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October 2026

• 23 Oct 2026SetbackFarm

  Farm spraying drones DJI, Hylio, XAG · Cleared or mass market

  The American Spray Drone Coalition said US sales of new farm spray drones fell 59%, from 8,950 in 2024 to about 3,700 in 2025, blaming a customs hold on DJI shipments.

  DroneXL, 23 Oct 2026Company-reported

• 22 Oct 2026SetbackDrones

  Prime Air (MK30) Amazon · Paying customers

  Massachusetts' aviation regulator told Amazon it cannot open a drone takeoff and landing site anywhere in the state without a state certificate, and that Amazon had not yet applied for one.

  DroneXL, 22 Oct 2026

• 22 Oct 2026SetbackDrones

  Prime Air (MK30) Amazon · Paying customers

  Massachusetts' transportation department told Amazon it could not open a Prime Air drone pad in Westborough or elsewhere in the state without its certificate, and said Amazon had not applied.

  DroneXL, 22 Oct 2026

• 22 Oct 2026MilestoneSelf-driving

  FSD (Supervised) Tesla · Cleared or mass market

  Tesla's AI vice president said Tesla was building its own maps from what its cars collectively learn, to fix FSD problems with speed limits, parking and choosing routes.

  Electrek, 22 Oct 2026Company-reported

• 22 Oct 2026SetbackHumanoids

  Optimus Tesla · Demo only

  Musk said Tesla would start delivering Optimus to outside customers around the end of 2027, saying the hands, durability and AI still needed work first.

  Electrek, 22 Oct 2026Company-reported

• 22 Oct 2026SafetySelf-driving

  Tesla Robotaxi Tesla · Paying customers

  NHTSA, the US road-safety agency, was weighing an investigation into claims that Tesla Robotaxis speed through active school zones, covering about 1,000 Model Y and Cybercab vehicles.

  Electrek, 22 Oct 2026

• 21 Oct 2026MilestoneHumanoids

  Digit Agility Robotics · Paying customers

  Farm machinery maker AGCO signed an agreement with Agility to use Digit at its factory in Hesston, Kansas, in a US pilot expected to begin in 2027.

  The Robot Report, 21 Oct 2026

• 21 Oct 2026MilestoneMedical

  da Vinci 5 Intuitive · Cleared or mass market

  Intuitive said it placed 315 da Vinci 5 systems in the third quarter of 2026, up from 240 a year earlier.

  MedTech Dive, 21 Oct 2026Company-reported

• 21 Oct 2026MilestoneSelf-driving

  Nuro Driver Nuro · Pilot

  Electrek reported that Uber's robotaxi program with Lucid and Nuro now calls for at least 35,000 Lucid Gravity vehicles worldwide, up from Uber's original commitment of 20,000.

  Electrek, 21 Oct 2026

• 21 Oct 2026SetbackFarm

  Farm spraying drones DJI, Hylio, XAG · Cleared or mass market

  The American Spray Drone Coalition, a distributors' group, said US sales of new farm spray drones fell 59% in 2025, to about 3,711, after US customs held DJI shipments.

  DroneXL, 21 Oct 2026

• 21 Oct 2026MilestoneSelf-driving

  Cybercab Tesla · Paying customers

  Tesla said it was trying to deliver Cybercabs to customers by the end of 2026, adding that all Cybercabs built in Texas so far were going to its own Robotaxi fleet.

  Electrek, 21 Oct 2026Company-reported

• 21 Oct 2026MilestoneSelf-driving

  FSD (Supervised) Tesla · Cleared or mass market

  Tesla said it expected unsupervised FSD, meaning customers' cars driving themselves with nobody paying attention, to reach customer cars in the middle of 2027, instead of its usual "end of next year" answer.

  Electrek, 21 Oct 2026Company-reported

• 21 Oct 2026MilestoneSelf-driving

  FSD (Supervised) Tesla · Cleared or mass market

  Tesla said it had 1.74 million active FSD subscriptions in its third-quarter 2026 report, up 67% in a year, a count that also includes owners who paid upfront.

  Electrek, 21 Oct 2026Company-reported

• 21 Oct 2026SetbackSelf-driving

  FSD (Supervised) Tesla · Cleared or mass market

  Tesla said unsupervised Full Self-Driving, with no driver watching, would reach customer-owned cars in Q2 2027, at first only by owners adding their cars to its Robotaxi fleet inside its zones.

  Electrek, 21 Oct 2026Company-reported

• 21 Oct 2026SetbackSelf-driving

  FSD (Supervised) Tesla · Cleared or mass market

  Tesla's AI software head said customer-owned cars might first drive without supervision around the second quarter of next year, later than the fourth-quarter 2026 target Musk had given in April.

  TechCrunch, 21 Oct 2026Company-reported

• 21 Oct 2026MilestoneHumanoids

  Optimus Tesla · Demo only

  Tesla said it had started making what it called its first production-quality Optimus robots at its Fremont, California factory, with Musk calling it early production and warning of a slow ramp.

  TechCrunch, 21 Oct 2026Company-reported

• 21 Oct 2026MilestoneSelf-driving

  Tesla Robotaxi Tesla · Paying customers

  Tesla said its Robotaxi service had driven nearly 2 million miles in total with no one supervising by the end of the third quarter of 2026.

  Electrek, 21 Oct 2026Company-reported

• 21 Oct 2026MilestoneDrones

  Wing Wing (Alphabet) · Cleared or mass market

  Wing said it had launched Walmart drone delivery as one Charlotte-area service from seven Supercenters, some of which had been flying since December 2025, with two more stores due within a week.

  DroneXL, 21 Oct 2026Company-reported

• 20 Oct 2026MilestoneDrones

  Prime Air (MK30) Amazon · Paying customers

  Amazon said Prime Air would start drone deliveries in Tallahassee, Florida, by mid-November, at a public showing of its MK30 drone; the building to house the drones was still under permit review.

  DroneXL, 21 Oct 2026Company-reported

• 20 Oct 2026SetbackDrones

  Prime Air (MK30) Amazon · Paying customers

  DroneXL reported that Amazon's hoped-for late-October start of Prime Air flights in Westborough, Massachusetts, had slipped, with a zoning appeal set for November 2 and a Planning Board hearing on November 10.

  DroneXL, 20 Oct 2026

• 20 Oct 2026MilestoneConstruction

  Gecko inspection robots (TOKA) Gecko Robotics · Paying customers

  Gecko Robotics said the US Navy and General Services Administration added $300 million to its ship-inspection contract, quadrupling the contract's maximum value six months after the initial $71 million award.

  The Robot Report, 20 Oct 2026Company-reported

• 20 Oct 2026MilestoneDrones

  Matternet M2 Matternet · Paying customers

  Matternet said its M2 drones had begun routine flights carrying children's lab samples from Great Ormond Street Hospital to The Doctors Laboratory in London, for the drone network Apian.

  DroneXL, 20 Oct 2026Company-reported

• 20 Oct 2026MilestoneDrones

  Skydio X10 and Dock Skydio · Cleared or mass market

  Skydio said police in Upper Darby, near Philadelphia, were using a Skydio X10 launched from a Skydio Dock on their headquarters roof for a drone-as-first-responder program started this summer.

  DroneXL, 20 Oct 2026Company-reported

• 19 Oct 2026SetbackDrones

  Prime Air (MK30) Amazon · Paying customers

  Westborough, Massachusetts, voted 510 to 13 for a local rule banning commercial drone launch pads, aimed at Prime Air; it still needs state approval to take effect.

  DroneXL, 21 Oct 2026

• 19 Oct 2026MilestoneFarm

  Farm spraying drones DJI, Hylio, XAG · Cleared or mass market

  China's commerce ministry published rules requiring export licenses from November 18 for self-flying spray drones carrying over 80 liters; DroneXL noted DJI's Agras T100 sprayer has a 100-liter tank.

  DroneXL, 19 Oct 2026

• 16 Oct 2026SetbackDrones

  Prime Air (MK30) Amazon · Paying customers

  Portland, Oregon's city council moved toward a possible pause on drone hubs, and Amazon's first meeting with city planners was cancelled.

  DroneXL, 16 Oct 2026

• 16 Oct 2026RegulatorHome

  Robot lawn mowers Husqvarna, Segway Navimow, Mammotion, Worx · Cleared or mass market

  An FCC notice dated October 16, 2026 listed Husqvarna's robotic platforms among robots cleared since September 9 to avoid the US ban on approvals for new foreign-made robots.

  DroneXL, 20 Oct 2026

• 16 Oct 2026MilestoneDrones

  Zipline Zipline · Cleared or mass market

  DroneXL counts more than 30 Zipline sites across the US, with more being added.

  DroneXL Zipline operator tracker, updated 16 Oct 2026Company-reported

• 15 Oct 2026MilestoneService

  Aescape Aescape · Paying customers

  Aescape launched the Brady Protocol, a 30-minute deep tissue session designed with American football player Tom Brady, at all its locations. Brady is also an investor.

  Aescape press release, 15 Oct 2026Company-reported

• 15 Oct 2026MilestoneService

  Aescape Aescape · Paying customers

  Aescape said its robot massages are available at fitness, hotel and wellness venues including Equinox gyms.

  Aescape press release, 15 Oct 2026Company-reported

• 15 Oct 2026SetbackDrones

  Wing Wing (Alphabet) · Cleared or mass market

  Kirkwood's City Council let a draft special use permit for Wing drone deliveries, which capped deliveries at 2.5 pounds, die without a motion, DroneXL reported.

  DroneXL, 22 Oct 2026

• 13 Oct 2026MilestoneConstruction

  Vulcan and Titan 3D printers ICON · Paying customers

  ICON raised $200 million, led by Baillie Gifford and BlackRock funds, to start making Titan machines.

  ICON press release, 13 Oct 2026Company-reported

• 13 Oct 2026MilestoneDrones

  Manna Manna Air Delivery · Cleared or mass market

  Manna said it had made almost 400,000 paid delivery flights over the past seven years.

  Manna newsroom, 13 Oct 2026Company-reported

• 13 Oct 2026MilestoneDrones

  Manna Manna Air Delivery · Cleared or mass market

  Manna said its first batch of delivery drones built in America was in production, but did not say where, how many aircraft, or whether its Tulsa factory was finished.

  DroneXL, 19 Oct 2026Company-reported

• 12 Oct 2026MilestoneMedical

  Versius CMR Surgical · Cleared or mass market

  Stryker agreed to invest about $400 million in CMR Surgical and become the only sales agent for Versius in the US. Stryker also got an option to buy the whole company later. The deal still needs regulatory approval.

  CMR Surgical press release, 12 Oct 2026Company-reported

• 8 Oct 2026MilestoneHumanoids

  Apollo Apptronik · Pilot

  Jabil said it has been working with Apptronik to bring Apollo into working factories.

  The Robot Report, 8 Oct 2026Company-reported

• 8 Oct 2026MilestoneSelf-driving

  Kodiak Driver Kodiak AI (Kodiak Robotics) · Paying customers

  Kodiak and carrier Charger USA began self-driving freight runs between Dallas and Laredo.

  Kodiak news, 8 Oct 2026Company-reported

• 7 Oct 2026MilestoneDrones

  DJI FlyCart DJI · Paying customers

  Wind farm operator Ørsted announced a four-week trial flying 55–65 kg maintenance kits to turbines at its Hornsea 2 North Sea wind farm, using a drone DroneXL identified as a DJI FlyCart 100.

  DroneXL, 19 Oct 2026

• 6 Oct 2026MilestoneSelf-driving

  Einride autonomous pods Einride · Cleared or mass market

  Two cab-less Einride trucks began hauling freight every day between EASE Logistics warehouses in Ohio, with no one in the cab, on EASE property and local public roads.

  ABC6 Columbus, 7 Oct 2026

• 5 Oct 2026MilestoneDrones

  Coco delivery robot Coco Robotics · Paying customers

  Coco and Deliveroo announced robot deliveries in the UK, starting at Canary Wharf in London in October 2026, then Milton Keynes, Leeds, Stockton-on-Tees and Nottingham.

  Coco press release, 5 Oct 2026Company-reported

• 5 Oct 2026MilestoneDrones

  Drones as first responders Skydio, Flock Safety, Brinc, Axon · Cleared or mass market

  Lakeland, Florida's city commission approved a ten-year, $22 million Axon agreement that adds docked drones (drones launched from a base station) to police body cameras, TASERs and software.

  DroneXL, 21 Oct 2026

• 5 Oct 2026MilestoneHome

  Matic Matic Robots · Paying customers

  The Verge reported that Matic had gone from 1,500 robots shipped a year earlier to 17,000 in homes.

  The Verge, 5 Oct 2026, as quoted on Matic's press pageCompany-reported

• 5 Oct 2026MilestoneSelf-driving

  Waabi Driver Waabi · Pilot

  Volvo and Waabi began hauling freight for customers in Texas, starting with Warp, between Dallas and Houston. A person still sits in the driver's seat.

  Waabi, 5 Oct 2026Company-reported

• 5 Oct 2026MilestoneDrones

  Wing Wing (Alphabet) · Cleared or mass market

  Wing named Denver and Seattle as Walmart drone delivery cities for 2027, bringing the plan to 19 metro areas. Fourteen of them were not yet flying.

  DroneXL Wing operator tracker, updated 12 Oct 2026Company-reported

• 4 Oct 2026MilestoneSelf-driving

  Cybercab Tesla · Paying customers

  169 Cybercabs were registered to operate in Austin, according to a fan news site using Texas DMV data. Registration does not show how many carry riders.

  Not a Tesla App, 4 Oct 2026

• 2 Oct 2026RegulatorHome

  Matic Matic Robots · Paying customers

  After the US FCC put foreign-made home robots on its restricted 'Covered List' in July 2026, it exempted Matic's robot, which Matic says is assembled in California. Devices on the list cannot get new FCC approvals needed to be sold.

  Matic press release (Business Wire), 6 Oct 2026Company-reported

• 1 Oct 2026MilestoneHumanoids

  Clone Alpha Clone Robotics · Pre-orders

  Clone posted a video of the hand of its Torso 3 prototype, labelled as remote-controlled by a person.

  Humanoids Daily, 1 Oct 2026Company-reported

• 1 Oct 2026MilestoneWarehouse

  Collaborative robot arms Universal Robots, FANUC, ABB, and others · Cleared or mass market

  Teradyne and Chinese cobot maker Elite Robots settled a separate legal dispute by agreement.

  Universal Robots news centreCompany-reported

• 1 Oct 2026MilestoneMedical

  Medical exoskeletons Lifeward (ReWalk), Wandercraft, Ekso Bionics (owned by Wandercraft since Oct 2026) · Cleared or mass market

  Wandercraft bought Ekso Bionics from ChronoScale and said it would keep supporting Atalante X, EksoNR, Eve and Indego Personal. The price was not disclosed.

  Wandercraft press release via Yahoo Finance, 1 Oct 2026Company-reported

• Oct 2026MilestoneService

  Aescape Aescape · Paying customers

  Aescape says it is at more than 150 locations across the US, in wellness centres, gyms and spas.

  Aescape website, Oct 2026Company-reported

• Oct 2026MilestoneDrones

  Drones as first responders Skydio, Flock Safety, Brinc, Axon · Cleared or mass market

  Lakeland, Florida, bought drone-as-first-responder flights (police drones sent to emergency calls) as part of a 10-year, $21.98 million Axon contract that also covers body cameras and in-car video.

  DroneXL, 22 Oct 2026

• Oct 2026MilestoneAging at home

  ElliQ Intuition Robotics · Paying customers

  New York extended the program with a new three-year, $2.1 million agreement. More than 3,500 older adults applied for a unit in 2025.

  The Robot Report, 13 Oct 2026

• Oct 2026MilestoneConstruction

  Hadrian X FBR (formerly Fastbrick Robotics) · Paying customers

  FBR says that during a demonstration program in the United States, Hadrian built the walls of a home in a single work shift.

  FBR Wall as a Service pageCompany-reported

• Oct 2026MilestoneConstruction

  Hadrian X FBR (formerly Fastbrick Robotics) · Paying customers

  FBR's website offers Hadrian for purchase by selected partners, at a base price of A$7.8 million. It lists a top speed of 360 blocks an hour.

  FBR Hadrian pageCompany-reported

• Oct 2026MilestoneConstruction

  Jaibot Hilti · Paying customers

  Hilti's US website still offers Jaibot, describing a cordless robot that can work up to 8 hours between charges.

  Hilti US Jaibot pageCompany-reported

• Oct 2026MilestoneHome

  Home cooking robots Moley Robotics, Posha, Vorwerk (Thermomix) · Paying customers

  Posha, a countertop robot that cooks meals on its own, takes $25 reservations in the US at $1,500 to $1,750. Its site says the next batch ships in March 2027.

  Posha order page, Oct 2026Company-reported

• Oct 2026MilestoneHome

  Home cooking robots Moley Robotics, Posha, Vorwerk (Thermomix) · Paying customers

  Vorwerk's Thermomix TM7, a countertop machine that chops, cooks and walks you through recipes step by step, is on sale in the US.

  Thermomix USA site, Oct 2026Company-reported

• Oct 2026MilestoneHumanoids

  4NE1 NEURA Robotics · Pre-orders

  NEURA takes reservations for 4NE1 with a €100 refundable fee per robot, which holds a place in the delivery queue.

  NEURA Robotics 4NE1 reservation page (checked 19 Oct 2026)Company-reported

• Oct 2026MilestoneAging at home

  Obi Obi · Paying customers

  Obi is on the US government's Federal Supply Schedule, so qualifying veterans can get one at no cost through the VA.

  Obi website, viewed Oct 2026Company-reported

• Oct 2026MilestoneAging at home

  Obi Obi · Paying customers

  Obi says it builds its devices in its own factory in Jacksonville, Florida.

  Obi, Our Story pageCompany-reported

• Oct 2026MilestoneAging at home

  Obi Obi · Paying customers

  Obi says it meets FDA rules for a Class I (lowest-risk) electronic medical device.

  Obi website, viewed Oct 2026Company-reported

• Oct 2026MilestoneAging at home

  Automatic pill dispensers Hero Health, Spencer Health Solutions (Custom Health), Philips · Paying customers

  Hero says Medicare does not pay for a direct Hero subscription, though some patients can get it cheaper or free through a doctor's remote monitoring programme.

  Hero Health site (llms.txt), viewed Oct 2026Company-reported

• Oct 2026MilestoneAging at home

  Jennie Tombot · Pre-orders

  Tombot's website says the first batch is sold out and the company is still preparing its first puppies for delivery. It gives no price yet.

  Tombot, Meet Jennie page, viewed Oct 2026Company-reported

September 2026

• 30 Sept 2026MilestoneDrones

  Dot DoorDash · Demo only

  DoorDash's ordering software was assigning orders both to human couriers and to Dot, DroneXL reported.

  DroneXL, 30 Sept 2026

• 30 Sept 2026MilestoneHumanoids

  Figure 03 Figure AI · Pilot

  Figure retired most of its older Figure 02 robots as its Figure 03 fleet grew.

  Figure AI, 30 Sept 2026Company-reported

• 30 Sept 2026MilestoneService

  Relay Relay Robotics (formerly Savioke) · Paying customers

  Relay put two robots, named Dash and Daisy, into HCA Florida JFK Hospital in Atlantis, Florida, to carry lab samples, pharmacy orders and medicines.

  Relay Robotics press release, 30 Sept 2026Company-reported

• 28 Sept 2026MilestoneDrones

  Matternet M2 Matternet · Paying customers

  Matternet presented a new drone, the M3, with paid service aimed for the second half of 2027. The M3 does not yet have an FAA type certificate, the FAA's sign-off on an aircraft design.

  DroneXL, 28 Sept 2026

• 25 Sept 2026MilestoneSelf-driving

  Kodiak Driver Kodiak AI (Kodiak Robotics) · Paying customers

  Kodiak picked the Dallas to Houston highway as the first long route where its trucks will drive with no one aboard.

  Kodiak news, 25 Sept 2026Company-reported

• 25 Sept 2026RegulatorDrones

  Manna Manna Air Delivery · Cleared or mass market

  Manna said the UK Civil Aviation Authority granted it an operating approval at the SAIL III risk level, a European category for medium-risk drone flights.

  Manna newsroomCompany-reported

• 24 Sept 2026MilestoneSelf-driving

  Beep autonomous shuttles Beep · Paying customers

  MOIA America and Beep began carrying invited passengers in self-driving VW ID. Buzz vans on three planned routes in Lake Nona, Orlando, with trained operators aboard.

  Beep press release, 24 Sept 2026Company-reported

• 24 Sept 2026MilestoneSelf-driving

  Kodiak Driver Kodiak AI (Kodiak Robotics) · Paying customers

  Kodiak and carrier DTL Transport made their first self-driving truck deliveries in California under a new permit from the state DMV.

  Kodiak news, 24 Sept 2026Company-reported

• 23 Sept 2026MilestoneSelf-driving

  Aurora Driver Aurora Innovation · Paying customers

  Aurora said its trucks had driven more than 500,000 miles with no one at the wheel since the 2025 launch.

  Aurora press release, 23 Sept 2026Company-reported

• 23 Sept 2026MilestoneFarm

  SwarmBot SwarmFarm Robotics · Paying customers

  SwarmFarm has installed 14 AutoFill systems with paying customers.

  Region (region.com.au), 23 Sept 2026Company-reported

• 22 Sept 2026MilestoneHome

  aibo Sony · Paying customers

  Sony's US aibo site was still adding new accessories for owners in September 2026, showing the product is still supported.

  Sony aibo US news page, 22 Sept 2026Company-reported

• 22 Sept 2026MilestoneFarm

  SwarmBot SwarmFarm Robotics · Paying customers

  SwarmFarm's AutoFill, which mixes chemicals and refills a robot's spray tank on its own, won the 2026 Henty Machine of the Year award.

  Region (region.com.au), 23 Sept 2026

• 21 Sept 2026MilestoneHumanoids

  Atlas (electric) Boston Dynamics · Demo only

  Boston Dynamics opened a training center for Atlas inside Hyundai's Metaplant America campus in Georgia.

  The Robot Report, 6 Oct 2026

• 21 Sept 2026MilestoneService

  Tally Simbe Robotics · Paying customers

  Simbe said it had passed 3,000 robots under contract, across more than 75 store brands in nearly a dozen countries.

  TechRepublic, 22 Sept 2026Company-reported

• 17 Sept 2026MilestoneHumanoids

  Figure 03 Figure AI · Pilot

  Figure tested its robot in 30 Bay Area homes it had never seen. Figure says its best AI version succeeded on 56% of tries.

  Figure AI, 17 Sept 2026Company-reported

• 17 Sept 2026RegulatorMedical

  Hugo Medtronic · Cleared or mass market

  The FDA cleared a Medtronic vessel-sealing instrument for use with Hugo. Medtronic expects Hugo to pass 50,000 completed operations this financial year.

  MedTech Dive, 17 Sept 2026

• 17 Sept 2026MilestoneSelf-driving

  Waymo Waymo (Alphabet) · Cleared or mass market

  Waymo restarted its service in San Antonio, about five months after the flood pause.

  TechCrunch, 17 Sept 2026

• 16 Sept 2026MilestoneFarm

  Element Aigen · Paying customers

  Aigen launched the Element Gen 2 X4, which weeds both in and between crop rows, with fleets offered for the 2027 season. It said it had built more than 100 robots.

  Aigen press release, 16 Sept 2026Company-reported

• 16 Sept 2026MilestoneSelf-driving

  Beep autonomous shuttles Beep · Paying customers

  Beep completed a merger with Freebee, a Florida on-demand shuttle company. The combined company keeps the Beep name.

  Beep press release, 16 Sept 2026Company-reported

• 16 Sept 2026MilestoneDrones

  Flytrex Flytrex · Cleared or mass market

  Flytrex began putting drone docks on restaurant rooftops in Dallas-Fort Worth, with installation under way at more than 100 more sites, the company said.

  DroneXL, 16 Sept 2026Company-reported

• 16 Sept 2026MilestoneDrones

  Flytrex Flytrex · Cleared or mass market

  Flytrex said it had made more than 250,000 deliveries in total.

  DroneXL, 16 Sept 2026Company-reported

• 16 Sept 2026MilestoneSelf-driving

  May Mobility May Mobility · Paying customers

  May Mobility agreed to go public on Nasdaq by merging with ACP Holdings Acquisition Corp., a deal valuing it at about $1.4 billion. Closing is expected by the end of 2026.

  May Mobility press release, 16 Sept 2026Company-reported

• 16 Sept 2026MilestoneSelf-driving

  May Mobility May Mobility · Paying customers

  May Mobility said it had given more than 550,000 commercial self-driving rides over 1.1 million miles in the US and Japan, including three services with no driver.

  May Mobility press release, 16 Sept 2026Company-reported

• 15 Sept 2026MilestoneHumanoids

  Digit Agility Robotics · Paying customers

  Agility unveiled Digit 5, a new version with new legs, better batteries and a safety system meant to let it work close to people.

  The Robot Report, 15 Sept 2026Company-reported

• 15 Sept 2026MilestoneHome

  Stretch Hello Robot · Paying customers

  A researcher with mobility disabilities, spending a sabbatical at Hello Robot, used a remote-controlled Stretch in her apartment to open a door, open the fridge and take out a drink.

  Hello Robot devlog, 15 Sept 2026Company-reported

• 14 Sept 2026MilestoneService

  Aescape Aescape · Paying customers

  Hilton said its new Signia Restore wellness space, opening first at the Signia Hilton Indianapolis, will include Aescape robot massage.

  Athletech News, 14 Sept 2026

• 14 Sept 2026MilestoneWarehouse

  Collaborative robot arms Universal Robots, FANUC, ABB, and others · Cleared or mass market

  Universal Robots showed Gen 7, an upgraded version of its cobot system, at a trade show in Chicago.

  Universal Robots news, 14 Sept 2026Company-reported

• 14 Sept 2026MilestoneHumanoids

  Persona AI humanoid Persona AI · Demo only

  A filing with the US SEC showed Persona AI had sold $65.36 million of shares toward a planned $141.96 million raise.

  Runtime Wire, citing SEC Form D, 14 Sept 2026

• 14 Sept 2026MilestoneSelf-driving

  Waymo Waymo (Alphabet) · Cleared or mass market

  Waymo opened its service to the public in Las Vegas, its 15th market, after Nevada's Transportation Authority allowed up to 1,000 of its robotaxis there.

  TechCrunch, 14 Sept 2026

• 14 Sept 2026MilestoneDrones

  Wingcopter 198 Wingcopter · Paying customers

  Wingcopter launched the Wingcopter 262, a military reconnaissance drone it says can stay in the air for up to six hours.

  DroneXL, 15 Sept 2026Company-reported

• 11 Sept 2026SafetyDrones

  Prime Air (MK30) Amazon · Paying customers

  DroneXL reported that an Amazon MK30 drone set itself down beside a Baton Rouge road during storms, and another was found on a lawn in Waco; Amazon had not explained either landing.

  DroneXL, 21 Oct 2026

• 11 Sept 2026MilestoneWarehouse

  HaiPick ACR robots Hai Robotics · Paying customers

  Hai said an unnamed European fashion retailer chose it for a warehouse with more than 1,500 HaiPick Climb robots in one system.

  Cyprus Shipping News, 11 Sept 2026Company-reported

• 10 Sept 2026SafetySelf-driving

  Cybercab Tesla · Paying customers

  NHTSA issued a Special Order telling Tesla to show under oath how the Cybercab meets federal safety standards, with a deadline of 30 September. Not answering fully and truthfully can bring penalties of up to $139 million. No result had been announced by early October.

  Electrek, 15 Sept 2026

• 9 Sept 2026MilestoneSelf-driving

  Beep autonomous shuttles Beep · Paying customers

  Beep closed a Series B funding round led by Mobileye, bringing its total raised to about $130 million.

  Beep press release, 9 Sept 2026Company-reported

• 8 Sept 2026MilestoneHumanoids

  IRON XPENG · Demo only

  XPENG opened an IRON production line in Guangzhou. The first robot built there walked off the line by itself.

  CleanTechnica, 8 Sept 2026Company-reported

• 7 Sept 2026MilestoneHumanoids

  Digit Agility Robotics · Paying customers

  SEC filings showed Agility made $1.8 million in sales in 2025, with a $140 million operating loss.

  The Robot Report, 7 Sept 2026

• 7 Sept 2026MilestoneWarehouse

  AutoStore AutoStore · Paying customers

  AutoStore said its first AutoCase system, which handles whole boxes as well as single items, was in use at Nowaste Logistics in Sweden.

  AutoStore news release, 7 Sept 2026Company-reported

• 6 Sept 2026MilestoneHome

  Roborock Roborock · Cleared or mass market

  Roborock said first-half 2026 revenue was up 27.6%, and that it had launched its first pool cleaner and a robot lawn mower.

  Roborock results release via AAP, 6 Sept 2026Company-reported

• 4 Sept 2026MilestoneSelf-driving

  Cybercab Tesla · Paying customers

  At launch, only 45 Cybercabs were registered in Texas. Tesla said it had built factory capacity for 125,000 a year.

  Axios, 4 Sept 2026

• 4 Sept 2026MilestoneDrones

  Wing Wing (Alphabet) · Cleared or mass market

  Wing said it had made more than one million paid deliveries worldwide. It did not say how many were in the US.

  DroneXL Wing operator tracker, updated 12 Oct 2026Company-reported

• 4 Sept 2026SafetyDrones

  Zipline Zipline · Cleared or mass market

  A Zipline drone opened its parachute on the way to a pickup and landed on Highway 6 in Cypress, near Houston. DroneXL reports no injuries or damage.

  DroneXL Zipline operator tracker, updated 16 Oct 2026

• 3 Sept 2026SetbackDrones

  Drones as first responders Skydio, Flock Safety, Brinc, Axon · Cleared or mass market

  A Boston police Brinc Responder drone fell from the sky onto a parked car six days after the city announced its pilot program. No one was hurt and no cause had been given.

  DroneXL, 19 Sept 2026

• 3 Sept 2026SafetyDrones

  Drones as first responders Skydio, Flock Safety, Brinc, Axon · Cleared or mass market

  A Boston police drone (a Brinc Responder) fell onto a parked Mazda in Brighton, damaging the rear windshield and trunk; no injuries were reported.

  DroneXL, 19 Sept 2026

• 3 Sept 2026MilestoneAging at home

  Everyday exoskeletons Hypershell, Dnsys, Skip (with Arc'teryx), WIRobotics · Paying customers

  Hypershell showed Halo, a full-leg exoskeleton that powers the hips and knees, priced at $2,299, with sales and deliveries due to start in November 2026.

  Wareable, 3 Sep 2026Company-reported

• 3 Sept 2026SafetySelf-driving

  Cybercab Tesla · Paying customers

  NHTSA, the US road-safety agency, opened an audit query into how Tesla certified the Cybercab as meeting federal safety rules, including whether rules written for cars with pedals apply to it. It covers an estimated 1,000 vehicles.

  NHTSA audit query AQ26-002, opened 3 Sept 2026

• 3 Sept 2026MilestoneSelf-driving

  Cybercab Tesla · Paying customers

  Tesla put the first Cybercabs into its Robotaxi service in Austin, first for invited shareholders and fans, then more widely through the Robotaxi app.

  Electrek, 4 Sept 2026

• 3 Sept 2026MilestoneSelf-driving

  Wayve AI Driver Wayve · Paying customers

  Uber and Wayve opened robotaxi rides to the public in London. A safety driver is still aboard, and fares start the same as normal Uber rides.

  AFP via The Star, 3 Sept 2026

• 3 Sept 2026MilestoneSelf-driving

  Zoox robotaxi Zoox (Amazon) · Cleared or mass market

  Zoox added paid rides to and from Las Vegas's Harry Reid International Airport.

  TechCrunch, 3 Sept 2026Company-reported

• 1 Sept 2026MilestoneMedical

  Hugo Medtronic · Cleared or mass market

  Medtronic agreed to sell Cornerstone Robotics' Sentire surgical robot alongside Hugo in some markets outside the US, as part of a deal of about $700 million.

  Medtronic press release, 1 Sept 2026Company-reported

• 1 Sept 2026MilestoneAging at home

  Self-driving wheelchairs WHILL, LUCI · Paying customers

  Haneda grew its fleet to 37 self-driving wheelchairs across the domestic areas of Terminals 1 and 2. WHILL says the airport handles about 10,000 rides a month.

  WHILL press release, 25 Aug 2026Company-reported

• 1 Sept 2026MilestoneSelf-driving

  Waymo Waymo (Alphabet) · Cleared or mass market

  Waymo opened its service in Denver, San Diego and Tampa, inviting riders a few at a time. That made 14 US cities.

  TechCrunch, 1 Sept 2026Company-reported

• Sept 2026MilestoneWarehouse

  HaiPick ACR robots Hai Robotics · Paying customers

  Hai filed its second application to list its shares on the Hong Kong stock exchange. It has lost about 3.5 billion yuan since 2023.

  36Kr, 15 Sept 2026

• Sept 2026MilestoneAging at home

  Automatic pill dispensers Hero Health, Spencer Health Solutions (Custom Health), Philips · Paying customers

  Custom Health completed the purchase, making Spencer a fully owned subsidiary.

  Proactive Investors, Sept 2026Company-reported

• Sept 2026MilestoneSelf-driving

  PlusAI SuperDrive PlusAI (Plus) · Pilot

  PlusAI announced a new deal to go public, this time by merging with Texas Ventures Acquisition III Corp.

  Robotics 24/7, 4 Sept 2026Company-reported

• Sept 2026MilestoneSelf-driving

  Pony.ai Robotaxi Pony.ai · Cleared or mass market

  Pony.ai began passenger test rides in Zagreb, Croatia, with no safety operator aboard.

  Pony.ai 2026 interim report, SEC Form 6-K

• Sept 2026SafetySelf-driving

  FSD (Supervised) Tesla · Cleared or mass market

  A Belgian road safety group found that FSD drove over the limit in 55% of the 30 km/h zones it tested in Brussels, averaging 44 km/h.

  Electrek, 22 Oct 2026

• Sept 2026MilestoneHumanoids

  Optimus Tesla · Demo only

  Tesla reportedly plans to lease Optimus, not sell it, to a short list of companies.

  Electrek citing The Information, 25 Sept 2026

• Sept 2026MilestoneHumanoids

  IRON XPENG · Demo only

  XPeng turned on an automated IRON production line in Guangzhou in September 2026, with more than 80% of core manufacturing steps automated, Electrek reported.

  Electrek, 22 Oct 2026

August 2026

• 31 Aug 2026MilestoneFarm

  Bonsai autonomy and Amiga robots Bonsai Robotics · Paying customers

  About 75 of those units were self-driving kits fitted to other makers' machines; the rest were Amiga robots.

  AgFunderNews, 31 Aug 2026Company-reported

• 31 Aug 2026MilestoneFarm

  Bonsai autonomy and Amiga robots Bonsai Robotics · Paying customers

  Bonsai said it had sold more than 400 units in total.

  AgFunderNews, 31 Aug 2026Company-reported

• 31 Aug 2026MilestoneSelf-driving

  Momenta Momenta · Cleared or mass market

  Momenta said more than one million cars built by carmakers now carry its driver-assist software.

  Momenta interim results filing, HKEX, 31 Aug 2026

• 31 Aug 2026MilestoneAging at home

  Self-driving wheelchairs WHILL, LUCI · Paying customers

  Singapore's Changi Airport began full use of the service, with up to 18 self-driving wheelchairs to be added in stages in Terminals 2 and 3. It is WHILL's largest airport rollout so far.

  Runway Girl Network, 31 Aug 2026Company-reported

• 28 Aug 2026MilestoneWarehouse

  Geek+ warehouse robots Geekplus (Geek+) · Paying customers

  Geek+ reported about 81,000 robots in use at 1,000 customers, revenue up 25% to 1.284 billion yuan in the first half of 2026, and its main business close to breaking even.

  Geek+ 2026 interim results, 28 Aug 2026Company-reported

• 28 Aug 2026MilestoneWarehouse

  HaiPick ACR robots Hai Robotics · Paying customers

  Hai said more than 10,000 of its rack-climbing HaiClimber robots had been ordered for customer projects in 12 countries.

  Automated Warehouse, 28 Aug 2026Company-reported

• 28 Aug 2026MilestoneHumanoids

  Walker S2 UBTech Robotics · Paying customers

  In its half-year results, UBTech reported selling 921 full-size humanoid robots from January to June 2026, about 20 times as many as a year earlier. The company still lost money.

  KrASIA, 31 Aug 2026

• 27 Aug 2026MilestoneWarehouse

  Collaborative robot arms Universal Robots, FANUC, ABB, and others · Cleared or mass market

  Teradyne, which owns Universal Robots, sued a German arm of Chinese cobot maker JAKA in a European patent court, saying JAKA's cobots copy its patented hardware and software.

  Universal Robots news, 27 Aug 2026Company-reported

• 26 Aug 2026MilestoneDrones

  EH216-S EHang · Cleared or mass market

  EHang reported selling 36 of its passenger and other electric aircraft in the second quarter of 2026.

  Urban Air Mobility News, 26 Aug 2026Company-reported

• 26 Aug 2026SetbackDrones

  EH216-S EHang · Cleared or mass market

  EHang withdrew its 2026 revenue forecast. After a serious crash of a different, piloted small plane in China in late June, regulators became more cautious and slowed passenger approvals.

  Urban Air Mobility News, 26 Aug 2026

• 26 Aug 2026MilestoneSelf-driving

  Gatik Gatik AI · Cleared or mass market

  Gatik raised $200 million, led by the Qatar Investment Authority and Koch Disruptive Technologies.

  Automotive World, 26 Aug 2026Company-reported

• 26 Aug 2026MilestoneSelf-driving

  Gatik Gatik AI · Cleared or mass market

  Gatik said it had made more than 85,000 fully driverless deliveries.

  Automotive World, 26 Aug 2026Company-reported

• 25 Aug 2026MilestoneMedical

  MIRA Virtual Incision · Cleared or mass market

  Virtual Incision said MIRA is on sale in the US for colon surgery, and that it will announce later when the gynecology use goes on sale.

  Virtual Incision press release, 25 Aug 2026Company-reported

• 24 Aug 2026MilestoneHumanoids

  IRON XPENG · Demo only

  XPENG's robot business raised more than $900 million, valuing it at over $6.3 billion.

  Electrek, 24 Aug 2026Company-reported

• 20 Aug 2026MilestoneSelf-driving

  Apollo Go Baidu · Cleared or mass market

  Uber began offering Apollo Go's driverless cars in its app in Dubai, at first in parts of Umm Suqeim and Jumeirah.

  Khaleej Times, 20 Aug 2026

• 20 Aug 2026RegulatorSelf-driving

  Tesla Robotaxi Tesla · Paying customers

  Nevada's Transportation Authority approved Tesla to run up to 5,000 fully driverless cars for paid rides in Clark County, home to Las Vegas. Service had not started as of October 2026.

  Nevada Department of Business and Industry, 21 Aug 2026

• 20 Aug 2026RegulatorMedical

  MIRA Virtual Incision · Cleared or mass market

  The FDA cleared MIRA for benign (non-cancer) hysterectomy through the 510(k) route (K260817), and added needle-holding tools for stitching.

  FDA 510(k) summary K260817

• 19 Aug 2026SetbackMedical

  CyberKnife Accuray · Cleared or mass market

  Accuray spent $16.2 million on restructuring in its 2026 fiscal year.

  Accuray fiscal 2026 results (SEC filing), 19 Aug 2026

• 19 Aug 2026SetbackMedical

  CyberKnife Accuray · Cleared or mass market

  Accuray's new product orders fell to $191.9 million in its 2026 fiscal year, from $288.0 million a year before. The figure covers all of Accuray's machines, not only CyberKnife.

  Accuray fiscal 2026 results (SEC filing), 19 Aug 2026

• 19 Aug 2026MilestoneDrones

  Prime Air (MK30) Amazon · Paying customers

  Amazon said its drones had made more than 70,000 flights, and that its collision-avoidance system twice steered drones away from crewed aircraft.

  DroneXL, 19 Aug 2026Company-reported

• 19 Aug 2026MilestoneDrones

  Prime Air (MK30) Amazon · Paying customers

  Amazon said Prime Air delivered from 11 US sites and would soon open in the Chicago, Syracuse, Cleveland, Atlanta and Boise areas.

  Amazon newsroom, 19 Aug 2026Company-reported

• 19 Aug 2026MilestoneHumanoids

  G1 Unitree Robotics · Paying customers

  Unitree's shares started trading on Shanghai's STAR Market. It raised about $905 million.

  AI Business, 19 Aug 2026

• 19 Aug 2026MilestoneHumanoids

  H1 and H2 Unitree Robotics · Paying customers

  Unitree's shares started trading on Shanghai's STAR Market. It raised about $905 million.

  AI Business, 19 Aug 2026

• 18 Aug 2026MilestoneSelf-driving

  Apollo Go Baidu · Cleared or mass market

  Baidu reported that Apollo Go had started road tests in London with Uber and Lyft.

  Baidu Q2 2026 results, SEC Form 6-K, 18 Aug 2026

• 18 Aug 2026MilestoneSelf-driving

  Super Cruise General Motors · Cleared or mass market

  GM said it was testing its next system, which will allow eyes-off driving, on hundreds of prototype cars.

  GM newsroom, 18 Aug 2026Company-reported

• 18 Aug 2026MilestoneSelf-driving

  Pony.ai Robotaxi Pony.ai · Cleared or mass market

  Pony.ai reported robotaxi revenue of $12.1 million for April to June 2026, nearly eight times a year earlier.

  Pony.ai Q2 2026 results, SEC Form 6-K, 18 Aug 2026

• 17 Aug 2026MilestoneMedical

  Moxi Diligent Robotics (owned by Serve Robotics since 2026) · Paying customers

  Diligent said it had started rolling out Moxi 2.0 to hospital customers across the US, naming Endeavor Health Edward Hospital, Providence Saint John's Health Center and Children's Hospital Los Angeles.

  The Robot Report, 17 Aug 2026Company-reported

• 17 Aug 2026RegulatorMedical

  Monarch Johnson & Johnson (Auris Health) · Cleared or mass market

  The FDA cleared Monarch Quest 3, a new software update for finding and reaching lung spots.

  Johnson & Johnson press release, 17 Aug 2026Company-reported

• 14 Aug 2026MilestoneMedical

  SSi Mantra SS Innovations · Paying customers

  SS Innovations installed 30 new robots in April to June 2026, bringing the total to 224 in 12 countries and more than 12,200 surgeries.

  MassDevice, 14 Aug 2026Company-reported

• 13 Aug 2026MilestoneWarehouse

  AutoStore AutoStore · Paying customers

  AutoStore reported record quarterly revenue of $192 million, up 43% on a year earlier.

  AutoStore Q2 2026 report, 13 Aug 2026Company-reported

• 13 Aug 2026MilestoneWarehouse

  AutoStore AutoStore · Paying customers

  AutoStore said it had about 2,000 systems in 68 countries.

  AutoStore Q2 2026 results release, 13 Aug 2026Company-reported

• 13 Aug 2026MilestoneWarehouse

  AutoStore AutoStore · Paying customers

  AutoStore signed a global supply agreement with Amazon. It sets terms for Amazon to buy AutoStore systems but includes no firm orders yet.

  AutoStore Q2 2026 report, 13 Aug 2026Company-reported

• 12 Aug 2026SetbackService

  K5 and other security robots Knightscope · Paying customers

  In its quarterly filing, Knightscope warned there is substantial doubt it can keep going as a business without raising more money (a going-concern warning).

  Knightscope 10-Q for quarter ended 30 June 2026 (SEC filing)

• 12 Aug 2026MilestoneService

  K5 and other security robots Knightscope · Paying customers

  Knightscope reported $9.0 million of revenue for April to June 2026, up 228% on a year earlier, helped by the guard company it bought. It said it serves 434 clients in 42 states.

  Knightscope press release, 12 Aug 2026Company-reported

• 12 Aug 2026MilestoneService

  K5 and other security robots Knightscope · Paying customers

  Knightscope said a prototype of its new K7 security robot had passed an early design review.

  Knightscope press release, 12 Aug 2026Company-reported

• 12 Aug 2026MilestoneDrones

  Manna Manna Air Delivery · Cleared or mass market

  Manna opened its first US base in Tulsa, Oklahoma. People within two miles can order meals and groceries from local shops by drone.

  Manna newsroom, 12 Aug 2026Company-reported

• 12 Aug 2026MilestoneSelf-driving

  WeRide Robotaxi WeRide · Cleared or mass market

  WeRide said its vehicles had been tested or run in more than 60 cities in 13 countries.

  WeRide Q2 2026 results, SEC Form 6-K, 12 Aug 2026

• 11 Aug 2026RegulatorMedical

  Medical exoskeletons Lifeward (ReWalk), Wandercraft, Ekso Bionics (owned by Wandercraft since Oct 2026) · Cleared or mass market

  Wandercraft said the FDA cleared Eve, a self-balancing exoskeleton for personal use, for adults with spinal cord injuries at any level, used with a trained companion.

  MassDevice, 12 Aug 2026Company-reported

• 11 Aug 2026SetbackDrones

  Serve sidewalk robot Serve Robotics · Paying customers

  Serve said deliveries through Uber fell in the second quarter of 2026 for the first time, because its robots were used less than expected.

  TechCrunch, 11 Aug 2026Company-reported

• 11 Aug 2026SetbackDrones

  Serve sidewalk robot Serve Robotics · Paying customers

  Serve said it did not expect to renew its partnership with Uber when the deal ends in early 2027.

  TechCrunch, 11 Aug 2026Company-reported

• 11 Aug 2026SetbackDrones

  Serve sidewalk robot Serve Robotics · Paying customers

  Uber, Serve's biggest delivery partner and an early backer, sold all of its shares in Serve. Serve said it learned of the sale only when it was made public.

  TechCrunch, 11 Aug 2026

• 10 Aug 2026MilestoneFarm

  Fruit-picking robots Dogtooth, Tevel, FFRobotics, Agrobot, Oishii (Tortuga) · Paying customers

  A review of research found fruit-picking robots still cope poorly with real orchards and fields.

  Farming Future Food, 10 Aug 2026

• 10 Aug 2026MilestoneConstruction

  Low-cost robot dogs Unitree and others · Cleared or mass market

  Unitree's stock-market filing showed it sold 33,294 four-legged robots from 2023 to 2025, as it opened its share sale in Shanghai.

  RTHK, 10 Aug 2026

• 10 Aug 2026MilestoneDrones

  Wisk Generation 6 Wisk Aero · Demo only

  Boeing agreed to hand Wisk, together with drone maker Insitu and SkyGrid, to Archer Aviation in exchange for a stake of nearly 20% in Archer. Boeing keeps access to Wisk's self-flying technology.

  Reuters via AJOT, 14 Aug 2026

• 10 Aug 2026MilestoneSelf-driving

  Zoox robotaxi Zoox (Amazon) · Cleared or mass market

  Zoox began charging for rides in Las Vegas, the start of its commercial service. In San Francisco and Austin it has to keep rides free for now.

  TechCrunch, 5 Aug 2026Company-reported

• 7 Aug 2026MilestoneDrones

  Drones as first responders Skydio, Flock Safety, Brinc, Axon · Cleared or mass market

  Chula Vista, California, the department that started this kind of program, had passed 25,000 drone flights and publishes a map of every mission.

  DroneXL, 7 Aug 2026

• 6 Aug 2026MilestoneService

  BrainOS Brain Corp · Cleared or mass market

  Brain Corp said more than 50,000 robots running its software were in use worldwide, and that deployments grew 68% in the first half of 2026 compared with a year earlier.

  Brain Corp press release (Robotics Tomorrow), 6 Aug 2026Company-reported

• 6 Aug 2026MilestoneWarehouse

  Commercial cleaning robots Brain Corp, Avidbots, and others · Cleared or mass market

  Brain Corp said its robots ran for more than 5.3 million hours on their own in the first half of 2026.

  Brain Corp press release, 6 Aug 2026Company-reported

• 6 Aug 2026MilestoneWarehouse

  Commercial cleaning robots Brain Corp, Avidbots, and others · Cleared or mass market

  Brain Corp said more than 50,000 robots using its self-driving software were at work worldwide, and that deployments grew 68% in the first half of 2026.

  Brain Corp press release, 6 Aug 2026Company-reported

• 6 Aug 2026MilestoneMedical

  JASPER (formerly Oryom) ForSight Robotics · Pilot

  ForSight said 26 patients had now had cataract surgery with JASPER in its first human study.

  ForSight Robotics press release, 6 Aug 2026Company-reported

• 5 Aug 2026MilestoneAging at home

  Automatic pill dispensers Hero Health, Spencer Health Solutions (Custom Health), Philips · Paying customers

  Canadian company Custom Health agreed to buy Spencer Health Solutions, maker of the spencer dispenser, in a deal valued at about $23.5 million, mostly paid in shares.

  Custom Health press release, 5 Aug 2026Company-reported

• 5 Aug 2026MilestoneWarehouse

  Symbotic Symbotic · Paying customers

  Symbotic reported $721 million in revenue for the quarter, up 22% on a year earlier, with 77 systems being installed.

  Symbotic results release (SEC Form 8-K), 5 Aug 2026Company-reported

• 4 Aug 2026MilestoneMedical

  AquaBeam and HYDROS (Aquablation) PROCEPT BioRobotics · Cleared or mass market

  In April to June 2026, PROCEPT delivered 65 HYDROS robots in the US, 14 of them replacing older systems.

  PROCEPT BioRobotics Q2 2026 results (SEC filing), 4 Aug 2026

• 4 Aug 2026MilestoneMedical

  AquaBeam and HYDROS (Aquablation) PROCEPT BioRobotics · Cleared or mass market

  Revenue for April to June 2026 was $94.5 million, up 19% on a year earlier. The company still lost $26.9 million in the quarter.

  PROCEPT BioRobotics Q2 2026 results (SEC filing), 4 Aug 2026

• 3 Aug 2026MilestoneDrones

  Zipline Zipline · Cleared or mass market

  Cleveland Clinic announced it had begun drone delivery of some prescription medicines with Zipline, within five miles of its Beachwood campus in Ohio.

  Cleveland 19 News, 3 Aug 2026

• Aug 2026MilestoneHumanoids

  AgiBot G2 and A2 AgiBot · Pilot

  Research firm Smart Analytics Global said AgiBot shipped about 8,400 humanoid robots from January to June 2026, 44% of the world market.

  SCMP, 10 Aug 2026

• Aug 2026MilestoneWarehouse

  Geek+ warehouse robots Geekplus (Geek+) · Paying customers

  Geek+ launched RoboShuttle Hyper, a robot that climbs racks to bring storage boxes to workers.

  Geek+ 2026 interim results, 28 Aug 2026Company-reported

• Aug 2026MilestoneWarehouse

  Ocado grid robots Ocado Group · Paying customers

  Lotte and Ocado opened their first robot warehouse in South Korea, serving about 4 million households in Busan.

  Ocado Group news, Aug 2026Company-reported

• Aug 2026MilestoneService

  Tally Simbe Robotics · Paying customers

  Simbe's 500th Tally robot went into service across Kroger's grocery stores, at Kroger's Smith's Marketplace chain.

  Retail Technology Innovation Hub, Aug 2026

• Aug 2026MilestoneHumanoids

  Optimus Tesla · Demo only

  Tesla went from a few dozen robots a week in the spring to several hundred a week in August 2026, The Information reported. These are V3 robots, not yet the version Tesla plans to sell.

  Electrek citing The Information, 25 Sept 2026

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