Robotics in February 2026

February 2026

• 27 Feb 2026MilestoneService

  K5 and other security robots Knightscope · Paying customers

  Knightscope bought Event Risk LLC, a human security guard company, for about $18 million. It now runs as Knightscope Security Force.

  Knightscope 10-Q for quarter ended 30 June 2026 (SEC filing)

• 26 Feb 2026MilestoneSelf-driving

  Einride autonomous pods Einride · Cleared or mass market

  Einride raised $113 million from investors ahead of listing on the stock market through a merger with Legato Merger Corp., in a deal valuing it at $1.35 billion.

  TechCrunch, 26 Feb 2026

• 26 Feb 2026MilestoneDrones

  Manna Manna Air Delivery · Cleared or mass market

  Uber and Manna said some Uber Eats customers in Dublin would be able to get drone deliveries.

  Manna newsroom, 26 Feb 2026Company-reported

• 25 Feb 2026MilestoneFarm

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

  DJI appealed the FCC decision in the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

  KCRG, 25 Feb 2026

• 24 Feb 2026MilestoneSelf-driving

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

  Torc began testing its trucks on public roads around Ann Arbor, Michigan, adding to its test areas in Dallas-Fort Worth and Blacksburg, Virginia.

  Trucking Dive, 4 Mar 2026Company-reported

• 23 Feb 2026MilestoneWarehouse

  Locus robots Locus Robotics · Paying customers

  DHL Supply Chain passed 1 billion picks with help from Locus robots, with thousands of the robots at more than 40 sites.

  Automated Warehouse, 23 Feb 2026

• 19 Feb 2026MilestoneHumanoids

  Digit Agility Robotics · Paying customers

  After a pilot with three robots, Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada signed an agreement to deploy seven more Digits to load and unload totes.

  The Robot Report, 19 Feb 2026

• 19 Feb 2026SafetyMedical

  da Vinci SP Intuitive · Cleared or mass market

  Two professors filed a petition asking the FDA to remove the robotic mastectomy use until long-term cancer safety data exist.

  Northeastern University School of Law, 19 Feb 2026

• 18 Feb 2026SetbackWarehouse

  Amazon warehouse robots Amazon · Cleared or mass market

  Amazon stopped its Blue Jay project, a many-armed robot for sorting and moving packages, a few months after showing it in October 2025. It said the technology would be reused in other robots.

  TechCrunch, 18 Feb 2026

• 17 Feb 2026MilestoneSelf-driving

  Cybercab Tesla · Paying customers

  Tesla said the first production Cybercab came off the assembly line at its Texas factory. Electrek reported steady production was not expected until April.

  Electrek, 17 Feb 2026Company-reported

• 17 Feb 2026SafetySelf-driving

  Tesla Robotaxi Tesla · Paying customers

  Tesla had reported 14 Robotaxi crashes in Austin to NHTSA, the US road-safety agency, since the June 2025 launch. Tesla blacked out the descriptions of the five newest as confidential.

  Electrek, 17 Feb 2026

• 17 Feb 2026MilestoneDrones

  Wingcopter 198 Wingcopter · Paying customers

  Wingcopter announced a joint venture with Ukraine's TAF Industries to make reconnaissance drones in Germany for Ukrainian forces.

  The Drone Girl, 17 Feb 2026Company-reported

• 13 Feb 2026MilestoneFarm

  LaserWeeder Carbon Robotics · Paying customers

  Carbon Robotics had raised $177 million in total by February 2026.

  GeekWire, 13 Feb 2026Company-reported

• 13 Feb 2026MilestoneFarm

  LaserWeeder Carbon Robotics · Paying customers

  Carbon says LaserWeeders are working on hundreds of farms in 15 countries.

  GeekWire, 13 Feb 2026Company-reported

• 13 Feb 2026MilestoneFarm

  LaserWeeder Carbon Robotics · Paying customers

  US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. praised the LaserWeeder as a way to cut weed killer use, if it can be made affordable for smaller farms.

  GeekWire, 13 Feb 2026

• 13 Feb 2026MilestoneMedical

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

  The FDA cleared Medtronic's newer Stealth AXiS system through the 510(k) route. It puts surgery planning, navigation and robotics in one spine platform.

  Becker's Spine Review, 13 Feb 2026Company-reported

• 13 Feb 2026SafetyHome

  Miko 3 Miko (Emotix) · Paying customers

  US Senators Marsha Blackburn and Richard Blumenthal opened an inquiry after their staff found that thousands, possibly tens of thousands, of the Miko 3's audio replies to children, going back to December 2025, were left publicly downloadable online. The lawmakers said Miko then removed the data.

  Sen. Blackburn press release, 13 Feb 2026

• 12 Feb 2026MilestoneDrones

  Black Swan Dronamics · Demo only

  Dronamics launched a military version of the Black Swan for surveillance, with sensors from German defence firm Hensoldt. Demonstrations were planned for later in 2026.

  The Defense Post, 13 Feb 2026Company-reported

• 11 Feb 2026MilestoneHumanoids

  Apollo Apptronik · Pilot

  Apptronik raised another $520 million, bringing its total Series A round to more than $935 million. It said the money would go into making more Apollo robots.

  The Robot Report, 11 Feb 2026Company-reported

• 11 Feb 2026MilestoneSelf-driving

  Aurora Driver Aurora Innovation · Paying customers

  Aurora said its driverless network had grown to 10 routes, including Phoenix and Laredo, with 250,000 driverless miles driven by January 2026.

  Aurora press release, 11 Feb 2026Company-reported

• 11 Feb 2026SetbackSelf-driving

  Drive Pilot Mercedes-Benz · Paying customers

  Mercedes-Benz dropped its plan to offer an updated Drive Pilot on the new S-Class after rethinking US rules and what customers would get from it.

  WardsAuto, 11 Feb 2026

• 9 Feb 2026MilestoneMedical

  Mako Stryker · Cleared or mass market

  Stryker began a limited release of Mako RPS, a handheld robotic saw for knee replacement. Stryker said Mako had passed 2 million operations in 46 countries.

  Stryker news release, 9 Feb 2026Company-reported

• 5 Feb 2026RegulatorDrones

  Prime Air (MK30) Amazon · Paying customers

  The FAA signed off its environmental review for 22 Amazon drone hubs in Texas. Each hub may run up to 1,000 delivery flights a day.

  FAA finding of no significant impact, Texas, 5 Feb 2026

• 5 Feb 2026MilestoneFarm

  Oz, Ted, Jo and Orio weeding robots Naïo Technologies · Paying customers

  Naïo signed an agreement with tractor maker KIOTI Europe to develop a new robot platform together.

  Naïo press release, 5 Feb 2026Company-reported

• 4 Feb 2026SafetyDrones

  Prime Air (MK30) Amazon · Paying customers

  An Amazon drone hit the outside of an apartment building in Richardson, Texas. It was damaged and smoked, but no one was hurt.

  DroneXL, 8 Feb 2026

• 3 Feb 2026MilestoneWarehouse

  Berkshire Grey robotic picking and sorting Berkshire Grey · Paying customers

  FedEx began a pilot of Scoop, Berkshire Grey's robot that unloads parcels from trailers, with the first systems due to run later in 2026.

  Supply Chain 24/7, 3 Feb 2026

• 3 Feb 2026MilestoneAging at home

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

  At the CES 2026 tech show, several makers, including Dnsys, Hypershell, Ascentiz and WIRobotics, showed exoskeletons as ready for consumers. A Best Buy Canada writer said older people could use one like the Dnsys X1 for help climbing stairs.

  Best Buy Canada blog, 3 Feb 2026

• 3 Feb 2026MilestoneSelf-driving

  Waymo Waymo (Alphabet) · Cleared or mass market

  Waymo finished a funding round of $16 billion, which valued the company at $126 billion.

  electrive, 3 Feb 2026Company-reported

• Feb 2026MilestoneSelf-driving

  Apollo Go Baidu · Cleared or mass market

  Baidu said Apollo Go had given more than 20 million rides worldwide.

  Baidu press release, 1 Apr 2026Company-reported

• Feb 2026MilestoneHumanoids

  Atlas (electric) Boston Dynamics · Demo only

  Long-time CEO Robert Playter left Boston Dynamics in February 2026. Former Amazon executive Rohit Prasad took over as CEO in October 2026.

  The Robot Report, 6 Oct 2026

• Feb 2026RegulatorDrones

  Drones as first responders Skydio, Flock Safety, Brinc, Axon · Cleared or mass market

  FAA records show it gave more than 1,000 public safety agencies waivers to fly drones beyond the pilot's line of sight, at or below 200 feet, or up to 400 feet with systems that detect other aircraft.

  DroneXL, 7 Aug 2026

• Feb 2026MilestoneHumanoids

  Phantom MK-1 Foundation Future Industries · Pilot

  Foundation sent two Phantom MK-1 robots to Ukraine for testing near the front line, first to support scouting.

  Ukrainska Pravda, citing Time, 13 Mar 2026Company-reported

• Feb 2026MilestoneMedical

  Hugo Medtronic · Cleared or mass market

  The first US operation with Hugo, a prostate removal, was done at Cleveland Clinic in February 2026.

  MedTech Dive, 17 Feb 2026

• Feb 2026SetbackFarm

  Monarch MK-V Monarch Tractor (Zimeno Inc.) · Paying customers

  Monarch auctioned off its equipment in February 2026 and left its research site in Livermore, California, which is now up for lease.

  Pleasanton Weekly, 23 Mar 2026

• Feb 2026SafetyHome

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

  A man trying to steer his DJI Romo robot vacuum with a game controller found he could reach about 7,000 Romo vacuums in 24 countries, including live camera feeds, microphone audio and home floor plans. DJI said it fixed the flaw with updates on 8 and 10 February.

  DroneXL, 17 Feb 2026

• Feb 2026MilestoneMedical

  CORI Surgical System Smith+Nephew · Cleared or mass market

  Surgeons at Duke Health did the first shoulder replacement operations with CORI.

  MassDevice, 3 Mar 2026Company-reported

• Feb 2026MilestoneSelf-driving

  Wayve AI Driver Wayve · Paying customers

  Wayve raised $1.2 billion, which valued the company at $8.6 billion.

  DigiTimes, Feb 2026Company-reported

• Feb 2026RegulatorSelf-driving

  WeRide Robotaxi WeRide · Cleared or mass market

  Dubai's Roads and Transport Authority gave WeRide a permit to test cars with no driver.

  Intelligent CIO, 13 Apr 2026Company-reported

• Feb 2026MilestoneDrones

  Wing Wing (Alphabet) · Cleared or mass market

  Wing began flying an NHS route in south west London, from Nelson Health Centre in Raynes Park to St George's Hospital in Tooting.

  DroneXL, 20 Oct 2026

• Feb 2026MilestoneHumanoids

  IRON XPENG · Demo only

  IRON fell during its first public appearance, at a shopping mall in Shenzhen. XPENG's CEO called it a normal step in development.

  TechNode, 2 Feb 2026

• Feb 2026SafetyHumanoids

  IRON XPENG · Demo only

  IRON fell over during its first public appearance at a Shenzhen shopping mall. The report did not mention anyone being hurt.

  TechNode, 2 Feb 2026

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