Didi Autonomous Driving has begun fully driverless service trials for its Robotaxi R2 in selected areas of Beijing and Guangzhou. The vehicle was developed with GAC Aion and is available through the DiDi App.
YFORE Technology showcased a UWB radar sensing portfolio for vehicle cabin safety, access, security, and parking assistance at its Suwanee, Georgia facility.
HIGEN RNM introduced its Human-Friendly Actuator Platform, a set of six standardized robotic joint actuators for humanoid robots and Physical AI systems.
Fleet Dynamics launched with a commercialization alliance with YNR to develop modular autonomous aerial systems for pest control, lawn care, and grounds management.
SoftBank is in talks to buy a majority stake in humanoid robot developer 1X Technologies at a valuation of about $6 billion.
IDrive has launched IDrive Autonomy Assisted Driving, a licenseable L2+ driver assistance platform for automakers that is available now and already demonstrated on public roads.
Amap has released ABot-Recon, a streaming 3D reconstruction model that uses 12 consecutive frames to reconstruct scenes spanning more than 10,000 frames in real time.
Warpify Robotics raised its first institutional funding from Zhongguancun Zhongnuo Fund. The company plans to use the pre Series A round to expand internationally and develop its software, operating tools, and delivery systems.
SoftBank Robotics America and Flagship Aviation Services expanded their autonomous airport floor care program to more than 200 robots across 25 U.S. airports.
Hilco Global is seeking offers to acquire Canyon Navigation's patent portfolio and related assets for autonomous navigation in environments where GPS is limited or unavailable.
GeoComm and Brecourt Solutions are partnering to connect indoor autonomous drone response with public safety location intelligence for security teams and first responders.
VANEA Defence has unveiled ATOMZA, a drone defence system for civilian operators that uses directed photonic radiation to disable drone optical sensors without destroying the aircraft.
Cellebrite introduced C-TEK, a backpack sized digital forensics kit for military teams to extract and review data from phones, SIM cards, drones, and storage devices in the field.
LF AI & Data Foundation has added AIRSEAI, an open source embodied AI project initiated by Shenzhen Institute of Artificial Intelligence and Robotics for Society, to support interoperability across robotics hardware, software, data, and AI models.
Hexagon has agreed to acquire Guidance Marine, a UK maritime sensor company focused on relative positioning for vessels near offshore platforms, wind turbines, quaysides, and other ships.
Spineart and eCential Robotics received FDA 510(k) clearance for the PERLA TL application for use with the eCential Op.n navigation and robotics platform.
Hyundai Motor laid out plans for AI data collection, Level 2+ autonomous systems, a 100 megawatt AI data center, expanded robotaxi supply to Waymo, and robotics commercialization with Boston Dynamics.
Riverside Research and Tera AI have partnered to bring Tera AI's DeepSLAM mapping technology into Riverside Research offerings for national security customers.
SkyPSI launched in the Dallas Fort Worth area with $5 million from founder Vic Pellicano to provide cleaning drones, training, certification, and commercial contracts to independent operators.
Jack Demmer Automotive Group, blueflite, and Airspace Link have launched an autonomous drone delivery program for automotive parts in metro Detroit with support from a $740,000 Michigan grant.
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