The business side of robotics, including investments, leadership changes, and earnings reports, took center stage in August 2025. Additionally, exciting new research, AI developments, and new robots captured our readers’ attention.
Here are the 10 most popular articles on The Robot Report in the past month. Subscribe to The Robot Report Newsletter and listen to The Robot Report Podcast to stay up to date on the latest robotics developments.
10. Robotics investments top $4.3B in July 2025
Robotics investments reached at least $4.35 billion in July 2025, the result of 93 funding rounds raised by companies worldwide. The investment landscape was dominated by the United States and China, which together accounted for the majority of the capital raised. Read more.
9. Boston Dynamics and TRI use large behavior models to train Atlas humanoid
To be useful, humanoid robots will need to be competent at many tasks, according to Boston Dynamics. They must be able to manipulate a diverse range of objects, from small, delicate objects to large, heavy ones. At the same time, they will need to coordinate their entire bodies to reconfigure themselves, their environments, avoid obstacles, and maintain balance while responding to surprises. Read more.
8. FORT Robotics adds $18.9M to Series B funding for robotic safety
FORT Robotics announced that it has successfully closed an additional $18.9 million for its Series B funding round, led by Tiger Global. The Philadelphia-based company said it plans to use the funding to continue providing safety for the emerging robotics ecosystem. Read more.
7. University of Waterloo researchers develop robots to directly treat kidney stones
An international research team led by the University of Waterloo in Ontario, Canada, is developing technology to dissolve painful kidney stones in the urinary tract using tiny robots. Kidney stones, which are solid deposits that form inside the urinary tract like small rocks, affect about 12% of people and frequently recur, resulting in prolonged drug treatment and repeated surgeries that increase patient suffering and tax healthcare systems. Read more.
6. OpenMind raises $20M to connect intelligent machines
The stated goal of OpenMind is “to connect all thinking machines” with its OM1 operating system and FABRIC protocol. The San Francisco-based company said it has closed $20 million in funding to scale up its engineering team and collaborate with additional global partners. Read more.
5. Teradyne Robotics generates $75M in Q2
Teradyne Robotics, which includes collaborative robot arm leader Universal Robots and autonomous mobile robot developer Mobile Industrial Robots, reported $75 million in revenue for the second quarter of 2025. The figure marks a 9% increase from Q1 2025, but a 17% decline year over year. Read more.
4. Unitree launches A2 quadruped equipped with front and rear lidar
Unitree Robotics released its latest quadruped robot, the Unitree A2. This announcement came just a week after the company released its latest humanoid robot, the R1, priced at just $5,900. The Hangzhou, China-based company said its latest quadruped balances endurance, strength, speed, and perception to be one of its most advanced systems to date. Read more.
3. Swarm robotics could spell the end of the assembly line
Aircraft manufacturing is on the cusp of its most profound transformation since the dawn of powered flight. The assembly line, a staple of industrial production for over a century, is about to be replaced by a far more efficient and cost-effective alternative — swarm robotics. Read more.
2. LimX Dynamics launches LimX Oli full-size humanoid robot
Limx Dynamics launched its latest generation humanoid robot. The company’s new flagship LimX Oli has its dynamic walking roots in the LimX CL-1 humanoid launched back in December 2023. The Robot Report honored LimX Dynamics earlier this year with an RBR50 Robotics Innovation Award for its Tron1 multi-modal biped robot. Read more.
1. Agility Robotics, Boston Dynamics see leadership changes
Agility Robotics and Boston Dynamics, two prominent humanoid robotics developers, went through leadership changes. Aaron Saunders, chief technology officer at Boston Dynamics, stepped down from that role. And Melonee Wise, chief product officer at Agility Robotics, left the company at the end of August. Read more.
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