Agility’s SPAC deal shows there is no one route to a robotics public listing, with SPAC mergers, reverse mergers, and traditional IPOs offering different advantages.
Avatar Robotics raises seed round to address industrial labor constraints
Avatar Robotics raised $6.5 million in funding to scale humanoid robots and remote teleoperation across industrial supply chains.
GAM Enterprises to produce Schaeffler’s PSC gear reducers
Acquiring the IP from this core supplier allows GAM to vertically integrate its supply chain and expand its manufacturing capabilities.
Procore Technologies acquires DroneDeploy for $845M
Procore will integrate DroneDeploy’s visual intelligence technology to link the digital world with physical construction sites.
GMEX Robotics to acquire MediaMeta.ai for social intelligence
GMEX Robotics has acquired shares in MediaMeta to incorporate social intelligence capabilities into its service robots.
Ondas acquires DZYNE for $875.8M, expanding its defense capabilities
DZYNE Technologies specializes in long-endurance autonomous aircraft, counter-drone systems, and autonomous effects.
XTEND secures U.S. patent for autonomous navigation technology
XTEND said the newly granted patent expands its portfolio supporting autonomous navigation, operator assistance, and mission execution.
Kraken Robotics acquires Covelya Group for $615M
Covelya Group expands Kraken Robotics’ product offerings and total addressable market in subsea technology.
Reservoir acquires Contain to scale agtech startups
Reservoir has acquired agriculture finance platform Contain,, naming founder Nicola Kerslake general partner to help scale AI startups.
Humanoid maker Agility Robotics to go public through SPAC merger
Agility Robotics will merge with Churchill Capital Corp XI, raising $620 million to advance Digit v5 and fulfill growing customer orders.
Bear Robotics acquires Kinisi Robotics to boost its physical AI capabilities
Kinisi’s KR1 humanoid robot, its Bristol-based engineering team, and its physical AI capabilities will be integrated into Bear Robotics.
Autonomous freight developer Einride goes public via SPAC
Stockholm-based Einride operates a fleet of heavy-duty electric trucks servicing Global Fortune 500 companies across the U.S. and Europe.
Voyager Technologies acquires Astrobotic to advance lunar initiatives
Voyager intends to accelerate investment to scale Astrobotic’s programs, including lunar and reusable rocket programs.
FORT Robotics acquires Mapless AI to expand teleop capabilities
While FORT has traditionally worked with technology in industrial environments, Mapless AI brings experience in more unstructured settings.
GE Vernova to acquire Robotech Automation to expand robotics integration
Energy company GE Vernova is already working with systems integrator Robotech on supply chain projects.
Locus Array expands picking ability with Nexera Robotics’ NeuraGrasp
Nexera Robotics’ adaptive NeuraGrasp will enable the Locus Array mobile manipulator to pick many more e-commerce SKUs.
Appetronix acquires Cibotica to automate restaurant kitchens
Until now, Appetronix has focused on creating standalone fully autonomous restaurants. With Cibotica, it can also retrofit existing kitchens.
End of an era: Honeywell hands warehouse automation reins to AIP
Honeywell to sell its Intelligrated and Transnorm warehouse automation brands to American Industrial Partners by late 2026.
Skild acquires Fetch Robotics assets from Zebra
Skild AI acquires Zebra Technologies’ robotics arm to deploy its hardware-agnostic “brain” and automate end-to-end warehouse fulfillment.
Stereotaxis to acquire Robocath for up to $45M
Stereotaxis says the acquisition strengthens its position as “a leading platform for the full spectrum of endovascular procedures.”
Amazon CEO says robotics is key for faster delivery, lower costs
Amazon now has over 1 million robots operating in fulfillment centers, helping with stowing, picking, sorting, and intra-facility transport.
What Amazon saw in Fauna Robotics’ humanoid strategy
Amazon did not acquire Fauna to ship a consumer humanoid. Sprout will not be walking around your living room folding laundry anytime soon.




















