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Latest edition 20 Oct 2026

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Conceptual illustration of a sensor-equipped cargo van on a road near a logistics facility, with ALS lettering and a dotted route arc.

Startups & growth· News

ALS launches six-month driverless RoboVan public-road trial in Cyberjaya

ALS has launched a planned six-month trial of its driverless goods vehicle on Cyberjaya's 22-kilometre public-road test route. The announcement marks a step beyond its earlier closed-site work, but does not report results from the new trial or identify a paying customer for it.

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20 Oct 2026 · MoneyMakers

Conceptual illustration of a humanoid robot carrying lumber at a construction site beside a drawing of simulated and on-site robot work.

Funding & fundraising· News

Shimizu completes Noble Machines investment, plans construction robot trials

Shimizu says it has invested in Noble Machines and plans to move from construction-task simulations in 2026 to physical robot tests at construction sites in spring 2027. It disclosed neither the investment amount nor its ownership stake.

18 Oct 2026 · MoneyMakers

Conceptual illustration of a wheeled cleaning robot spraying a stainless-steel conveyor in an industrial plant, with CleanBotix named above.

Funding & fundraising· News

Intralox invests in CleanBotix to expand food-plant sanitation robots

Intralox announced an investment in CleanBotix to support production of its Rosie cleaning robot and a partnership to develop products for more sanitation tasks.

18 Oct 2026 · MoneyMakers

Conceptual illustration of a shop worker adjusting an electric bicycle’s saddle for a customer beneath the Velotric name.

Funding & fundraising· News

Velotric completes RMB 200 million Series C as it plans exoskeletons and golf carts

Velotric's financial adviser announced a completed RMB 200 million Series C for technology development, new product categories and its global organization. Exoskeletons and golf carts are plans, not established sales lines.

18 Oct 2026 · MoneyMakers

Conceptual illustration of a wheeled robot finishing an interior wall as a construction worker prepares material nearby, with the Origin name above.

Funding & fundraising· News

Origin emerges from stealth with $20 million in total funding for wall-finishing robots

Origin says its $20 million in total funding will help expand its OG-1 robot fleet and support contractor pilots. Robots have reached job sites, but the planned pilots and 2027 fleet target are not current deployments.

16 Oct 2026 · MoneyMakers

Conceptual illustration of two tractor-trailers on a highway beneath the Waabi name.

Startups & growth· News

Waabi adds Warrior Logistics to Dallas–Houston freight operations

Waabi says Warrior Logistics has incorporated trucks using its driving system into recurring customer freight service. The partnership was announced October 14, although Waabi says the companies began commercial operations earlier in 2026. The companies have not disclosed Warrior-specific truck or load counts.

16 Oct 2026 · MoneyMakers

Editorial illustration of a robotic work cell positioning a flexible cable beside a small connector.

Startups & growth· News

Industrial Next says BMW will evaluate its factory-robot technology

Industrial Next announced that BMW Group Technology Office would evaluate its robotic manufacturing technology. The startup separately reports use in smartphone production, but the BMW announcement does not establish an order or factory deployment.

14 Oct 2026 · MoneyMakers

Conceptual illustration of a robotic arm positioning a timber wall frame, with the name Promise Robotics.

Startups & growth· News

Promise Robotics signs D.R. Horton agreement to support production of more than 1,250 homes

Promise Robotics announced a multi-year agreement giving D.R. Horton access to its Factory-as-a-Service offering to support production of more than 1,250 homes. The announced home count is a scope of work, not a report of completed homes.

13 Oct 2026 · MoneyMakers

Conceptual graphic with the name Lantronix and simple circuit-trace shapes representing onboard robotics computing.

Physical AI· News

Lantronix introduces smaller Spotter board for drone and robot makers

Lantronix has introduced Spotter, a compact computing board designed to combine AI processing with camera, sensor and vehicle-control interfaces. Availability is planned for the fourth quarter of 2026. Unlike the company's earlier integrated Drone Reference Platform, Spotter is listed as a 42 × 120 mm board; its flight or vehicle controller is optional.

13 Oct 2026 · MoneyMakers

Conceptual illustration of a cable-driven robotic arm beside a satellite panel, with the name Xianyin Future.

Funding & fundraising· News

Xianyin Future reports three funding rounds as orbital-servicing test remains ahead

Xianyin Future reportedly closed angel, Pre-A and Series A rounds between May and September 2026, raising several hundred million yuan across the three. Alibaba and China Mobile Chain Leader Fund were named among the Series A leaders. The spacecraft-robotics developer plans an in-orbit verification in 2027; reported planning discussions do not establish customer deployments.

13 Oct 2026 · MoneyMakers

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Startups & growth· News

Forterra launches OneLink interface, says it will integrate Army training-center systems

Forterra launched OneLink, an interface for operating autonomous systems from different vendors, and said it was selected to integrate unmanned systems at the Army's Joint Readiness Training Center. Forterra says OneLink is already integrating unmanned systems there, but the reviewed sources do not independently confirm the selection or disclose its commercial terms.

12 Oct 2026 · MoneyMakers

Conceptual print of an unmarked factory-parts tote with the name UBTECH Robotics, illustrating planned logistics-robot testing.

Startups & growth· News

UBTECH Robotics and FAW-Volkswagen plan factory-logistics robot tests

UBTECH Robotics and FAW-Volkswagen plan to develop and test robots for factory logistics. Earlier cooperation included quality-inspection training at the automaker's Qingdao plant, but the newly reported plan does not establish a robot order or routine logistics deployment.

11 Oct 2026 · MoneyMakers

Editorial illustration of a single industrial robotic arm with the name Inner Sky Labs.

Startups & growth· News

Inner Sky Labs opens Miko-developed AI models to other machine makers

The business behind Miko is offering perception, action and safety models to qualified outside partners. It labels two single-arm robotics models live, while placing multi-arm coordination in a subsequent generation; named external customers have not been disclosed.

11 Oct 2026 · MoneyMakers

Conceptual illustration of the name MMI beside a microsurgical instrument tip and a delicate branching vessel form.

Funding & fundraising· News

MMI raises $125 million Series D to expand Symani and fund clinical research

MMI says its new financing will support commercial expansion of its Symani microsurgery system and further clinical research. The company reports approximately 50 systems installed and 3,500 procedures performed worldwide, but has not disclosed how it will divide the proceeds between those plans.

10 Oct 2026 · MoneyMakers

Conceptual illustration of a mobile solar-power trailer and a small drone.

Startups & growth· News

Sesame Solar, Target Arm and AG3 Labs launch drone Nanogrid; magazine-equipped arm listed as coming soon

The partners unveiled a mobile power and drone-handling system for remote use, but Target Arm still lists its magazine-equipped Ralar 2 as coming soon.

9 Oct 2026 · MoneyMakers

Illustration of a dual-arm warehouse robot handling a returned garment.

Startups & growth· News

Sereact robots start handling Zalando returns at two CEVA sites

Sereact, Zalando and CEVA Logistics say dual-arm robots have entered live returns processing at CEVA sites in Greven, Germany, and Świebodzin, Poland. The partners have not reported site-level throughput or savings.

8 Oct 2026 · MoneyMakers

Conceptual illustration of the name Mecka AI against broad abstract background shapes.

Funding & fundraising· News

Mecka AI raises $60 million Series B to expand robotics data and deployment work

Mecka AI announced a $60 million Series B led by Sequoia Capital. It says the capital will expand its data infrastructure, research and commercial robot deployment work; its customer and revenue claims remain company-reported.

8 Oct 2026 · MoneyMakers

Editorial illustration of an industrial robotic arm beside a workpiece on a production line.

Acquisitions & ownership· News

RobCo says share transaction and new investment put valuation above $1 billion

RobCo says a transaction brings new investment into the industrial robotics company while offering long-standing employees a chance to sell shares. It disclosed neither the transaction's size nor the split between company investment and employee liquidity.

7 Oct 2026 · MoneyMakers

Editorial illustration of an unmarked freight truck on a highway near a cross-dock.

Startups & growth· News

Volvo and Waabi begin supervised customer freight operations for Warp in Texas

Volvo and Waabi say a Volvo VNL Autonomous equipped with the Waabi Driver is carrying Warp freight to third-party facilities between Dallas and Houston. An observer remains in the driver's seat. The launch adds a customer deployment to their partnership, but the announcement gives no Warp-specific load count or commercial terms.

6 Oct 2026 · MoneyMakers

Editorial illustration of the name SafeWorld beside an industrial robot arm.

Funding & fundraising· News

SafeWorld announces $12.2 million seed round for robot-safety testing

SafeWorld announced a $12.2 million seed round led by Shine Capital and a16z Speedrun. TechCrunch reported that the robot-safety startup is working with Gritt Robotics, but SafeWorld has not settled whether to sell a software platform or services.

6 Oct 2026 · MoneyMakers

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