Robotics in March 2023

March 2023

• 28 March 2023MilestoneFarm

  Flying Autonomous Robots Tevel Aerobotics Technologies · Paying customers

  Tevel was testing its robots with growers in the western US. Its US manager said they were slower than a human picker.

  Farm Progress, 28 Mar 2023

• 24 March 2023MilestoneWarehouse

  Berkshire Grey robotic picking and sorting Berkshire Grey · Paying customers

  SoftBank, which already owned 29% of the company, agreed to pay $375 million for the rest, taking it private.

  Boston Globe, 24 Mar 2023

• 17 March 2023MilestoneFarm

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

  Burlington Berries in Tasmania, Australia, used 16 Dogtooth robots to pick its strawberries.

  Future Farming, 17 Mar 2023

• 17 March 2023RegulatorSelf-driving

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

  Pony.ai got a permit to run robotaxis with no one aboard in the Yizhuang pilot zone in Beijing.

  Pony.ai press release, 25 Apr 2023Company-reported

• 13 March 2023MilestoneConstruction

  Canvas drywall finishing robot Canvas · Demo only

  Tool maker Hilti agreed to manufacture future Canvas robots, built on the base of its own Jaibot drilling robot. Canvas said demand had outgrown what it could build itself.

  Hilti press release, 13 Mar 2023Company-reported

• 13 March 2023MilestoneConstruction

  Jaibot Hilti · Paying customers

  Hilti agreed to build future drywall-finishing robots for the start-up Canvas on the Jaibot's base.

  Hilti press release, 13 Mar 2023Company-reported

• March 2023SetbackWarehouse

  Berkshire Grey robotic picking and sorting Berkshire Grey · Paying customers

  Berkshire Grey's shares fell from $10 at listing to just over $1.

  Boston Globe, 24 Mar 2023

• March 2023MilestoneWarehouse

  Skypod Exotec · Paying customers

  Exotec said it had built its 5,000th robot.

  Robotics 24/7, 21 Mar 2023Company-reported

• March 2023MilestoneHome

  Pool-cleaning robots Maytronics (Dolphin), Aiper, Beatbot, Wybotics · Cleared or mass market

  Cordless, battery-powered pool robots were sold in major US chains. One model, Aiper's Seagull Pro, sold at Best Buy, Home Depot, Lowe's and Walmart from March 2023 to May 2024 for $700 to $900.

  US CPSC recall, 20 Mar 2025

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