Robotics in October 2025

October 2025

• 29 Oct 2025MilestoneHumanoids

  NEO 1X Technologies · Pre-orders

  1X's CEO said that at first, much of NEO's work would be done by human operators steering it from afar.

  Engadget, 29 Oct 2025Company-reported

• 28 Oct 2025MilestoneSelf-driving

  Aurora Driver Aurora Innovation · Paying customers

  Aurora opened a second driverless route, from Fort Worth to El Paso, with five driverless trucks carrying customer freight.

  Aurora press release, 28 Oct 2025Company-reported

• 28 Oct 2025MilestoneMedical

  Moxi Diligent Robotics (owned by Serve Robotics since 2026) · Paying customers

  Diligent announced Moxi 2.0, a redesigned robot with about 10 times the computing power, built to be easier to make in larger numbers.

  The Robot Report, 28 Oct 2025Company-reported

• 28 Oct 2025RegulatorMedical

  Yomi Neocis · Cleared or mass market

  The FDA cleared Yomi S, a next-generation version, through the 510(k) route (K252376). Neocis launched it in November 2025; one person can run it with a foot pedal and touchscreen.

  Neocis press release, 17 Nov 2025 (FDA record K252376, decided 28 Oct 2025)

• 28 Oct 2025MilestoneService

  ADAM and other Richtech robots Richtech Robotics · Paying customers

  Richtech unveiled Dex, its first human-shaped robot on wheels for factory and warehouse work, and invited companies to discuss pilots.

  Richtech Robotics press release, 28 Oct 2025Company-reported

• 28 Oct 2025MilestoneSelf-driving

  Waabi Driver Waabi · Pilot

  Waabi and Volvo showed the Volvo VNL Autonomous, a truck built with backup systems so the human driver can be removed.

  TechCrunch, 28 Oct 2025Company-reported

• 27 Oct 2025MilestoneService

  ADAM and other Richtech robots Richtech Robotics · Paying customers

  NHL team the Vegas Golden Knights named Richtech a partner; ADAM was to appear at games and events in the 2025-26 season offering drink samples.

  Vegas Golden Knights (NHL.com), 27 Oct 2025

• 22 Oct 2025MilestoneSelf-driving

  Super Cruise General Motors · Cleared or mass market

  GM said it would add 'eyes-off' driving on highways from 2028, using lidar (laser sensors), radar and cameras. At that point Super Cruise had done over 700 million hands-free miles on 23 GM vehicles.

  Electrek, 22 Oct 2025Company-reported

• 22 Oct 2025MilestoneHumanoids

  Kuavo Leju Robotics · Paying customers

  Leju raised more than $200 million ahead of a planned stock market listing, to build new robots and make more of them.

  Bloomberg, 22 Oct 2025Company-reported

• 22 Oct 2025MilestoneWarehouse

  Mech Dexterity · Paying customers

  Japanese parcel company Sagawa Express began testing Mech for loading trucks.

  Dexterity blog, 22 Oct 2025Company-reported

• 21 Oct 2025MilestoneHome

  Self-cleaning litter boxes Whisker (Litter-Robot) and others · Cleared or mass market

  Whisker launched the Litter-Robot 5 ($799), Litter-Robot 5 Pro ($899) and Litter-Robot EVO ($599). It said more than 2 million of its robots had been sold worldwide.

  Whisker press release, 21 Oct 2025Company-reported

• 20 Oct 2025MilestoneHumanoids

  AgiBot G2 and A2 AgiBot · Pilot

  AgiBot launched the G2, a robot for factory and industrial work.

  Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct 2025Company-reported

• 20 Oct 2025MilestoneHumanoids

  H1 and H2 Unitree Robotics · Paying customers

  Unitree showed the H2, the next version after the H1, in a promotional video. It is about 180 cm tall and weighs about 70 kg (154 lb).

  Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct 2025Company-reported

• 15 Oct 2025MilestoneFarm

  ARA Ecorobotix · Paying customers

  Ecorobotix announced it had raised $150 million, with the latest round led by the investor Highland Europe.

  Future Farming, 15 Oct 2025Company-reported

• 15 Oct 2025MilestoneDrones

  Starship delivery robot Starship Technologies · Paying customers

  Starship raised $50 million and said it had made more than 9 million deliveries with over 2,700 robots in seven countries.

  Starship press release, 15 Oct 2025Company-reported

• 11 Oct 2025MilestoneFarm

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

  Deere said farmers can do tillage on their own fields with its autonomy upgrade, and that autumn 2025 would be its biggest season yet for the number of machines running.

  AgriNews, 11 Oct 2025Company-reported

• 9 Oct 2025MilestoneHumanoids

  Figure 03 Figure AI · Pilot

  Figure introduced Figure 03, its third-generation humanoid robot.

  Figure AI, 9 Oct 2025Company-reported

• 8 Oct 2025RegulatorMedical

  Ion Intuitive · Cleared or mass market

  The FDA cleared new Ion software, including AI and imaging features, which Intuitive planned to release through a limited launch.

  MassDevice, 8 Oct 2025Company-reported

• 7 Oct 2025SafetySelf-driving

  FSD (Supervised) Tesla · Cleared or mass market

  NHTSA opened an investigation into Teslas on FSD breaking traffic laws, such as going through red lights and driving the wrong way. It covers about 2.9 million cars; NHTSA counted 58 incidents, including 14 crashes or fires and 23 injuries.

  NHTSA investigation PE25-012, opened 7 Oct 2025

• 3 Oct 2025MilestoneAging at home

  Jennie Tombot · Pre-orders

  By October 2025 Tombot had raised another $6.1 million by selling preferred shares.

  Tombot audited financial statements, report dated 3 Oct 2025Company-reported

• 3 Oct 2025SetbackAging at home

  Jennie Tombot · Pre-orders

  Tombot's audited accounts said it had no sales revenue yet, and the auditor flagged doubt about whether the company could keep going without more money.

  Tombot audited financial statements, report dated 3 Oct 2025

• 2 Oct 2025MilestoneFarm

  SwarmBot SwarmFarm Robotics · Paying customers

  SwarmFarm raised $30 million in a Series B round, partly to grow in North America.

  Grain Central, 2 Oct 2025Company-reported

• 2 Oct 2025MilestoneFarm

  SwarmBot SwarmFarm Robotics · Paying customers

  The Australian government's Clean Energy Finance Corporation put $7 million into SwarmFarm.

  Clean Energy Finance Corporation release, 2 Oct 2025

• 1 Oct 2025SafetyDrones

  Prime Air (MK30) Amazon · Paying customers

  Two Amazon delivery drones flew into the same construction crane in Tolleson, Arizona, on 1 October 2025.

  DroneXL, 2 Oct 2025

• 1 Oct 2025MilestoneFarm

  Burro Burro (formerly Augean Robotics) · Paying customers

  Petitti Family Farms in Lake County, Ohio, planned to grow its Burro Grande fleet from 10 to 25 robots by the end of 2025.

  Perishable News, 1 Oct 2025Company-reported

• 1 Oct 2025RegulatorMedical

  Dexter Distalmotion · Cleared or mass market

  The FDA cleared Dexter for hysterectomy (removal of the womb) through the 510(k) route.

  MassDevice, 1 Oct 2025Company-reported

• Oct 2025MilestoneHumanoids

  NEO 1X Technologies · Pre-orders

  1X opened pre-orders for NEO at $20,000, with a $200 deposit, and said the first robots would ship to homes in 2026.

  The Robot Report, 30 Oct 2025Company-reported

• Oct 2025MilestoneDrones

  Serve sidewalk robot Serve Robotics · Paying customers

  DoorDash signed a deal to use Serve robots for some deliveries in Los Angeles.

  TechCrunch, 20 Jan 2026

• Oct 2025MilestoneSelf-driving

  Waabi Driver Waabi · Pilot

  Waabi said its trucks finished test runs with no one on board, on a closed test track, not public roads.

  Waabi, 19 Dec 2025Company-reported

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