch · DEEPX Semiconductors
Evidence notes The Sixfab AI HAT+ lists DEEPX DX-M1ML and DX-M1M options rated at 13 TOPS and 25 TOPS. The Edge AI Expansion Board combines DEEPX NPU acceleration with NVMe storage and LTE/5G connectivity for Raspberry Pi 5 edge deployments. Date 2026-06-26
Event type Product Launch
Segment Semiconductors
Added to Korthos 2026-06-27
2026-06-26 · production milestone · ARX Robotics Defense
Evidence notes ARX Robotics and Ukrainian Roboneers formed ARX Industries, a German-Ukrainian joint venture to serially produce Rys Pro UGVs in Germany and Ukraine. Reports describe first-year production plans of several thousand Rys Pro systems. The JV is intended to scale toward high five-digit annual production capacity across Germany and Ukraine. Date 2026-06-26
Event type Production Milestone
Segment Defense
Added to Korthos 2026-06-27
2026-06-26 Acquisition Exail Maritime 2026-06-26 · acquisition · Exail Maritime
Evidence notes Safran confirmed exclusive negotiations for a potential acquisition of Exail Technologies at €128.50 per share, starting with the Gorgé family controlling stake and followed by a mandatory public offer if completed. Safran stated the potential transaction would value Exail Technologies at €128.50 per share. The process remains conditional; Safran said there is no assurance the transaction will be completed. Date 2026-06-26
Event type Acquisition
Segment Maritime
Added to Korthos 2026-06-27
2026-06-26 · funding · DeepCybo Humanoid
Evidence notes Follow-on investors included Puhua Capital and Chengtong S&T Fund, with Blue Lake Capital, Beyondsoft and other institutions also participating. The company said proceeds would support data, model, robot-body and scenario buildout for physical AI. Coverage cited Prime humanoid and wheeled dual-arm systems plus product orders in data collection, education robots and teleoperation systems. Date 2026-06-26
Event type Funding
Segment Humanoid
Added to Korthos 2026-06-26
2026-06-26 · funding · Aseon Labs Automotive
Evidence notes The round included Y Combinator, Expa, Robin Hood Ventures, Founders Capital and several mobility and AI operators. Aseon said proceeds will accelerate deployment of its robotic micro-depot network. The company also plans to expand engineering and robotics teams and onboard real-estate partners. Date 2026-06-26
Event type Funding
Segment Automotive
Added to Korthos 2026-06-26
2026-06-26 · market signal · Elroy Air Aerial
Evidence notes The transaction is expected to list the combined company in the fourth quarter of 2026, subject to approvals and closing conditions. Elroy said proceeds would support commercial-scale production of Chaparral autonomous cargo drones with Kratos. The company cited a demand pipeline of more than 1,400 aircraft and an Abu Dhabi manufacturing joint venture. Date 2026-06-26
Event type Market Signal
Segment Aerial
Added to Korthos 2026-06-26
2026-06-26 · partnership · GAC Group Humanoid
Evidence notes The partnership connects GAC powertrain manufacturing capabilities with Huilun's GoMate humanoid robot program. Chinese coverage framed the work as entering a 10,000-unit humanoid mass-production track. The relationship extends GAC-linked embodied-AI robot work around the GoMate Mini line. Date 2026-06-26
Event type Partnership
Segment Humanoid
Added to Korthos 2026-06-26
2026-06-26 · partnership · Rainbow Robotics Industrial
Evidence notes The partnership links Rainbow Robotics with Compose Coffee cafe network. The collaboration centered on an automated cafe model rather than a live fleet rollout. Compose Coffee is retained as a freeform counterparty rather than a new robotics profile. Date 2026-06-26
Event type Partnership
Segment Industrial
Added to Korthos 2026-06-26
2026-06-26 · market signal · Lingyi iTech Humanoid
Evidence notes The Hong Kong IPO raised about HK$8.3 billion, approximately US$1.06 billion. Reuters linked part of the proceeds to production expansion in AI servers, humanoid robot hardware and AI optical communications. The event is modeled as a public-market robotics supply-chain signal, not a private funding round. Date 2026-06-26
Event type Market Signal
Segment Humanoid
Added to Korthos 2026-06-26
2026-06-26 · acquisition · Miso Robotics Service
Evidence notes The transaction includes Zume Pizza technology and more than 300 patents. The portfolio spans robotic food preparation, delivery, packaging and sustainability. Miso said the acquisition expands its restaurant automation platform around Flippy and future kitchen workflows. Date 2026-06-26
Event type Acquisition
Segment Service
Added to Korthos 2026-06-26
2026-06-26 Market Signal Field AI Foundation Models 2026-06-26 · market signal · Field AI Foundation Models
Evidence notes Field AI has surpassed $100 million in revenue and customer contracts. Its contracts span 30 customers across Europe, Asia and the United States. Its autonomy software is used across robots operating in mines, construction sites and factories. Date 2026-06-26
Event type Market Signal
Segment Foundation Models
Added to Korthos 2026-06-26
2026-06-25 Product Launch Fysics Simulation 2026-06-25 · product launch · Fysics Simulation
Evidence notes The pipeline reconstructs geometry and material properties from observations before running physical evolution through the Fysics engine. Motion, contact, occlusion and deformation outputs condition the generative renderer rather than relying on trajectory prompts alone. The architecture is intended for robot policy training, parameter estimation and physical-outcome prediction. Date 2026-06-25
Event type Product Launch
Segment Simulation
Added to Korthos 2026-08-09
2026-06-25 Product Launch Rollon Motion Components 2026-06-25 · product launch · Rollon Motion Components
Evidence notes The Product Center and Configurator now include cam followers and locknuts. Three account types tailor access to engineering and implementation workflows. The platform centralizes product selection, configuration and technical resources. Date 2026-06-25
Event type Product Launch
Segment Motion Components
Added to Korthos 2026-08-07
2026-06-25 · market signal · Savox Communications Communications
Evidence notes The offering was multiple times oversubscribed and issued 2,798,508 new shares. Savox raised approximately EUR 30 million in gross proceeds through the share issue. The listed shares use trading code SAVOX and ISIN FI4000602958. Date 2026-06-25
Event type Market Signal
Segment Communications
Added to Korthos 2026-08-07
2026-06-25 · product launch · Steinmetz Electronics
Evidence notes The documented controller is rated for 1000 VDC, 500 kW and 500 ARMS. The specification lists liquid cooling, IP67 packaging, CAN/J1939 and Automotive Ethernet support. Steinmetz positions the standalone controller for heavy EV, marine, eVTOL and construction-equipment integration. Date 2026-06-25
Event type Product Launch
Segment Electronics
Added to Korthos 2026-08-04
2026-06-25 Deployment Waymo Automotive 2026-06-25 · deployment · Waymo Automotive
Evidence notes Waymo began updating affected fifth-generation automated driving systems on 16 June and started resuming freeway operations on 25 June. The remedy improves construction-zone recognition, hazard prioritisation and speed reduction, alongside operational and Remote Assistance changes. By 29 June, all vehicles capable of driverless operation had received the remedy software. Date 2026-06-25
Event type Deployment
Segment Automotive
Added to Korthos 2026-07-29
2026-06-25 · market signal · Striding AI / 正行创新 Service
Evidence notes The company introduced its full-stack physical-AI strategy. The announcement described robot systems and foundation-model infrastructure. Date 2026-06-25
Event type Market Signal
Segment Service
Added to Korthos 2026-07-29
2026-06-25 · funding · Sòphia High Tech Manufacturing
Evidence notes The two-tranche transaction provides for up to EUR 6 million in total investment. A performance-dependent second tranche could increase the Genenta holding to 51%. The proceeds are intended to expand production capacity, technological differentiation and commercial penetration. Date 2026-06-25
Event type Funding
Segment Manufacturing
Added to Korthos 2026-07-26
2026-06-25 Funding mkind Industrial 2026-06-25 · funding · mkind Industrial
Evidence notes Pre-seed: EUR 3,000,000. The cited source confirms the completed financing. mkind raised €3 million in pre-seed financing to develop AI-native robotic workcells for high-mix surface finishing, welding and coating. Date 2026-06-25
Event type Funding
Segment Industrial
Added to Korthos 2026-07-17
2026-06-25 · product launch · Tangent Robotics End Effectors
Evidence notes TR02 has 10 actuated degrees of freedom, with seven across the thumb-index chain for full relative fingertip positioning. TR02's dexterous manipulation functions include stable grasps, in-hand object movement, enveloping grasps and simultaneous stabilization and manipulation. Three Popcorn fingertip sensors and an offset palm camera provide the sensing suite for visuotactile control. Date 2026-06-25
Event type Product Launch
Segment End Effectors
Added to Korthos 2026-07-17
2026-06-25 Contract Award MSubs Maritime 2026-06-25 · contract award · MSubs Maritime
Evidence notes The trial phase covers CETUS payload testing, underwater-autonomy de-risking and military-utility evaluation. XV Excalibur is the Royal Navy XLUUV developed through Project CETUS with MSubs. GOV.UK describes Excalibur as a 12 m, 19 tonne extra-large uncrewed underwater vehicle. Date 2026-06-25
Event type Contract Award
Segment Maritime
Added to Korthos 2026-07-01
2026-06-25 · contract award · Intermap Technologies Localization
Evidence notes The award is Intermap's third contract supporting alternative navigation technologies. Intermap will provide 3D geospatial data, terrain intelligence, engineering expertise and operational capabilities. The program is aimed at navigation solutions for military, aerospace and autonomous systems operating where GPS is unavailable, degraded, denied or disrupted. Date 2026-06-25
Event type Contract Award
Segment Localization
Added to Korthos 2026-06-30
2026-06-25 · partnership · Draganfly Aerial
Evidence notes Draganfly is the named drone systems, services, training, fleet guidance and support provider for the program. The program is aimed at helping campus public-safety teams evaluate and implement drone operations across U.S. higher-education environments. Date 2026-06-25
Event type Partnership
Segment Aerial
Added to Korthos 2026-06-27
2026-06-25 · capability · Humanoid Humanoid
Evidence notes The technology post describes real-hardware reinforcement learning on production manipulation tasks. Reported task results include machine feeding, item handover and bimanual tote handling. The post links the work to industrial production-line and warehouse reliability targets. Date 2026-06-25
Event type Capability
Segment Humanoid
Added to Korthos 2026-06-26
2026-06-25 · funding · Askari Defense Defense
Evidence notes Builders VC led the seed round. The round supports production ramp and engineering and operations hiring. Askari reported a defense order book that had passed $2 million. Date 2026-06-25
Event type Funding
Segment Defense
Added to Korthos 2026-06-26
2026-06-25 · executive hire · 1X Technologies Humanoid
Evidence notes Tom Sanocki joins 1X as VP of Engineering after engineering leadership roles at Roblox and Meta Horizon Worlds. His remit includes the software roadmap as 1X advances NEO from prototypes toward consumer products. The appointment supports 1X’s developer-platform work for humanoid applications. Date 2026-06-25
Event type Executive Hire
Segment Humanoid
Added to Korthos 2026-06-26
2026-06-25 Product Launch Percepto Inspection 2026-06-25 · product launch · Percepto Inspection
Evidence notes The platform combines Percepto Air drones, onboard autonomy and remote operations. Its inspection workflows cover energy infrastructure including transmission lines, poles and optical-gas-imaging alerts. Contextual AI and asset intelligence connect drone data to inspection decisions. Date 2026-06-25
Event type Product Launch
Segment Inspection
Added to Korthos 2026-06-26
2026-06-25 · product launch · RoboScience / 机器科学 Foundation Models
Evidence notes Visics uses a VLOA architecture combining an embodied world model and a general manipulation model. The launch demonstrated manipulation tasks including furniture assembly, dexterous grasping and production-line work. The product gives RoboScience a concrete offering for robot manipulation, haptics or human-assistive robotics workflows. Date 2026-06-25
Event type Product Launch
Segment Foundation Models
Added to Korthos 2026-06-26
2026-06-25 · funding · SENAD / 赛那德 Warehouse Logistics
Evidence notes The round supports SENAD’s autonomous loading, unloading and logistics handling robot platform. New investors include Full Truck Alliance, Haitong Kaiyuan, Oriza Puhua, Huayi Venture Capital and Oriza Houwang. SENAD also released Senad Robot Insight-World V3.0 for logistics loading and unloading scenarios. Date 2026-06-25
Event type Funding
Segment Warehouse Logistics
Added to Korthos 2026-06-25
2026-06-25 Commercial Order XTEND Defense 2026-06-25 · commercial order · XTEND Defense
Evidence notes The order is separate from the roughly $9M Middle East defense orders announced on June 23. The company said the follow-on order brings recent orders above $12M across two customer programs within 24 hours. The order covers autonomous robotics and drone systems using XTEND’s XOS mission operating system. Date 2026-06-25
Event type Commercial Order
Segment Defense
Added to Korthos 2026-06-25
2026-06-25 · deployment · Overture Life Healthcare
Evidence notes Initial clinical deployments include CERAS, Memorial Hospital, CENALFES, Seoul IVF and Procrearte. The ICSI.A workstation automates the intracytoplasmic sperm injection step using robotics and computer vision. Overture plans a limited reservation and waitlist for the next program cohort at ESHRE 2026 in London. Date 2026-06-25
Event type Deployment
Segment Healthcare
Added to Korthos 2026-06-25
2026-06-25 Market Signal Qualcomm AI Compute 2026-06-25 · market signal · Qualcomm AI Compute
Evidence notes The company targeted more than $15B of data-center revenue by fiscal 2029 and $5B by fiscal 2027. The roadmap included Dragonfly C1000 CPU and AI300 inference accelerator products for AI infrastructure workloads. Coverage framed robotics as part of Qualcomm’s broader diversification beyond handsets into automotive, IoT and edge-AI markets. Date 2026-06-25
Event type Market Signal
Segment AI Compute
Added to Korthos 2026-06-25
2026-06-25 · partnership · Airbound Delivery
Evidence notes The collaboration targets healthcare, logistics and e-commerce delivery use cases across the Amaravati Capital Region. The parties describe a scale target of up to 10,000 drone flights per day over the next year. Airbound’s TRT delivery drone is a blended-wing-body tailsitter designed for zero-infrastructure delivery routes. Date 2026-06-25
Event type Partnership
Segment Delivery
Added to Korthos 2026-06-25
2026-06-25 · deployment · Figure AI Humanoid
Evidence notes Figure 03 will pick up unsorted delivered components and sort them into a sequencing trolley for onward transport. BMW said the use case supports just-in-sequence delivery of parts to assembly employees. The project follows a Figure 02 deployment in which the robot supported production of more than 30,000 BMW X3 vehicles over ten months. Date 2026-06-25
Event type Deployment
Segment Humanoid
Added to Korthos 2026-06-25
2026-06-25 Funding Almetra Data Infrastructure 2026-06-25 · funding · Almetra Data Infrastructure
Evidence notes Investors include blisce/, NAP, Merantix Capital, Robin Capital, Underline, Critical Ventures and angels. Almetra uses privacy-preserving production-line video and machine data to track output, cycle times and factory bottlenecks. The company cites Bosch eBike Systems, ABB and Siemens Energy as customers and has been accepted into robotics / Physical AI accelerator programs. Date 2026-06-25
Event type Funding
Segment Data Infrastructure
Added to Korthos 2026-06-25
2026-06-25 Funding Tombot Healthcare 2026-06-25 · funding · Tombot Healthcare
Evidence notes The Series A3 drew investment from Caduceus Capital Partners, Wavemaker 360, Lutheran Foundation for Long Term Living and Florida Community Health Network. Tombot says Jennie has more than 23,000 pre-order and waitlist signups. Jennie targets people who cannot safely or practically care for a live animal companion, including dementia, MCI, anxiety, loneliness, autism and PTSD use cases. Date 2026-06-25
Event type Funding
Segment Healthcare
Added to Korthos 2026-06-25
2026-06-25 · product launch · Hoverfly Technologies Defense
Evidence notes Initial products include motors and ESCs powered by Korea Robot Manufacturing plus GPS modules with Septentrio. Hoverfly plans additional tether kits and OEM component design services. The launch extends Hoverfly beyond tethered-drone systems into drone supply-chain components. Date 2026-06-25
Event type Product Launch
Segment Defense
Added to Korthos 2026-06-25
2026-06-25 Deployment Dexory Warehouse Logistics 2026-06-25 · deployment · Dexory Warehouse Logistics
Evidence notes DexoryView operated across seven GXO sites. The sites spanned the U.S. and Europe across fashion, retail, oil and gas, and technology operations. The deployment places DexoryView goes live across seven GXO sites's technology into commercial automation and autonomous-system workflows beyond a lab-only setting. Date 2026-06-25
Event type Deployment
Segment Warehouse Logistics
Added to Korthos 2026-06-25
2026-06-24 · partnership · May Mobility Automotive
Evidence notes The companies will conduct joint feasibility studies, commercial exploration and pilot programmes beginning in selected European markets. CaoCao will contribute ride-hailing operations, fleet management, vehicle support and maintenance as fleet owner and operator. May Mobility will provide its Autonomy-as-a-Service platform for the planned robotaxi services. Date 2026-06-24
Event type Partnership
Segment Automotive
Added to Korthos 2026-08-08
2026-06-24 · research publication · Stanford University Development Platform
Evidence notes Precise assembly is contact-rich and sparse-reward, making demonstrations costly and reinforcement learning from scratch difficult. Play2Perfect first trains a dexterous hand on diverse free-space object play, then fine-tunes the reusable grasping, reorientation, and pose-reaching prior on exact assembly tasks. The authors report 33-times better sample efficiency than training from scratch, plus zero-shot sim-to-real success of 60% on 0.5 mm-clearance insertion and over 50% on multi-part assembly and screwing. Date 2026-06-24
Event type Research Publication
Segment Development Platform
Added to Korthos 2026-08-02
2026-06-24 Contract Award Hydrix Defense 2026-06-24 · contract award · Hydrix Defense
Evidence notes The work follows initial simulation and modelling. Hydrix will support development of the next-generation robotic treatment platform. Date 2026-06-24
Event type Contract Award
Segment Defense
Added to Korthos 2026-07-29
2026-06-24 · market signal · 1X Technologies Humanoid
Evidence notes Børnich said 1X would accelerate plans to deliver NEO to developers and would provide dates and specifics later. He positioned NEO as a safe, affordable and capable humanoid development platform for researchers and robotics startups. Børnich said the developer initiative does not change the home-customer roadmap and argued that it should improve the consumer product. Date 2026-06-24
Event type Market Signal
Segment Humanoid
Added to Korthos 2026-07-27
2026-06-24 · partnership · Contemporary Amperex Technology Power Systems
Evidence notes CATL said Galbot S1 was in regular operation on CATL intelligent production lines for module and battery-pack manufacturing. The companies also plan to develop aftermarket service standards for AI humanoid robots through CATL's NING service network. Date 2026-06-24
Event type Partnership
Segment Power Systems
Added to Korthos 2026-07-23
2026-06-24 Market Signal Addverb Warehouse Logistics 2026-06-24 · market signal · Addverb Warehouse Logistics
Evidence notes Addverb said it had unveiled Elixis-W, a wheeled industrial humanoid, in early 2026 and was preparing a walking Elixis robot later in the year. The company said it had R&D facilities in India and the US plus subsidiaries in the United States, Australia, Singapore and the Netherlands. Addverb reported FY 2024-25 revenue of INR 800 crore and a target above INR 1,400 crore by FY27. Date 2026-06-24
Event type Market Signal
Segment Warehouse Logistics
Added to Korthos 2026-07-23
2026-06-24 · market signal · Jiiov / 极豪科技 Data Infrastructure
Evidence notes The embodied-AI stack includes first-person data-capture devices, a spatial-data processing platform and a visual-tactile interaction solution. The structured first-person perception dataset exceeds 30,000 hours. A 5 mm visual-tactile module completed in the second quarter of 2026 supports normal, tangential and torque sensing for dexterous hands. Date 2026-06-24
Event type Market Signal
Segment Data Infrastructure
Added to Korthos 2026-07-23
2026-06-24 Demonstration Icarus Aerial 2026-06-24 · demonstration · Icarus Aerial
Evidence notes Army personnel launched the Apollo R with an Urban Sky high-altitude balloon at Orote Airfield on June 24, 2026. The Valiant Shield exercise tested stratospheric sensors and extension of joint communications networks for CJADC2 validation. The launch method paired rapid balloon deployment with Icarus solar aircraft designed for persistent flight above 60,000 feet. Date 2026-06-24
Event type Demonstration
Segment Aerial
Added to Korthos 2026-07-18
2026-06-24 Deployment RealBotics Human Machine Interface 2026-06-24 · deployment · RealBotics Human Machine Interface
Evidence notes Realbotix announced the Salamanca school-district deployment on June 24, 2026. The pilot uses an M-Series humanoid for classroom interaction alongside Optio tutoring and teacher-support software. The initial deployment supports high-school AI and robotics courses, with expansion planned for about 500 students in the fall semester. Date 2026-06-24
Event type Deployment
Segment Human Machine Interface
Added to Korthos 2026-07-18
2026-06-24 · funding · FOSSA Systems Communications
Evidence notes Kibo Ventures led the completed round. SETT, Space Frontiers Fund II, Indico Capital Partners and WISeSat participated. FOSSA said the capital would support international expansion, security and defence development, team growth and continued constellation deployment. Date 2026-06-24
Event type Funding
Segment Communications
Added to Korthos 2026-07-18
2026-06-24 · demonstration · Korean Air Aerial
Evidence notes The system combines autonomous data capture with AI defect analysis and maintenance reporting. The demonstration was presented at Korea’s 2026 transport-technology exhibition. Korean Air showed a coordinated drone-and-rover maintenance system that detects aircraft-surface defects as small as 1 millimetre and reduces external inspection time from roughly ten hours to about one hour. Date 2026-06-24
Event type Demonstration
Segment Aerial
Added to Korthos 2026-07-15
2026-06-24 · award · Nanoflex Robotics Healthcare
Evidence notes The package comprises a €2.5 million grant and €10 million equity investment from the EIC Fund. Funding supports clinical validation and work toward CE marking in Europe. Nanoflex was the only medical-technology company among the selected Swiss applicants. Date 2026-06-24
Event type Award
Segment Healthcare
Added to Korthos 2026-07-14
2026-06-24 · commercial order · Guanglian Aviation / 广联航空 Manufacturing
Evidence notes The tax-included contract value is RMB 64.547 million. The work covers composite wing-panel components for a large fixed-wing UAV. Guanglian framed the contract as batch supply and industrial-scale entry for UAV structural components. Date 2026-06-24
Event type Commercial Order
Segment Manufacturing
Added to Korthos 2026-06-30
2026-06-24 Research Publication Unitree Humanoid 2026-06-24 · research publication · Unitree Humanoid
Evidence notes The paper “Learning Asynchronous Upper-body Task-space Trajectory Tracking Policy for Humanoid Robots” was published on June 24, 2026. The arXiv paper studies asynchronous upper-body task-space tracking on Unitree G1. The study’s named evaluation platform is G1 from Unitree. Date 2026-06-24
Event type Research Publication
Segment Humanoid
Added to Korthos 2026-06-27
2026-06-24 Research Publication Unitree Humanoid 2026-06-24 · research publication · Unitree Humanoid
Evidence notes The paper “TaskNPoint: How to Teach Your Humanoid to Hit a Backhand in Minutes” was published on June 24, 2026. The arXiv paper teaches dynamic backhand-hitting skills on a Unitree G1 humanoid. The study’s named evaluation platform is G1 from Unitree. Date 2026-06-24
Event type Research Publication
Segment Humanoid
Added to Korthos 2026-06-27
2026-06-24 Research Publication Unitree Humanoid 2026-06-24 · research publication · Unitree Humanoid
Evidence notes StairMaster is a three-stage reinforcement-learning framework for quadruped locomotion on risky hollow stairs. The paper deploys the policy on a Unitree Go2 robot and reports zero-shot stair climbing up to a 55-degree incline. Date 2026-06-24
Event type Research Publication
Segment Humanoid
Added to Korthos 2026-06-27
2026-06-24 Research Publication Unitree Humanoid 2026-06-24 · research publication · Unitree Humanoid
Evidence notes RoboAtlas combines frontier exploration, global semantic-map reasoning, and egocentric VLM reasoning for contextual Active SLAM. The system is evaluated on a Unitree Go2 in real-world environments exceeding 1,800 square meters with about 30,000 mapped semantic instances. Date 2026-06-24
Event type Research Publication
Segment Humanoid
Added to Korthos 2026-06-27
2026-06-24 Research Publication Unitree Humanoid 2026-06-24 · research publication · Unitree Humanoid
Evidence notes The paper presents a hierarchical MPC and reinforcement-learning framework for active roll control during autonomous wheeled-quadruped racing. The controller uses a vehicle-dynamics bicycle model of the Unitree Go2-W platform and deploys a low-level whole-body RL policy on the robot actuators. Date 2026-06-24
Event type Research Publication
Segment Humanoid
Added to Korthos 2026-06-27
2026-06-24 · funding · COLIGHTING / 汇光创新 Sensors
Evidence notes The company develops ultra-thin visual-tactile sensors for embodied AI and dexterous manipulation. Funding supports sensor product engineering and tactile-data tooling. The capital supports robot manipulation, haptics or human-assistive robotics workflows as Huiguang Innovation moves toward broader commercial use. Date 2026-06-24
Event type Funding
Segment Sensors
Added to Korthos 2026-06-26
2026-06-24 · contract award · Seoul Robotics Warehouse Logistics
Evidence notes The consortium includes S-Traffic, Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul Robotics, NHN Cloud, Saltlux, Wonju Future Industry Promotion Agency and Kangwon National University Wonju Campus. Seoul Robotics is responsible for master digital twin and Physical AI software areas. The robot-operation scope includes autonomous shuttles, robobuses, delivery, cleaning, security and patrol robots from multiple manufacturers. Date 2026-06-24
Event type Contract Award
Segment Warehouse Logistics
Added to Korthos 2026-06-25
2026-06-24 · deployment · Engineered Arts Humanoid
Evidence notes One Ameca unit was operating at Altus Charter School of San Diego in Tierrasanta during the reported classroom pilot. The pilot tests humanoid classroom-assistant use rather than a broad commercial rollout. Altus Schools is the named customer context for the classroom deployment signal. Date 2026-06-24
Event type Deployment
Segment Humanoid
Added to Korthos 2026-06-25
2026-06-24 Product Launch Medra Lab Automation 2026-06-24 · product launch · Medra Lab Automation
Evidence notes AI Experimentalist translates scientific goals and protocols into machine-executable experimental plans. Medra said ML001 is running closed-beta projects across academia, biopharma and government, including DARPA. The product gives Medra a concrete offering for commercial automation and autonomous-system workflows. Date 2026-06-24
Event type Product Launch
Segment Lab Automation
Added to Korthos 2026-06-25
2026-06-24 Commercial Order MINIEYE Automotive 2026-06-24 · commercial order · MINIEYE Automotive
Evidence notes MINIEYE signed a sales contract with an independent Henan customer for 500 self-developed unmanned logistics vehicles and supporting autonomous-driving technical services. The contract covers 500 unmanned logistics vehicles plus autonomous-driving technical services. The vehicles are intended for park logistics, supermarkets and last-mile delivery scenarios. Date 2026-06-24
Event type Commercial Order
Segment Automotive
Added to Korthos 2026-06-25
2026-06-24 Deployment FlytBase Mission Software 2026-06-24 · deployment · FlytBase Mission Software
Evidence notes The Montevideo program links ShotSpotter gunshot detection with automated drone dispatch from docking stations. Timerix is the Uruguayan deployment partner and FlytBase provides the drone autonomy and operations software layer. The program gives police live aerial video from incident scenes before or during ground response. Date 2026-06-24
Event type Deployment
Segment Mission Software
Added to Korthos 2026-06-25