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2025-01-06 · contract award · Elbit Systems Ltd. · Defense
Evidence notes Elbit Systems received an approximately $60 million contract to supply a multi-layered counter-UAS solution to a NATO European country. The contract covers the ReDrone modular system, including radar, SIGINT sensors, electronic warfare countermeasures and EO payloads. The event anchors Elbit's robotics exposure in counter-drone systems and unmanned-aircraft defence infrastructure. Date 2025-01-06
Event type Contract Award
Segment Defense
Added to Korthos 2026-05-24
2025-01-06 · facility opening · Toyota Motor Corporation · Automotive
Evidence notes Toyota completed Phase 1 construction of Woven City, its mobility test course in Susono City, Japan. The 175-acre project transforms the former Higashi-Fuji Plant site into a living laboratory for robotics and autonomous systems. Date 2025-01-06
Event type Facility Opening
Segment Automotive
Added to Korthos 2026-05-18
2025-01-06 · product launch · Hitec Commercial Solutions · Actuation
Evidence notes Hitec Commercial Solutions released SG20BL-CAN, a 20 mm waterproof brushless actuator for robotics and unmanned systems. The product material lists hardened steel gears, an M8 circular connector, CAN 2.0A/B and DroneCAN support, IP68 sealing and more than 1,000 hours MTTF. Date 2025-01-06
Event type Product Launch
Segment Actuation
Added to Korthos 2026-05-13
2025-01-06 · partnership · Arbe Robotics Ltd. · Perception
Evidence notes Arbe announced a collaboration with NVIDIA around radar-based free space mapping and AI-driven vehicle capabilities. The announcement says Arbe's perception radar integrates with the NVIDIA DRIVE AGX platform. The companies framed the work around vehicle safety and autonomy applications. Date 2025-01-06
Event type Partnership
Segment Perception
Added to Korthos 2026-04-14
2025-01-06 · partnership · Chengdu APLUX Intelligence Technology Ltd. · Development Platform
Evidence notes APLUX and Ti5 Robot jointly announced an on-device generative AI humanoid stack and debuted Ultra Magnus at CES 2025. The stack combines APLUX edge AI and its fusion-architecture OS with Qualcomm QCS8550 silicon plus Ti5 joint modules and motion-control algorithms. APLUX framed the work as a path to a more integrated, cost-effective edge-AI humanoid for commercial settings. Date 2025-01-06
Event type Partnership
Segment Development Platform
Added to Korthos 2026-04-05
2025-01-06 · product launch · Algorized · Perception
Evidence notes Algorized introduced a hardware-agnostic people-sensing software platform combining radar and computer vision for human-machine interaction and vital-sign monitoring. The company highlighted advanced people detection, real-time occupancy sensing, and contactless heart-rate and breathing-rate monitoring as core live capabilities. The release positioned the platform as a software-only upgrade layer for existing commodity sensors rather than a new hardware stack. Date 2025-01-06
Event type Product Launch
Segment Perception
Added to Korthos 2026-04-05
2025-01-06 · demonstration · Schaeffler AG · Actuation
Evidence notes Schaeffler showcased motion technology solutions designed for humanoid robots at CES. The exhibit highlighted actuator systems and motion control technologies for robotics applications. The demonstration underscored Schaeffler's strategy to position itself as a supplier for next-generation robotics platforms. Date 2025-01-06
Event type Demonstration
Segment Actuation
Added to Korthos 2026-03-04
2025-01-06 · funding · RoboForce · Industrial
Evidence notes RoboForce secured $10 million in early-stage funding from investors including Nobel Laureate Myron Scholes, VC Gary Rieschel, and Carnegie Mellon University. The company announced plans to deploy its AI-powered robotic workforce, known as 'Robo-Labor,' in industries such as solar and space. The company 's robots were reported to perform tasks with 1mm precision in harsh outdoor environments. Date 2025-01-06
Event type Funding
Segment Industrial
Added to Korthos 2026-03-03
2025-01-05 · acquisition · deliverz.ai · Healthcare
Evidence notes Gix Internet agreed to acquire 100% of Delivers.AI's share capital. On completion, Delivers.AI sellers would receive 25% of Gix Internet and the entrepreneur would receive a further 5%. Date 2025-01-05
Event type Acquisition
Segment Healthcare
Added to Korthos 2026-07-29
2025-01-05 · funding · FloMobility · Construction
Evidence notes FloMobility raised an undisclosed seed round led by JITO Incubation and Innovation Foundation. The company said the funding would support overseas expansion, hiring and construction-automation product development. The same report noted a prior USD 400,000 pre-seed round in 2021. Date 2025-01-05
Event type Funding
Segment Construction
Added to Korthos 2026-05-11
2025-01-05 · product launch · SwitchBot · Consumer
Evidence notes SwitchBot introduced the K20+ Pro as a modular household robot built from a robot vacuum, mobile platform and attachable payloads. The system was designed to carry compatible household devices around the home, including camera, air purifier and other SwitchBot modules. The launch marked SwitchBot's move from fixed smart-home automation devices toward mobile household robotics. Date 2025-01-05
Event type Product Launch
Segment Consumer
Added to Korthos 2026-05-11
2025-01-04 · market signal · Weiguang Electronic · Actuation
Evidence notes The plan names drivers, controllers, coreless motors, frameless torque motors and joint modules as target robot-component areas. Weiguang said it would increase research investment, recruit specialist talent and accelerate industrialization across those component categories. These were development and industrialization targets rather than completed products, customer orders or mass production. Date 2025-01-04
Event type Market Signal
Segment Actuation
Added to Korthos 2026-07-17
2025-01-04 · market signal · SIYI Technology · Avionics
Evidence notes Revenue increased 50% year over year in 2024. Technology work covered five product lines during the 2024 operating year. The 2025 plan emphasized product-ecosystem expansion, global channels and supply-chain development. Date 2025-01-04
Event type Market Signal
Segment Avionics
Added to Korthos 2026-06-13
2025-01-03 · product launch · ZUOWEI Technology / 作为科技 · Healthcare
Evidence notes The company framed the launch around care needs including toileting, bathing, eating, bed transfer, walking and dressing. The CES appearance was tied to booth Central Hall 20840. The product set included intelligent care equipment and intelligent care-platform offerings for disabled and elderly users. Date 2025-01-03
Event type Product Launch
Segment Healthcare
Added to Korthos 2026-06-30
2025-01-03 Org Change RIVR Delivery 2025-01-03 · org change · RIVR · Delivery
Evidence notes Swiss-Mile rebrands to RIVR Company states that it is sharpening its focus on last-mile delivery Rebrand comes ahead of planned 2025 field testing with major logistics carriers Date 2025-01-03
Event type Org Change
Segment Delivery
Added to Korthos 2026-03-23
2025-01-02 · partnership · Synaptics · AI Compute
Evidence notes Google’s ML core is being integrated with Synaptics Astra embedded-compute hardware and open-source software. The collaboration targets on-device AI processing for vision, audio, speech and other IoT workloads. Date 2025-01-02
Event type Partnership
Segment AI Compute
Added to Korthos 2026-08-11
2025-01-02 · product launch · Genrobotic Innovations · Service
Evidence notes Early 2025 medical division posts introduced G-Gaiter Paediatric as India's first paediatric robotic gait trainer highlighted in that news flow. The line extends Genrobotics from sanitation robotics into rehabilitation and assistive care workflows. The update is a distinct portfolio expansion—adding a pediatric gait system rather than a generic corporate announcement. Date 2025-01-02
Event type Product Launch
Segment Service
Added to Korthos 2026-04-05
2025-01-01 · deployment · SSI SCHAEFER · Warehouse Logistics
Evidence notes The high-bay warehouse provides 66,624 pallet locations in a 10,080-square-metre footprint. The Exyz fleet supports rated throughput of 450 pallets per hour inbound and 450 pallets per hour outbound. WAMAS 5.4 links the storage machines, 1,273 metres of pallet conveying and robotic palletising equipment. Date 2025-01-01
Event type Deployment
Segment Warehouse Logistics
Added to Korthos 2026-08-13
2025-01-01 · product launch · Workswell · Perception
Evidence notes The integration mounts a radiometric thermal payload on Freefly’s commercial Astro airframe. The documented workflow covers physical installation, power, data connections and payload configuration. A supported operating handbook moves the pairing beyond a generic compatibility claim into a repeatable field-integration path. Date 2025-01-01
Event type Product Launch
Segment Perception
Added to Korthos 2026-08-12
2025-01-01 Research Publication ROBOTIS Actuation 2025-01-01 · research publication · ROBOTIS · Actuation
Evidence notes The paper applies reinforcement learning to improve control of the OpenMANIPULATOR-X robot. The method combines fixed-time sliding-mode control with a DDPG agent to reduce position error and chattering. Date 2025-01-01
Event type Research Publication
Segment Actuation
Added to Korthos 2026-06-27
2025-01-01 · research publication · Universal Robots · Industrial
Evidence notes The paper presents a natural multimodal fusion system combining voice and deictic posture for human-robot interaction via a large language model. The system is evaluated on real-world tasks of varying complexity using a Universal Robots UR3e manipulator. Date 2025-01-01
Event type Research Publication
Segment Industrial
Added to Korthos 2026-06-27
2025-01-01 · capability · Foxtech · Aerial
Evidence notes The expansion targets logistics, agriculture and public-safety applications. Foxtech’s current robotics catalogue includes industrial and transport robots, solar-panel cleaning robots, joint motors, dexterous hands and robotic arms. The move followed the company’s 2023 recruitment push in unmanned ground and surface vehicles. Date 2025-01-01
Event type Capability
Segment Aerial
Added to Korthos 2026-06-12
2025-01-01 · deployment · SkyfireAI · Aerial
Evidence notes SkyfireAI says its team supported search-and-rescue and emergency response missions after Hurricane Helene. The company says its work contributed to 13 lives saved and critical medicine deliveries across North Carolina. The event supports SkyfireAI's public-safety deployment story, though the exact operation dates are not broken out on the client-stories page. Date 2025-01-01
Event type Deployment
Segment Aerial
Added to Korthos 2026-05-02
2025-01-01 · deployment · Greenfield Robotics · Agriculture
Evidence notes Greenfield's site highlights commercial crop output from robot-weeded sweet corn that shipped to Whole Foods. The reference is useful as evidence of real farm deployment and market-facing produce flow rather than a closed test environment. This is best treated as trial-stage or early commercial deployment because the public evidence is outcome-based but not tied to a fully detailed rollout announcement. Date 2025-01-01
Event type Deployment
Segment Agriculture
Added to Korthos 2026-04-08
2025-01-01 · product launch · Greenfield Robotics · Agriculture
Evidence notes Greenfield Robotics publicly positioned BOTONY as an end-to-end autonomous robotic farming system. The system is built around chemical-free weed control and autonomous field operations. BOTONY adds a named product layer to Greenfield's autonomous agriculture and regenerative farming positioning. Date 2025-01-01
Event type Product Launch
Segment Agriculture
Added to Korthos 2026-04-08
2025-01-01 · product launch · Muks Robotics AI Pvt. Ltd. · Humanoid
Evidence notes The site presents the Spaceo line as three products: Spaceo M1, Spaceo Pro, and Spaceo Prime. FusionMax is presented as the physical AI model behind autonomous tasks, navigation, multimodal communication, and learning-driven interaction. Together these names establish a public humanoid family and core AI stack as commercial products. Date 2025-01-01
Event type Product Launch
Segment Humanoid
Added to Korthos 2026-04-05
2025-01-01 · partnership · Mirsee Robotics · Humanoid
Evidence notes Mirsee describes collaboration with Stanford researchers on MRI-safe surgical robots built around patented hybrid hydrostatic actuator technology. The systems are described as plastic-built robots for high magnetic and electrical-noise environments with precise force feedback. The work extends the actuator stack beyond humanoids into advanced medical robotics. Date 2025-01-01
Event type Partnership
Segment Humanoid
Added to Korthos 2026-04-05
2025-01-01 · product launch · Mirsee Robotics · Humanoid
Evidence notes Public materials present MH3 as the third-generation humanoid with about 10-hour runtime, 31 degrees of freedom, wireless charging, and hybrid teleoperation plus AI control. A published generation timeline places MH3 after MH2 (2023) and MH1 (2021), marking a clear platform generation step. MH3 is framed as the current flagship humanoid rather than a generic capability reference. Date 2025-01-01
Event type Product Launch
Segment Humanoid
Added to Korthos 2026-04-05
2025-01-01 · award · Sky Hunter
Evidence notes Reporting on Sky Hunter's January 2026 financing says the company had already received a Brave1 grant in 2025. The grant is tied to development of Sky Hunter's interceptor-drone guidance application rather than a hardware airframe program. Secondary-source grant history (Vestbee); original Brave1 grant page not surfaced directly in this pass. Date 2025-01-01
Event type Award
Added to Korthos 2026-03-29
2025-01-01 · production milestone · Shengyi Technology Co., Ltd. · Materials
Evidence notes New Thailand facility is aimed at high-frequency and high-speed copper-clad laminate production Capacity supports demand from advanced electronics manufacturing Expansion strengthens Shengyi's position in upstream PCB-material supply Date 2025-01-01
Event type Production Milestone
Segment Materials
Added to Korthos 2026-03-25
2025-01-01 · deployment · Xiaoyu Zhizao · Foundation Models
Evidence notes Company timeline says two lighthouse customers completed first-batch deployment and delivery in January 2025 The event marks an early commercial validation milestone with named lighthouse-type customers It indicates movement beyond testing into initial real-world customer rollout Date 2025-01-01
Event type Deployment
Segment Foundation Models
Added to Korthos 2026-03-08
2024-12-31 · regulatory · DF Automation & Robotics · Warehouse Logistics
Evidence notes The company announced ISO 9001:2015 certification for its quality-management system. The certified scope covers AMR products and solutions across design, assembly, testing and commissioning. The announcement supports a quality-system milestone rather than a product launch or deployment claim. Date 2024-12-31
Event type Regulatory
Segment Warehouse Logistics
Added to Korthos 2026-07-27
2024-12-31 · market signal · Rainbow Robotics · Industrial
Evidence notes Samsung Electronics announced that it would exercise a call option to raise its stake in Rainbow Robotics to 35 percent and make the company a subsidiary in Samsung's consolidated financial statements. Samsung said the move was intended to accelerate future robot development including humanoid robots by combining Samsung's AI and software capabilities with Rainbow's robotics technology. The announcement also said Samsung would establish a Future Robotics Office and use Rainbow's collaborative robots, dual-arm mobile manipulators, and AMRs in manufacturing and logistics automation. Date 2024-12-31
Event type Market Signal
Segment Industrial
Added to Korthos 2026-05-20
2024-12-31 Product Launch PaXini Humanoid 2024-12-31 · product launch · PaXini · Humanoid
Evidence notes DexH13 integrates multi-dimensional touch and AI vision to enhance robotic perception. This innovation aims to reshape control boundaries in robotic applications. PaXini is a Shenzhen robotics company focused on tactile sensing and embodied AI. Date 2024-12-31
Event type Product Launch
Segment Humanoid
Added to Korthos 2026-02-13
2024-12-30 Market Signal Comau Industrial 2024-12-30 · market signal · Comau · Industrial
Evidence notes The transaction separated Comau from Stellantis control while keeping Stellantis as a minority shareholder. The ownership change gave Comau independent backing for industrial automation and robotics growth. Date 2024-12-30
Event type Market Signal
Segment Industrial
Added to Korthos 2026-06-19
2024-12-30 · product launch · Zhaowei Machinery · Motion Components
Evidence notes Zhaowei said the Dexterous Hand would be unveiled at CES 2025 from January 7 to 10 at the Las Vegas Convention Center. The announcement described 17-20 degrees of freedom, independent finger-joint motion, compliant control and force-feedback algorithms. The release also named 6-16 mm coreless motors and 6-19 mm precision gearboxes as supporting robotics technologies on display. Date 2024-12-30
Event type Product Launch
Segment Motion Components
Added to Korthos 2026-05-24
2024-12-30 Product Launch MindOn Foundation Models 2024-12-30 · product launch · MindOn · Foundation Models
Evidence notes MindOn introduced Psi R0 as its first end-to-end embodied model based on reinforcement learning. The company said the model supports bimanual dexterous manipulation, multi-skill chaining, and scene- and object-level generalization for long-horizon tasks. The post explicitly positioned Psi R0 against the industry's fixation on basic pick-and-place generalization by claiming longer, more complex task closure. Date 2024-12-30
Event type Product Launch
Segment Foundation Models
Added to Korthos 2026-04-02
2024-12-29 · research publication · Flexiv Robotics Ltd. · Industrial
Evidence notes The paper applies a noise-tolerant zeroing-neural-network model to robot motion planning and tests it on a Flexiv Rizon robotic arm. The study’s named evaluation platform is Rizon Adaptive Robot Series from Flexiv Robotics Ltd.. Date 2024-12-29
Event type Research Publication
Segment Industrial
Added to Korthos 2026-06-27
2024-12-27 Market Signal Luster Vision 2024-12-27 · market signal · Luster · Vision
Evidence notes Luster said its subsidiary YMate3D had launched the FZMotion AI motion-capture product for spatial positioning and computing. The disclosed robotics use cases covered embodied-intelligence product R&D and training for Unitree, UBTECH and Xiaomi. Luster said the product solution did not directly constitute a robot-body component, limiting the event to customer adoption and R&D infrastructure rather than robot hardware supply. Date 2024-12-27
Event type Market Signal
Segment Vision
Added to Korthos 2026-07-17
2024-12-27 Market Signal MINIEYE Automotive 2024-12-27 · market signal · MINIEYE · Automotive
Evidence notes The IPO included 39.19 million shares and targeted proceeds of about HKD 791.64 million. MINIEYE develops intelligent-driving, smart-cockpit, vehicle-to-road collaboration, and L0-L4 autonomous-driving solutions. Date 2024-12-27
Event type Market Signal
Segment Automotive
Added to Korthos 2026-06-19
2024-12-27 · product launch · Zhejiang Laifual Drive · Motion Components
Evidence notes Laifual launched the miniature harmonic-drive line on December 27, 2024. The size 03, 05, and 08 miniature harmonic drives targeted compact humanoid and micro-robot joints. The size 03 model weighed 13 grams. Date 2024-12-27
Event type Product Launch
Segment Motion Components
Added to Korthos 2026-06-18
2024-12-27 Deployment Auki Labs Spatial Intelligence 2024-12-27 · deployment · Auki Labs · Spatial Intelligence
Evidence notes Auki said the team traveled to Sweden to set up domains in 5 stores for its first multi-store Cactus pilot. The deployment marked an expansion from single-site testing into a multi-location retail pilot structure. The company framed the rollout as part of its broader push to operationalize spatial computing for in-store workflows. Date 2024-12-27
Event type Deployment
Segment Spatial Intelligence
Added to Korthos 2026-04-05
2024-12-27 Product Launch Auki Labs Spatial Intelligence 2024-12-27 · product launch · Auki Labs · Spatial Intelligence
Evidence notes Auki said it combined several retail operation apps for spatial tasks, product layout, and product search into a rebranded product called Cactus. The company said it had already started piloting Cactus at launch. The same update positioned Cactus as the retail-facing product layer built on Auki's spatial computing stack. Date 2024-12-27
Event type Product Launch
Segment Spatial Intelligence
Added to Korthos 2026-04-05
2024-12-26 · product launch · GAC Group · Humanoid
Evidence notes GAC introduced GoMate as its third-generation embodied intelligent humanoid with a variable wheel-leg mobility layout. The design combines two-wheel and four-wheel modes and is positioned for industrial, logistics, and broader service settings. Public materials highlighted in-house perception and navigation integration and a path toward pilot deployments ahead of scaled production. Date 2024-12-26
Event type Product Launch
Segment Humanoid
Added to Korthos 2026-04-05
2024-12-26 · deployment · Apptronik · Humanoid
Evidence notes Apollo sorts orders into outbound shipping containers, showcasing advanced perception and dexterous handling capabilities. This successful pilot provides Apollo with valuable real-world experience in a leading third-party logistics facility. Apptronik is a humanoid robotics company focused on general-purpose robots for industrial environments. Date 2024-12-26
Event type Deployment
Segment Humanoid
Added to Korthos 2024-12-26
2024-12-25 · capability · ARCTOS Robotics · Development Platform
Evidence notes The integration exposed the arm to ROS workflows while retaining a native graphical interface for setup and control. The software path supported robot-state handling and command conversion between ROS tooling and the arm controller. The software stack expanded the arm beyond direct GRBL control for research, education and custom automation projects. Date 2024-12-25
Event type Capability
Segment Development Platform
Added to Korthos 2026-07-17
2024-12-25 · funding · Oli Robotics
Evidence notes Oli Robotics raised $150,000 for an AI-powered barista robot. The startup was selected for the Silicon Valley Residency Program by Silkroad Innovation Hub. The financing gives Oli Robotics a concrete product-commercialization signal. Date 2024-12-25
Event type Funding
Added to Korthos 2026-06-19
2024-12-25 Product Launch Nidec Actuation 2024-12-25 · product launch · Nidec · Actuation
Evidence notes Nidec Drive Technology launched Smart-FLEXWAVE BD, a wave-motion reducer with an integrated torque sensor. The reducer is designed for robot systems and other devices that require torque control in drive sections. The launch gives Nidec a compact robot-joint component for torque-aware actuation systems. Date 2024-12-25
Event type Product Launch
Segment Actuation
Added to Korthos 2026-04-28
2024-12-25 · funding · MagicLab · Humanoid
Evidence notes MagicLab announced completion of a RMB 150M angel round led by Zhuichuang Venture Capital, with Yipu Fund participating. The company said the funds would support embodied-AI core technology R&D, humanoid robot development, mass-production ramp, and expansion into industrial and commercial scenarios. MagicLab also said it planned to formally launch its next-generation MagicBot humanoid in Q1 2025 and begin mass-production delivery in 2025. Date 2024-12-25
Event type Funding
Segment Humanoid
Added to Korthos 2026-03-15
2024-12-24 Product Launch ENGINEAI Humanoid 2024-12-24 · product launch · ENGINEAI · Humanoid
Evidence notes EngineAI launched the PM01 humanoid robot on December 24, 2024. The PM01 stands 1.38 meters tall, weighs 40 kg, and features 24 degrees of freedom, achieving a top speed of 2 meters per second. EngineAI offered both commercial and educational versions at a unified price of 88,000 yuan until March 31, 2025. Date 2024-12-24
Event type Product Launch
Segment Humanoid
Added to Korthos 2026-04-04
2024-12-24 Product Launch Unitree Humanoid 2024-12-24 · product launch · Unitree · Humanoid
Evidence notes Unitree Robotics released an upgraded L2 4D LiDAR sensor with a 200% performance improvement. The new sensor captures 64,000 points per second, achieves a distance resolution of 4.5 mm, and offers a 360° x 96° field of view. It is priced at $419 and is suitable for applications such as robot vacuums and smart factories. Date 2024-12-24
Event type Product Launch
Segment Humanoid
Added to Korthos 2026-02-24
2024-12-23 · funding · Preferred Networks · AI Compute
Evidence notes SBI Group led the equity financing, with Development Bank of Japan, Mitsubishi Corporation, Sekisui House Investment Limited Partnership and Wacom also participating. MUFG Bank, Resona Bank, Shoko Chukin Bank and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation supplied debt financing. PFN allocated the capital to MN-Core processors, the PLaMo foundation model, AI infrastructure and related solutions and products. Date 2024-12-23
Event type Funding
Segment AI Compute
Added to Korthos 2026-08-13
2024-12-23 · commercial order · Alt-Bionics, Inc. · End Effectors
Evidence notes Several Surge sales were secured during the inaugural Humanoids Summit. Live MANUS-powered demonstrations attracted attendees at the Computer History Museum event. The company disclosed neither customer identities nor quantities beyond several sales. Date 2024-12-23
Event type Commercial Order
Segment End Effectors
Added to Korthos 2026-07-19
2024-12-23 Demonstration FBR Construction 2024-12-23 · demonstration · FBR · Construction
Evidence notes FBR completed its U.S. demonstration program with CRH Ventures after constructing nine code-compliant homes. Completion triggered a US$400,000 payment from CRH Ventures. The program is tied to conditional purchase-order pathways for additional Hadrian X units. Date 2024-12-23
Event type Demonstration
Segment Construction
Added to Korthos 2026-05-29
2024-12-23 · market signal · Chengdu APLUX Intelligence Technology Ltd. · Development Platform
Evidence notes APLUX said it was named to the 2024 Cyzone 100 Future Unicorns list at the Future Unicorn Conference in Chengdu. APLUX tied the listing to investor interest, growth trajectory, and forward outlook, noting CEO Sun Xiaogang joined conference programming. The listing adds external validation for APLUX's positioning around edge AI and embodied-intelligence infrastructure. Date 2024-12-23
Event type Market Signal
Segment Development Platform
Added to Korthos 2026-04-05
2024-12-23 Market Signal Dobot Industrial 2024-12-23 · market signal · Dobot · Industrial
Evidence notes Dobot Robotics listed on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on December 23, 2024, under stock code 2432.HK. The company raised approximately HK$752 million through its initial public offering. Distinguished guests, including members of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange Listing Committee, attended the listing ceremony. Date 2024-12-23
Event type Market Signal
Segment Industrial
Added to Korthos 2026-02-25
2024-12-21 Demonstration GITAI Space 2024-12-21 · demonstration · GITAI · Space
Evidence notes GITAI launched its in-house developed 16U CubeSat, SC1, into low Earth orbit aboard SpaceX's Falcon 9 on December 21, 2024, at 3:34 AM PST. The satellite established reliable communication with GITAI's Mission Control Center in Torrance, California, and confirmed the proper functionality of all onboard systems, including attitude control and propulsion. SC1 successfully captured and transmitted image and video data from orbit. Date 2024-12-21
Event type Demonstration
Segment Space
Added to Korthos 2026-03-02
2024-12-20 · research publication · PAL Robotics · Humanoid
Evidence notes This paper describes the Inria team's integrated robotics system used in the 1st euROBIN coopetition, during which service robots performed voice-activated household tasks in a kitchen setting. The team developed a modified TIAGo++ platform that leverages a whole-body control stack for autonomous and teleoperated modes, and an LLM-based pipeline for instruction understanding and task planning. TIAGo is the hardware platform used for the reported demonstration. Date 2024-12-20
Event type Research Publication
Segment Humanoid
Added to Korthos 2026-07-03
2024-12-20 Market Signal Nabtesco Motion Components 2024-12-20 · market signal · Nabtesco · Motion Components
Evidence notes Nabtesco announced an investment in Embotech AG, a Swiss autonomous-vehicle software company. Embotech provides automated vehicle marshalling for finished-vehicle logistics and automated terminal tractor solutions for port and yard logistics. Nabtesco said the investment is intended to combine Embotech's automation technology with Nabtesco's motion-control technology. Date 2024-12-20
Event type Market Signal
Segment Motion Components
Added to Korthos 2026-04-29
2024-12-20 · product launch · Estun Automation · Industrial
Evidence notes Baowu Magnesium and Estun unveiled the ER4-550-MI at the World Intelligent Manufacturing Conference in Nanjing. The magnesium-alloy design reduced total robot weight by 11%, increased cycle speed by 5% and lowered operating energy use by 10% versus the aluminum-alloy version. The companies also signed an agreement to jointly develop, manufacture and promote magnesium-alloy robots. Date 2024-12-20
Event type Product Launch
Segment Industrial
Added to Korthos 2026-04-13
2024-12-20 · product launch · GAC Group · Humanoid
Evidence notes GAC officially unveiled GOVY AirJet as a composite-wing flying car under its GOVY mobility brand. The company said the aircraft combines vertical takeoff and landing flexibility with fixed-wing cruise efficiency. The launch added a low-altitude mobility aircraft milestone to GAC GOVY product family. Date 2024-12-20
Event type Product Launch
Segment Humanoid
Added to Korthos 2026-04-05
2024-12-20 · award · Canopii · Agriculture
Evidence notes Business Oregon named Canopii as one of the 2024 SBIR/STTR Matching Grant recipients. The release says Canopii received the award for commercial scaling of its fully automated greenhouse farm. The announcement places Canopii among Oregon companies using matched federal innovation funding to move toward commercialization. Date 2024-12-20
Event type Award
Segment Agriculture
Added to Korthos 2026-03-30
2024-12-20 Contract Award XTEND Defense 2024-12-20 · contract award · XTEND · Defense
Evidence notes XTEND received an $8.8 million U.S. Department of Defense contract to supply Precision Strike Indoor and Outdoor small UAS. The PSIO system was developed with the Irregular Warfare Technical Support Directorate as an AI-assisted indoor/outdoor loitering-munition platform. XTEND said the system retained human control while using onboard autonomy for navigation and precision engagement. Date 2024-12-20
Event type Contract Award
Segment Defense
Added to Korthos 2026-03-29
2024-12-19 · partnership · Skyline Robotics · Service
Evidence notes The initial goal is an integrated robotic BMU for automated window cleaning and facade maintenance. The agreement combines Alimak's permanent facade-access systems with Skyline's robotics technology. Date 2024-12-19
Event type Partnership
Segment Service
Added to Korthos 2026-07-28
2024-12-19 · facility opening · Scientific Systems · Mission Software
Evidence notes The opening established Burlington as the company’s current headquarters. The facility supports engineering and programme growth in autonomy and AI. The expanded site provides an operating base for defence autonomy and machine-learning programmes. Date 2024-12-19
Event type Facility Opening
Segment Mission Software
Added to Korthos 2026-07-14
2024-12-19 · deployment · Andromeda Surgical · Surgical
Evidence notes The procedure used Andromeda's tablet-based interface in the ASTRA clinical study. Dr. Cristián Trucco performed the procedure at Universidad Católica in Santiago, Chile. The milestone established clinical feasibility without implying commercial availability or regulatory approval. Date 2024-12-19
Event type Deployment
Segment Surgical
Added to Korthos 2026-07-05
2024-12-19 · facility opening · Archer Aviation · Aerial
Evidence notes The facility received its certificate of occupancy and began tooling load-in. The initial line was planned to start production in early 2025 and ramp toward two aircraft per month by year-end. The facility supports Archer's capacity for unmanned aircraft, air mobility or counter-drone operations. Date 2024-12-19
Event type Facility Opening
Segment Aerial
Added to Korthos 2026-07-05
2024-12-19 Commercial Order Sentrycs Defense 2024-12-19 · commercial order · Sentrycs · Defense
Evidence notes The agreements include two new law-enforcement organizations. Deployments cover fixed-site and vehicle-mounted C-UAS operations. Sentrycs said its business quadrupled year over year. Date 2024-12-19
Event type Commercial Order
Segment Defense
Added to Korthos 2026-06-17
2024-12-19 · product launch · Sanctuary AI · Industrial
Evidence notes Sanctuary AI designed the tactile sensors to combine compliance, sensitivity, durability and low manufacturing cost for dexterous manipulation. The company plans to cover all grasping surfaces with the sensors and use haptic servoing to improve precision and training-data quality. Sanctuary linked the work to its hydraulic hand actuation and human-level dexterity goals without identifying a specific robot product in the release. Date 2024-12-19
Event type Product Launch
Segment Industrial
Added to Korthos 2026-04-04
2024-12-19 · product launch · Pudu Robotics · Service
Evidence notes Pudu Robotics unveiled its first full-sized bipedal humanoid robot, the PUDU D9, developed by Pudu X-Lab. The PUDU D9 stands 170 cm tall, weighs 65 kg, and features 42 degrees of freedom with a maximum joint torque of 352 Nm. In a demonstration video, the robot showcased its mobility by walking upright, navigating obstacles, climbing slopes, and performing ground cleaning tasks using the PUDU SH1. Date 2024-12-19
Event type Product Launch
Segment Service
Added to Korthos 2026-02-25
2024-12-19 · partnership · Primech AI · Service
Evidence notes Primech AI signed an MoU with Golden Rim Investment to pilot HYTRON in selected hotels in Hakata, Kagoshima, and Sapporo. The agreement set up pilot deployments in hospitality settings rather than a one-off showcase. Primech AI used the deal to extend HYTRON into the Japanese hotel market. Date 2024-12-19
Event type Partnership
Segment Service
Added to Korthos 2024-12-19
2024-12-18 · research publication · X-Humanoid · Humanoid
Evidence notes Expands RoboMIND V2 to 107k real-world teleoperation trajectories across 479 tasks, 96 object classes, and four robot embodiments. Includes multi-view RGB, proprioception, language annotations, failure cases, and an Isaac Sim digital twin for synthetic data and evaluation. Provides public project, data, Hugging Face, GitHub, and paper links for imitation-learning and VLA training benchmarks. Date 2024-12-18
Event type Research Publication
Segment Humanoid
Added to Korthos 2026-08-02
2024-12-18 Funding ICEYE Space 2024-12-18 · funding · ICEYE · Space
Evidence notes Funds managed by Solidium, BlackRock and Seraphim participated in the extension. ICEYE disclosed that the completed $65 million package combined debt and equity but did not disclose the component split. The financing brought ICEYE’s 2024 capital raised to $158 million and supported further investment in its SAR constellation and intelligence platform. Date 2024-12-18
Event type Funding
Segment Space
Added to Korthos 2026-07-18
2024-12-18 · funding · Fluid Wire Robotics · Actuation
Evidence notes The round totalled €1.2 million across two phases. RoboIT led the financing, with Scientifica Venture Capital, Pariter Partners and Deep Blue Ventures participating. The capital was earmarked for platform development and industrialisation. Date 2024-12-18
Event type Funding
Segment Actuation
Added to Korthos 2026-07-14
2024-12-18 · funding · Square Robot · Inspection
Evidence notes The company said the round would support domestic and international expansion. Square Robot’s robots inspect above-ground storage tanks while they remain in service. The capital supports commercial automation and autonomous-system workflows as Square Robot moves toward broader commercial use. Date 2024-12-18
Event type Funding
Segment Inspection
Added to Korthos 2026-06-19
2024-12-18 · partnership · Booster Robotics · Humanoid
Evidence notes RoboCup Federation announces partnership with Booster Robotics Partnership is aimed at embodied intelligence research and education Agreement supports participation of Booster humanoid robots in RoboCup competitions Date 2024-12-18
Event type Partnership
Segment Humanoid
Added to Korthos 2026-04-18
2024-12-18 Partnership GEODNET Localization 2024-12-18 · partnership · GEODNET · Localization
Evidence notes Burro and GEODNET announced a partnership to enhance agricultural robotics with advanced RTK GPS technology The deal directly linked GEODNET's correction network to a field robotics deployment use case The partnership is one of GEODNET's clearest robotics-native validation points Date 2024-12-18
Event type Partnership
Segment Localization
Added to Korthos 2026-03-18
2024-12-17 Deployment Meituan Delivery 2024-12-17 · deployment · Meituan · Delivery
Evidence notes Dubai's civil aviation authority issued Meituan a BVLOS drone-delivery commercial-operation certificate. The company opened multiple commercial routes in the emirate on the same date. Meituan framed the deployment as an export of its urban low-altitude logistics technology. Date 2024-12-17
Event type Deployment
Segment Delivery
Added to Korthos 2026-07-18
2024-12-17 · product launch · SiLC Technologies · Perception
Evidence notes Eyeonic Trace combined precise depth measurement with per-pixel velocity information. The Class 1 laser design supported use around people and automated equipment. Target applications included metrology, quality inspection, robot guidance and factory automation. Date 2024-12-17
Event type Product Launch
Segment Perception
Added to Korthos 2026-07-16
2024-12-17 · funding · T-Robotics · Industrial
Evidence notes Emergent Ventures and Engine Ventures co-led the round, with Berkeley SkyDeck and Raisewell participating. T-Robotics focused the funding on skill models that let users program industrial robots without code. The event adds an early financing milestone for a physical-AI software layer serving factory robots. Date 2024-12-17
Event type Funding
Segment Industrial
Added to Korthos 2026-07-12
2024-12-17 · funding · Slip Robotics · Warehouse Logistics
Evidence notes DCVC led the round. Slip said customers including John Deere, GE Appliances, Valeo and Nissan use SlipBots to load and unload trucks in about five minutes. The capital supports commercial automation and autonomous-system workflows as Slip Robotics moves toward broader commercial use. Date 2024-12-17
Event type Funding
Segment Warehouse Logistics
Added to Korthos 2026-06-19
2024-12-17 · funding · Engineered Arts · Humanoid
Evidence notes The financing supported humanoid robot product refinement, manufacturing readiness and production scale-up. The company builds Ameca and other social humanoid robots for business and public interaction use cases. The capital supports robot manipulation, haptics or human-assistive robotics workflows as Engineered Arts moves toward broader commercial use. Date 2024-12-17
Event type Funding
Segment Humanoid
Added to Korthos 2026-06-19
2024-12-17 · company formation · Familiar Machines & Magic · Consumer
Evidence notes The Verge reported Colin Angle's new startup Familiar Machines & Magic, focused on home robots for health, wellness and companionship. The early team included former iRobot leaders Chris Jones and Ira Renfrew. The report said the company had raised $15 million and was seeking another $15 million. Date 2024-12-17
Event type Company Formation
Segment Consumer
Added to Korthos 2026-05-04
2024-12-17 Deployment AUDI AG Industrial 2024-12-17 · deployment · AUDI AG · Industrial
Evidence notes Audi began production at the new Audi FAW NEV Company plant in Changchun, describing more than 800 robots in the body shop plus driverless transport and automated warehousing across the site. The company said the plant was fully digitalized and highly automated, with visual-recognition quality control and integrated logistics and manufacturing processes. This qualifies as a robotics-relevant deployment event because the facility entered production with a named, large-scale installed automation and robotic logistics footprint. Date 2024-12-17
Event type Deployment
Segment Industrial
Added to Korthos 2026-04-05
2024-12-17 Partnership AUDI AG Industrial 2024-12-17 · partnership · AUDI AG · Industrial
Evidence notes Audi said its new Changchun plant would explore the next step in humanoid-robot use for car production through a memorandum of understanding involving Audi FAW NEV Company, UBTECH Robotics, and the Beijing Innovation Center of Humanoid Robotics. The announcement tied potential humanoid deployment directly to a live production site that had just entered operation for PPE-based electric models. This is the clearest surfaced robotics partnership event for Audi in the current pass because it goes beyond general automation language and names the counterparties and intended factory context. Date 2024-12-17
Event type Partnership
Segment Industrial
Added to Korthos 2026-04-05
2024-12-17 · demonstration · Hengli Hydraulic · Motion Components
Evidence notes The official bauma CHINA 2024 recap outlines a four-day stand where Hengli Hydraulics presented hydraulic technologies and new products to domestic and international visitors. Copy on the page frames the booth as a broad look at advanced technology and new offerings across hydraulic and motion-control lines. The item reads as a concrete trade-show demonstration milestone rather than a generic corporate news note. Date 2024-12-17
Event type Demonstration
Segment Motion Components
Added to Korthos 2026-04-05
2024-12-17 Partnership Dexory Warehouse Logistics 2024-12-17 · partnership · Dexory · Warehouse Logistics
Evidence notes The partnership combines Körber warehouse software with DexoryView. The companies target inventory accuracy and faster issue detection. Date 2024-12-17
Event type Partnership
Segment Warehouse Logistics
Added to Korthos 2026-03-29
2024-12-16 · funding · Comand AI · Mission Software
Evidence notes Eurazeo led the round, with participation from existing investor Frst and new investor Expeditions Fund. Comand AI said Prevail supported operational planning and after-action analysis under constrained timelines. The company reported contracts in two countries, including France, and planned to use the financing for growth and hiring. Date 2024-12-16
Event type Funding
Segment Mission Software
Added to Korthos 2026-07-18
2024-12-16 · contract award · HyperKelp · Maritime
Evidence notes The effort expanded KSB multi-sensor capabilities for monitoring large ocean regions. Buoy units were designed for deployment from government aircraft and cloud-based sensor fusion. The contract supported scalable maritime awareness for commercial and defense networks. Date 2024-12-16
Event type Contract Award
Segment Maritime
Added to Korthos 2026-07-16
2024-12-16 · funding · Mantis Robotics · Industrial
Evidence notes Emerald Technology Ventures led the USD 5 million investment, with Amazon Industrial Innovation Fund participating. The financing supports operational scale-up, product-portfolio expansion and broader industrial-robotics market reach. Mantis was developing fenceless robot arms with integrated sensing, adaptive motion and code-free deployment software. Date 2024-12-16
Event type Funding
Segment Industrial
Added to Korthos 2026-07-16
2024-12-16 Partnership Red Cat Defense 2024-12-16 · partnership · Red Cat · Defense
Evidence notes Palantir Visual Navigation uses onboard camera imagery to estimate position when satellite navigation is unavailable or degraded. The agreement also covers Palantir Warp Speed, a manufacturing operating system intended to support Black Widow production. The integration targets autonomous flight in GPS-compromised operating environments. Date 2024-12-16
Event type Partnership
Segment Defense
Added to Korthos 2026-05-07
2024-12-16 Partnership ROBOTIS Actuation 2024-12-16 · partnership · ROBOTIS · Actuation
Evidence notes Signed a business agreement with HDC Labs to build smart residential environments and introduce robot services into apartment and residential settings. The partnership centers on applying ROBOTIS robot systems within residential property operations rather than only commercial or industrial environments. Extends ROBOTIS's service-robot commercialization push into housing and residential infrastructure. Date 2024-12-16
Event type Partnership
Segment Actuation
Added to Korthos 2026-04-20
2024-12-16 · market signal · Realbotix · Humanoid
Evidence notes Realbotix partnered with Compass UOL, a global leader in digital transformation services. The company secured a $100,000 subsidy from Amazon Web Services (AWS), anticipated to be received in Q1 2025. This funding is designated for completing the next generation of its robotic controller and AI. Date 2024-12-16
Event type Market Signal
Segment Humanoid
Added to Korthos 2026-02-25
2024-12-16 · deployment · Figure AI · Humanoid
Evidence notes Figure AI delivered its F.02 humanoid robots to a commercial client, marking the company's transition to a revenue-generating entity. The robots are connecting to the network and performing pre-checks at the customer's facility. This deployment positions Figure AI alongside Agility Robotics as one of the few companies with humanoid robots in commercial use. Date 2024-12-16
Event type Deployment
Segment Humanoid
Added to Korthos 2026-02-23
2024-12-16 · product launch · Sanctuary AI · Industrial
Evidence notes Generation 8 improved Phoenix's telemetry, depth and vision cameras, field of view and sensor suite. Sanctuary retained a wheeled base, citing customer feedback about the strength and safety requirements of useful upper-body work. The redesign also reduced bill-of-material costs and simplified commissioning and manufacturing. Date 2024-12-16
Event type Product Launch
Segment Industrial
Added to Korthos 2026-02-14
2024-12-14 · partnership · APC Propellers · Propulsion Components
Evidence notes The renewed relationship followed an earlier partnership that paused during the COVID-19 pandemic. The student team used the support while preparing its aircraft for the 2024-25 AIAA Design/Build/Fly competition. The arrangement connected California-made propellers with a university aircraft design and flight-test programme. Date 2024-12-14
Event type Partnership
Segment Propulsion Components
Added to Korthos 2026-07-17
2024-12-13 · product launch · Saber Astronautics · Mission Software
Evidence notes Vanguard packages Space Cockpit for rapid deployment on controlled infrastructure. The system supports Secret and Top Secret operational environments. The first planned exercise deployment was NATO Global Sentinel 2025. Date 2024-12-13
Event type Product Launch
Segment Mission Software
Added to Korthos 2026-07-20
2024-12-13 · product launch · Emergent Vision Technologies · Vision
Evidence notes The 29 by 29 millimetre camera platform was specified at 4.8 watts over 10GBaseT with Power over Ethernet and 3 watts over SFP+ fibre. Eros models were planned with visible, short-wave infrared, polarized and ultraviolet sensors ranging from 0.5 to 24.47 megapixels. The cameras supported zero-copy imaging and GPUDirect, while the BaseT interface could negotiate down to 5GigE, 2.5GigE or 1GigE. Date 2024-12-13
Event type Product Launch
Segment Vision
Added to Korthos 2026-07-15
2024-12-13 Product Launch BotBlox Communications 2024-12-13 · product launch · BotBlox · Communications
Evidence notes BloxOs moved out of beta on December 13, 2024. The release adds VLANs, STP/RSTP, port statistics, PHY controls and multicast-snooping features. BotBlox said updates and security patches would be installable over UART after initial flashing. Date 2024-12-13
Event type Product Launch
Segment Communications
Added to Korthos 2026-06-18
2024-12-13 Capability Auki Labs Spatial Intelligence 2024-12-13 · capability · Auki Labs · Spatial Intelligence
Evidence notes Auki published a detailed look at its robotics work, describing a mobile vision platform built on Slamtec's Athena 2 platform with Raspberry Pi 5 compute and five 4K cameras. The company said the system records synchronized multi-camera video together with exact pose data inside mapped domains. The update tied the robotics effort directly to posemesh development and to commercial machine-perception use cases in physical environments. Date 2024-12-13
Event type Capability
Segment Spatial Intelligence
Added to Korthos 2026-04-05