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Honeywell to sell warehouse automation business Intelligrated and Transnorm as portfolio overhaul continues

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Honeywell has agreed to sell its Warehouse and Workflow Solutions (WWS) business – which operates under the Intelligrated and Transnorm brands – to American Industrial Partners in an all-cash transaction, as part of a wider restructuring of its automation portfolio. 

The financial terms of the sale were not disclosed.

The deal, expected to close in the second half of 2026, follows closely on the company’s recent agreement to divest its Productivity Solutions and Services (PSS) division to Brady Corporation for $1.4 billion.

Together, the two transactions mark a decisive step in Honeywell’s multi-year effort to simplify its business and sharpen its focus on core automation technologies. [Read more…] about Honeywell to sell warehouse automation business Intelligrated and Transnorm as portfolio overhaul continues

DeepWay raises $310 million in pre-IPO funding to scale electric and autonomous trucking

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DeepWay, a developer of intelligent new energy heavy-duty trucks and smart freight solutions, has closed the second tranche of its Pre-IPO financing, bringing the total raised in the Pre-IPO phase to $310 million ahead of a planned IPO.

The latest tranche was led by Stone Venture, with participation from NGS Super and Xiamen Guosheng Fund, while existing investors including ABC Impact and Nanjing Ronghe Venture Capital increased their investment.

The proceeds will support the company’s core operations, continued technology development, and global business expansion. [Read more…] about DeepWay raises $310 million in pre-IPO funding to scale electric and autonomous trucking

Skild AI acquires Zebra Technologies’ robotics automation business

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Skild AI has acquired Zebra Technologies’ robotics automation business, including its Symmetry Fulfillment orchestration platform.

Central to the company’s plans is its “Skild Brain” – described as “the industry’s first omnibodied AI software designed to operate without prior knowledge of a robot’s exact body form” – is claimed to be able to control any robot, across any task, in any warehouse environment.

With Zebra’s battle-tested Symmetry orchestration platform, it now has the infrastructure to deploy and orchestrate entire fleets of Skild Brain-powered robots at enterprise scale. [Read more…] about Skild AI acquires Zebra Technologies’ robotics automation business

Honeywell to sell productivity solutions unit to Brady for $1.4 billion as portfolio overhaul continues

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Honeywell has agreed to sell its Productivity Solutions and Services business to Brady Corporation, an international manufacturer of identification and protection solutions, for $1.4 billion in an all-cash transaction.

The transaction is expected to be completed in the second half of 2026 and is subject to regulatory approvals and customary closing conditions.

The transaction follows the review of strategic alternatives Honeywell commenced in July 2025 for PSS and its Warehouse and Workflow Solutions (“WWS”) business to further simplify the company’s portfolio alongside the planned spin-off of its Aerospace business, which is expected to be complete in the third quarter of 2026. [Read more…] about Honeywell to sell productivity solutions unit to Brady for $1.4 billion as portfolio overhaul continues

How Innovation is Unlocking Hidden Value in Traditional Financial Assets

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Hidden value is sitting inside assets that many investors already own. New technology and smarter financial structures are transforming policies, loans, and retirement products into flexible tools that can generate liquidity, income, and growth.

Markets that once felt rigid are becoming more adaptable. Innovation is unlocking opportunities inside traditional holdings without forcing investors to start from scratch. [Read more…] about How Innovation is Unlocking Hidden Value in Traditional Financial Assets

OpenAI raises $122 billion as AI infrastructure race accelerates

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OpenAI says it has raised $122 billion in a new funding round, valuing the company at approximately $852 billion, as competition to build large-scale artificial intelligence infrastructure intensifies.

The round was backed by a group of major technology and financial firms, including Amazon, Nvidia, SoftBank, and Microsoft, alongside investment firms such as Andreessen Horowitz and TPG.

The company says the funding will be used to expand its infrastructure, develop new AI systems, and scale its products globally. [Read more…] about OpenAI raises $122 billion as AI infrastructure race accelerates

Unitree Robotics files for $610 million IPO as humanoid robot sales surge

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Unitree Robotics, which is believed to be the world’s largest humanoid robot maker, has taken a significant step toward going public, filing for an initial public offering on Shanghai’s STAR Market that could raise up to 4.2 billion yuan ($610 million).

The Hangzhou-based company’s IPO application was formally accepted by the Shanghai Stock Exchange on March 20, according to Xinhua Finance. Xinhua is the official state press agency of the People’s Republic of China.

The filing comes as Unitree reported explosive growth in 2025, with revenue surging 335 percent to 1.71 billion yuan ($250 million) and adjusted net profit reaching 600 million yuan ($90 million) – its first profitable year [Read more…] about Unitree Robotics files for $610 million IPO as humanoid robot sales surge

Nature Robots secures €4 million seed funding to scale software for autonomous farming

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Nature Robots, a technology company founded in Osnabrück in 2022 and a spin-off of the German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI), has closed a seed financing round totaling €4 million.

Participants in the round include Climentum Capital, Bayern Kapital, and Planetary Impact Ventures. With the fresh capital, the company is scaling its modular autonomy software for agricultural machinery, expanding its team, and establishing an additional location in Munich.

Nature Robots develops software that enables agricultural machinery to operate autonomously in large fields, vegetable farming, viticulture and fruit growing, specialty crops, as well as in agri-photovoltaics and agroforestry systems. [Read more…] about Nature Robots secures €4 million seed funding to scale software for autonomous farming

Amazon acquires delivery robotics startup Rivr to target ‘last-meter’ logistics

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Amazon has reportedly acquired Swiss robotics startup Rivr Technologies, a company developing autonomous robots designed to deliver packages from vans to customers’ doorsteps.

The e-commerce giant has not issued a formal press release about the deal. However, it confirmed the acquisition in communications to delivery partners, saying it had “recently acquired Rivr”, according to reports by Euronews and other media outlets. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Rivr, an ETH Zurich spinout, develops quadruped delivery robots capable of navigating real-world environments, including steps, curbs, and uneven terrain. The machines are designed to accompany human drivers and handle the final stage of delivery – often considered one of the most time-consuming and labor-intensive parts of logistics operations. [Read more…] about Amazon acquires delivery robotics startup Rivr to target ‘last-meter’ logistics

Mind Robotics raises $500 million to build AI-powered industrial robots for real-world deployment

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Mind Robotics has announced a $500 million Series A round, co-led by Accel and Andreessen Horowitz, to build and deploy AI-enabled robotic systems at industrial scale. Accel partner, Sameer Gandhi, will be joining the Board of Mind Robotics.

This $500 million financing, which is expected to close later this month, follows a seed financing of $115 million led by Eclipse Capital in late 2025.

Mind Robotics is building the world’s leading industrial robotics platform, capable of performing dexterous, variable, and reasoning-intensive tasks. The company was founded to address a structural gap with current industrial automation solutions. [Read more…] about Mind Robotics raises $500 million to build AI-powered industrial robots for real-world deployment