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2026-07-06 · acquisition · DZYNE Technologies · Defense
Evidence notes The transaction combines DZYNE autonomous defense systems with Ondas autonomous defense and security portfolio. The acquired portfolio includes ISR aircraft, C-UAS, autonomous effects and AI-enabled mission orchestration systems. The event adds concrete context for unmanned aircraft, drone autonomy or counter-drone operations. Date 2026-07-06
Event type Acquisition
Segment Defense
Added to Korthos 2026-07-31
2026-07-06 · funding · Worldmodeldata · Data Infrastructure
Evidence notes Iona Star Capital led the GBP 7 million seed round. The financing supports product development, team expansion and additional licensed data-sourcing agreements. Worldmodeldata is building action-conditioned gameplay datasets for world models, physical AI and robotics companies. Date 2026-07-06
Event type Funding
Segment Data Infrastructure
Added to Korthos 2026-07-26
2026-07-06 Acquisition Meox Maritime 2026-07-06 · acquisition · Meox · Maritime
Evidence notes Bluefront Capital II acquired 55% from Jaras Invest, which remains Meox's second-largest shareholder. The investment targets expanded service capacity, aftermarket support and growth in Scotland and Canada. Meox entered the transaction after reporting NOK 44 million in 2025 revenue and sustained growth. Date 2026-07-06
Event type Acquisition
Segment Maritime
Added to Korthos 2026-07-19
2026-07-06 · deployment · Drim Robotics · End Effectors
Evidence notes A Universal Robots cobot uses a Mirka rotary brush to clean and finish body components. Drim handled mechanical and electrical engineering, software development, installation and system commissioning. The production cell improves finish repeatability while reducing operator burden and line downtime. Date 2026-07-06
Event type Deployment
Segment End Effectors
Added to Korthos 2026-07-19
2026-07-06 · deployment · Drim Robotics · End Effectors
Evidence notes A vision camera images each door water-shield embossing before the rolling cycle begins. Cognex artificial-intelligence software corrects coordinates and calculates the cobot's optimal movement path. Universal Robots Force Mode maintains pressure while a roller seats the adhesive bead. Date 2026-07-06
Event type Deployment
Segment End Effectors
Added to Korthos 2026-07-19
2026-07-06 Partnership NVIDIA AI Compute 2026-07-06 · partnership · NVIDIA · AI Compute
Evidence notes The integration gives robotics developers access to NVIDIA Isaac GR00T 1.7, Isaac Teleop and related datasets through LeRobot workflows. NVIDIA says Cosmos 3 support is planned for the same open robotics development path. Date 2026-07-06
Event type Partnership
Segment AI Compute
Added to Korthos 2026-07-08
2026-07-06 · commercial order · ParaZero Technologies · Defense
Evidence notes ParaZero received a purchase order worth more than $1 million from a U.S.-based customer. Deliveries are scheduled to start in Q4 2026 and run across a 12-to-18-month window. The order is material for ParaZero's drone safety and counter-UAS supplier business. Date 2026-07-06
Event type Commercial Order
Segment Defense
Added to Korthos 2026-07-08
2026-07-06 Production Milestone LivsMed Surgical 2026-07-06 · production milestone · LivsMed · Surgical
Evidence notes LivsMed will manufacture its ArtiSential instruments and STARK surgical robot at the AMF. The company plans phased operations from 2027 to support STARK entry into South Korea, Japan and the United States. Date 2026-07-06
Event type Production Milestone
Segment Surgical
Added to Korthos 2026-07-07
2026-07-06 Funding XFEON AI Compute 2026-07-06 · funding · XFEON · AI Compute
Evidence notes The funding will support next-generation physical-AI chips, embodied-intelligence data flywheels and embodied-intelligence brain systems. XFEON is a Chengdu company founded in 2021 and is moving from compute services toward physical AGI infrastructure. Date 2026-07-06
Event type Funding
Segment AI Compute
Added to Korthos 2026-07-07
2026-07-06 · production milestone · Anduril Industries · Defense
Evidence notes Anduril, Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa and WZL-2 agreed to produce surface-launched Barracuda-500M autonomous air vehicles in Bydgoszcz, Poland. The agreement covers European production of the surface-launched Barracuda-500M precision-strike air vehicle. WZL-2 is the Bydgoszcz production partner within Poland's PGZ defence-industrial group. Date 2026-07-06
Event type Production Milestone
Segment Defense
Added to Korthos 2026-07-07
2026-07-06 Deployment Doog Warehouse Logistics 2026-07-06 · deployment · Doog · Warehouse Logistics
Evidence notes The deployment includes 16 robots and 300 dedicated docking carts at the Oi yard. The systems support 24-hour automated transport for Shinkansen maintenance workflows. Doog said the deployment is expanding to Mishima and Nagoya depots. Date 2026-07-06
Event type Deployment
Segment Warehouse Logistics
Added to Korthos 2026-07-06
2026-07-06 Production Milestone Hikrobot Warehouse Logistics 2026-07-06 · production milestone · Hikrobot · Warehouse Logistics
Evidence notes The company said its mobile robot all-category cumulative output exceeded 200,000 units. The milestone followed earlier reporting that output had passed 180,000 units in April 2026. Hikrobot's mobile robot portfolio includes forklift and other intralogistics robots. Date 2026-07-06
Event type Production Milestone
Segment Warehouse Logistics
Added to Korthos 2026-07-06
2026-07-06 · contract award · HII Unmanned Systems · Defense
Evidence notes HII received an option-year production contract for the U.S. Navy Lionfish small unmanned undersea vehicle, a REMUS 300-based system for undersea missions. The Lionfish program can scale to up to 200 vehicles under a five-year structure. HII had completed the 42nd Lionfish vehicle by the end of 2025. Date 2026-07-06
Event type Contract Award
Segment Defense
Added to Korthos 2026-07-06
2026-07-06 · production milestone · HII Unmanned Systems · Defense
Evidence notes Halimar will construct complete ROMULUS 151 unmanned surface vessels. The partnership expands HII's Gulf Coast manufacturing footprint. Five ROMULUS 151 vessels were already under construction at Breaux Brothers. Date 2026-07-06
Event type Production Milestone
Segment Defense
Added to Korthos 2026-07-06
2026-07-06 · production milestone · Kratos Defense & Security Solutions · Defense
Evidence notes The expansion adds manufacturing, assembly, integration and test capacity. Kratos says the campus currently produces about 165 high-performance jet drones annually. The added capacity supports U.S. and allied demand for tactical jet drones. Date 2026-07-06
Event type Production Milestone
Segment Defense
Added to Korthos 2026-07-06
2026-07-06 · acquisition · Ultra Maritime · Defense
Evidence notes Ultra Maritime supplies sonar, sonobuoys, torpedo defense and maritime sensing systems. The buyer is Lockheed Martin and the seller is Advent International. The company is expected to become part of Lockheed Martin Rotary and Mission Systems after closing. Date 2026-07-06
Event type Acquisition
Segment Defense
Added to Korthos 2026-07-06
2026-07-06 · acquisition · Lockheed Martin · Defense
Evidence notes Ultra Maritime specializes in advanced undersea warfare and ASW systems for allied naval forces. Lockheed said the deal will strengthen its Rotary and Mission Systems business. The acquisition is expected to close after customary regulatory approvals. Date 2026-07-06
Event type Acquisition
Segment Defense
Added to Korthos 2026-07-06
2026-07-06 Acquisition Ondas Defense 2026-07-06 · acquisition · Ondas · Defense
Evidence notes The transaction includes $200M in cash and about 85M Ondas shares. DZYNE brings long-endurance ISR aircraft, counter-UAS systems and autonomous effects. Ondas says DZYNE is expected to generate about $191M revenue in 2026 and more than $300M in 2027. Date 2026-07-06
Event type Acquisition
Segment Defense
Added to Korthos 2026-07-06
2026-07-06 · product launch · DroneShield · Defense
Evidence notes The release improves RF detection performance and tracking responsiveness. DroneSentry-C2 adds air-gapped update and offline map support. New integrations include SentryCompass, Robin Radar IRIS On-The-Move and Evica PinPoint Searchlight. Date 2026-07-06
Event type Product Launch
Segment Defense
Added to Korthos 2026-07-06
2026-07-06 · regulatory · Carbonix · Aerial
Evidence notes The certification supports scalable BVLOS operations over a large Surat Basin area. The operating scope covers gas gathering and pipeline network inspection. The milestone materially expands permitted commercial drone operations rather than a demo. Date 2026-07-06
Event type Regulatory
Segment Aerial
Added to Korthos 2026-07-06
2026-07-06 Funding Morphi Humanoid 2026-07-06 · funding · Morphi · Humanoid
Evidence notes The financing total is more than RMB 1B across Morphi’s angel-series rounds, not a single conventional angel cheque. Alibaba and Tencent invested alongside Lanchi Ventures, Legend Capital, Gaorong Capital, CAS Star and Source Code-linked funds. Chinese coverage reported a post-financing valuation above RMB 7B. Date 2026-07-06
Event type Funding
Segment Humanoid
Added to Korthos 2026-07-06
2026-07-06 · funding · HarvestX · Agriculture
Evidence notes Mitsubishi Corporation became a strategic investor in HarvestX. HarvestX builds AI robotics for plant-factory automation, including automated pollination and precision robot-arm workflows. The agreement follows HarvestX's March 2026 capital and business alliance with Sumitomo Corporation. Date 2026-07-06
Event type Funding
Segment Agriculture
Added to Korthos 2026-07-06
2026-07-06 · acquisition · Fincantieri · Maritime
Evidence notes The package covers Next Geosolutions, WSense, Graal Tech and Defcomm. Fincantieri frames the move around marine drone, subsea and defense underwater activities. The initial expenditure is approximately EUR 600M, with several stake structures and follow-on tender/call mechanics. Date 2026-07-06
Event type Acquisition
Segment Maritime
Added to Korthos 2026-07-06
2026-07-06 Product Launch MINIEYE Automotive 2026-07-06 · product launch · MINIEYE · Automotive
Evidence notes The launch pairs Xiaozhu unmanned logistics vehicles with a wheeled-legged robot for last-meter delivery. The four-wheel-legged robot debuted alongside the Combo solution on July 6. Published product details include a 30 kg payload, 30 cm stair traversal, 80 cm single-step climbing, 45 degree slope capability and up to two hours of endurance. Date 2026-07-06
Event type Product Launch
Segment Automotive
Added to Korthos 2026-07-06
2026-07-06 · funding · Daedong Robotics · Agriculture
Evidence notes Investors include GS E&C’s corporate venture arm, POSCO Technology Investment and NowIB Capital. The company is advancing indoor-outdoor hybrid autonomous-driving technology for industrial and field environments. Funding will support AI field robots, mass production of new robots and pilot programs in industrial settings. Date 2026-07-06
Event type Funding
Segment Agriculture
Added to Korthos 2026-07-06
2026-07-06 Funding Turing Automotive 2026-07-06 · funding · Turing · Automotive
Evidence notes The newly announced closing added ¥12.62B, made up of ¥6.82B in equity and a ¥5.8B loan agreement with Mitsubishi UFJ Bank. The ¥27.89B figure is the cumulative Series A total, not the amount newly raised in the July closing. Named participants in the extension include AMD Ventures, Mitsubishi Corporation, Mitsubishi UFJ Bank and Supermicro. Date 2026-07-06
Event type Funding
Segment Automotive
Added to Korthos 2026-07-06
2026-07-06 Acquisition Thales Aerial 2026-07-06 · acquisition · Thales · Aerial
Evidence notes The transaction values Exail at an implied enterprise value of about €3.9 billion. Thales said the acquisition would expand its underwater-warfare scale and inertial-navigation capabilities. Closing of the initial stake purchase is expected by Q3 2027, with the tender offer expected to close by early 2028 at the latest. Date 2026-07-06
Event type Acquisition
Segment Aerial
Added to Korthos 2026-07-06
2026-07-06 · funding · RobotEra · Humanoid
Evidence notes Investors named include China Chengtong Fund, Jiangxi State Holding, Guoyuan Equity, Yufu Zhongxin Fund and Hangzhou Capital. Financial investors including CICC Renault, Ubiquant Venture, Hony Capital, Juntai Capital and Shenghe Capital also participated. Date 2026-07-06
Event type Funding
Segment Humanoid
Added to Korthos 2026-07-06
2026-07-05 Market Signal Wuxi Best Motion Components 2026-07-05 · market signal · Wuxi Best · Motion Components
Evidence notes The abnormal-trading announcement followed a three-day share-price move above the exchange threshold from July 1 to July 3, 2026. Wuxi Best said its humanoid-robot components business was still in the sample stage. It said humanoid-robot planetary roller-screw samples generated CNY 223,000 in first-half 2026 revenue, about 0.03% of total revenue by internal unaudited calculation. Date 2026-07-05
Event type Market Signal
Segment Motion Components
Added to Korthos 2026-07-17
2026-07-05 Partnership SEA.AI Perception 2026-07-05 · partnership · SEA.AI · Perception
Evidence notes GICAN represents more than 320 shipyards, system integrators, equipment manufacturers and other French maritime organisations. SEA.AI said membership would support work on autonomous-system standards, regulatory discussions and partnerships within the naval industry. The company reported more than 1,200 machine-vision systems deployed across maritime safety, surveillance, search-and-rescue and defence applications. Date 2026-07-05
Event type Partnership
Segment Perception
Added to Korthos 2026-07-16
2026-07-05 Funding XBOT Service 2026-07-05 · funding · XBOT · Service
Evidence notes The financing includes an A round around RMB 200M and a B round around RMB 300M-500M. The company makes commercial food-service robots including coffee, ice-cream, robotic fast-food trucks and humanoid service-robot systems. The financing is a multi-round cluster, so the amount is modeled as a range rather than a single exact raise. Date 2026-07-05
Event type Funding
Segment Service
Added to Korthos 2026-07-06
2026-07-04 · funding · FASSTO Robotics · Warehouse Logistics
Evidence notes The company framed the capital around scaling its physical-AI logistics robotics business. The financing supports warehouse and fulfilment automation expansion ahead of a planned public-market path. The event adds operating or commercial context for warehouse automation and material-handling robotics. Date 2026-07-04
Event type Funding
Segment Warehouse Logistics
Added to Korthos 2026-07-07
2026-07-04 · funding · Guangxiang Technology · Industrial
Evidence notes The financing supports industrial-grade embodied-intelligence model R&D and commercial delivery. The company is Tsinghua-linked and focused on physical-native models for industrial scenarios. The amount is modeled as cumulative several-hundred-million RMB angel financing rather than a clean single-round figure. Date 2026-07-04
Event type Funding
Segment Industrial
Added to Korthos 2026-07-06
2026-07-04 Product Launch Voltair Aerial 2026-07-04 · product launch · Voltair · Aerial
Evidence notes Voltair positions weatherized long-range drones near utility infrastructure for routine and post-event inspection. Pole-mounted charging sites are intended to keep aircraft available without returning them to a central base. The initial commercial focus is rapid imagery and condition assessment for power utilities. Date 2026-07-04
Event type Product Launch
Segment Aerial
Added to Korthos 2026-07-04
2026-07-03 · partnership · Rheinmetall Provectus · Industrial
Evidence notes Mission Control partnered with Provectus Robotics Solutions as part of a Canadian consortium developing Lunar Utility Rover concepts. The rover guidance, navigation and control subsystem will integrate Rheinmetall Provectus PATH autonomy technology. The planned utility rover is intended to support astronaut logistics and operations on the lunar surface. Date 2026-07-03
Event type Partnership
Segment Industrial
Added to Korthos 2026-07-31
2026-07-03 · award · FORMOVE GmbH · Data Infrastructure
Evidence notes The European Commission signed FORMOVE's EUR300,000 EIC grant agreement on July 3. The funded project will build a robot-agnostic pipeline for human-motion and interaction data. CORDIS lists project work from September 2026 through May 2027. Date 2026-07-03
Event type Award
Segment Data Infrastructure
Added to Korthos 2026-07-19
2026-07-03 · deployment · OLP Robotics · Industrial
Evidence notes Austal installed the collaborative welding system at its Henderson shipyard for fabrication testing. OLP Robotics supplied the turnkey package locally and supported coding and commissioning. The system welds aluminium and steel while working alongside Austal's skilled fabrication team. Date 2026-07-03
Event type Deployment
Segment Industrial
Added to Korthos 2026-07-19
2026-07-03 · funding · RobotGym · Healthcare
Evidence notes Qingsong Capital, Runze Technology and Pinghu Zexin invested in the round. The company said proceeds would accelerate deployments in institutional and home eldercare settings. RobotGym had collected more than 1,000 hours of operating data in real eldercare environments at announcement. Date 2026-07-03
Event type Funding
Segment Healthcare
Added to Korthos 2026-07-17
2026-07-03 Contract Award Intelic Mission Software 2026-07-03 · contract award · Intelic · Mission Software
Evidence notes NEXUS will connect aerial and ground uncrewed systems from multiple manufacturers in one mission environment. The three-year programme makes interoperability the starting point for future unmanned-system procurement. Intelic said NEXUS has operated in Ukraine since 2025, informing the architecture to be developed with the ministry. Date 2026-07-03
Event type Contract Award
Segment Mission Software
Added to Korthos 2026-07-07
2026-07-03 · acquisition · Estun Automation · Industrial
Evidence notes The planned transaction would give Estun indirect 100% ownership of Estun Codroid. Estun Codroid is a collaborative and humanoid-robot company within the Estun ecosystem. The event adds a concrete robotics milestone in human-assistive, manipulation or human-machine interaction workflows. Date 2026-07-03
Event type Acquisition
Segment Industrial
Added to Korthos 2026-07-07
2026-07-03 Contract Award Saab Defense 2026-07-03 · contract award · Saab · Defense
Evidence notes Finland authorized a EUR 108 million procurement of Saab RBS 70 NG short-range ground-based air-defence systems. The procurement includes systems, missiles, training equipment and maintenance support. Finland framed the purchase around strengthening protection against drones and low-flying aircraft. Date 2026-07-03
Event type Contract Award
Segment Defense
Added to Korthos 2026-07-07
2026-07-03 Market Signal Unitree Humanoid 2026-07-03 · market signal · Unitree · Humanoid
Evidence notes Unitree plans to raise about RMB 4.2 billion for R&D and production expansion. The approval moves Unitree closer to becoming a listed robotics and humanoid company in China. The event adds a concrete robotics milestone in human-assistive, manipulation or human-machine interaction workflows. Date 2026-07-03
Event type Market Signal
Segment Humanoid
Added to Korthos 2026-07-07
2026-07-03 · funding · dConstruct Robotics · Spatial Intelligence
Evidence notes The financing supported dConstruct autonomous navigation and spatial-intelligence software. The company work spans autonomous navigation, 3D reality capture and spatial-intelligence systems. The round added private growth capital for dConstruct's autonomous navigation and spatial-intelligence work. Date 2026-07-03
Event type Funding
Segment Spatial Intelligence
Added to Korthos 2026-07-07
2026-07-03 Commercial Order F-Drones Defense 2026-07-03 · commercial order · F-Drones · Defense
Evidence notes Ukraine's export-control service issued the permit on July 1. The shipment is tied to the F10 unmanned combat aircraft and U.S. demand. Reporting links the order to the Pentagon Drone Dominance programme. Date 2026-07-03
Event type Commercial Order
Segment Defense
Added to Korthos 2026-07-06
2026-07-03 Partnership MANUS Data Infrastructure 2026-07-03 · partnership · MANUS · Data Infrastructure
Evidence notes MANUS contributes high-precision 25-DoF-per-hand capture for dexterous human demonstrations. Lightwheel turns the source signal into robot-learning-ready data through annotation, simulation and synthetic scaling. The companies frame the workflow around NVIDIA Isaac interoperability, including Isaac Teleop and Isaac Sim. Date 2026-07-03
Event type Partnership
Segment Data Infrastructure
Added to Korthos 2026-07-03
2026-07-03 Deployment XTEND Defense 2026-07-03 · deployment · XTEND · Defense
Evidence notes Honey Badger and XTENDER systems were used by Mexican search-and-rescue responders in Venezuela. The drones operated in collapsed-structure and GPS-denied environments. The deployment supported rescue work after the La Guaira disaster, including locating a man trapped for more than 72 hours. Date 2026-07-03
Event type Deployment
Segment Defense
Added to Korthos 2026-07-03
2026-07-03 · contract award · ELSA Energy · Inspection
Evidence notes The award covers autonomous underwater vehicle inspection of subsea structures across offshore Malaysian assets. The contract period runs from 19 June 2026 to 18 June 2027, with an optional one-year extension. AUV inspection work is scheduled to begin in the third quarter of 2026. Date 2026-07-03
Event type Contract Award
Segment Inspection
Added to Korthos 2026-07-03
2026-07-03 · funding · Motorevo · Actuation
Evidence notes The July 2026 A+++ round was led by GL Ventures. AgiBot and Lingxin Qiaoshou joined the round as strategic industrial investors. The company supplies integrated joint modules for humanoids, quadrupeds, exoskeletons and collaborative robots. Date 2026-07-03
Event type Funding
Segment Actuation
Added to Korthos 2026-07-03
2026-07-03 · product launch · High Great Innovation · Aerial
Evidence notes EMO Mini starts at US$750 per unit with a minimum order quantity of 2,100 units. EMO Plus starts at US$798 per unit with a minimum order quantity of 1,000 units. FYLO Mini is priced from US$14,850 per system for compact indoor show operations. Date 2026-07-03
Event type Product Launch
Segment Aerial
Added to Korthos 2026-07-03
2026-07-03 Partnership DEEPX Semiconductors 2026-07-03 · partnership · DEEPX · Semiconductors
Evidence notes The agreement was signed at Koshida Tech?s Tokyo headquarters on July 2. Target markets include manufacturing, robotics, drones, smart factories, industrial PCs, security cameras and edge servers. The partnership builds on DEEPX?s Tokyo Physical AI Expo presence with Koshida. Date 2026-07-03
Event type Partnership
Segment Semiconductors
Added to Korthos 2026-07-03
2026-07-03 Partnership MAMEZO Industrial 2026-07-03 · partnership · MAMEZO · Industrial
Evidence notes The alliance combines MAMEZO?s robotics development capabilities, CTC?s IT infrastructure and systems capabilities, and ITOCHU?s customer base. Target fields include production, logistics, infrastructure maintenance and inspection, and mobility. ITOCHU also completed a preferred-share subscription in Roodhalsgans 3, MAMEZO?s parent company. Date 2026-07-03
Event type Partnership
Segment Industrial
Added to Korthos 2026-07-03
2026-07-03 · commercial order · TXR Robotics · Industrial
Evidence notes The modular lifting robots are omnidirectional autonomous mobile worktable robots for advanced manufacturing and semiconductor facility construction. The contract follows an earlier roughly KRW 8B robot supply delivery, taking 2026 robot orders and supply wins above KRW 20B. The customer was described as a global semiconductor utility-installation company; no customer name was disclosed. Date 2026-07-03
Event type Commercial Order
Segment Industrial
Added to Korthos 2026-07-03
2026-07-02 · award · Acumino · Industrial
Evidence notes Corporate partners selected the project from 12 previous Plug and Play Innovation Award winners. The collaboration applies Acumino's skill-specific AI models to packaging automation in Schaeffler production. DXC Technology contributes industrial deployment and integration expertise to the joint project. Date 2026-07-02
Event type Award
Segment Industrial
Added to Korthos 2026-08-03
2026-07-02 · executive hire · 1X Technologies · Humanoid
Evidence notes Bill Nash joined 1X after serving as chief financial officer at Ursa Major and Cruise. 1X said Nash will lead its finance organization as the company scales NEO manufacturing and commercialization. The appointment was announced on July 2, 2026. Date 2026-07-02
Event type Executive Hire
Segment Humanoid
Added to Korthos 2026-07-27
2026-07-02 · award · ProxGrid · Aerial
Evidence notes The programme combines an Australian accelerator sprint with a potential MassRobotics residency in Boston. Participants receive support from robotics, AI, venture and intellectual-property specialists. ProxGrid develops aerial systems for inspection and maintenance near energized transmission infrastructure. Date 2026-07-02
Event type Award
Segment Aerial
Added to Korthos 2026-07-14
2026-07-02 · award · Aurova Robotics · Agriculture
Evidence notes The programme combines an Australian accelerator sprint with a potential MassRobotics residency in Boston. Participants receive support from robotics, AI, venture and intellectual-property specialists. Aurova was selected for its autonomous vegetation-management systems. Date 2026-07-02
Event type Award
Segment Agriculture
Added to Korthos 2026-07-14
2026-07-02 · contract award · Cohere Technologies · Communications
Evidence notes The prototype will use cellular infrastructure for persistent aerial and ground surveillance. Coverage frames the work as relevant to drone and aerial-threat detection. Date 2026-07-02
Event type Contract Award
Segment Communications
Added to Korthos 2026-07-07
2026-07-02 · funding · StirlingX · Inspection
Evidence notes StirlingX raised a $20 million Series A round led by Ventura Capital and RCM Private Markets Master Fund to scale its sovereign data-intelligence and autonomy platform. The round followed an $11 million seed round and takes disclosed funding to about $31 million. StirlingX names defence, critical infrastructure, infrastructure monitoring and hostile-drone detection among its current use cases. Date 2026-07-02
Event type Funding
Segment Inspection
Added to Korthos 2026-07-07
2026-07-02 · acquisition · Circus SE · Service
Evidence notes Circus SE completed its full acquisition of Belgian food-robotics company Alberts. Alberts develops autonomous food-production systems and operates installations across six countries. Circus said the completion follows the binding acquisition agreement announced in April 2026. Date 2026-07-02
Event type Acquisition
Segment Service
Added to Korthos 2026-07-07
2026-07-02 Product Launch Saronic Defense 2026-07-02 · product launch · Saronic · Defense
Evidence notes Saronic launched its first 16-meter Mirage autonomous surface vessel, adding a medium-size dual-use platform to its ASV fleet. Mirage is a 52-foot autonomous surface vessel for defence, security and commercial maritime missions. Published specs list 2,500+ nautical miles of range, 35+ knot top speed and 3,500 lb payload capacity. Date 2026-07-02
Event type Product Launch
Segment Defense
Added to Korthos 2026-07-07
2026-07-02 · product launch · Vadzo Imaging · Vision
Evidence notes Vadzo validated its Falcon-544CRS USB camera, based on the Onsemi AR0544 HyperLux LP sensor, for NVIDIA Jetson Orin platforms. The validated stack supports V4L2, GStreamer and OpenCV workflows used in embedded vision and edge-AI development. The combination targets low-power imaging applications including robotics, industrial automation and intelligent monitoring. Date 2026-07-02
Event type Product Launch
Segment Vision
Added to Korthos 2026-07-07
2026-07-02 · contract award · MX Robotics · Warehouse Logistics
Evidence notes The disclosed contract value is KRW 19,500,480,000. The customer is Reliance Industries, with scope tied to logistics automation equipment in a solar-panel manufacturing process. The contract period runs from March 2026 to April 2027. Date 2026-07-02
Event type Contract Award
Segment Warehouse Logistics
Added to Korthos 2026-07-06
2026-07-02 · partnership · SensoPart · Perception
Evidence notes The partnership targets AI-assisted 3D vision for robot guidance. SensoPart positioned the work around extending established VISOR hardware into new robotics workflows. The partnership connects the company to a named customer, supplier, platform or go-to-market channel. Date 2026-07-02
Event type Partnership
Segment Perception
Added to Korthos 2026-07-04
2026-07-02 · product launch · Xiaoyu Zhizao · Foundation Models
Evidence notes The standard welding robot version starts at RMB 169,800. Deployments cover more than ten factories across shipbuilding, construction steel structures and bridge fabrication. The launch included Xiaoyu Zhizao’s world-model layer, hardware platform and positioning-pen workflow. Date 2026-07-02
Event type Product Launch
Segment Foundation Models
Added to Korthos 2026-07-03
2026-07-02 · market signal · MakinaRocks · Development Platform
Evidence notes The figure is more than three times the KRW 6.4B recorded in the same period a year earlier. Sector mix was defense and aerospace 27%, heavy industry 23%, advanced manufacturing 22%, and manufacturing including automotive, robotics and machinery 21%. Named customers include ADD, Doosan Enerbility, Samsung Electronics, Yokogawa and Hyundai Motor. Date 2026-07-02
Event type Market Signal
Segment Development Platform
Added to Korthos 2026-07-03
2026-07-02 · funding · ClickMobot · Service
Evidence notes The round was led by Leaguer Capital, with a Jiangsu Zhongke Intelligent Science Technology Application Research Institute platform participating. Funding will support product iteration, core-team expansion and commercialization. ClickMobot has completed engineering prototypes for a home companion robot and the GR-150 rehabilitation walking-transfer robot and is moving toward small-batch trial production. Date 2026-07-02
Event type Funding
Segment Service
Added to Korthos 2026-07-02
2026-07-02 · funding · Alva Industries · Motion Components
Evidence notes The round was led by Nysnø Climate Investments, Sandwater and Emerald Technology Ventures on behalf of Nabtesco Technology Ventures. Existing investors Statkraft Ventures and EnvisionTech participated, and Samsung Ventures converted its December 2025 investment into shares. The round targets demand across robotics, aerospace, medical devices, defence, industrial automation and autonomous systems. Date 2026-07-02
Event type Funding
Segment Motion Components
Added to Korthos 2026-07-02
2026-07-02 Acquisition Nanoveu AI Compute 2026-07-02 · acquisition · Nanoveu · AI Compute
Evidence notes The completion follows Nanoveu’s earlier binding agreement to acquire Spinoff Robotics. The acquired platforms include ALICE for tethered aerial operations and METRON for camera-based 3D inspection. Nanoveu positions the deal as vertical integration across edge-AI silicon, airframes, tethered station-keeping and sensing. Date 2026-07-02
Event type Acquisition
Segment AI Compute
Added to Korthos 2026-07-02
2026-07-02 Deployment FlytBase Mission Software 2026-07-02 · deployment · FlytBase · Mission Software
Evidence notes The deployment supports automated rounds, flare checks, under-deck checks, sheen monitoring and asset-condition inspection. FlytBase describes the system as operational rather than a demonstration. The milestone was shared by Shell and FlytBase at the Energy Drone & Robotics Summit in Houston. Date 2026-07-02
Event type Deployment
Segment Mission Software
Added to Korthos 2026-07-02
2026-07-02 Market Signal Ouster Perception 2026-07-02 · market signal · Ouster · Perception
Evidence notes All shares in the offering are being sold by Ouster. The company granted the underwriter a 30-day option to purchase up to 543,281 additional shares. Ouster expects the offering to close on or about July 6, 2026, subject to customary closing conditions. Date 2026-07-02
Event type Market Signal
Segment Perception
Added to Korthos 2026-07-02
2026-07-02 · acquisition · Kraken Robotics · Subsystems
Evidence notes The deal brings navigation, positioning, imaging, communications, monitoring and data-analytics capabilities into Kraken. Kraken frames the combined company as a provider of mission-critical subsea intelligence for maritime security and offshore energy. The company also updated 2026 guidance and noted additional product orders since the original March announcement. Date 2026-07-02
Event type Acquisition
Segment Subsystems
Added to Korthos 2026-07-02
2026-07-02 · market signal · General Cherry · Defense
Evidence notes The report frames the selection as entry into the second stage of the programme’s second competition. The programme plans further testing before contracts are awarded to top-performing drone suppliers. General Cherry remains tracked here as a watchlist item, not as a booked order or contract. Date 2026-07-02
Event type Market Signal
Segment Defense
Added to Korthos 2026-07-02
2026-07-02 Market Signal XTEND Defense 2026-07-02 · market signal · XTEND · Defense
Evidence notes JFB said XTEND was one of 19 companies selected after operational evaluations at Camp Grayling. Advancing companies must deliver production systems for further testing before top-performer procurement decisions. The programme is tied to planned procurement of large volumes of drone systems from top performers. Date 2026-07-02
Event type Market Signal
Segment Defense
Added to Korthos 2026-07-02
2026-07-02 · market signal · BigWave Robotics · Industrial
Evidence notes The amended filing lowered the indicative IPO price range to KRW20,000-24,000 per share. The revised schedule moves institutional bookbuilding to late July and retail subscription to early August. The company operates Marosol, SOLlink and OmniSensor across robot automation and physical-AI integration workflows. Date 2026-07-02
Event type Market Signal
Segment Industrial
Added to Korthos 2026-07-02
2026-07-02 · contract award · KONGSBERG · Maritime
Evidence notes The work covers underwater surveillance and protection for high-value infrastructure. KONGSBERG says the delivered systems span situational awareness, response, inspection, surveillance and monitoring. The contract is separate from KONGSBERG’s earlier DevDroid ground-robotics cooperation announcement. Date 2026-07-02
Event type Contract Award
Segment Maritime
Added to Korthos 2026-07-02
2026-07-02 · funding · Luxonis · Vision
Evidence notes The Series A round totals US$14M. Denali Growth Partners led the round, with Taiwania Capital participating. Luxonis says its OAK cameras and DepthAI software serve thousands of customers, including more than 60 Fortune 500 companies. Date 2026-07-02
Event type Funding
Segment Vision
Added to Korthos 2026-07-02
2026-07-02 · commercial order · DOGU Robotics · Service
Evidence notes Korean coverage describes the agreement as DOGU Robotics’ largest North American export to date. The agreement covers iroi indoor patrol robots and related autonomous safety-robot solutions. DOGU and Robot.com plan joint sales, marketing and channel development for North American customers. Date 2026-07-02
Event type Commercial Order
Segment Service
Added to Korthos 2026-07-02
2026-07-02 Partnership SKF Motion Components 2026-07-02 · partnership · SKF · Motion Components
Evidence notes SKF will hold 60% of the venture, with Leaderdrive contributing humanoid-robotics and automation component know-how. The venture is expected to become operational by the end of 2026. The companies said the components will support continuous operation of humanoids in industrial applications. Date 2026-07-02
Event type Partnership
Segment Motion Components
Added to Korthos 2026-07-02
2026-07-02 · funding · Quantum Systems · Defense
Evidence notes Blackstone, Noteus, Airbus and Advent co-led the round, with BOND, Fidelity, Wellington, A.P. Moller Holding and Elephant Lake Ventures among the participants. The financing supports production expansion, supply-chain resilience and delivery across allied markets. Quantum Systems will also invest in MOSAIC UXS, software and AI for interoperable autonomous systems across air, land and sea. Date 2026-07-02
Event type Funding
Segment Defense
Added to Korthos 2026-07-02
2026-07-02 · partnership · Insta Group · Defense
Evidence notes The companies said the collaboration will support sensor integrations, radar, detection, identification and data-transmission solutions. The first joint solution is expected to be demonstrated in Finland in the coming months. The release says CHAOS sensing solutions have logged more than 20,000 hours of tracking operations globally. Date 2026-07-02
Event type Partnership
Segment Defense
Added to Korthos 2026-07-02
2026-07-02 Funding Rosota Data Infrastructure 2026-07-02 · funding · Rosota · Data Infrastructure
Evidence notes The company is a Seoul National University Hospital MediSC lab spinout. The round supports R&D hiring, surgical-data collection devices, AI model development and clinical-network expansion. Rosota is focused on surgical robots that use surgical data and AI rather than only teleoperated control. Date 2026-07-02
Event type Funding
Segment Data Infrastructure
Added to Korthos 2026-07-02
2026-07-02 Funding Emesent Localization 2026-07-02 · funding · Emesent · Localization
Evidence notes The NRFC said funds will support product development, Wacol batch manufacturing and the Cortex AI software platform. The A$15M SAFE Note included Main Sequence Ventures, QIC, NGS, Hostplus and Orion Resource Partners. Emesent’s Hovermap stack is used for GPS-denied mapping across mining, infrastructure, defence and critical environments. Date 2026-07-02
Event type Funding
Segment Localization
Added to Korthos 2026-07-02
2026-07-02 · acquisition · Symbotic Inc. · Warehouse Logistics
Evidence notes Symbotic said the acquisition expands its platform from automation execution into warehouse operations optimization. ARMS software coordinates automated systems, human workflows, resources and operational exceptions. The announcement frames the combined stack as an operational layer for highly automated distribution centres. Date 2026-07-02
Event type Acquisition
Segment Warehouse Logistics
Added to Korthos 2026-07-02
2026-07-02 Contract Award MARSS Defense 2026-07-02 · contract award · MARSS · Defense
Evidence notes The centre will act as a central command point for several MARSS installations already operating in the country. The system is built around MARSS’s AI-enabled counter-drone software. EOS announced the order through an ASX release dated July 2, 2026. Date 2026-07-02
Event type Contract Award
Segment Defense
Added to Korthos 2026-07-02
2026-07-02 · contract award · Rheinmetall · Defense
Evidence notes Skynex is positioned for countering drones, cruise missiles, rockets and mortar threats. This is separate from Rheinmetall’s July 1 close of the DOK-ING majority acquisition. Date 2026-07-02
Event type Contract Award
Segment Defense
Added to Korthos 2026-07-02
2026-07-02 Funding OMOWAY Automotive 2026-07-02 · funding · OMOWAY · Automotive
Evidence notes OMOWAY completed consecutive Series A and Series A+ rounds that together raised tens of millions of U.S. dollars. Lochpine Capital led the Series A+ round; Monolith led the Series A, with CICC Capital and existing investor ZhenFund also participating. The company began OMO-X customer deliveries in Indonesia in June 2026 and said the product ranked first among Indonesian electric-motorcycle brands by order volume in its first month. Date 2026-07-02
Event type Funding
Segment Automotive
Added to Korthos 2026-07-02
2026-07-02 · funding · SPARO / 硅羽科技 · Aerial
Evidence notes Named investors include Yaotu Capital, Jinqiu Fund, Alibaba, Hony Capital, GLP Hill Capital and Yunshi Capital. The company is developing general aerial intelligence for aircraft that need autonomous perception, decision-making and task execution in complex environments. The announcement describes a cumulative multi-round financing cluster rather than separate disclosed round amounts. Date 2026-07-02
Event type Funding
Segment Aerial
Added to Korthos 2026-07-02
2026-07-02 · funding · Zeroth Robotics · Consumer
Evidence notes The company said cumulative financing has reached about RMB 1B across 18 months. The announcement also described H1 2026 revenue growth above 600%. The round is tied to household embodied-intelligence robots under the Zeroth brand. Date 2026-07-02
Event type Funding
Segment Consumer
Added to Korthos 2026-07-02
2026-07-01 · market signal · SEER Robotics · Industrial
Evidence notes The company attributed the expansion to its open robotics platform and international partner ecosystem. Its global client count more than doubled year over year during the same five-month period. Date 2026-07-01
Event type Market Signal
Segment Industrial
Added to Korthos 2026-08-12
2026-07-01 · product launch · HD Hyundai Robotics · Industrial
Evidence notes The HDC 50-17, HDC 35-18 and HDC 25-18 target palletizing, machine tending and other heavy-duty automation tasks. Radar-based worker detection and the SafeSpace 2.0 control layer adjust operating speed around people while preserving industrial performance. The dated first-party release presents all three configurations as launched commercial products rather than prototypes. Date 2026-07-01
Event type Product Launch
Segment Industrial
Added to Korthos 2026-08-10
2026-07-01 · product launch · Jinglianwen Technology · Data Infrastructure
Evidence notes The dataset records joint state, end-effector pose and 3,750 tactile-pressure channels per hand. It aligns visual, force, tactile, audio and object-state signals at millisecond scale. Jinglianwen describes use in VLA training, dexterous manipulation, force control, behaviour cloning and reinforcement learning. Date 2026-07-01
Event type Product Launch
Segment Data Infrastructure
Added to Korthos 2026-07-26
2026-07-01 · market signal · Salem Robotics · Inspection
Evidence notes Y Combinator lists Salem Robotics as an active Summer 2026 robotics and industrial company. Its software enables robots to traverse facilities, handle instruments, collect measurements and produce auditable records. The founders are applying nuclear-robotics deployment experience to deterministic inspection and survey workflows. Date 2026-07-01
Event type Market Signal
Segment Inspection
Added to Korthos 2026-07-19
2026-07-01 · market signal · Leadshine Technology · Actuation
Evidence notes Automate 2026 included dexterous hands, joint modules and frameless motors for humanoid robotics actuation and end-effectors. Frameless torque motor shipments exceeded 120,000 units in 2025. Joint modules and dexterous hand products had been adopted by multiple robotics companies, and frameless motor capacity was expected to scale to the million-unit level in 2026. Date 2026-07-01
Event type Market Signal
Segment Actuation
Added to Korthos 2026-07-17
2026-07-01 · partnership · Givon Defense · Defense
Evidence notes Givon Defense is testing Innoviz LiDAR to continuously locate low-altitude aerial threats in complex environments. Initial assessment indicated that the sensors could provide high-resolution spatial data for faster and better-informed situational awareness. The announcement describes a technology collaboration and preliminary testing, not a disclosed production order or completed operational deployment. Date 2026-07-01
Event type Partnership
Segment Defense
Added to Korthos 2026-07-17
2026-07-01 · capability · 1414 Degrees · Materials
Evidence notes Two variants stabilized above 550 mAh/g at higher charge and discharge rates after initial results above 600 mAh/g. A lower-silicon formulation reached nearly 600 mAh/g initially and stabilized above 500 mAh/g at higher rates. Carbon-enhanced formulations entered evaluation to sustain 600 mAh/g performance across a wider operating range. Date 2026-07-01
Event type Capability
Segment Materials
Added to Korthos 2026-07-17
2026-07-01 Demonstration Tekniker Industrial 2026-07-01 · demonstration · Tekniker · Industrial
Evidence notes The validated system combines artificial intelligence, machine vision and advanced robotics to handle products with varying sizes, shapes and materials. Unlike conventional rigid automation, the approach is designed to adapt to previously unseen parts without requiring a manually programmed routine for every product variant. The work targets more flexible Industry 5.0 production in sectors that need to automate the handling of highly variable or delicate goods. Date 2026-07-01
Event type Demonstration
Segment Industrial
Added to Korthos 2026-07-16
2026-07-01 · product launch · Nori Robotics · Consumer
Evidence notes The 100-centimetre L2 combines dual arms, a 650-millimetre vertical lift and wheeled mobility for tasks including dish loading, laundry handling, sweeping and drink preparation. A shared skills marketplace lets task training move between NORI units, while remote operation provides a human fallback for assistance and telepresence. The larger L2 Grande extends height to 130 centimetres and vertical lift to 950 millimetres while retaining bimanual wheeled operation. Date 2026-07-01
Event type Product Launch
Segment Consumer
Added to Korthos 2026-07-15
2026-07-01 · funding · Radar Reticence · Perception
Evidence notes The package includes a SEK 10 million share issue and a €2.5 million EIC Accelerator grant. New investors include Chalmers Ventures, East Sweden Capital and Almi Invest. Funding supports the first customer pilot and a planned doubling of headcount. Date 2026-07-01
Event type Funding
Segment Perception
Added to Korthos 2026-07-14
2026-07-01 · contract award · MCTECH RF Technologies · Defense
Evidence notes MCTECH RF Technologies was selected to help protect the 2026 Maccabiah Games with RF-based drone detection and situational-awareness capabilities. The work covers Israel’s largest international sporting event. The deployment is focused on unauthorized-drone protection at venues and event operations. Date 2026-07-01
Event type Contract Award
Segment Defense
Added to Korthos 2026-07-07
2026-07-01 · regulatory · Circus SE · Service
Evidence notes The certification was issued under the Emirates Conformity Assessment Scheme and verified by TUV SUD. Circus said commercial rollout begins in Abu Dhabi, with Dubai planned to follow. The approval supports Circus's path toward fielded use in commercial automation and autonomous-system workflows. Date 2026-07-01
Event type Regulatory
Segment Service
Added to Korthos 2026-07-07