Investments

Raiser Robotics has developed and automated storage and retrieval system. Financial details of the acquisition were not disclosed.

Company to accelerate growth and scale production to help farmers address increasing threat from herbicide-resistant weeds

Gatik has raised a total of $114.5 million since it was founded in 2017. It also announced new autonomous box truck operations in Texas.

Berkshire Grey began trading on the NASDAQ today after completing the integration with SPAC Revolution Acceleration Acquisition Corp.

OSARO said it plans to use the funding for market expansion and hiring.

Rapid’s solution is the Rapid Machine Operator (RMO), a cobot specially designed and priced for machine operation.

The Series A supports the launch of the Archimedes Drive, which relies on friction instead of gear teeth to transmit torque.

DroneDeploy said the Rocos acquisition will allow its customers to deploy and coordinate both aerial and ground robots on their job sites.

The Robot Report tracked 36 robotics investments that raised at least $1.14 billion. There also were 9 mergers and acquisitions worth at least $1.58 billion.

Third Wave Automation raises $40M in a series B round to help the company accelerate the development of fork truck autonomy solutions.

This is the second agricultural robotics acquisition by John Deere in the past four years. It acquired Blue River Technology in 2017 for $305 million.

Rani developed a proprietary platform, RaniPill, designed to provide a pill-based alternative to intravenous or subcutaneous administration of biologics.

Inceptio has previously said it expects to begin production of autonomous trucks by the end of 2021.

ATI Industrial Automation established an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) plan in 2012. The federally-qualified ERISA benefit plan makes employees owners in the company.

inVia deploys its systems under a robotics-as-a-service model, enabling customers to pay according to the productivity levels they desire.

The Covariant Brain is a “universal AI that enables robots to see, reason, and act autonomously in the real world.”

ATI is a leading developer of end-of-arm tooling, including robotic changing systems, force/torque sensors, and collision sensors for industrial, collaborative, and medical robotic applications.

After the deal closes, Aurora will have raised another $1 billion from private investors involved in the SPAC.

HD mapping startup Carmera and Toyota collaborated on multiple projects from 2018-2020 in Detroit, Michigan, and Japan.

Salt Lake City-based Teal Drones, founded in 2014, makes aerial drones and related technologies for commercial and government applications.

Acquisition is expected to help Novanta expand into automation and robotic applications through advanced motion control solutions.

enVista said the acquisition will enable it to meet growing market demand for automated solutions