Robotics Deployment Events

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DeploymentWHILL

WHILL schedules Haneda T1 autonomous service expansion

Service

· deployment · WHILL · Service

Evidence notes
  • Terminal 1 already operates 12 WHILL units from four stations between 08:00 and 20:00.
  • The extension adds access to gates 24 through 29 when the north satellite facility enters service.
  • WHILL expanded its cooperative fleet-management system beyond its own vehicles so mixed autonomous robot fleets can share the same operating space.
Date
Company WHILL
Event type Deployment
Segment Service
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DeploymentDronesHub

DronesHub begins Piranha baggage-rover pilot at Pulkovo Airport

Aerial

· deployment · DronesHub · Aerial

Evidence notes
  • The rovers can carry up to 300 kilograms and tow loads of up to 500 kilograms.
  • Testing begins with remote supervision, while a training programme of up to six months is intended to progress toward independent operation.
  • One operator can supervise several robotic platforms during the pilot.
Date
Company DronesHub
Event type Deployment
Segment Aerial
Added to Korthos
DeploymentBlueflite

Blueflite begins live automotive-parts delivery in metro Detroit

Aerial

· deployment · Blueflite · Aerial

Evidence notes
  • The service covers a 12-mile radius around Jack Demmer Ford dealerships in southeast Michigan.
  • A $740,000 Michigan Advanced Air Mobility Activation Fund grant supports the programme.
  • Blueflite provides the tiltrotor delivery aircraft while Airspace Link supplies AirHub airspace coordination, operational oversight and compliance tooling.
Date
Company Blueflite
Event type Deployment
Segment Aerial
Added to Korthos
DeploymentAdvanced Smart Mobility

AS Mobi deploys Cerence EVD in Japanese autonomous-bus trials

Automotive

· deployment · Advanced Smart Mobility · Automotive

Evidence notes
  • The integration uses exterior microphones to detect ambulances, police cars and fire engines and feed an appropriate vehicle response.
  • Cerence describes this as its first autonomous-bus programme in Japan and its first EVD deployment using exterior microphones.
  • The current activity is a field-trial deployment; commercial deployment is targeted for 2027.
Date
Event type Deployment
Segment Automotive
Added to Korthos
DeploymentAvride

Avride delivery robots go live at George Mason University

Delivery

· deployment · Avride · Delivery Robot R3 · Delivery

Evidence notes
  • The live service began on Aug. 24 at the Fairfax campus.
  • Students place eligible orders through the Grubhub app for delivery by Avride robots.
  • The campus deployment is part of Avride’s broader rollout to more than 25 U.S. campuses.
Date
Company Avride
Event type Deployment
Segment Delivery
Added to Korthos
DeploymentNeubility

Demae-can and Neubility launch Sasazuka robot-delivery pilot

Delivery

· deployment · Neubility · Neubie · Delivery

Evidence notes
  • The trial runs from August 24 through September 30, 2026 and initially serves an approximately 300-metre radius.
  • Orders from Curry Shop C&C Sasazuka and Doutor Coffee Frente Sasazuka are delivered through Demae-can’s consumer workflow.
  • The programme is a time-bounded urban pilot with a planned radius expansion toward approximately one kilometre, not a permanent citywide launch.
Date
Company Neubility
Product Neubie
Event type Deployment
Segment Delivery
Added to Korthos
DeploymentKodiak AI

Kodiak reports 1,400 driverless triple-trailer loads

Logistics

· deployment · Kodiak AI · Logistics

Evidence notes
  • The 50-metre triple-trailer configuration operates without a person in the cab as part of Atlas's driverless fleet.
  • The 1,400-load figure applies only to the triple-trailer configuration and not to every Kodiak or Atlas movement.
Date
Company Kodiak AI
Event type Deployment
Segment Logistics
Added to Korthos
DeploymentPony.ai

Pony.ai-powered Verne robotaxis go live on Uber in Zagreb

Automotive

· deployment · Pony.ai · Automotive

Evidence notes
  • Rides are available from 07:00 to 21:00 in key Zagreb areas, including the city centre.
  • Pony.ai supplies the Gen-7 autonomous-driving solution, Verne owns and operates the fleet, and Uber provides booking and rider access.
  • A licensed operator remains behind the wheel during the phased introduction before progression toward driverless operation.
Date
Company Pony.ai
Event type Deployment
Segment Automotive
Added to Korthos
DeploymentBaidu

Baidu launches fully driverless Apollo Go rides on Uber in Dubai

Automotive

· deployment · Baidu · Apollo RT6 · Automotive

Evidence notes
  • Riders can be matched with an RT6 through UberX or Comfort, or select a dedicated Autonomous option in the Uber app.
  • The initial service area covers select locations in Umm Suqeim and Jumeirah, with New Horizon Luxury Transport operating the fleet.
  • The sixth-generation electric RT6 carries up to three passengers and uses more than 30 sensors for autonomous operation.
Date
Company Baidu
Product Apollo RT6
Event type Deployment
Segment Automotive
Added to Korthos
DeploymentSWM

SWM and Kakao Mobility expand Gangnam robotaxi fleet to 19 vehicles

Automotive

· deployment · SWM · Automotive

Evidence notes
  • SWM's share of the fleet increases from five to 13 vehicles, while Kakao Mobility increases from two to six.
  • Passengers continue to hail the taxis through Kakao T across the Gangnam operating area using the service's fixed overnight fare structure.
  • The programme is seeking approval for autonomous operation across the full service area, including school zones, before considering later daytime expansion.
Date
Company SWM
Event type Deployment
Segment Automotive
Added to Korthos
DeploymentAmazon

Amazon plans sixfold Prime Air expansion to nearly 500 U.S. cities and towns

Logistics

· deployment · Amazon · Logistics

Evidence notes
  • Prime Air currently serves 10 metro areas from 11 U.S. sites, each covering approximately 175 square miles.
  • Chicago, Atlanta, Cleveland, Syracuse and Boise are among the next planned metro areas, with the service focused primarily on suburban communities.
  • Amazon says Prime Air has delivered hundreds of thousands of packages during 2026 and offers millions of eligible items with delivery in as fast as 30 minutes.
Date
Company Amazon
Event type Deployment
Segment Logistics
Added to Korthos
DeploymentBrightpick

Brightpick expands Dr. Max robot deployments across Czechia and Slovakia

Warehouse Logistics

· deployment · Brightpick · Brightpick Autopicker 2.0 · Warehouse Logistics

Evidence notes
  • The Prague distribution center had expanded to 30 Autopicker robots.
  • Dr. Max planned 44 additional robots across Ostrava and Bratislava.
  • The milestone is an expansion announcement; the additional deployments are not presented as already live.
Date
Company Brightpick
Event type Deployment
Segment Warehouse Logistics
Added to Korthos
DeploymentFANUC

RentoRobot deployed more than six rented FANUC palletizing systems across Pearl Crop, using CRX…

Industrial

· deployment · FANUC · Industrial

Evidence notes
  • Pearl Crop uses more than six palletising systems supplied under RentoRobot's rental model.
  • CRX cobots serve constrained lines while industrial robots handle higher-volume 50-pound cases.
Date
Company FANUC
Event type Deployment
Segment Industrial
Added to Korthos
DeploymentBedrock Robotics

Bedrock begins fully autonomous excavation on customer sites

Construction

· deployment · Bedrock Robotics · Construction

Evidence notes
  • Champion Site Prep is operating Bedrock-equipped excavators on a Texas earthwork site.
  • Zachry Construction is using the system on a 1.2-million-cubic-yard civil project.
  • Sundt Construction advanced from supervised testing to autonomous work at a Nevada water-treatment project.
Date
Event type Deployment
Segment Construction
Added to Korthos
DeploymentVecna Robotics

DHL Supply Chain completes Vecna CaseFlow pilot

Warehouse Logistics

· deployment · Vecna Robotics · Warehouse Logistics

Evidence notes
  • The pilot combined autonomous mobile robots with workflow orchestration for case picking.
  • The first implementation met acceptance milestones with stable performance.
  • DHL described the result as a basis for broader evaluation and possible future deployments.
Date
Event type Deployment
Segment Warehouse Logistics
Added to Korthos
DeploymentAvride

Avride begins scheduled 30-robot rollout at Bowling Green State University

Delivery

· deployment · Avride · Delivery

Evidence notes
  • The robots replace the university’s previous Starship fleet and initially serve on-campus destinations.
  • BGSU identifies active LiDAR, 360-degree sensing and roughly double the prior cargo capacity.
  • Grubhub provides ordering and integrates university meal plans, Falcon Dollars and BG1 Bucks.
Date
Company Avride
Event type Deployment
Segment Delivery
Added to Korthos
DeploymentServe Robotics

Serve expands DoorDash robot delivery to San Jose and Washington

Delivery

· deployment · Serve Robotics · Serve Gen 3 Delivery Robot · Delivery

Evidence notes
  • San Jose and Washington, D.C. are the two newly disclosed DoorDash markets in the expansion.
  • The Washington rollout uses existing parking facilities for robot charging, dispatch and maintenance.
  • Serve says the micro-depot model is intended to reduce the cost and time required to enter additional neighbourhoods.
Date
Event type Deployment
Segment Delivery
Added to Korthos
DeploymentZelostech

Zelostech expands Jining autonomous freight service into nighttime delivery

Logistics

· deployment · Zelostech · Logistics

Evidence notes
  • The operating area covers Rencheng, Jiaxiang, Yanzhou, Qufu, Zoucheng and Wenshang.
  • Night service supports merchant restocking, shop distribution and individual parcel delivery outside daytime operating hours.
  • The vehicles were already operating across multiple parts of Jining when the expanded service was announced.
Date
Company Zelostech
Event type Deployment
Segment Logistics
Added to Korthos
DeploymentJD.com

JD.com opens 24-hour robotic 7Fresh Coffee shop in Beijing

Development Platform

· deployment · JD.com · Development Platform

Evidence notes
  • The automated line handles grinding, espresso extraction, blending, pouring and delivery to the customer pickup cabinet.
  • Customers can order through an in-store kiosk or the JD app; drinks can be completed in 20–30 seconds with seven or eight prepared concurrently.
  • The shop produced 202 cups in one hour ahead of opening, setting a Guinness World Record for continuous operation.
Date
Company JD.com
Event type Deployment
Segment Development Platform
Added to Korthos
DeploymentJiadu Technology

Jiadu Technology subsidiary joins Tianjin metro robot test station

Automotive

· deployment · Jiadu Technology · Automotive

Evidence notes
  • The station-wide testbed currently has more than ten robots covering cleaning, passenger guidance, inspection and security, security-check assistance and shopping guidance.
  • Tianjin Rail Transit adapted side gates, turnstiles and lifts so robots can move through the station and perform routine on-site work.
  • The operator plans to progress from the test station to a demonstration station and then full-process intelligent operations, with successful applications intended for wider Tianjin Metro use.
Date
Event type Deployment
Segment Automotive
Added to Korthos
DeploymentDesay SV

Desay SV low-speed autonomous vehicles operate across Guangdong sites

Automotive

· deployment · Desay SV · Automotive

Evidence notes
  • The nine scenarios include agricultural-market work, express delivery and industrial raw-material transport.
  • The platform uses internally developed perception, computing and communications components under an automotive-grade development process.
  • Desay said it had reached cooperation intentions with multiple customers and was advancing vehicle deliveries.
Date
Company Desay SV
Event type Deployment
Segment Automotive
Added to Korthos
DeploymentFANUC

DEVELOP built a compact FANUC LR Mate 200iD and M-710iC/45M packaging/palletizing cell for…

Industrial

· deployment · FANUC · Industrial

Evidence notes
  • DEVELOP built a compact FANUC LR Mate 200iD and M-710iC/45M packaging/palletizing cell for Inland Packaging; after six months it reduced staffing from two operators to one per line and beat its 4.5-second cycle target at 4.2 seconds.
  • The operating scope and metrics apply to the named installation or programme rather than every product, site or customer.
Date
Company FANUC
Event type Deployment
Segment Industrial
Added to Korthos
DeploymentHyundai Motor Group

Hyundai E&C pilots tethered watering drone at demolition site

Industrial

· deployment · Hyundai Motor Group · Industrial

Evidence notes
  • The drone directs 50 litres of water per minute across a 12-to-15-metre radius to suppress dust in areas difficult or unsafe for workers and conventional equipment.
  • A continuous power cable and water hose remove onboard battery-duration and tank-capacity limits while allowing operators to retarget the spray as demolition progresses.
  • The same construction R&D programme includes wearable robots, material-transport robots, cleaning robots, Spot quadrupeds and autonomous drone stations.
Date
Event type Deployment
Segment Industrial
Added to Korthos
DeploymentHyundai WIA

Hyundai WIA begins residential parking-robot pilot in Siheung

Industrial

· deployment · Hyundai WIA · Industrial

Evidence notes
  • Each system uses a pair of 110-millimetre-high robots that lift vehicles by the wheels, move omnidirectionally at up to 1.2 metres per second and handle up to 3.4 tonnes.
  • The Korean smart-city regulatory-sandbox project will measure wait time, parking success, robot uptime, throughput and space efficiency in residential operation.
  • Hyundai expects the layout to improve parking capacity by 20–50% and plans standard operating models for residential, commercial, public and transport buildings.
Date
Company Hyundai WIA
Event type Deployment
Segment Industrial
Added to Korthos
DeploymentChengxin Zhilian

Chengxin begins nearly 100-robot public-security deployment programme

Inspection

· deployment · Chengxin Zhilian · Inspection

Evidence notes
  • An initial 30 autonomous Xun 1 quadrupeds were handed over on 6 August at the Hubei Humanoid Robot Innovation Center.
  • The robots receive cloud-assigned tasks and use Chengxin's positioning and navigation stack for autonomous patrol operation.
  • The programme extends Chengxin's operating footprint beyond earlier station, tunnel and chemical-park deployments.
Date
Event type Deployment
Segment Inspection
Added to Korthos
DeploymentD-Fend Solutions

D-Fend discloses EnforceAir World Cup deployments across North America

Defense

· deployment · D-Fend Solutions · Defense

Evidence notes
  • National, federal, state and local agencies selected the system to protect matches, surrounding venues and critical infrastructure.
  • D-Fend and its public-safety partners kept the deployments confidential before and during the tournament.
  • Named operators included the Pennsylvania State Police, Atlanta Police Department, Cobb County Police Department and Mexico City Police.
Date
Event type Deployment
Segment Defense
Added to Korthos
DeploymentDoorDash

DoorDash expands Dot fleet and targets high-single-digit order share

Delivery

· deployment · DoorDash · Dot · Delivery

Evidence notes
  • Both the number of Dot robots operating and deliveries completed per robot increased during the quarter.
  • The company expects Dot to fulfil a high-single-digit percentage of orders in its largest test market by the end of 2026.
  • Dot operates through DoorDash's Autonomous Delivery Platform, which assigns eligible orders across human couriers, robots and other delivery modes.
Date
Company DoorDash
Product Dot
Event type Deployment
Segment Delivery
Added to Korthos
DeploymentHakuou Robotics

Hakuou Robotics puts AutoFork into operation at Ebara Logistics

Warehouse Logistics

· deployment · Hakuou Robotics · AutoFork · Warehouse Logistics

Evidence notes
  • AutoFork removes finished pallets and replenishes empty pallets for the production line.
  • The connected workflow covers pallet handling between the factory and logistics centre.
  • The system can continue the pallet-transfer workflow overnight.
Date
Product AutoFork
Event type Deployment
Segment Warehouse Logistics
Added to Korthos
DeploymentLifeward / ReWalk Robotics

Lifeward and Ottobock Care open six-month ReWalk 7 access programme

Exoskeleton

· deployment · Lifeward / ReWalk Robotics · Exoskeleton

Evidence notes
  • Ottobock Care’s clinic network will support patient evaluation and staff training during the programme.
  • The partners will coordinate reimbursement support alongside clinical access.
  • The announcement describes a six-month national pilot rather than a permanent network-wide rollout.
Date
Event type Deployment
Segment Exoskeleton
Added to Korthos
DeploymentHII

HII and HD Hyundai begin intelligent welding pilot at Ingalls

Defense

· deployment · HII · Defense

Evidence notes
  • The systems automatically recognise workpieces and welding conditions and correct weld positions in real time.
  • Captured process data will support quality control, process improvement and traceability.
  • The pilot extends a 2025 cooperation agreement into fabrication areas that had relied predominantly on manual welding.
Date
Company HII
Event type Deployment
Segment Defense
Added to Korthos
DeploymentDFA Robotics

DFA Robotics reports 330-plus annual staff hours saved by hospital W3 deployment

Service

· deployment · DFA Robotics · Service

Evidence notes
  • The robot has operated since June 2025 across emergency, outpatient, laboratory, pharmacy and chemotherapy transport routes.
  • A staff survey found about 90% of respondents reported more time or concentration for their primary clinical work.
  • The hospital is considering expansion to additional departments and floors after the first year of operation.
Date
Company DFA Robotics
Event type Deployment
Segment Service
Added to Korthos
DeploymentExotec

Exotec Skypod system begins full operation at TRUSCO Planet Aichi

Warehouse Logistics

· deployment · Exotec · Skypod · Warehouse Logistics

Evidence notes
  • The installation uses 37 Skypod robots, 31,975 storage bins and four picking stations.
  • Planet Aichi spans 89,162 square metres; TRUSCO plans to expand stocked items from about 630,000 to more than one million.
  • IHI Logistics integrated the system for TRUSCO, with the deployment now in full operation rather than pilot testing.
  • The installation provides 31,975 storage bins and four picking stations.
  • The centre supports more than one million SKUs and roughly ¥100 billion in annual shipments.
Date
Company Exotec
Product Skypod
Event type Deployment
Segment Warehouse Logistics
Added to Korthos
DeploymentExyn

Exyn and UP Caeli Via deploy autonomous ARGOS inspection system at luxury automaker

Aerial

· deployment · Exyn · Exyn Nexys · Aerial

Evidence notes
  • ARGOS integrates ExynAI autonomy and the Nexys mapping payload on UP Caeli Via’s aerial platform.
  • The deployment supports autonomous inspection and three-dimensional reality capture inside an automotive manufacturing environment.
  • The platform integration was previewed in 2025; the new milestone is use at a commercial customer site.
Date
Company Exyn
Product Exyn Nexys
Event type Deployment
Segment Aerial
Added to Korthos
DeploymentMakinaRocks

MakinaRocks field-tests anomaly detection across 12 HD KSOE welding robots

Development Platform

· deployment · MakinaRocks · Development Platform

Evidence notes
  • The system analyses robot operating data to identify abnormal behaviour during automated welding.
  • Field testing covered 12 robots in a live shipyard production environment.
  • The project connects MakinaRocks software to existing industrial robots rather than introducing a new welding-robot model.
Date
Company MakinaRocks
Event type Deployment
Segment Development Platform
Added to Korthos
DeploymentPixel Intelligence

Pixel Intelligence RoboBus trial begins at Tokyo German Village

Automotive

· deployment · Pixel Intelligence · Automotive

Evidence notes
  • The compact vehicle has six seats, can travel in either direction and does not use a conventional driver position.
  • The programme starts with closed night operation before daytime verification and passenger transport.
  • A later phase is intended to test autonomous night-time patrol and monitoring workflows.
  • The compact vehicle has six seats, can travel in either direction and does not use a conventional driver’s position.
Date
Event type Deployment
Segment Automotive
Added to Korthos
DeploymentPlus Automation

Plus Automation puts AirRob and t-Sort system into full operation at andST logistics centre

Warehouse Logistics

· deployment · Plus Automation · Warehouse Logistics

Evidence notes
  • +Hub coordinates AirRob PickingWall, t-Sort OPS and peripheral equipment while monitoring the operation in real time.
  • The deployment increased storage efficiency to 155% and shipping efficiency to 196% of the previous operation.
  • T5 handled equipment layout, mechanical design, procurement, construction and PLC integration.
Date
Event type Deployment
Segment Warehouse Logistics
Added to Korthos
DeploymentDestro AI

Yusen Logistics begins deploying Destro orchestration platform in U.S. transload operations

Warehouse Logistics

· deployment · Destro AI · Warehouse Logistics

Evidence notes
  • The initial phase coordinates human and robot cart movements dynamically rather than routing them through separate workflows.
  • Planned follow-on capabilities include pallet movement and AI-based verification of completed warehouse work.
  • The deployment provides Destro with a disclosed production customer for its robot-agnostic warehouse orchestration layer.
Date
Company Destro AI
Event type Deployment
Segment Warehouse Logistics
Added to Korthos