Robotics in May 2023

May 2023

• 30 May 2023MilestoneFarm

  Flying Autonomous Robots Tevel Aerobotics Technologies · Paying customers

  Chilean fruit company Unifrutti harvested several apple varieties in its orchards using Tevel robots, from March to May.

  Fruit Growers News, 30 May 2023

• 16 May 2023MilestoneConstruction

  ANYmal ANYbotics · Paying customers

  ANYbotics raised $50 million and named oil, chemical and mining companies including Shell, BASF and Vale among its users.

  ANYbotics press release (Business Wire), 16 May 2023Company-reported

• 16 May 2023MilestoneHumanoids

  Phoenix Sanctuary AI · Demo only

  Sanctuary AI unveiled Phoenix, a humanoid robot about 5 feet 7 inches tall.

  GeekWire, 16 May 2023Company-reported

• 12 May 2023MilestoneWarehouse

  Covariant Brain Covariant · Paying customers

  German online retailer Otto Group agreed to use 120 Covariant-powered robots across its warehouses, starting with two sites in Germany.

  Supply Chain 24/7, 12 May 2023

• 12 May 2023MilestoneFarm

  ARA Ecorobotix · Paying customers

  Ecorobotix raised $52 million (46 million Swiss francs).

  Precision Farming Dealer, 12 May 2023Company-reported

• 12 May 2023MilestoneFarm

  ARA Ecorobotix · Paying customers

  The company said it had customers in 15 European markets.

  Precision Farming Dealer, 12 May 2023Company-reported

• 8 May 2023SetbackFarm

  Tom crop-scanning robot Small Robot Company · Pilot

  Its lead investor pulled out of a planned funding round, leaving the company without money to keep going.

  Future Farming, 8 May 2023Company-reported

• 8 May 2023MilestoneFarm

  Tom crop-scanning robot Small Robot Company · Pilot

  The company said its service that season had shown up to 90% savings on weedkiller and 24% on fertiliser.

  Future Farming, 8 May 2023Company-reported

• May 2023MilestoneDrones

  Black Swan Dronamics · Demo only

  The Black Swan made its first flight, about 16 miles long and just over 10 minutes, near Balchik Airport in Bulgaria.

  FreightWaves, 31 May 2023Company-reported

• May 2023MilestoneHumanoids

  Phoenix Sanctuary AI · Demo only

  Before Phoenix, Sanctuary tested its earlier fifth-generation robot in a Canadian Tire store, where it did more than 110 different tasks.

  GeekWire, 16 May 2023Company-reported

• May 2023MilestoneAging at home

  Jennie Tombot · Pre-orders

  Tombot's 2023 annual report said it was holding pre-order deposits from Kickstarter buyers and would pay them back in robots as it shipped.

  Tombot Form C-AR filing, May 2023Company-reported

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