Bear Robotics’ flagship product, Servi, is an autonomous mobile robot that can deliver drinks and food and aid in bussing tables.
Bosch Rexroth acquiring majority of cobot maker Kassow Robots
Bosch said the acquisition enables it to offer one-stop solutions, especially for the consumer goods and mobility industry including battery production as well as for the semiconductor production.
Ondas Holdings acquiring Ardenna to boost drone technology
Ondas subsidiary American Robotics will leverage Ardenna’s analytics software to accelerate growth within the rail industry.
Zebra Technologies acquiring Matrox Imaging for $875M
The acquisition of Matrox Imaging will add advanced hardware-agnostic cameras and interoperability software capabilities to Zebra’s portfolio.
Zeta Surgical raises $5.2M in seed funding
Zeta Surgical plans to use the seed funding to finish developing Zeta, its neurosurgical navigation platform.
Nvidia investing $10M in last-mile company Serve Robotics
The company was one of the first commercial mobile robots to use the Nvidia Jetson product, and Serve works closely with the Nvidia product team to improve the capabilities of the solution.
Autobrains caps off $120M Series C round
Autobrains is a Tel Aviv-based company looking to solve the 1% margin of error in autonomous driving with its unique technology.
Zoox acquires Strio.AI team, opens Boston office
With the acquisition, Zoox brings Strio’s co-founder and CEO Ruijie He on as director of perception, along with other top engineers.
Ambi Robotics and Pitney Bowes sign $23 million expansion
Pitney Bowes opted for the expansion after using Ambi’s AmbiSort in its Stockton, California ecommerce hub.
Bosch acquires Atlatec to bolster autonomous driving portfolio
Atlatec creates high-resolution 3D maps for Level 3 and 4 autonomous driving.
Gecko Robotics brings in $73M for inspection robots
Gecko Robotics’ technology is made for the power generation, oil and gas, heavy manufacturing and defense industries.
Sanctuary Cognitive Systems closes $58.5 million funding round
While companies are developing robots for specific purposes, Sanctuary is creating a general-purpose robot with human-like intelligence.
Kiwibot brings in $7.5 million in Pre-Series A funding
Along with the funding, Kiwibot announced an expansion deal with Sodexo to expand its fleet from 200 robots to 1,200 robots.
Automata raises $50M for life sciences automation
The company plans to use the financing to further develop its lab automation platform Automata Labs for use in and outside of the UK.
RIOS announces $28M in funding
RIOS specializes in automating labor-intensive factories and warehouses with artificial intelligence and robotic workcells.
RightHand Robotics grabs $66 million in Series C financing
The company intends to use the funds to accelerate product and business development, while scaling its global presence and partner network
Rokae brings in $63 million financing
The financing comes from New Hope Group, an agribusiness company. The group is one of the largest suppliers of meat, eggs and milk in China.
Aurora shares 2021 financial results
These are Aurora’s first full year financial results since becoming a publicly traded company in September 2021.
Hyphen raises $24M to automate commercial kitchens
Hyphen plans to use the funding to build out its factory, expand into new markets and more.
SEER announces Series B financing to scale AMRs
The company develops autonomous mobile robot (AMR) controllers, AMRs and automated guided vehicles.
Viam closes $30 Million Series A funding round
The company remains in stealth mode, but is working on a new hardware and language agnostic platform for robotics developers.
Wauseon Machine acquires robotics integrator McAlister Design
Wauseon Machine said the acquisition will double the size of its automation business overnight.