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A&K Robotics raises C$8 million to build autonomous ‘micro-vehicle’ for airports

April 21, 2026 by David Edwards

Navigating airports can be a stressful experience for anyone but is particularly difficult for people with mobility limitations.

Roughly 17 percent of the global population lives with mobility challenges, and requests for airport assistance are increasing 10-15 percent each year, outpacing passenger growth.

Introducing a new category of autonomous passenger mobility infrastructure to address this issue, A&K Robotics has announced the closing of an C$8 million Series A investment. [Read more…] about A&K Robotics raises C$8 million to build autonomous ‘micro-vehicle’ for airports

Filed Under: Autonomous Vehicles, Infrastructure, News Tagged With: accessibility robotics, ai navigation robots, airport robotics, automation news, autonomous mobility robots, autonomous vehicle indoors, Canadian robotics startup, human-robot interaction, indoor autonomous vehicles, logistics robots airports, mobility assistance technology, passenger transport robots, robotics and automation, robotics and automation news, robotics deployment real world, robotics funding news, robotics news, service robotics industry, service robots airports, smart airport technology

Canadian engineering graduates’ robotics startup Axibo raises $12 million

May 3, 2025 by Mark Allinson

A robotics company that started at McMaster University is looking to recruit a team of passionate engineers to pioneer “made in Canada” humanoid robots.

Axibo has raised $12 million to develop advanced humanoid robotics, with the goal of unveiling the first prototype early next year.

Anoop Gadhrri, Sohaib Al-Emara and Reiner Schmidt founded the company in 2019 as undergraduates in the Faculty of Engineering at McMaster. [Read more…] about Canadian engineering graduates’ robotics startup Axibo raises $12 million

Filed Under: News, Robotics Tagged With: AI-powered camera system, axibo, Canadian robotics startup, engineering entrepreneurship, Forge business incubator, humanoid robot prototype, humanoid robots, McMaster University engineering, robotics funding Canada, robotics innovation Canada

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