Robotics in September 2021

September 2021

• 28 Sept 2021MilestoneHome

  Astro Amazon · Paying customers

  Amazon unveiled Astro at $1,449.99, with a lower introductory price for early buyers in its invite-only Day 1 Editions program.

  Amazon announcement, 28 Sept 2021Company-reported

• 28 Sept 2021MilestoneFarm

  Burro Burro (formerly Augean Robotics) · Paying customers

  Burro had about 90 robots working in fields, including moving table grapes.

  TechCrunch, 28 Sept 2021Company-reported

• 28 Sept 2021MilestoneFarm

  Burro Burro (formerly Augean Robotics) · Paying customers

  Burro raised $10.9 million, led by S2G Ventures and Toyota Ventures.

  TechCrunch, 28 Sept 2021Company-reported

• 24 Sept 2021MilestoneAging at home

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

  Hero said it had dispensed more than 50 million pills in every US state since 2018.

  VentureBeat, 24 Sep 2021Company-reported

• 24 Sept 2021MilestoneAging at home

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

  Hero teamed up with the group Protect Native Elders to give 50 Navajo Nation members its service, paying the full subscription for three years.

  VentureBeat, 24 Sep 2021Company-reported

• 23 Sept 2021MilestoneFarm

  Iron Ox robotic greenhouse Iron Ox · Paying customers

  Iron Ox raised $53 million, led by Breakthrough Energy Ventures, bringing its total to $98 million.

  TechCrunch, 23 Sept 2021Company-reported

• 21 Sept 2021MilestoneFarm

  Strawberry and apple harvesting robots Advanced Farm Technologies (assets bought by CNH in 2025) · Paying customers

  Advanced Farm said it had worked with large strawberry growers including GoodFarms, Oppy and Naturipe.

  The Robot Report, 21 Sept 2021Company-reported

• 21 Sept 2021MilestoneFarm

  Strawberry and apple harvesting robots Advanced Farm Technologies (assets bought by CNH in 2025) · Paying customers

  It raised $25 million more, saying the money would help adapt its robot to picking apples.

  The Robot Report, 21 Sept 2021Company-reported

• 15 Sept 2021MilestoneService

  Keenon delivery robots (T-series, DINERBOT, XMAN) Keenon Robotics · Cleared or mass market

  Keenon raised $200 million in a round led by SoftBank's Vision Fund. It said it had shipped more than 20,000 robots, used in countries including the US, UK, France, Japan and South Korea.

  KrASIA, 16 Sept 2021Company-reported

• Sept 2021MilestoneMedical

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

  Two Moxi robots started work at Cedars-Sinai hospital in Los Angeles.

  The Robot Report, 11 Apr 2022Company-reported

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