GE Vernova acquires Robotech Automation to build in-house robotics integration

GE Vernova has signed an agreement to acquire Robotech Automation, a Quebec-based robotics systems integrator with ~35 employees. The acquisition aims to accelerate robotics deployment across GE Vernova's energy manufacturing supply chain, building in-house integration capabilities rather than relyi...

Humanoid signs Bosch and Schaeffler deals to scale wheeled robot production

Humanoid has signed manufacturing and deployment agreements with Bosch and Schaeffler to scale production of its wheeled bimanual manipulator for European industrial markets. The deals position the 2-year-old startup to deploy a four-digit number of robots across Schaeffler facilities by 2032, while...

Quartermaster raises $43M for ship-mounted sensor network

Quartermaster has closed a $43M Series A to scale its SmartMast sensor package — a weather-hardened mast-mounted unit combining cameras, radios, and analytics software that turns ships into a continuous sensing network. The system addresses critical gaps in maritime situational awareness, where the ...

Mind Robotics raises $400M two months after $500M round

Mind Robotics, the industrial robotics spinoff from Rivian, has closed a $400M round led by Kleiner Perkins, bringing total funding to over $1B since its 2025 formation. The company is developing robots with "human-like skills" to automate factory operations — a gap Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe believes e...

Physical Intelligence raises $600M to scale robot foundation models

Physical Intelligence has closed a $600M Series B led by Alphabet's CapitalG, bringing total funding to $1.1B at a $5.6B valuation. The San Francisco startup's latest VLA model doubles robot throughput on manipulation tasks using a reinforcement learning approach that combines demonstrations, correc...

FieldAI raised $405M to build universal robot brains with physics-grounded AI

FieldAI closed $405M across multiple rounds to develop "foundational embodied AI models" — general-purpose robot brains designed to work across humanoids, quadrupeds, and autonomous vehicles. The company's approach embeds physics into AI models to help robots manage risk and adapt to new environment...

Genesis AI raises $105M seed to build robotics foundation model using synthetic data

Genesis AI emerged from stealth with a $105M seed round from Eclipse and Khosla Ventures to develop a foundation model for robotics trained on synthetic data generated by a proprietary physics engine. The approach aims to sidestep the cost and latency of collecting real-world training data, a key bo...

Galbot raises $300M at $3B valuation, deploys humanoid robots at scale

Galbot closed a $300M funding round in December 2024, reaching a $3B valuation and $800M in total capital raised. The company has deployed humanoid robots in live operations with CATL, Bosch, Toyota, and Hyundai, secured orders for thousands of units, and launched autonomous retail stores in over 30...

Bone AI raises $12M to build South Korea's defense robotics supply chain

Bone AI, a Seoul and Palo Alto-based startup, has raised a $12M seed round led by Third Prime to develop autonomous air, ground, and marine vehicles for defense and government clients. The company is positioning itself as a "physical AI" firm that integrates software, hardware design, and large-scal...

Figure raises $1B+ at $39B valuation to scale humanoid manufacturing

Figure AI closed a $1B+ Series C led by Parkway Venture Capital at a $39B valuation — 15x its prior round. The funding will expand production capacity at BotQ, Figure's in-house factory designed to manufacture 12,000 humanoid robots annually, and enhance Helix, the company's vision-language-action A...

Flexiv previews 7-DOF tactile arm and modular humanoid at ICRA

Flexiv will preview two unreleased robotic platforms at ICRA 2026 in Vienna, including a 7-DOF force-controlled arm with whole-body touch sensing and a modular humanoid system combining dual arms, vision, and an autonomous mobile base. The systems represent the company's push into high-dexterity man...

Robot dogs track car thieves to arrest at Atlanta apartment complex

Two suspects breaking into cars at an Atlanta affordable housing complex were tracked and arrested with assistance from Undaunted's autonomous quadruped robots on May 21. One robot pursued fleeing suspects while another alerted Atlanta Police, who arrived within minutes — one suspect was caught flee...

Kawasaki opens Silicon Valley Physical AI center focused on healthcare robotics

Kawasaki Heavy Industries has launched a Physical AI development center in San Jose, partnering with Nvidia, Microsoft, Analog Devices, and Fujitsu to build autonomous healthcare systems. The facility will integrate AI with Kawasaki's existing surgical and service robots, starting with a "hospital o...

Gecko Robotics tests Ouster's Rev8 color lidar for infrastructure inspection

Gecko Robotics is testing Ouster's Rev8 digital lidar sensor to enhance its Cantilever platform for industrial infrastructure inspection. The Rev8's ability to output colorized 3D point clouds alongside infrared and intensity data enables Gecko's AI to more reliably detect structural anomalies that ...