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Funding, launches, deals and hires from 124 of the 524 robotics companies I track, newest first. Each links to the article where it was published.

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FundingApplied Intuition · 13 OctApplied Intuition Fields Offers at $30 Billion Valuation

Applied Intuition draws $30B valuation offers as it eyes $1B funding, doubling 2025 value; learn key deal details, investors and Honda tie-up—read now.

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AcquisitionSymbotic · 13 OctSymbotic Announces Acquisition of cellumation, Advancing Next-Generation Sortation Technology for the Global Supply Chain

FundingShield AI · 8 OctShield AI and U.S. government investment in X-BAT reaches $400 million

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NewsAnduril Industries · 14 OctAnduril makes its case to the Baltimore County Council to build its Sparrows Point shipyard

DeploymentFlock Safety · 14 OctPenn State scraps Flock cameras on campus

MilestoneAgility Robotics · 13 OctAgility Robotics and Churchill Capital Corp XI S-4 Registration Statement Declared Effective by SEC in Connection with Proposed Business Combination

NewsFigure · 13 OctFigure AI's former safety engineer says its home robot can fracture a skull

DeploymentWaymo · 13 OctWaymo begins airport rides in Nashville. Here’s what you need to know

LaunchMitsubishi Electric · 13 OctMitsubishi Introduces MC Works64™ Software Suite

LaunchRealSense · 13 OctEnhancing Robotic Safety with On-Camera People Detection

PartnershipOLO Robotics · 13 OctScan Computers partners with OLO Robotics to make advanced robots easier to implement

DeploymentAscent AeroSystems · 13 OctRobinson Unmanned to deliver Blue UAS Cleared Spirit UAS to Nepali Army under Ascent Aerosystems FMS contract

PartnershipAV · 13 OctAV and NIOA Sign Agreement to Advance One-Way Attack Localization and Co-Production in Australia

ResearchAxelera AI · 13 OctPorting and optimizing a 3B VLA to Axelera AI chips in a week with AI agents

LaunchAutoStore · 13 OctAutoStore Unveils Fall 2026 Fulfillment Hardware and Software Lineup

PartnershipKawasaki Heavy Industries · 13 OctABB to provide DCS for Japan’s first commercial-scale liquefied hydrogen terminal

LaunchVention · 13 OctVention at Pack Expo 2026: What's New in Palletizing

DeploymentShield AI · 13 OctHoneywell Aerospace flies first autonomous aircraft 6 weeks after starting Shield AI Hivemind training, completes two-aircraft ISR mission

AwardOrqa · 13 OctOrqa U.S. Awarded $38 Million for U.S. Department of War Drone Dominance Gauntlet II Competition

PartnershipXPENG · 13 OctXPeng Signs Distribution Deal in Nigeria as It Expands Across Africa

PartnershipRobCo · 13 OctRobCo | RobCo and Koenig & Bauer advance the shift toward Autonomous Industrial Robotics

LaunchABB Robotics · 13 OctABB says AI-based robot trainer will slash commissioning by up to 90%

LaunchAurora · 13 OctInside an 80,000-pound autonomous Volvo VNL

FundingPlusAI · 13 OctPlusAI and Texas Ventures Acquisition III Corp Announce Filing of Registration Statement on Form S-4 in Connection with Proposed Business Combination

AwardEpirus · 13 OctU.S. Marine Corps Awards Epirus $11 Million Contract for HAVOC ProgramContinue at Epirus

MilestoneAutonomous Solutions, Inc. (ASI) · 13 OctAutonomous Solutions, Inc. Expands Alliance Texas Office Presence, Advances Autonomous Technology Testing

MilestoneTekever · 13 OctTEKEVER launches in Germany, accelerating its role as Europe’s prime autonomy partner