Robotics in January 2025

January 2025

• 24 Jan 2025MilestoneService

  Servi Bear Robotics (majority owned by LG Electronics) · Paying customers

  Bear Robotics was offering its delivery robots as a service to businesses in the US, South Korea and Japan.

  The Korea Times, 24 Jan 2025

• 24 Jan 2025MilestoneService

  Servi Bear Robotics (majority owned by LG Electronics) · Paying customers

  LG Electronics said it would raise its stake in Bear Robotics to 51 percent, taking control of the company.

  The Korea Times, 24 Jan 2025

• 22 Jan 2025MilestoneAging at home

  Everyday exoskeletons Hypershell, Dnsys, Skip (with Arc'teryx), WIRobotics · Paying customers

  Hypershell put its X series hip exoskeletons on general sale, starting at $799.

  Advnture, 22 Jan 2025Company-reported

• 21 Jan 2025MilestoneWarehouse

  Symbotic Symbotic · Paying customers

  As part of that deal, Walmart agreed to pay $520 million to develop and buy 400 small automated pickup systems for the back rooms of its stores.

  Supply Chain Dive, 21 Jan 2025

• 21 Jan 2025MilestoneWarehouse

  Symbotic Symbotic · Paying customers

  Symbotic was putting its robot system into all 42 of Walmart's regional distribution centers in the US.

  Supply Chain Dive, 21 Jan 2025

• 18 Jan 2025MilestoneAging at home

  Everyday exoskeletons Hypershell, Dnsys, Skip (with Arc'teryx), WIRobotics · Paying customers

  MO/GO was still on pre-order in January 2025: a $99 deposit held a pair, with shipping estimated for 2026 and about $4,900 more due on delivery.

  Tom's Guide, 18 Jan 2025Company-reported

• 16 Jan 2025MilestoneHumanoids

  4NE1 NEURA Robotics · Pre-orders

  NEURA raised €120 million ($123 million) in Series B funding.

  The Robot Report, 16 Jan 2025Company-reported

• 9 Jan 2025MilestoneMedical

  Maestro Moon Surgical · Cleared or mass market

  Surgeon's Point Surgery Center in Cedar Park, Texas became the first outpatient surgery center to use Maestro, with 20 patients treated.

  Moon Surgical press release via Sofinnova, 9 Jan 2025Company-reported

• 7 Jan 2025MilestoneAging at home

  Everyday exoskeletons Hypershell, Dnsys, Skip (with Arc'teryx), WIRobotics · Paying customers

  South Korean start-up WIRobotics said it had sold 500 of its 1.6 kg WIM walking-assist robots at home and planned a US launch. It aims WIM partly at older people who want to walk more easily.

  BioSpectrum Asia, 8 Jan 2025Company-reported

• 6 Jan 2025MilestoneFarm

  Autonomous 8R / 9R tractors and autonomy kits John Deere · Paying customers

  At CES 2025 Deere showed a second-generation autonomy kit with 16 cameras for a 360-degree view, and extended autonomy to the larger 9RX tractor.

  DTN Progressive Farmer, 6 Jan 2025Company-reported

• 6 Jan 2025MilestoneFarm

  Autonomous 8R / 9R tractors and autonomy kits John Deere · Paying customers

  Deere said the retrofit kits fit 9R and 9RX tractors from model year 2022 on, and newer 8R and 8RX tractors.

  AgWeb, 6 Jan 2025Company-reported

• Jan 2025SetbackDrones

  Prime Air (MK30) Amazon · Paying customers

  Amazon stopped US drone deliveries in January 2025 after crashes during testing.

  DroneXL drone delivery guide, updated 16 Oct 2026

• Jan 2025MilestoneHome

  Vacuums with robot arms Roborock, Dreame · Paying customers

  Roborock showed the Saros Z70, a robot vacuum with a folding arm, at the CES tech show in Las Vegas.

  TechRadar review, 20 May 2025

• Jan 2025MilestoneWarehouse

  Symbotic Symbotic · Paying customers

  Symbotic bought Walmart's own robotics business, Advanced Systems and Robotics.

  Symbotic annual report (SEC Form 10-K), fiscal 2025

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