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1 week ago | 
roboticsandautomationmagazine.co.uk | Michelle Mooney
Hugging Face has acquired Pollen Robotics, a French company which develops open-source robotics hardware. The acquisition is part of Hugging Face’s broader efforts to support open and community-driven development in robotics. READ MORE: HHLA Sky merges with Third Element AviationPollen Robotics becomes the fifth company acquired by Hugging Face.
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1 week ago | 
cittimagazine.co.uk | Michelle Mooney
Autonomous robotics company Cartken has launched a new autonomous hauler robot designed to automate mixed outdoor and indoor environment material handling for manufacturing purposes. Cartken highlights with this launch its growing focus on solutions beyond last-mile delivery, tackling a critical gap in industrial and onsite logistics automation: material handling across complex, mixed environments, multiple levels, and diverse terrains.
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1 week ago | 
roboticsandautomationmagazine.co.uk | Michelle Mooney
HHLA Sky, a provider of mobile robotics and automation, has merged with German drone manufacturer Third Element Aviation, bringing together two long-standing partners. The newly unified company will continue under the HHLA Sky name and aims to consolidate its position as a European provider of industrial-scale drone and robot automation solutions.
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1 week ago | 
roboticsandautomationmagazine.co.uk | Michelle Mooney
Robotics company Dexterity has launched ‘Mech’, an industrial robot designed to perform physically demanding tasks in warehousesThe robot, which features two arms mounted on a mobile base, is built to autonomously navigate job sites and complete a range of repetitive and strenuous activities. Mech is part of a broader trend in automation aimed at improving workplace efficiency while reducing risks associated with manual labour.
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2 weeks ago | 
roboticsandautomationmagazine.co.uk | Michelle Mooney
With entries for Robotics & Automation Awards 2025 now open, Robotics & Automation Magazine has launched an exclusive series of Q&A interviews with the expert panel of responsible for evaluating this year’s submissions.
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2 weeks ago | 
roboticsandautomationmagazine.co.uk | Michelle Mooney
Cartken, an autonomous robotics company, has launched the Cartken Hauler, a manoeuvrable robot with increased payload capacity designed to automate mixed outdoor and indoor environment material handling for manufacturing facilities, warehouses, distribution centres, corporate campuses, and life sciences environments.
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2 weeks ago | 
roboticsandautomationmagazine.co.uk | Michelle Mooney
CMR Surgical, a global leader in surgical robotics, has successfully closed a financing round exceeding US$200m. The funding, a combination of equity and debt capital, aims to support the company’s ambitious growth plans. Existing major investors in CMR participated in the round, with Trinity Capital providing a new debt investment, demonstrating strong confidence in the company’s vision and future prospects.
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2 weeks ago | 
roboticsandautomationmagazine.co.uk | Michelle Mooney
BRINC, a US-based manufacturer specialising in emergency response drones, has raised US$75 million in a new funding round aimed at accelerating its technology development and scaling production. The funding round was led by Index Ventures, with participation from Motorola Solutions and other notable investors, including Mike Volpi and Figma CEO Dylan Field.
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2 weeks ago | 
roboticsandautomationmagazine.co.uk | Michelle Mooney
Carolina Handling, a provider of integrated material handling solutions in the US, has announced a partnership with Kinexon, a provider of real-time tracking and automated operations. This collaboration aims to deliver advanced Automated Guided Vehicle (AGV) and Autonomous Mobile Robot (AMR) fleet management solutions to its customers.
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2 weeks ago | 
roboticsandautomationmagazine.co.uk | Michelle Mooney
Chef Robotics, a developer of AI-powered food automation, has announced it has raised US$43.1m in a combination of equity and debt financing. This brings the company’s total capital raised to approximately US$65.6m, including US$38.8m in equity and US$26.75m in equipment financing. The latest funding round was led by Avataar Venture Partners, with notable contributions from Construct Capital, Bloomberg Beta, and several other venture firms.
