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Robotics in April 2019

What changed that month for the robots we track. Each line links to its source, and the maker's own announcements are labelled.

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April 2019

29 April 2019MilestoneHome
Vector and Cozmo Anki, then Digital Dream Labs · Cleared or mass market
Anki said it had sold 1.5 million robots since it started.
TechCrunch, 29 Apr 2019Company-reported
29 April 2019SetbackHome
Vector and Cozmo Anki, then Digital Dream Labs · Cleared or mass market
Anki shut down and let its staff go after a late funding deal with an investor fell through. It had raised $182 million and said it had sold 1.5 million robots.
TechCrunch, 29 Apr 2019
23 April 2019RegulatorDrones
Wing Wing (Alphabet) · Cleared or mass market
The FAA certified Wing as an air carrier, the licence an airline needs. It was the first drone delivery company to get it.
CNBC, 24 Apr 2019
10 April 2019MilestoneService
BrainOS Brain Corp · Cleared or mass market
Walmart said it would add the self-driving floor scrubbers to 1,500 more stores, on top of about 300 that already had them.
Chain Store Age, 10 Apr 2019
1 April 2019MilestoneMedical
Monarch Johnson & Johnson (Auris Health) · Cleared or mass market
Johnson & Johnson bought Monarch's maker, Auris Health, for $3.4 billion in cash, with up to $2.35 billion more if goals were met.
MedTech Dive, 2 Apr 2019

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