Robotics in December 2025

December 2025

• 30 Dec 2025MilestoneWarehouse

  Ocado grid robots Ocado Group · Paying customers

  Ocado said its exclusive deals with partners had ended in most of its markets, including with Kroger in the US, so it could sell its system to other grocers there.

  Ocado Group news, 30 Dec 2025Company-reported

• 30 Dec 2025MilestoneHumanoids

  Walker S2 UBTech Robotics · Paying customers

  UBTech said its 1,000th Walker S2 came off the line, and that more than 500 were already delivered and working.

  Interesting Engineering, 30 Dec 2025Company-reported

• 26 Dec 2025MilestoneHumanoids

  CLOiD LG Electronics · Demo only

  LG announced CLOiD ahead of the CES 2026 tech show. It said the robot's two arms are built to help with many household tasks.

  Engadget, 26 Dec 2025Company-reported

• 23 Dec 2025SetbackDrones

  DJI FlyCart DJI · Paying customers

  The US communications regulator, the FCC, added foreign-made drones to its Covered List, so new models from DJI and others can no longer get approval for the US. Drones already approved and owned are not affected. DJI sells more than half of US commercial drones.

  Reuters via Yahoo News, 23 Dec 2025

• 23 Dec 2025SafetyDrones

  DJI FlyCart DJI · Paying customers

  US regulators blocked approvals of new foreign-made drone models and key parts, including DJI's, on national security grounds.

  Reuters via Yahoo News, 23 Dec 2025

• 22 Dec 2025MilestoneHome

  iRobot (Roomba) iRobot · Cleared or mass market

  iRobot's CEO Gary Cohen told TechRadar that the Roomba app keeps working and warranties will be honoured after the takeover.

  TechRadar, 22 Dec 2025Company-reported

• 22 Dec 2025SetbackFarm

  Farm spraying drones DJI, Hylio, XAG · Cleared or mass market

  The FCC, the US communications regulator, added foreign-made drones to its Covered List, blocking new US approvals for DJI, Autel and XAG models.

  DroneXL, 1 Jul 2026

• 17 Dec 2025MilestoneHumanoids

  Phantom MK-1 Foundation Future Industries · Pilot

  Foundation said it would lease its robots, at around $100,000 a year each, rather than sell them.

  Interesting Engineering, 17 Dec 2025Company-reported

• 17 Dec 2025MilestoneDrones

  Wisk Generation 6 Wisk Aero · Demo only

  Wisk's first Generation 6 aircraft made its first flight, a takeoff and hover test in Hollister, California.

  DroneLife, 17 Dec 2025Company-reported

• 16 Dec 2025RegulatorMedical

  Versius CMR Surgical · Cleared or mass market

  The FDA cleared the newer Versius Plus through the 510(k) route, also for gallbladder removal.

  CMR Surgical press release, 16 Dec 2025Company-reported

• 16 Dec 2025MilestoneDrones

  Serve sidewalk robot Serve Robotics · Paying customers

  Serve said it had completed more than 100,000 deliveries for business partners such as 7-Eleven.

  The Robot Report, 16 Dec 2025Company-reported

• 15 Dec 2025RegulatorMedical

  da Vinci SP Intuitive · Cleared or mass market

  Under 510(k) clearance K252675, the FDA cleared da Vinci SP for nipple-sparing mastectomy, a breast cancer operation.

  Citizen petition to FDA, Feb 2026

• 14 Dec 2025SetbackHome

  iRobot (Roomba) iRobot · Cleared or mass market

  iRobot filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in Delaware, in a deal to be taken over by China-based Picea. Shareholders were set to get nothing. iRobot blamed tariffs on imports from Vietnam, among other things.

  Retail Dive, 15 Dec 2025

• 14 Dec 2025SetbackHome

  Robot vacuums and mops Roborock, Ecovacs, Dreame, iRobot, Shark · Cleared or mass market

  iRobot filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in Delaware, in a deal to be taken over by Picea, its main Chinese manufacturer. Shareholders were set to lose their whole investment.

  Retail Dive, Dec 2025

• 11 Dec 2025MilestoneHumanoids

  NEO 1X Technologies · Pre-orders

  1X agreed to ship up to 10,000 NEO robots between 2026 and 2030 to companies owned by investment firm EQT, for factory and warehouse work rather than homes.

  TechCrunch, 11 Dec 2025Company-reported

• 11 Dec 2025MilestoneDrones

  DJI FlyCart DJI · Paying customers

  The FlyCart 100 went on sale around the world, but DJI said it would not be sold in the US for the time being.

  UAV Coach, 11 Dec 2025

• 11 Dec 2025MilestoneDrones

  Starship delivery robot Starship Technologies · Paying customers

  Uber Eats and Starship began robot food deliveries in Leeds, England.

  Starship press page, 11 Dec 2025Company-reported

• 10 Dec 2025RegulatorMedical

  da Vinci SP Intuitive · Cleared or mass market

  The FDA cleared da Vinci SP for groin hernia repair, gallbladder removal and appendix removal.

  MedTech Dive, 11 Dec 2025

• 10 Dec 2025SafetyMedical

  Mazor X Stealth Edition Medtronic (originally Mazor Robotics, Israel) · Cleared or mass market

  Class 2 FDA recall of the Mazor X system: software errors could lead to wrong tool position in spine surgery. 549 systems affected.

  FDA recall record, posted 16 Jan 2026

• 10 Dec 2025SetbackMedical

  Mazor X Stealth Edition Medtronic (originally Mazor Robotics, Israel) · Cleared or mass market

  Medtronic started a Class 2 recall of the Mazor X system over software errors that can put surgical tools in the wrong position. The FDA record lists 549 systems.

  FDA recall record, posted 16 Jan 2026

• 10 Dec 2025MilestoneSelf-driving

  Mobileye Drive Mobileye · Pilot

  Oslo's public transport agency Ruter and Holo picked MOIA's ID. Buzz with Mobileye Drive for a self-driving service planned from as early as spring 2026.

  Mobileye press release, 10 Dec 2025Company-reported

• 8 Dec 2025MilestoneMedical

  SSi Mantra SS Innovations · Paying customers

  SS Innovations sent SSi Mantra to the FDA for review under the 510(k) route, covering general, urology, bowel, gynecology and heart surgery. It is not yet cleared.

  MassDevice, 8 Dec 2025Company-reported

• 6 Dec 2025SafetySelf-driving

  Waymo Waymo (Alphabet) · Cleared or mass market

  After NHTSA, the US road-safety agency, opened an investigation in October 2025 into Waymo cars that did not stay stopped for school buses, Waymo said it would file a software recall.

  NPR via OPB, 6 Dec 2025

• 5 Dec 2025MilestoneHumanoids

  SE01, PM01 and T800 EngineAI · Paying customers

  EngineAI began taking orders for the T800, starting at 180,000 yuan (about $25,000).

  Shenzhen Development and Reform Commission (Shenzhen Daily), 5 Dec 2025Company-reported

• 3 Dec 2025MilestoneSelf-driving

  Avride robotaxi Avride (Nebius Group) · Paying customers

  Uber and Avride began paid robotaxi rides in Dallas with a safety operator behind the wheel. Uber said the fleet would grow to hundreds of cars over the next few years.

  TechCrunch, 3 Dec 2025

• 3 Dec 2025RegulatorMedical

  Hugo Medtronic · Cleared or mass market

  The FDA cleared Hugo for soft-tissue urology operations, such as on the prostate, kidney and bladder.

  Minnesota Star Tribune, 4 Dec 2025

• 3 Dec 2025MilestoneWarehouse

  MujinController and MujinOS Mujin · Paying customers

  Mujin raised $233 million in a Series D round, bringing its total funding to $411 million.

  Robotics 24/7, 3 Dec 2025Company-reported

• 2 Dec 2025MilestoneHumanoids

  SE01, PM01 and T800 EngineAI · Paying customers

  EngineAI announced the T800, a 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) full-size humanoid.

  Notebookcheck, 9 Dec 2025Company-reported

• 2 Dec 2025MilestoneSelf-driving

  Torc driverless trucks Torc Robotics (Daimler Truck) · Demo only

  Daimler Truck and Torc picked Innoviz to supply short-range lidar (laser sensors) for the series-production version of the self-driving truck.

  Torc press release, 2 Dec 2025Company-reported

• 1 Dec 2025MilestoneMedical

  Symani MMI (Medical Microinstruments) · Cleared or mass market

  A new US billing code for lymph-to-vein bypass surgery with robot help (CPT 1019T) was created, taking effect 1 January 2026, so hospitals can bill for these operations.

  MassDevice, 1 Dec 2025

• Dec 2025MilestoneHumanoids

  Booster T1 Booster Robotics · Paying customers

  Booster said its humanoids had passed 700 total shipments to more than 200 companies in China and abroad.

  36Kr Japan, 7 Dec 2025Company-reported

• Dec 2025MilestoneHumanoids

  SE01, PM01 and T800 EngineAI · Paying customers

  After people online questioned whether the T800 launch video was real, the CEO wore padding and let the robot kick him on video.

  Notebookcheck, 9 Dec 2025

• Dec 2025MilestoneHumanoids

  Galbot G1 Galbot (Galaxy General Robot) · Pilot

  Galbot said G1 helps in patient rooms, pharmacies and with directions at Xuanwu Hospital.

  The Robot Report, 23 Dec 2025Company-reported

• Dec 2025MilestoneHumanoids

  Galbot G1 Galbot (Galaxy General Robot) · Pilot

  Galbot said it has orders for thousands of robots. It has not said how many have been delivered.

  The Robot Report, 23 Dec 2025Company-reported

• Dec 2025MilestoneHumanoids

  Galbot G1 Galbot (Galaxy General Robot) · Pilot

  Galbot said it has tried out G1 with battery maker CATL, engineering company Bosch, and carmakers Toyota and Hyundai.

  The Robot Report, 23 Dec 2025Company-reported

• Dec 2025MilestoneHumanoids

  Galbot G1 Galbot (Galaxy General Robot) · Pilot

  Galbot said its latest funding round passed $300 million, valuing the company at $3 billion.

  The Robot Report, 23 Dec 2025Company-reported

• Dec 2025MilestoneConstruction

  Vision 60 Ghost Robotics · Paying customers

  A securities analyst said Ghost Robotics signed a contract in late 2025 with an unnamed Asian government for more than 100 Vision 60 robots.

  The Korea Herald, 24 Feb 2026

• Dec 2025MilestoneHumanoids

  AEON Hexagon Robotics (Hexagon AB) · Pilot

  BMW began a first test of AEON at its Leipzig plant in Germany. BMW plans to use it in building high-voltage car batteries and making parts.

  The Robot Report, 2 Mar 2026Company-reported

• Dec 2025MilestoneHumanoids

  K2 Bumblebee Kepler Exploration Robotics · Pilot

  Kepler told Jiemian News that deliveries were under way. No customers were named.

  Jiemian News (LIU Sunan), Dec 2025Company-reported

• Dec 2025MilestoneDrones

  Serve sidewalk robot Serve Robotics · Paying customers

  Serve said it had put more than 2,000 sidewalk delivery robots on US streets, up from about 100 at the start of 2025.

  The Robot Report, 16 Dec 2025Company-reported

• Dec 2025MilestoneMedical

  Vicarious Surgical Robotic System Vicarious Surgical · Demo only

  Vicarious finished a test operation on pigs, its first animal cases in several years, and set a final design for the end of 2026.

  MassDevice, 12 Jan 2026Company-reported

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