Kraken Robotics has agreed to acquire Covelya Group for $615 million, expanding its underwater technology and defense market reach. The deal will be partly funded by a $350 million public offering and is expected to close in the second quarter of 2026.
SoftBank Robotics America has launched a new suite of AI-enabled service robots designed for commercial cleaning, expanding its portfolio with advanced models for scrubbing, vacuuming, and sweeping in dynamic environments.
Harbinger has acquired autonomous driving company Phantom AI and entered into a licensing agreement with ZF Group to integrate Phantom AI’s computer vision technology into passenger and medium-duty vehicles.
At MWC 2026 in Barcelona, Honor introduced its Robot Phone, a smartphone with robotic motion and AI-driven interaction, alongside the Magic V6 foldable phone featuring silicon-carbon battery technology and advanced display engineering.
Fortem Technologies has been awarded a three-year, $18 million contract by the U.S. Army to supply AI-powered DroneHunter interceptors and support services for counter-drone defense at Army sites worldwide.
South Korean startup RLWRLD has raised $26 million in a Seed 2 funding round, bringing its total seed investment to $41 million. The company plans to use the funds to expand its industrial robotics AI deployments and unveil its robotics foundation model in the first half of 2026.
Allen Control Systems has expanded its Austin, Texas operations to more than 57,000 square feet to meet growing demand for its Bullfrog autonomous counter-drone system, enabling scaled production and R&D for U.S. and allied military customers.
Nightfood Holdings, through its subsidiary TechForce Robotics, has completed the acquisition of full intellectual property rights for its BIM-E robotics platform, marking a step toward commercialization in the growing AI service robotics sector.
OpenCxMS Technologies has filed 15 patents within 13 days for the Standardized Autonomous Safety Module, an open hardware and software standard designed to enforce safety in AI-controlled robots.
NOBLE has announced a partnership with DefendEye to provide instant-launch AI drones to first responders, government, and defense agencies. The collaboration includes U.S.-based production and training support for rapid deployment.
CharterUP has announced a partnership with HOLON to integrate autonomous shuttles into its AI-enabled transportation network, offering organizations a pathway to adopt autonomous transit systems across campuses, airports, and community environments.
HII and Path Robotics have signed a memorandum of understanding to explore integrating Path’s physical AI welding technology into manned and unmanned shipbuilding operations, aiming to increase production efficiency and workforce support.
Scout AI has introduced the Fury Autonomous Vehicle Orchestrator, a system that coordinates mixed fleets of autonomous air and ground vehicles using natural language mission intent. The technology was showcased in a live demonstration in California, showing real-time mission planning and execution without manual control.
Trener Robotics has secured $32 million in Series A funding to advance its AI-driven industrial automation platform Acteris, co-led by Engine Ventures and IAG Capital Partners.
Algorized has secured $13 million in Series A funding led by Run Ventures, with participation from the Amazon Industrial Innovation Fund and Acrobator Ventures, to expand its edge-AI technology for industrial automation.
Swarm Defense Technologies has been chosen by the U.S. Department of War as one of 25 companies to participate in the $1.1 billion Drone Dominance Program, which aims to deploy attack drone systems across American forces.
More than 300 robotics firms have established operations in Beijing’s Yizhuang Economic-Technological Development Area, forming a 10-billion-yuan industrial chain supported by competitions, incentives, and real-world testing environments.
Vention has introduced GRIIP, a generalized physical AI pipeline designed to automate industrial processes across multiple applications without task-specific programming. The system integrates NVIDIA foundation models and enables 24/7 autonomous operation with rapid deployment capabilities.
Ambarella announced it will present 'The Ambarella Edge: From Agentic to Physical AI' at Embedded World 2026, featuring its edge AI SoCs, software tools, and developer resources for robotics, automotive, and industrial automation.
Opentrons Labworks has partnered with NVIDIA to integrate its Isaac and Cosmos AI platforms with a global network of 10,000 laboratory robots, enabling physical AI systems that learn from real-world experiments.
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