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2026-06-10 Partnership JOUAV Aerial 2026-06-10 · partnership · JOUAV Aerial
Evidence notes JOUAV and Systronics announced the 5th Generation VTOL Fixed-Wing UAV Pilot Training Program in Thailand. The program is scheduled for June 23 to 26, 2026. The training supports JOUAV international operator ecosystem for fixed-wing VTOL UAVs. Date 2026-06-10
Event type Partnership
Segment Aerial
Added to Korthos 2026-05-18
2026-06-09 · product launch · SPH Engineering Aerial
Evidence notes Large Projects splits a survey polygon into aligned sub-areas while preserving common mission settings. The release adds Smart AGL 2.0 terrain following that considers terrain beside the route as well as below and ahead. The update targets magnetic surveys, UXO clearance, geological mapping and other campaigns too large for one flight. Date 2026-06-09
Event type Product Launch
Segment Aerial
Added to Korthos 2026-08-11
2026-06-09 Product Launch Asyril Industrial 2026-06-09 · product launch · Asyril Industrial
Evidence notes PYK+ uses eight surrounding cameras, integrated lighting and CAD-based AI training to locate parts in standard industrial bins. Flow and Lift configurations address continuous picking and deeper-bin autonomy while sharing a unified robot command interface. Asyril presented PYK+ in a dated 9 June 2026 launch webinar while describing commercial availability as forthcoming. Date 2026-06-09
Event type Product Launch
Segment Industrial
Added to Korthos 2026-08-10
2026-06-09 · partnership · Swarm Aero Defense
Evidence notes Swarm selected the commercially available Honeywell TPE331 as the powerplant for its large, multi-mission Group 5 uncrewed aircraft. Initial propulsion systems had already been supplied under the contract, and the companies were working together on aircraft design, development, maintenance and operations. Honeywell reported 13,000 TPE331 engines delivered and 122 million flight hours; Swarm is using the established platform to reduce cost and production risk. Date 2026-06-09
Event type Partnership
Segment Defense
Added to Korthos 2026-08-10
2026-06-09 Deployment Pony.ai Automotive 2026-06-09 · deployment · Pony.ai Automotive
Evidence notes The pilot will validate safety, performance and regulatory readiness in Luxembourg traffic. Bolt contributes ride-hailing integration and marketplace operations. Stellantis contributes L4-ready vehicle platforms and engineering support. Date 2026-06-09
Event type Deployment
Segment Automotive
Added to Korthos 2026-08-04
2026-06-09 Award Staer Warehouse Logistics 2026-06-09 · award · Staer Warehouse Logistics
Evidence notes Staer was one of 15 early-stage European robotics companies selected for the cohort. The programme runs from June through September 2026 and includes dedicated Google mentorship. Participants receive hands-on access to Gemini Robotics models and Google Cloud infrastructure. Date 2026-06-09
Event type Award
Segment Warehouse Logistics
Added to Korthos 2026-08-04
2026-06-09 · partnership · Jiun Jiang Enterprise Industrial
Evidence notes Jiun Jiang entered a definitive supply agreement to provide precision manufacturing, engineering, prototyping, assembly and testing for TechForce Robotics. TechForce retains ownership of product requirements, specifications and intellectual property. Jiun Jiang serves as the contract manufacturing and development supplier. Date 2026-06-09
Event type Partnership
Segment Industrial
Added to Korthos 2026-07-29
2026-06-09 · funding · Innoseis Sensor Technologies Sensors
Evidence notes FORWARD.one led the round. The company said the capital would streamline its production chain, expand its team and support entry into additional markets. InnoSeis targets geophysics, navigation, robotics and space applications with ultra-sensitive microchip-scale sensing. Date 2026-06-09
Event type Funding
Segment Sensors
Added to Korthos 2026-07-18
2026-06-09 · funding · Isar Aerospace Space
Evidence notes The round included new and existing investors with substantial European participation. Isar said the capital would ramp serial production and support launch infrastructure beyond its Norwegian site. The financing preceded Spectrum's qualification-flight window and a planned Canadian launch complex. Date 2026-06-09
Event type Funding
Segment Space
Added to Korthos 2026-07-18
2026-06-09 Market Signal ICEYE Space 2026-06-09 · market signal · ICEYE Space
Evidence notes General Atlantic led the proposed primary financing. A secondary placement would bring the combined Series F transaction above EUR 1 billion if completed. ICEYE explicitly stated that the transaction was subject to customary closing conditions and regulatory approvals. Date 2026-06-09
Event type Market Signal
Segment Space
Added to Korthos 2026-07-18
2026-06-09 · funding · Sintropy Power Systems
Evidence notes Maia Ventures led the EUR 1 million seed round with participation from FPR. Sintropy.ai planned to grow its team and expand deployments in Italy and other European markets. The platform connects to building equipment and uses AI control to reduce energy consumption across distributed locations. Date 2026-06-09
Event type Funding
Segment Power Systems
Added to Korthos 2026-07-17
2026-06-09 · contract award · Volta Space Technologies Power Systems
Evidence notes The study examines future Canadian contributions to sustained robotic and human lunar activity. Volta leads a multidisciplinary Canadian and international team. The Canadian Space Agency awarded Volta Space Technologies a C$569,000 contract to lead a lunar-power infrastructure architecture study. Date 2026-06-09
Event type Contract Award
Segment Power Systems
Added to Korthos 2026-07-15
2026-06-09 Research Publication Unitree Humanoid 2026-06-09 · research publication · Unitree Humanoid
Evidence notes Researchers published AgniNav and documented cross-embodiment monocular navigation experiments that included a Unitree Go2. AgniNav standardizes cross-embodiment monocular local navigation through a configurable collision-envelope representation. Real-robot experiments include TurtleBot2, Unitree Go2, and Accelerated Evolution K1 platforms. Date 2026-06-09
Event type Research Publication
Segment Humanoid
Added to Korthos 2026-06-27
2026-06-09 Market Signal Acumino Industrial 2026-06-09 · market signal · Acumino Industrial
Evidence notes Google DeepMind selected 15 early-stage European robotics startups for the inaugural three-month accelerator. The equity-free program provides technical mentorship, product guidance, Google AI infrastructure and access to Gemini Robotics models. The cohort spans industrial automation, construction, marine robotics, recycling, medical microrobotics, sensing, teleoperation and humanoid systems. Date 2026-06-09
Event type Market Signal
Segment Industrial
Added to Korthos 2026-06-25
2026-06-09 · contract award · M-tron Industries Communications
Evidence notes The order includes high-performance oven-controlled crystal oscillators and other RF products. Work is scheduled to be performed in Orlando, Florida through 2027. The company expects the supported systems to remain in production beyond 2030. Date 2026-06-09
Event type Contract Award
Segment Communications
Added to Korthos 2026-06-25
2026-06-09 Deployment Simbe Warehouse Logistics 2026-06-09 · deployment · Simbe Warehouse Logistics
Evidence notes Tally captured shelf-level availability, pricing and product-placement data. The deployment targeted inventory tasks that can take store teams up to 30 hours per week. The rollout covered select B&R Stores locations in Lincoln, Nebraska. Date 2026-06-09
Event type Deployment
Segment Warehouse Logistics
Added to Korthos 2026-06-19
2026-06-09 · market signal · Microbot Medical Surgical
Evidence notes Microbot Medical announced the first Michigan healthcare-system adoption of its LIBERTY endovascular robotic system. The company described the customer as one of Michigan’s largest healthcare systems. The adoption followed North Carolina expansion and supported LIBERTY’s Midwest commercial rollout. Date 2026-06-09
Event type Market Signal
Segment Surgical
Added to Korthos 2026-06-19
2026-06-09 · partnership · Noetix Robotics (松延动力) Humanoid
Evidence notes The partnership supported Noetix push toward mass adoption of consumer-grade humanoid robots. The collaboration targeted education and family-oriented deployment channels. Date 2026-06-09
Event type Partnership
Segment Humanoid
Added to Korthos 2026-06-19
2026-06-09 · deployment · Pudu Robotics Service
Evidence notes The rollout covers 200 PUDU CC1 cleaning robots across Denner stores in Switzerland. The deployment commenced in Fall 2025 after a four-branch pilot. The deployment places The company's technology into commercial automation and autonomous-system workflows beyond a lab-only setting. Date 2026-06-09
Event type Deployment
Segment Service
Added to Korthos 2026-06-19
2026-06-09 · product launch · Omron Corp Industrial
Evidence notes The LD-150 is specified for payloads up to 150 kg, while the LD-300 is specified for payloads up to 300 kg. The AMRs integrate with FLOW Core for mixed-fleet deployment and management. Date 2026-06-09
Event type Product Launch
Segment Industrial
Added to Korthos 2026-06-19
2026-06-09 · partnership · Higen RNM Actuation
Evidence notes The agreement covers small motor technology using PCB winding for humanoid robot hands. The design targets higher torque density than slotless motors through an axial ultra-small motor core. Date 2026-06-09
Event type Partnership
Segment Actuation
Added to Korthos 2026-06-16
2026-06-09 Demonstration Gremsy Vision 2026-06-09 · demonstration · Gremsy Vision
Evidence notes Gremsy planned to present UAV payload systems at Eurosatory 2026. The company planned to show EO/IR payloads and gimbal stabilization systems at the defense exhibition. The item is a supplier visibility signal for defense UAV payloads, not a customer contract or deployment. Date 2026-06-09
Event type Demonstration
Segment Vision
Added to Korthos 2026-06-15
2026-06-09 · funding · Kunwei Technology Sensors
Evidence notes The B++ round exceeded RMB 100 million. Funding supports six-axis force/torque sensor and joint torque sensor production for robotics and automation. Investors included CITIC Capital Stone, Tianqi, Foxconn, Huatai Zijin and CICC Capital. Date 2026-06-09
Event type Funding
Segment Sensors
Added to Korthos 2026-06-13
2026-06-09 · funding · Mesoware Industrial
Evidence notes The pre-seed round totalled $1.5 million. Funding supports AI-powered robotics for automated manufacturing cells. The commercial focus is integrated robotics, software and design workflows for manufacturing users. Date 2026-06-09
Event type Funding
Segment Industrial
Added to Korthos 2026-06-13
2026-06-09 · funding · Integra Robotics Industrial
Evidence notes The Pre-Series A round totalled $1.12 million. Investors included Finvolve, India Accelerator and GrowthCap Venture Fund. Funding is intended for product delivery, market expansion and a human-in-the-loop data flywheel. Date 2026-06-09
Event type Funding
Segment Industrial
Added to Korthos 2026-06-13
2026-06-09 · funding · Alta Ares Defense
Evidence notes The Series A round was reported at €50 million. The company is focused on counter-drone systems and onboard artificial intelligence. Airbus separately announced a June 2026 MoU with Alta Ares for European counter-drone integration. Date 2026-06-09
Event type Funding
Segment Defense
Added to Korthos 2026-06-13
2026-06-09 · funding · Standard Bots Industrial
Evidence notes The corrected PR Newswire release confirms the original news was issued on 9 June 2026. The round was described as a $200 million Series C at a $1 billion valuation. Standard Bots tied the capital to scaling AI-native industrial robots in the United States. Date 2026-06-09
Event type Funding
Segment Industrial
Added to Korthos 2026-06-13
2026-06-09 Product Launch Bittium Communications 2026-06-09 · product launch · Bittium Communications
Evidence notes Bittium launched Tough SDR Unmanned, a compact radio module designed for integration into unmanned platforms. The module supports remote command and control, real-time sensor-data transmission and relay-node use across dispersed forces. Bittium positions the radio for UAVs, UGVs and unmanned maritime platforms operating in contested or line-of-sight-limited environments. Date 2026-06-09
Event type Product Launch
Segment Communications
Added to Korthos 2026-06-11
2026-06-09 · capability · Dynamic Aerospace Systems Aerial
Evidence notes Dynamic Aerospace Systems began integrating Unusual Machines motors, flight controllers, ESCs, FPV cameras, video transmission systems and related parts. The components are being used across Mitigator/Breacher Quad and Mitigator/Breacher Hex tactical drone platforms. The integration increases NDAA-compliant content for public-safety, government and defense procurement channels. Date 2026-06-09
Event type Capability
Segment Aerial
Added to Korthos 2026-06-11
2026-06-09 · partnership · Vingroup Industrial
Evidence notes VinRobotics signed an MoU with Infineon Technologies to explore next-generation robotics applications based on advanced semiconductor technology. The collaboration includes a planned VinRobotics-Infineon Competency Center inside VinRobotics facilities. Infineon will participate in VinRobotics robotics projects from early development stages, supporting technical exchange and co-innovation around intelligent robots. Date 2026-06-09
Event type Partnership
Segment Industrial
Added to Korthos 2026-06-09
2026-06-08 · regulatory · Vitirover Agriculture
Evidence notes The safeguard proceeding originally opened on 18 November 2025 at Vitirover's request. The court found sufficient financing capacity for activity to continue during the renewed observation period. An interim hearing set for 21 September 2026 will review signed quotations, cash position and a draft repayment plan. Date 2026-06-08
Event type Regulatory
Segment Agriculture
Added to Korthos 2026-08-14
2026-06-08 · company formation · Cellula Robotics Maritime
Evidence notes The exact Cellula Robotics article is dated 8 June 2026. NautiGEN targets maritime operations, autonomous systems and subsea applications. Date 2026-06-08
Event type Company Formation
Segment Maritime
Added to Korthos 2026-08-11
2026-06-08 Partnership NVIDIA AI Compute 2026-06-08 · partnership · NVIDIA AI Compute
Evidence notes NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang and Hyundai Motor Group Executive Chair Euisun Chung discussed work across mobility and physical AI at Hyundai's Seoul headquarters. Huang said the companies were exploring broader autonomous-mobility technology and safety work, while Chung called NVIDIA an indispensable partner. The meeting also covered Hyundai's proposed Saemangeum AI, robotics and data-centre ecosystem; it recorded a direction for expanded cooperation rather than a completed deployment. Date 2026-06-08
Event type Partnership
Segment AI Compute
Added to Korthos 2026-08-10
2026-06-08 Production Milestone F-Drones Defense 2026-06-08 · production milestone · F-Drones Defense
Evidence notes F-Drones began developing and producing unmanned systems in 2023. LITAVR entered testing and codification in summer 2025, followed by serial production and deliveries in the autumn. LITAVR combines terminal guidance, remote control and non-GPS navigation, with speeds up to 350 km/h and recorded range beyond 80 km. Date 2026-06-08
Event type Production Milestone
Segment Defense
Added to Korthos 2026-08-08
2026-06-08 · market signal · Factorial Energy Power Systems
Evidence notes The combined public company retained the Factorial Energy name and listed its common stock and warrants as FAC and FACWW. The transaction implied an equity value of approximately $1.3 billion. Factorial said the closing provided more than $100 million in gross proceeds for battery commercialisation. Date 2026-06-08
Event type Market Signal
Segment Power Systems
Added to Korthos 2026-08-03
2026-06-08 Partnership DRASS Maritime 2026-06-08 · partnership · DRASS Maritime
Evidence notes The agreement covers technology exchange, systems, payloads, and operational architectures. The partners framed the work around UUVs, maritime ISR, and manned-unmanned teaming. The MoU was signed at Italy Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation headquarters in Rome. Date 2026-06-08
Event type Partnership
Segment Maritime
Added to Korthos 2026-07-31
2026-06-08 · funding · Foresight Autonomous Holdings Vision
Evidence notes The agreement contemplates a two-stage investment of up to $17.5 million and a controlling interest in Foresight. VisionWave and Foresight also planned a perception-technology collaboration. Closing remains subject to regulatory, exchange and shareholder approvals. Date 2026-06-08
Event type Funding
Segment Vision
Added to Korthos 2026-07-29
2026-06-08 Product Launch Spiral Vision 2026-06-08 · product launch · Spiral Vision
Evidence notes Spiral said the PCB configuration had shipped since May 2026 and published the launch details on June 8. The iPhone and iPad workflow checks component presence, placement, polarity, markings and reference designators. All image processing runs on the device, keeping inspection frames inside the customer facility. Date 2026-06-08
Event type Product Launch
Segment Vision
Added to Korthos 2026-07-18
2026-06-08 · funding · Silicon Box Semiconductors
Evidence notes The financing was structured as debt rather than an equity funding round. Silicon Box said the capital would support growth in advanced panel-level packaging and chiplet integration. The facility included an option that could increase the financing to USD 75 million equivalent under the disclosed terms. Date 2026-06-08
Event type Funding
Segment Semiconductors
Added to Korthos 2026-07-18
2026-06-08 · funding · PhysicsX Simulation
Evidence notes Temasek led the round, with M&G Investments and Intrepid Growth Partners joining existing backers including NVIDIA, Siemens and Atomico. PhysicsX planned to expand its platform, global delivery and research into larger pre-trained physics AI models. The company reported more than 300 employees and deployments across aerospace, semiconductors, industrial machinery, automotive, energy and materials. Date 2026-06-08
Event type Funding
Segment Simulation
Added to Korthos 2026-07-18
2026-06-08 · funding · Haast Autonomous Aerial
Evidence notes Pre-seed: USD 1,850,000. The cited source confirms the completed financing. Haast Autonomous raised $1.85 million in pre-seed financing to develop autonomous aircraft and fleet software for time-critical medical logistics. Date 2026-06-08
Event type Funding
Segment Aerial
Added to Korthos 2026-07-17
2026-06-08 Demonstration Twolabs Humanoid 2026-06-08 · demonstration · Twolabs Humanoid
Evidence notes Tobi lit a birthday candle, carried it to the recipient and served it during the recorded interaction. Twolabs used the scene to test early fine-tuned models trained with human-robot-interaction datasets. The demonstration used a robot embodiment supplied by Almond Robotics rather than presenting a Twolabs-built production body. Date 2026-06-08
Event type Demonstration
Segment Humanoid
Added to Korthos 2026-07-17
2026-06-08 · funding · Clear Robotics Maritime
Evidence notes The company said it operated a fleet of 26 all-electric, AI-optimized unmanned surface vessels. The financing supports autonomous vessels for marine infrastructure and waterway services. The announcement provides a fleet-scale signal for Clearbot's electric USV operations. Date 2026-06-08
Event type Funding
Segment Maritime
Added to Korthos 2026-07-16
2026-06-08 Demonstration Teradyne Industrial 2026-06-08 · demonstration · Teradyne Industrial
Evidence notes The booth included hourly PolyScope X demos for AI-ready robotics workcell control. Partner demos used UR robots for imitation learning, cable insertion, sanding, machine tending and bin-picking tasks. MiR demos showed mobile material flow with pallet-jack and mobile-cobot configurations rather than a customer deployment claim. Date 2026-06-08
Event type Demonstration
Segment Industrial
Added to Korthos 2026-07-15
2026-06-08 Research Publication Unitree Humanoid 2026-06-08 · research publication · Unitree Humanoid
Evidence notes Humanoid robots can fall on slopes, gravel, and uneven ground in unstructured environments. We target integrated fall recovery and locomotion: rebuilding balance from a fallen state using proprioception alone and resuming velocity-commanded walking at the fall site. G1 is the hardware platform used for the reported demonstration. Date 2026-06-08
Event type Research Publication
Segment Humanoid
Added to Korthos 2026-07-03
2026-06-08 Research Publication Unitree Humanoid 2026-06-08 · research publication · Unitree Humanoid
Evidence notes World Action Models (WAMs) couple a video dynamics prior to the policy and have shown encouraging results on tabletop manipulation, but iterative denoising over high-dimensional video-action latents leaves them too slow for real-time humanoid loco-manipulation. The problem is compounded by the dominant hierarchical paradigm, in which a high-level manipulation policy controls only the upper body while a low-level controller tracks coarse base commands -- placing upper and lower body in inconsistent action spaces and G1 is the hardware platform used for the reported demonstration. Date 2026-06-08
Event type Research Publication
Segment Humanoid
Added to Korthos 2026-07-03
2026-06-08 · capability · WOLF Advanced Technology AI Compute
Evidence notes Mercury Systems integrated WOLF's 3184-DAL-C XMC module into its ROCK3 SOSA-aligned 3U OpenVPX mission computer. The module provides safety-certifiable video capture and processing aligned with DO-254 development processes. The combined system supports mission management, sensor fusion, surveillance and avionics workloads for military and advanced-mobility aircraft. Date 2026-06-08
Event type Capability
Segment AI Compute
Added to Korthos 2026-07-01
2026-06-08 Deployment PepsiCo Logistics 2026-06-08 · deployment · PepsiCo Logistics
Evidence notes The companies described the rollout as the largest commercial autonomous freight deployment to date. The deployment runs inside PepsiCo’s North American food and beverage regional transportation network. The trucks support high-frequency routes moving products site to site. Date 2026-06-08
Event type Deployment
Segment Logistics
Added to Korthos 2026-06-19
2026-06-08 · capability · Boxfish Robotics Inspection
Evidence notes The June 8, 2026 article names Boxfish Robotics as technology partner for the Below: The Great Lakes documentary project. The platform is tailored for freshwater exploration challenges including variable visibility, depth and terrain. The project uses unmanned underwater systems for live-streamed exploration and cinematic/scientific imaging in the Great Lakes. Date 2026-06-08
Event type Capability
Segment Inspection
Added to Korthos 2026-06-19
2026-06-08 · product launch · Vadzo Imaging Vision
Evidence notes Vadzo Imaging launched the Bolt-235CGS, a 2.3-megapixel global-shutter MIPI CSI-2 camera built on the Onsemi AR0235 HyperLux SG sensor. The module supports distortion-free imaging for robotics, industrial automation, edge AI and other high-motion embedded-vision applications. Vadzo pairs the camera with its embedded software and integration support for production OEM designs. Date 2026-06-08
Event type Product Launch
Segment Vision
Added to Korthos 2026-06-14
2026-06-08 · partnership · Huayan Robotics Industrial
Evidence notes Huayan Robotics appeared as a Huawei Cloud embodied-intelligence ecosystem partner. The company showed seven-axis humanoid arms and humanoid joint modules at INSPIRE 2026. Date 2026-06-08
Event type Partnership
Segment Industrial
Added to Korthos 2026-06-13
2026-06-08 · partnership · Tuya Smart Industrial
Evidence notes Tuya Smart and Zeroth Robotics announced a partnership for robot-driven smart-home experiences. The integration uses Tuya’s Physical AI Engine, whole-home sensor fusion and edge/cloud AI. The stated goal is robot orchestration of smart-home devices rather than an isolated appliance experience. Date 2026-06-08
Event type Partnership
Segment Industrial
Added to Korthos 2026-06-12
2026-06-08 · market signal · Quantum Cyber Defense
Evidence notes Quantum Cyber subsidiary Quantum Drones signed an LOI to acquire an estimated 43,000 square foot manufacturing facility and industrial equipment in Bridgeport, Connecticut. The proposed 3.2 million dollar acquisition would support design, production and assembly of unmanned aerial systems and related components. The LOI marks a planned shift toward vertically integrated U.S.-based autonomous drone manufacturing, subject to due diligence and closing. Date 2026-06-08
Event type Market Signal
Segment Defense
Added to Korthos 2026-06-11
2026-06-08 · partnership · American Industrial Technologies Manufacturing
Evidence notes American Industrial Technologies and ideaForge Technology signed a non-binding LOI to explore a strategic joint venture. The proposed venture covers AI-enabled drone platforms, Drones-as-a-Service, secure communications, border security, inspection and enterprise AI integration. Its scope also includes U.S.-based electronic-component manufacturing, IoT assembly and hybrid satellite-cellular connectivity. Date 2026-06-08
Event type Partnership
Segment Manufacturing
Added to Korthos 2026-06-11
2026-06-08 · product launch · Teledyne FLIR Vision
Evidence notes Teledyne FLIR OEM launched Boson SX8, an ITAR-free, NDAA-compliant uncooled LWIR thermal camera module with 8 micron pixels. The module pairs SXGA 1280 x 1024 resolution with a compact package aimed at longer-range detection than high-volume VGA uncooled modules. A Boson SX8-CZ 15-75 variant adds a factory-integrated continuous-zoom lens for defense, industrial, uncrewed, security and ISR integrations. Date 2026-06-08
Event type Product Launch
Segment Vision
Added to Korthos 2026-06-11
2026-06-08 · partnership · Daedong Robotics Agriculture
Evidence notes Daedong Robotics and GS E&C signed an MOU covering construction-site automation and smart-construction technology collaboration. The companies said they will examine existing AI field-robot products for construction-site use and jointly pursue construction-specific robot R&D and proof-of-concept work. The release specifically points to material transport, repetitive tasks and construction-site validation as target workflows. Date 2026-06-08
Event type Partnership
Segment Agriculture
Added to Korthos 2026-06-09
2026-06-08 · partnership · KONGSBERG Maritime
Evidence notes KONGSBERG and DRASS signed a Memorandum of Understanding on June 8, 2026 for joint development of advanced underwater solutions and next-generation uncrewed underwater capabilities. The partnership covers exchange of technologies, systems, payloads and operational architectures across underwater missions. Public statements specifically reference UUVs, maritime ISR and manned-unmanned teaming as target capability areas. Date 2026-06-08
Event type Partnership
Segment Maritime
Added to Korthos 2026-06-09
2026-06-08 Partnership NVIDIA AI Compute 2026-06-08 · partnership · NVIDIA AI Compute
Evidence notes NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang said the company is partnering with LG Group on humanoid robots and data centers after meeting LG Group Chairman Koo Kwang-mo in Seoul. Huang said the robotics work includes motor technology and mechanical systems, positioning the collaboration around humanoid robot hardware and physical AI infrastructure. NVIDIA's related Korea ecosystem update says the companies plan an AI factory to support LG's robotics, autonomous-driving, data-center technologies and GPU development. Date 2026-06-08
Event type Partnership
Segment AI Compute
Added to Korthos 2026-06-08
2026-06-08 · partnership · VinDynamics Humanoid
Evidence notes VinDynamics and Skild AI signed a strategic memorandum of understanding to collaborate on humanoid robotics and embodied AI. The collaboration scope covers embodied AI research, robot manipulation, sim-to-real transfer, edge AI deployment, and validation of humanoid systems in real-world environments. The companies will explore integrating The Skild Brain into VinDynamics humanoid robots, with additional discussions around software, model, hardware development, and potential scale manufacturing. Date 2026-06-08
Event type Partnership
Segment Humanoid
Added to Korthos 2026-06-08
2026-06-07 · research publication · New York University Development Platform
Evidence notes Introduces an automated framework for discovering long-horizon, contact-rich humanoid loco-manipulation skills without human motion capture, teleoperation, or retargeting. Combines LLM-guided evolutionary search over contact plans, kinodynamic optimization, pruning, and reinforcement-learning tracking policies. Project page and arXiv paper report transfer of discovered trajectories to real humanoid hardware across cluttered scenes and multi-object transport tasks. Date 2026-06-07
Event type Research Publication
Segment Development Platform
Added to Korthos 2026-08-02
2026-06-07 · funding · Firewave Perception
Evidence notes Techstars, TONBO Ventures and the Israel Innovation Authority backed the company. Firewave was piloting systems in Israel and the United States. Capital supports product development and commercial scale-up. Date 2026-06-07
Event type Funding
Segment Perception
Added to Korthos 2026-07-17
2026-06-07 Partnership NVIDIA AI Compute 2026-06-07 · partnership · NVIDIA AI Compute
Evidence notes NVIDIA and Doosan Group expanded their collaboration across physical AI, robotics and AI factory infrastructure. Doosan Robotics is integrating NVIDIA Isaac Sim, Isaac Lab, Cosmos, Newton and Jetson Thor into its Agentic Robot OS for perception, reasoning, simulation, learning and on-device inference. The robotics work includes industrial task use cases such as depalletizing and sanding, plus new robot form factors including dual-arm and humanoid platforms. The broader collaboration also covers Doosan Bobcat autonomous equipment, Doosan Enerbility power infrastructure for AI factories and Doosan electronics materials for next-generation data-center systems. Date 2026-06-07
Event type Partnership
Segment AI Compute
Added to Korthos 2026-06-08
2026-06-06 Deployment Spiral Vision 2026-06-06 · deployment · Spiral Vision
Evidence notes The pilot was installed in May 2026 for counting finished dart components before packaging. Across seven operating days, Microscope completed 2,486 sessions and counted 317,200 items. Median cycle time was 26 seconds versus a 2.5-minute manual baseline, producing roughly a fivefold speed improvement. Date 2026-06-06
Event type Deployment
Segment Vision
Added to Korthos 2026-07-18
2026-06-06 Research Publication Unitree Humanoid 2026-06-06 · research publication · Unitree Humanoid
Evidence notes Humans exhibit remarkable motor agility, enabling a wide range of dynamic skills such as running and jumping, which highlights the great potential of humanoid robots for athletic locomotion. Among athletic sports, long rope skipping requires two rope turners to cooperatively swing the rope while adapting to a player under different jumping rhythms, making it a meaningful yet challenging task for humanoid robots. G1 is the evaluation platform used to test the method and reported findings. Date 2026-06-06
Event type Research Publication
Segment Humanoid
Added to Korthos 2026-07-03
2026-06-06 Research Publication Unitree Humanoid 2026-06-06 · research publication · Unitree Humanoid
Evidence notes Researchers published a semantic-skill discovery method and validated coordinated rollouts with teams of Unitree Go2 quadrupeds. The paper studies continual quadruped robot coordination through semantic skill discovery. Real-world rollouts on Unitree Go2 teams validate deployment feasibility for multi-quadruped coordination. Date 2026-06-06
Event type Research Publication
Segment Humanoid
Added to Korthos 2026-06-27
2026-06-05 · deployment · Open Ocean Robotics Maritime
Evidence notes The platform maintained controlled station-keeping about 10 nautical miles offshore. It delivered 19 weeks of continuous near-real-time observations using redundant cellular and satellite communications. Remote oversight through XplorerView reduced reliance on vessel-based servicing while operations remained ongoing. Date 2026-06-05
Event type Deployment
Segment Maritime
Added to Korthos 2026-08-07
2026-06-05 Research Publication NVIDIA AI Compute 2026-06-05 · research publication · NVIDIA AI Compute
Evidence notes Releases a Hugging Face robotics dataset for grounding simulation calibration in real physical measurements. Supports zero-shot sim-to-real workflows by providing hardware measurement data for dynamics and calibration pipelines. Apache-2.0 dataset surface is live on Hugging Face and is part of NVIDIA physical-AI infrastructure. Date 2026-06-05
Event type Research Publication
Segment AI Compute
Added to Korthos 2026-08-02
2026-06-05 · capability · PanGood Power Actuation
Evidence notes The official announcement attributes the performance and application claims to the collaborators. The event supports a motor-supply role without treating broad vehicle drive systems as a second robotics Detail. Date 2026-06-05
Event type Capability
Segment Actuation
Added to Korthos 2026-07-29
2026-06-05 · product launch · General Instinct AI Compute
Evidence notes The framework quantizes Hugging Face models below four bits and recovers lost quality through on-policy distillation. Its published example compressed Qwen3.5-122B-A10B into an approximately 47-gigabyte GGUF artifact. The deployment path supports a single 80-gigabyte GPU or expert offload with about eight gigabytes of active GPU memory. Date 2026-06-05
Event type Product Launch
Segment AI Compute
Added to Korthos 2026-07-18
2026-06-05 · funding · Cordon Technologies Agriculture
Evidence notes Seed: GBP 1,000,000. British Design Fund led or provided the financing. Capital supports advance precision spraying and expand its agricultural robotics rollout. Date 2026-06-05
Event type Funding
Segment Agriculture
Added to Korthos 2026-07-17
2026-06-05 · funding · Estro Tech Robotics Service
Evidence notes The strategic investment pairs Genrobotics commercialisation experience with Estro automation and AIoT capabilities. Capital supports inspection robotics for underground utilities, sewer monitoring and predictive infrastructure analytics. Estro will continue expanding its deployed retail-robotics work alongside the infrastructure programme. Date 2026-06-05
Event type Funding
Segment Service
Added to Korthos 2026-07-17
2026-06-05 · regulatory · Skyfish Aerial
Evidence notes Skyfish achieved Blue UAS Cleared status and Green UAS certification for its drone platform. The certification supported defense, public-safety and critical-infrastructure inspection use cases. The approval milestone supported Skyfish use in Blue UAS and Green UAS procurement channels. Date 2026-06-05
Event type Regulatory
Segment Aerial
Added to Korthos 2026-07-05
2026-06-05 · product launch · 9 Mothers Defense
Evidence notes EDDA is described as a small robot built to counter Group 1 one-way attack drones near soldiers and critical assets. The launch positions 9 Mothers in defence autonomy and short-range counter-UAS missions. Y Combinator published the product launch on June 5, 2026. Date 2026-06-05
Event type Product Launch
Segment Defense
Added to Korthos 2026-07-04
2026-06-05 Research Publication Unitree Humanoid 2026-06-05 · research publication · Unitree Humanoid
Evidence notes Reinforcement learning has become the prevailing approach to humanoid locomotion control: policies transfer reliably from simulation to hardware and recover gracefully from disturbances. Motion quality, however, still lags behind: task-only rewards often converge to stiff, asymmetric gaits, while motion imitation methods improve appearance but become more sensitive to external disturbances because reference signals can oppose the transient poses needed to regain balance. G1 is the hardware platform used for the reported demonstration. Date 2026-06-05
Event type Research Publication
Segment Humanoid
Added to Korthos 2026-07-03
2026-06-05 Facility Opening RoboDEX Robotics 2026-06-05 · facility opening · RoboDEX
Evidence notes The site was built for hydrogen-powered drone operations. The port targets island logistics routes where longer endurance is valuable. The facility supports Robodex's capacity for warehouse automation and material-handling workflows. for named customers, products or deployments. Date 2026-06-05
Event type Facility Opening
Added to Korthos 2026-06-19
2026-06-05 · production milestone · Arcanus Aerial Systems Defense
Evidence notes Arcanus signed a five-year FeralX UAS production agreement. FeralX will manufacture assemblies for Arcanus UAS platforms in Canada. The announcement also included a C$1 million strategic investment commitment. Date 2026-06-05
Event type Production Milestone
Segment Defense
Added to Korthos 2026-06-18
2026-06-05 · product launch · AUBO Robotics Industrial
Evidence notes The G Series includes cobots with payload capacities up to 40 kg. Control.com described joint torque sensing, EtherCAT motion control, and adaptive force feedback as key features. The launch targets welding, logistics, assembly, and other applications that need higher collaborative robot payloads. Date 2026-06-05
Event type Product Launch
Segment Industrial
Added to Korthos 2026-06-18
2026-06-05 · funding · Allen Control Systems Defense
Evidence notes The round was led by Smash Capital and valued ACS at $2.2 billion post-money. ACS has more than $120 million in U.S. government contracts to make variants of its Bullfrog product line. The round supports scaling autonomous precision robotics manufacturing and deployment for counter-drone defense. Date 2026-06-05
Event type Funding
Segment Defense
Added to Korthos 2026-06-05
2026-06-05 Market Signal Stord Logistics 2026-06-05 · market signal · Stord Logistics
Evidence notes Stord said Nirmal Doshi joined the company as part of a wave of talent from leading robotics and AI companies. Doshi brings robotics and operational experience from Amazon, Agility Robotics and Symbotic. Stord framed the hire around building a physical-intelligence layer for commerce on top of its vertically integrated logistics network, software stack and real-world fulfillment data. Date 2026-06-05
Event type Market Signal
Segment Logistics
Added to Korthos 2026-06-05
2026-06-04 · product launch · Amazon Robotics Warehouse Logistics
Evidence notes The new Proteus can receive conversational task prompts and determine task priority, route and timing while moving loads beyond its earlier dock-area scope. Vulcan and the STARK tote-handling system are part of a planned robotics expansion across European fulfillment sites; STARK is scheduled for 15 sites by 2027. The robotics programme sits within more than €10 billion of planned European fulfillment-center investment, while Proteus deployment in Europe is targeted for the first half of 2027. Date 2026-06-04
Event type Product Launch
Segment Warehouse Logistics
Added to Korthos 2026-08-14
2026-06-04 Product Launch JAI Vision 2026-06-04 · product launch · JAI Vision
Evidence notes WAL-1001-GE provides a 1024-pixel line and up to a 29 kHz line rate with 12.5 µm pixels. The cameras target defect detection, subsurface inspection and material differentiation in difficult imaging conditions. The 2K WAL-2001-GE uses pixel-shift to extend the family to higher-resolution line scanning. Date 2026-06-04
Event type Product Launch
Segment Vision
Added to Korthos 2026-08-12
2026-06-04 Deployment WHILL Service 2026-06-04 · deployment · WHILL Service
Evidence notes Travellers select a destination on a touchscreen and the device navigates through Terminal 3. The chair autonomously returns to its home location after completing a passenger trip. WHILL reported that the Heathrow deployment brought its service network to 26 airports and facilities. Date 2026-06-04
Event type Deployment
Segment Service
Added to Korthos 2026-08-04
2026-06-04 · research publication · Stanford University Development Platform
Evidence notes Argues that robot policy scaling is bottlenecked by converting unstructured data into grounded supervision. Frames four missing interfaces: behavior autolabelling, embodiment retargeting, physics-grounded 3D world modeling, and reward inference. High-engagement position paper gives useful strategic context for the VLA and world-model wave. Date 2026-06-04
Event type Research Publication
Segment Development Platform
Added to Korthos 2026-08-02
2026-06-04 Partnership MW Consumer 2026-06-04 · partnership · MW Consumer
Evidence notes The work focuses on household-task data. The collaboration is a development programme, not a delivered commercial model. Date 2026-06-04
Event type Partnership
Segment Consumer
Added to Korthos 2026-07-29
2026-06-04 Contract Award Hydrix Defense 2026-06-04 · contract award · Hydrix Defense
Evidence notes Hydrix signed a binding stage-one engagement with Phasor Innovation for quantum sensing and navigation work on GPS-denied platforms. The stage-one work was estimated at A$1.0M to A$1.2M over 15 months. The autonomy-adjacent programme does not change Hydrix’s robotics Detail taxonomy. Date 2026-06-04
Event type Contract Award
Segment Defense
Added to Korthos 2026-07-29
2026-06-04 · market signal · AMC Robotics Industrial
Evidence notes AMC entered into separate $500,000 SAFEs on 7 April and 19 May 2026. Etronium AI develops agentic AI frameworks for writing, deploying and testing code on physical hardware. AMC framed the investment as support for real-world robotics and hardware integration. Date 2026-06-04
Event type Market Signal
Segment Industrial
Added to Korthos 2026-07-27
2026-06-04 Commercial Order KNS Manufacturing 2026-06-04 · commercial order · KNS Manufacturing
Evidence notes The order covered AGVs for industrial material transport. The later July industrial-robot order expands this manufacturing relationship. Date 2026-06-04
Event type Commercial Order
Segment Manufacturing
Added to Korthos 2026-07-22
2026-06-04 · funding · Axiom Space Space
Evidence notes The final close exceeded USD 525 million, so the disclosed figure is a lower bound rather than an exact round total. MUFG Bank joined as a new investor alongside existing institutional and strategic backers. Axiom said the capital would support Axiom Station, AxEMU spacesuit production and its wider space-infrastructure roadmap. Date 2026-06-04
Event type Funding
Segment Space
Added to Korthos 2026-07-18
2026-06-04 · funding · Oscorp Energy Industrial
Evidence notes Atlas led the pre-seed through its AI VB fund, with Antler and Antipodean Capital participating. The company is developing edge-AI vision and robotics that identify and remove battery-containing objects from fast-moving waste lines. Funding supports commercial pilots, including design-partner work with Livium for a deployment at one of its recycling sites. Date 2026-06-04
Event type Funding
Segment Industrial
Added to Korthos 2026-07-18
2026-06-04 Award Asilla Perception 2026-06-04 · award · Asilla Perception
Evidence notes The project uses more than eight million anonymised proprietary video records accumulated through Asilla's operations. Asilla plans two model scales: a four-billion-parameter model for edge use and a 27-billion-parameter cloud model. The programme covers dataset construction, foundation-model development and work toward real-world security deployment. Date 2026-06-04
Event type Award
Segment Perception
Added to Korthos 2026-07-18
2026-06-04 · funding · DoD Solution AI Compute
Evidence notes Network.VC Defense led or provided the financing. DoD Solution secured an undisclosed standalone investment from Network.VC Defense within its open pre-seed round to develop onboard AI and autonomy infrastructure for UAVs. Date 2026-06-04
Event type Funding
Segment AI Compute
Added to Korthos 2026-07-17
2026-06-04 · demonstration · Neya Systems Mission Software
Evidence notes The showcase combined Neya's MPMS and N-Drive autonomy with partner UAS and UGV platforms for breaching lane clearance. Named collaborators included American Rheinmetall, AM General, Persistent Systems and Swarmbotics AI. This is classified as a demonstration/showcase, not an operational deployment. Date 2026-06-04
Event type Demonstration
Segment Mission Software
Added to Korthos 2026-07-15
2026-06-04 · product launch · Esh-Tech Systems Defense
Evidence notes The system is designed as a fast-reacting hard-kill counter-UAS capability. The company said DroneLight can focus multiple small beams on a target after initial acquisition. The product was reported as undergoing trials in Israel and overseas. Date 2026-06-04
Event type Product Launch
Segment Defense
Added to Korthos 2026-06-30
2026-06-04 · contract award · Rheinmetall Defense
Evidence notes The package covers seven Skynex systems, two Skyranger 35 systems described as 24 batteries, and two Millennium close-in weapon systems. Romania’s Ministry of Defence framed the systems for immediate air defence of forces, assets, infrastructure and naval platforms. The reported contract value is about EUR982M excluding VAT. Date 2026-06-04
Event type Contract Award
Segment Defense
Added to Korthos 2026-06-25
2026-06-04 Partnership Kudan Spatial Intelligence 2026-06-04 · partnership · Kudan Spatial Intelligence
Evidence notes The companies targeted robots, autonomous mobile robots, forklifts and industrial fleets across indoor, outdoor and mixed environments. The integration aims to run localization directly on sensor modules to reduce cloud and external-compute dependency. Date 2026-06-04
Event type Partnership
Segment Spatial Intelligence
Added to Korthos 2026-06-19
2026-06-04 Capability Hobbywing Propulsion Components 2026-06-04 · capability · Hobbywing Propulsion Components
Evidence notes The update introduced proactive risk-warning and intelligent-monitoring functions for UAV propulsion. The monitoring layer is intended to surface propulsion-system health and flight-safety risks before failure. Hobbywing described a supplier capability, not a completed aircraft deployment. Date 2026-06-04
Event type Capability
Segment Propulsion Components
Added to Korthos 2026-06-14
2026-06-04 · partnership · Anduril Industries Defense
Evidence notes Taiwan's Metal Industries Research & Development Centre signed an MOU with Anduril covering UAV development, autonomous systems and key drone components. The cooperation covers supply-chain integration, localized production and technology exchange across Taiwan's drone manufacturing base. Taiwan's Industrial Development Administration said more than 10 Taiwanese companies had secured Anduril trial or mass-production orders for UAV airframe structures, payload equipment and power systems. Date 2026-06-04
Event type Partnership
Segment Defense
Added to Korthos 2026-06-11
2026-06-04 Acquisition PDW Defense 2026-06-04 · acquisition · PDW Defense
Evidence notes PDW said it entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Vanteon Corporation, a Rochester, NY-based electronics systems design and engineering company. The company said Vanteon adds more than 40 years of advanced communications, RF systems, embedded systems and software-defined radio experience. PDW framed the acquisition around resilient communications, integrated warfighter capabilities and faster innovation across its tactical drone portfolio. Date 2026-06-04
Event type Acquisition
Segment Defense
Added to Korthos 2026-06-05
2026-06-04 · funding · Generalist Foundation Models
Evidence notes Generalist AI raised $400 million in funding at a $2 billion valuation including the new capital. Radical Ventures led the round, with participation from 8VC, Union Square Ventures, Hanabi Capital, Nvidia and Bezos Expeditions. The funding supports development of Generalist's robotics AI models, including GEN-1, for broader physical-task capability. Date 2026-06-04
Event type Funding
Segment Foundation Models
Added to Korthos 2026-06-04
2026-06-04 · acquisition · Mobix Labs Electronics
Evidence notes Mobix Labs signed a binding letter of intent to acquire Vision Aerial, a Montana manufacturer of U.S.-built drones. The proposed acquisition would add complete aircraft and aerial-intelligence capabilities to Mobix's electronics, connectivity, RF and sensing portfolio. Date 2026-06-04
Event type Acquisition
Segment Electronics
Added to Korthos 2026-06-04