Robotics in May 2024

May 2024

• 28 May 2024MilestoneHumanoids

  Phoenix Sanctuary AI · Demo only

  Sanctuary released the seventh generation of Phoenix. It said teaching the robot a new task now takes less than a day instead of weeks.

  Robotics 24/7, 28 May 2024Company-reported

• 9 May 2024MilestoneConstruction

  Vision 60 Ghost Robotics · Paying customers

  US Marines tested two Vision 60 robots fitted with rifles that aim with AI but need a human's approval before firing.

  The Defense Post, 9 May 2024

• 1 May 2024MilestoneMedical

  Symani MMI (Medical Microinstruments) · Cleared or mass market

  Penn Presbyterian Medical Center did the first two US operations with Symani, rebuilding damaged limbs.

  MassDevice, 1 May 2024Company-reported

• May 2024MilestoneSelf-driving

  Gatik Gatik AI · Cleared or mass market

  Gatik and Isuzu agreed to build self-driving trucks in volume, with Isuzu investing $30 million in Gatik.

  Trucking Dive, 15 May 2024Company-reported

• May 2024SetbackSelf-driving

  Motional robotaxi Motional (Hyundai) · Pilot

  Motional paused its commercial robotaxi work and cut about 40% of its staff. It had already missed a deadline to launch driverless rides with Lyft.

  TechCrunch, 11 Jan 2026

• May 2024MilestoneHumanoids

  G1 Unitree Robotics · Paying customers

  Unitree showed the G1 at ICRA 2024, a big robotics conference, with a starting price of $16,000.

  The Robot Report, 15 May 2024Company-reported

• May 2024MilestoneHumanoids

  H1 and H2 Unitree Robotics · Paying customers

  The H1 had a list price of $90,000 for the basic version.

  The Robot Report, 15 May 2024Company-reported

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