Mergers & Acquisitions

Qualcomm plans to integrate the Dragonwing and Arduino platforms with the MoveIt open-source manipulation framework.

The deal has been rumored for a couple of months, but it is now being reviewed by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States.

The August 2026 Robotics Investments Report includes a table with all 162 investments rounds, complete with breakdowns by technology, country, funding stage, and more.

Swarmer, which has developed swarm software, plans to work with Ratel Robotics’ unmanned ground vehicles in Ukraine.

Enovis said it plans to bring a robotic system targeting the knee within the next two years, followed by a system focusing on the shoulder.

NVIDIA is already a major model contributor to Hugging Face, which recently surpassed 1 million datasets.

The SPAC transaction values PlusAI, whose self-driving trucking software is already generating revenue, at about $800 million.

NexCOBOT, which provides functional safety and motion controllers, discusses how physical AI benefits from ‘Big Tech’ and where it will grow.

The EXL and iMerit executives explain how their companies’ combined expertise and platforms will help developers with reliable physical AI.

FORT Robotics said it expects valuation of more than $500 million as it lists on Nasdaq with plans to accelerate safety software development.

Automotive suppliers Unichem and R&Y are working with Loomia to develop tactile sensors for automotive and robotics applications.

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 raised $6.5 million in funding to scale humanoid robots and remote teleoperation across industrial supply chains.

Acquiring the IP from this core supplier allows GAM to vertically integrate its supply chain and expand its manufacturing capabilities.

Procore will integrate DroneDeploy’s visual intelligence technology to link the digital world with physical construction sites.

GMEX Robotics has acquired shares in MediaMeta to incorporate social intelligence capabilities into its service robots.

DZYNE Technologies specializes in long-endurance autonomous aircraft, counter-drone systems, and autonomous effects.

XTEND said the newly granted patent expands its portfolio supporting autonomous navigation, operator assistance, and mission execution.

Covelya Group expands Kraken Robotics’ product offerings and total addressable market in subsea technology.

Reservoir has acquired agriculture finance platform Contain,, naming founder Nicola Kerslake general partner to help scale AI startups.

Agility Robotics will merge with Churchill Capital Corp XI, raising $620 million to advance Digit v5 and fulfill growing customer orders.

Kinisi’s KR1 humanoid robot, its Bristol-based engineering team, and its physical AI capabilities will be integrated into Bear Robotics.