EVERYWHERE Communications and Skydio announced an integration that allows autonomous drones to automatically respond to SOS alerts, enhancing lone worker safety and situational awareness.
Agility Robotics has opened a new 60,000 square foot facility in Fremont, California to accelerate AI development for its humanoid robot, Digit. The site will serve as the company's software and capabilities hub and employ around 200 staff.
Saronic announced plans to construct Port Alpha, a $3 billion shipyard in Brownsville, Texas, aimed at boosting U.S. shipbuilding capacity and supporting autonomous maritime systems. Construction is expected to begin in 2026, with operations starting in 2028.
Brinc has raised $125 million in a funding round led by Motorola Solutions, with participation from Index Ventures and Figma CEO Dylan Field. The funding will support expanded manufacturing, product development, and deployment of 911 response drones across U.S. police and fire stations.
THINK Surgical has entered a debt facility with Symbiotic Capital for up to $65 million in growth capital to support the expansion of its TMINI Miniature Robotic System.
Ghostworks introduced the Multirole Remote Logistics Node (MRLN) at the 2026 Pennsylvania Defense and Innovation Summit, a system developed with General Atomics Aeronautical Systems and Mercury Marine to enable remote human-in-the-loop command across multiple vessel missions from one platform.
Tesseract Ventures has been chosen by the Defense Innovation Unit to develop a prototype for the Containerized Autonomous Drone Delivery System, focusing on scalable autonomous operations in complex environments.
FocalPoint and STMicroelectronics have entered a commercial agreement to integrate FocalPoint’s S‑GNSS Auto software with ST’s Teseo hardware, delivering improved positioning reliability for vehicles operating in complex GNSS environments.
Quadric, Inc. has completed a second close of its Series C funding round, bringing the total to $46 million. The investment, led by the International Finance Corporation, will support expansion of the company’s programmable AI chip platform and customer base across multiple industries.
AT&T and Ericsson demonstrated a 5G-based drone detection system near AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, showcasing early capabilities of integrated sensing and communication systems that are expected in future 6G networks.
Inturai Ventures Corp. has signed an exclusive letter of intent to acquire the intellectual property of DomeCommand, an AI powered command and control platform for autonomous drone swarms. The deal, valued at up to C$6.03 million, aims to expand Inturai's defense and security capabilities.
PassiveLogic has launched Full Level 3 Autonomy, a generative AI platform that enables autonomous control of buildings and industrial infrastructure, coordinating systems to enhance comfort and reduce energy use.
SkyDefense has announced CobraJet, an AI powered vertical takeoff jet designed to intercept hostile drones using low cost guided munitions and autonomous navigation systems, with field tests planned for late 2026.
X Square Robot has introduced the QUANXTA Zero Series, an integrated platform for embodied data production that streamlines data collection, synchronization, cleaning, annotation, and model training in one workflow.
Dominion Dynamics has raised $139 million CAD in Series A financing led by Georgian to expand its Arctic surveillance network and autonomous drone systems. The funding marks the largest Series A round in Canadian defense history and will accelerate development of AuraNet and Scout platforms while growing the company's workforce and production capacity.
Remote Robotic Systems and Orqa have entered a $150 million partnership to manufacture drone and AI systems in Canada, marking Canada's entry into the EU's SAFE initiative and creating up to 100 tech jobs.
Sabanto and Verdant Robotics have completed a technical integration that enables autonomous tractors to perform plant-level precision application without an operator, combining navigation and AI-based input control for continuous farming operations.
Hyundai Motor integrated Boston Dynamics' Atlas humanoid robot into the FIFA World Cup 2026 during the Round of 16, marking the first time a humanoid robot appeared in a live match environment.
MGI Tech’s Genoria AI and the Shanghai Artificial Intelligence Laboratory have launched ProtoPilot and BioLab Bench, two interconnected systems that bridge AI reasoning with physical lab execution in life sciences research.
Pudu Robotics showcased its autonomous service robots at the Davos Tech Summit 2026, deploying units across retail, hospitality, and public spaces under the event's Robot City initiative.
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