Sitegeist, a Munich-based construction robotics startup, has raised €4 million in a pre-seed funding round. The funding will enable Sitegeist to rapidly expand its team, hiring and scale the deployment of its automated, AI-enabled robots on real-world construction sites, helping concrete renovation companies overcome acute capacity constraints. [Read more…] about Sitegeist Robotics raises €4 million pre-seed funding to commercialize its construction robots
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Dosenbach-Ochsner installs more than 100 Exotec Skypod robots to modernize Swiss warehouse
Swiss sportswear and equipment company Dosenbach-Ochsner, part of the Deichmann Group, has installed the Exotec Skypod system at its Luterbach site (Canton of Solothurn, Switzerland) – a scalable robotic solution designed for intralogistics and warehouse automation.
Since the system has gone live, more than 100 Skypod robots have been operational, supplying picking and packing stations from approximately 174,000 storage locations.
The flexibility of the Skypod system was the deciding factor for Dosenbach-Ochsner, with Exotec’s technology able to handle activity peaks with ease, making it the ideal solution for the Luterbach warehouse. [Read more…] about Dosenbach-Ochsner installs more than 100 Exotec Skypod robots to modernize Swiss warehouse
Kodiak AI adds Haas Alert’s ‘Safety Cloud’ to its autonomous trucking solution
Haas Alert, a specialist in connected vehicle safety and vehicle-to-everything (V2X) solutions, says that Kodiak AI, a provider of AI-powered autonomous vehicle technology, has integrated Haas Alert’s Safety Cloud digital alerting platform into its autonomous trucking solution.
Under this collaboration, Kodiak will utilize Safety Cloud to deliver real-time safety alerts to approaching vehicles and motorists, providing beyond-line-of-sight information to enhance roadway safety.
Safety Cloud sends digital alerts via the cellular network to motorists with informationabout the road ahead. These alerts are shown either on vehicle infotainment screens or through apps on digital devices. [Read more…] about Kodiak AI adds Haas Alert’s ‘Safety Cloud’ to its autonomous trucking solution
Brightpick enters automotive market through strategic partnership with NAPA
Brightpick, a provider of AI-powered robotic automation for warehouses, has agreed a strategic partnership with NAPA, a major US retailer and distributor of automotive replacement parts, accessories, and service items, to deploy advanced automation technology across its distribution centers.
Through this partnership, Brightpick’s robotic solutions will aim to improve overall warehouse performance to support NAPA’s nationwide store network.
Brightpick and NAPA first collaborated in 2025 on a pilot project, which has been running successfully. NAPA then signed an agreement with Brightpick for an additional site in early 2026, with the potential for future installations at other locations. The first project under this agreement will include more than 100 Brightpick robots to support high-volume processing. [Read more…] about Brightpick enters automotive market through strategic partnership with NAPA
Toyota Canada to deploy Agility Robotics’ humanoid Digit in manufacturing operations
Agility Robotics, creator of the general-purpose humanoid robot Digit, says Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada (TMMC) has signed a commercial agreement with the company.
After a successful pilot, TMMC plans to deploy Agility’s robot, Digit, in its facilities to support employees with manufacturing, supply chain and logistics operations.
Tim Hollander, president, Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada, says: “Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada has long been a leader in automotive manufacturing innovation. [Read more…] about Toyota Canada to deploy Agility Robotics’ humanoid Digit in manufacturing operations
Allonic raises $7.2 million to build ‘foundation for advanced robotic hardware’
Robotic intelligence is advancing at an extraordinary pace, with perception and autonomy improving by the day. But as robotics grows into the next global ecosystem, one constraint continues to hold the entire field back: how robot bodies are manufactured.
Today, most advanced robots are still built through slow, often manual assembly of hundreds of precision parts. This makes them expensive to produce, hard to customize for diverse use cases, and difficult to scale.
Allonic believes this manufacturing bottleneck is now the defining limit on what robotics can become.
Founded in Hungary, with a joint US HQ, Allonic is building a new manufacturing platform designed to remove that constraint entirely. [Read more…] about Allonic raises $7.2 million to build ‘foundation for advanced robotic hardware’
Ambi Robotics expands physical AI platform
Ambi Robotics, a provider of AI-powered robotics for commercial operations, has introduced AI Skill Suite powered by AmbiOS.
The company is expanding its operating system for Physical AI by offering a growing library of reliable, production-proven 3D AI robot applications for licensing by trusted partners.
This initiative allows Ambi’s operationally-validated AI to be deployed across a wide range of industries and third-party hardware use-cases. [Read more…] about Ambi Robotics expands physical AI platform
Apptronik nears $1 billion in funding with $520 million extension to Series A round
AI-powered robotics company Apptronik has closed a $520 million Series A-X funding round, with participation from existing investors including B Capital, Google, Mercedes-Benz and PEAK6, and new investors including AT&T Ventures and John Deere.
The Series A-X extension round follows a $415 million oversubscribed initial Series A raise in 2025, bringing Apptronik’s total Series A to more than $935 million and total capital raised to nearly $1 billion.
After the initial Series A announcement, Apptronik continued to receive substantial inbound investor interest, leading the company to open the new extension of its Series A at a 3x multiple of the Series A valuation, underscoring strong investor confidence in Apptronik’s vision for AI-powered robots that support people in every facet of life. [Read more…] about Apptronik nears $1 billion in funding with $520 million extension to Series A round
Trener Robotics to deliver ‘pre-trained skills to industrial robots’
For decades, the power of industrial robotics has been limited by the complexity of a dynamic world, confining millions of robotic arms to repetitive, single-purpose tasks in highly controlled environments.
But now, with the Acteris platform, Trener Robotics (formerly T-Robotics) says it is “fundamentally changing this paradigm”.
Dr Asad Tirmizi, co-founder and CEO of Trener Robotics, says: “By replacing procedural programming with pre-trained AI skills, we give robots the ability to understand and act with true intelligence learned from data extracted from humans, robots, and videos of industrial processes.” [Read more…] about Trener Robotics to deliver ‘pre-trained skills to industrial robots’
Drone radar company Echodyne to open $40 million new manufacturing facility in Washington state
Echodyne, a radar platform company, has announced a major near-term expansion in its advanced radar production capacity.
Echodyne’s new 86,350-square-foot facility in Washington state will provide enough manufacturing and warehouse space to produce and ship more than 30,000 radars per year.
The company’s modular manufacturing approach allows production capacity to flex to match varying demand across product lines as well as seamlessly introducing new product lines and capabilities. [Read more…] about Drone radar company Echodyne to open $40 million new manufacturing facility in Washington state