Silicon Valley-based Cepton offers a range of LiDAR sensors, including the Vista-X family of automotive-grade LiDARs and Sora-X family of industrial-grade LiDARs.

Deep Learning Robotics has launched robot control software. The software allows users to teach robots tasks by simply demonstrating them. 

Outrider, a developer of autonomous yard operations for logistics hubs, announced that it raised $73 million in Series C financing.

Swisslog, a provider of warehouse automation and software, has named Sean Wallingford as its new President and CEO of Swisslog Logistics.

A team of students at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) has developed an autonomous Zamboni for the Pittsburgh Penguins. 

The Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing (ARM) Institute selected four more training programs to receive ARM endorsement.

Brightpick plans to use the latest round of funding to further expand into the US.

Flexiv announced a partnership with Handplus Robotics, a Singapore-based automation integration company. 

AutoStore has launched Pio, its Product In/Out warehouse automation system, in North America for the first time.

Oxbotica aims to use the investment to drive expansion into new geographical markets and more quickly deploy its autonomy software. 

Ondas Holdings plans to accelerate its integration plan for its drone segment ahead of the close of its acquisition of Airobotics. 

Activ Surgical has completed its first case with ActivSight Intelligent Light, a module that provides enhanced visualization during surgery. 

Hy-Tek Intralogistics announced that it has acquired Winchester Industrial Controls for an undisclosed amount.

The National Institute on Aging, part of the National Institute of Health, awarded Hello Robot with an approximately $2.5 million grant. 

In October 2022, Teradyne merged its subsidiaries MiR and AutoGuide into one supplier of autonomous mobile robots.

Luminar is expanding its software offerings to include high-definition, 3D maps that update automatically. 

Microsoft plans to invest $10 million into the autonomous trucking startup as part of a funding round that would value Gatik at more than $700 million.

Volvo said the acquisition is a strategic step towards owning more of its software that will power key functionalities in future cars.

Siemens has entered into a cooperative agreement with Comau to offer their jointly engineered product the Sinumerik Run MyRobot / DirectControl.

Owl AI has launched a monocular 3D Thermal Ranger computer vision product for advanced driver assistance systems and autonomous vehicles.

The Linux Foundation announced it formed the Overture Maps Foundation, a collaborative effort to create interoperable open map data.

TÜV SÜD has determined that NVIDIA’s DRIVE OS 5.2 software meets the ISO 26262 ASIL B standard, which targets functional safety in road vehicles’ systems.