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Robotics in November 2021

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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November 2021

23 Nov 2021MilestoneMedical
CORI Surgical System Smith+Nephew · Cleared or mass market
A year after the US launch, CORI went on sale in Europe, Australia and New Zealand, India and Canada. It is smaller and faster than the company's older Navio robot.
MassDevice, 24 Nov 2021Company-reported
8 Nov 2021SetbackSelf-driving
PlusAI SuperDrive PlusAI (Plus) · Pilot
Plus and the investment company Hennessy Capital called off a deal to take Plus public at a $3.3 billion value, citing rules outside the US.
FreightWaves, 8 Nov 2021
2 Nov 2021MilestoneFarm
Iron Ox robotic greenhouse Iron Ox · Paying customers
Iron Ox launched a new mobile robot, Grover, and had broken ground on a 535,000-square-foot indoor farm in Texas.
TechCrunch, 2 Nov 2021Company-reported

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