Robotics in October 2020

October 2020

• 28 Oct 2020MilestoneConstruction

  Jaibot Hilti · Paying customers

  Hilti introduced Jaibot, its first robot, which drills holes in ceilings using a building's digital plans.

  Hilti press release, 28 Oct 2020Company-reported

• 27 Oct 2020MilestoneWarehouse

  Restaurant kitchen robots Miso Robotics, and others · Paying customers

  White Castle said it would add Flippy to about 10 more of its restaurants.

  TechCrunch, 27 Oct 2020

• 27 Oct 2020MilestoneService

  Flippy Fry Station Miso Robotics · Paying customers

  White Castle said it would put Flippy into about 10 more of its restaurants. Deal terms were not disclosed.

  TechCrunch, 27 Oct 2020

• 23 Oct 2020SafetyMedical

  Ion Intuitive · Cleared or mass market

  Intuitive started a Class 2 recall of an Ion catheter because a ring at its tip could come off during a procedure.

  FDA recall database, initiated 23 Oct 2020

• 8 Oct 2020MilestoneMedical

  Yomi Neocis · Cleared or mass market

  Neocis raised about $70 million in a round led by DFJ Growth.

  VentureBeat, 8 Oct 2020Company-reported

• 8 Oct 2020MilestoneMedical

  Yomi Neocis · Cleared or mass market

  Neocis said more than 2,700 procedures had been done with Yomi in 50 US cities.

  VentureBeat, 8 Oct 2020Company-reported

• 8 Oct 2020MilestoneFarm

  SwarmBot SwarmFarm Robotics · Paying customers

  SwarmFarm said its robots had sprayed, weeded and mowed more than 200,000 acres of farmland over two years.

  AgFunderNews, 8 Oct 2020Company-reported

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