Robotics in September 2026

September 2026

• 30 Sept 2026MilestoneDrones

  Dot DoorDash · Demo only

  DoorDash's ordering software was assigning orders both to human couriers and to Dot, DroneXL reported.

  DroneXL, 30 Sept 2026

• 30 Sept 2026MilestoneHumanoids

  Figure 03 Figure AI · Pilot

  Figure retired most of its older Figure 02 robots as its Figure 03 fleet grew.

  Figure AI, 30 Sept 2026Company-reported

• 30 Sept 2026MilestoneService

  Relay Relay Robotics (formerly Savioke) · Paying customers

  Relay put two robots, named Dash and Daisy, into HCA Florida JFK Hospital in Atlantis, Florida, to carry lab samples, pharmacy orders and medicines.

  Relay Robotics press release, 30 Sept 2026Company-reported

• 28 Sept 2026MilestoneDrones

  Matternet M2 Matternet · Paying customers

  Matternet presented a new drone, the M3, with paid service aimed for the second half of 2027. The M3 does not yet have an FAA type certificate, the FAA's sign-off on an aircraft design.

  DroneXL, 28 Sept 2026

• 25 Sept 2026MilestoneSelf-driving

  Kodiak Driver Kodiak AI (Kodiak Robotics) · Paying customers

  Kodiak picked the Dallas to Houston highway as the first long route where its trucks will drive with no one aboard.

  Kodiak news, 25 Sept 2026Company-reported

• 25 Sept 2026RegulatorDrones

  Manna Manna Air Delivery · Cleared or mass market

  Manna said the UK Civil Aviation Authority granted it an operating approval at the SAIL III risk level, a European category for medium-risk drone flights.

  Manna newsroomCompany-reported

• 24 Sept 2026MilestoneSelf-driving

  Beep autonomous shuttles Beep · Paying customers

  MOIA America and Beep began carrying invited passengers in self-driving VW ID. Buzz vans on three planned routes in Lake Nona, Orlando, with trained operators aboard.

  Beep press release, 24 Sept 2026Company-reported

• 24 Sept 2026MilestoneSelf-driving

  Kodiak Driver Kodiak AI (Kodiak Robotics) · Paying customers

  Kodiak and carrier DTL Transport made their first self-driving truck deliveries in California under a new permit from the state DMV.

  Kodiak news, 24 Sept 2026Company-reported

• 23 Sept 2026MilestoneSelf-driving

  Aurora Driver Aurora Innovation · Paying customers

  Aurora said its trucks had driven more than 500,000 miles with no one at the wheel since the 2025 launch.

  Aurora press release, 23 Sept 2026Company-reported

• 23 Sept 2026MilestoneFarm

  SwarmBot SwarmFarm Robotics · Paying customers

  SwarmFarm has installed 14 AutoFill systems with paying customers.

  Region (region.com.au), 23 Sept 2026Company-reported

• 22 Sept 2026MilestoneHome

  aibo Sony · Paying customers

  Sony's US aibo site was still adding new accessories for owners in September 2026, showing the product is still supported.

  Sony aibo US news page, 22 Sept 2026Company-reported

• 22 Sept 2026MilestoneFarm

  SwarmBot SwarmFarm Robotics · Paying customers

  SwarmFarm's AutoFill, which mixes chemicals and refills a robot's spray tank on its own, won the 2026 Henty Machine of the Year award.

  Region (region.com.au), 23 Sept 2026

• 21 Sept 2026MilestoneHumanoids

  Atlas (electric) Boston Dynamics · Demo only

  Boston Dynamics opened a training center for Atlas inside Hyundai's Metaplant America campus in Georgia.

  The Robot Report, 6 Oct 2026

• 21 Sept 2026MilestoneService

  Tally Simbe Robotics · Paying customers

  Simbe said it had passed 3,000 robots under contract, across more than 75 store brands in nearly a dozen countries.

  TechRepublic, 22 Sept 2026Company-reported

• 17 Sept 2026MilestoneHumanoids

  Figure 03 Figure AI · Pilot

  Figure tested its robot in 30 Bay Area homes it had never seen. Figure says its best AI version succeeded on 56% of tries.

  Figure AI, 17 Sept 2026Company-reported

• 17 Sept 2026RegulatorMedical

  Hugo Medtronic · Cleared or mass market

  The FDA cleared a Medtronic vessel-sealing instrument for use with Hugo. Medtronic expects Hugo to pass 50,000 completed operations this financial year.

  MedTech Dive, 17 Sept 2026

• 17 Sept 2026MilestoneSelf-driving

  Waymo Waymo (Alphabet) · Cleared or mass market

  Waymo restarted its service in San Antonio, about five months after the flood pause.

  TechCrunch, 17 Sept 2026

• 16 Sept 2026MilestoneFarm

  Element Aigen · Paying customers

  Aigen launched the Element Gen 2 X4, which weeds both in and between crop rows, with fleets offered for the 2027 season. It said it had built more than 100 robots.

  Aigen press release, 16 Sept 2026Company-reported

• 16 Sept 2026MilestoneSelf-driving

  Beep autonomous shuttles Beep · Paying customers

  Beep completed a merger with Freebee, a Florida on-demand shuttle company. The combined company keeps the Beep name.

  Beep press release, 16 Sept 2026Company-reported

• 16 Sept 2026MilestoneDrones

  Flytrex Flytrex · Cleared or mass market

  Flytrex began putting drone docks on restaurant rooftops in Dallas-Fort Worth, with installation under way at more than 100 more sites, the company said.

  DroneXL, 16 Sept 2026Company-reported

• 16 Sept 2026MilestoneDrones

  Flytrex Flytrex · Cleared or mass market

  Flytrex said it had made more than 250,000 deliveries in total.

  DroneXL, 16 Sept 2026Company-reported

• 16 Sept 2026MilestoneSelf-driving

  May Mobility May Mobility · Paying customers

  May Mobility agreed to go public on Nasdaq by merging with ACP Holdings Acquisition Corp., a deal valuing it at about $1.4 billion. Closing is expected by the end of 2026.

  May Mobility press release, 16 Sept 2026Company-reported

• 16 Sept 2026MilestoneSelf-driving

  May Mobility May Mobility · Paying customers

  May Mobility said it had given more than 550,000 commercial self-driving rides over 1.1 million miles in the US and Japan, including three services with no driver.

  May Mobility press release, 16 Sept 2026Company-reported

• 15 Sept 2026MilestoneHumanoids

  Digit Agility Robotics · Paying customers

  Agility unveiled Digit 5, a new version with new legs, better batteries and a safety system meant to let it work close to people.

  The Robot Report, 15 Sept 2026Company-reported

• 15 Sept 2026MilestoneHome

  Stretch Hello Robot · Paying customers

  A researcher with mobility disabilities, spending a sabbatical at Hello Robot, used a remote-controlled Stretch in her apartment to open a door, open the fridge and take out a drink.

  Hello Robot devlog, 15 Sept 2026Company-reported

• 14 Sept 2026MilestoneService

  Aescape Aescape · Paying customers

  Hilton said its new Signia Restore wellness space, opening first at the Signia Hilton Indianapolis, will include Aescape robot massage.

  Athletech News, 14 Sept 2026

• 14 Sept 2026MilestoneWarehouse

  Collaborative robot arms Universal Robots, FANUC, ABB, and others · Cleared or mass market

  Universal Robots showed Gen 7, an upgraded version of its cobot system, at a trade show in Chicago.

  Universal Robots news, 14 Sept 2026Company-reported

• 14 Sept 2026MilestoneHumanoids

  Persona AI humanoid Persona AI · Demo only

  A filing with the US SEC showed Persona AI had sold $65.36 million of shares toward a planned $141.96 million raise.

  Runtime Wire, citing SEC Form D, 14 Sept 2026

• 14 Sept 2026MilestoneSelf-driving

  Waymo Waymo (Alphabet) · Cleared or mass market

  Waymo opened its service to the public in Las Vegas, its 15th market, after Nevada's Transportation Authority allowed up to 1,000 of its robotaxis there.

  TechCrunch, 14 Sept 2026

• 14 Sept 2026MilestoneDrones

  Wingcopter 198 Wingcopter · Paying customers

  Wingcopter launched the Wingcopter 262, a military reconnaissance drone it says can stay in the air for up to six hours.

  DroneXL, 15 Sept 2026Company-reported

• 11 Sept 2026SafetyDrones

  Prime Air (MK30) Amazon · Paying customers

  DroneXL reported that an Amazon MK30 drone set itself down beside a Baton Rouge road during storms, and another was found on a lawn in Waco; Amazon had not explained either landing.

  DroneXL, 21 Oct 2026

• 11 Sept 2026MilestoneWarehouse

  HaiPick ACR robots Hai Robotics · Paying customers

  Hai said an unnamed European fashion retailer chose it for a warehouse with more than 1,500 HaiPick Climb robots in one system.

  Cyprus Shipping News, 11 Sept 2026Company-reported

• 10 Sept 2026SafetySelf-driving

  Cybercab Tesla · Paying customers

  NHTSA issued a Special Order telling Tesla to show under oath how the Cybercab meets federal safety standards, with a deadline of 30 September. Not answering fully and truthfully can bring penalties of up to $139 million. No result had been announced by early October.

  Electrek, 15 Sept 2026

• 9 Sept 2026MilestoneSelf-driving

  Beep autonomous shuttles Beep · Paying customers

  Beep closed a Series B funding round led by Mobileye, bringing its total raised to about $130 million.

  Beep press release, 9 Sept 2026Company-reported

• 8 Sept 2026MilestoneHumanoids

  IRON XPENG · Demo only

  XPENG opened an IRON production line in Guangzhou. The first robot built there walked off the line by itself.

  CleanTechnica, 8 Sept 2026Company-reported

• 7 Sept 2026MilestoneHumanoids

  Digit Agility Robotics · Paying customers

  SEC filings showed Agility made $1.8 million in sales in 2025, with a $140 million operating loss.

  The Robot Report, 7 Sept 2026

• 7 Sept 2026MilestoneWarehouse

  AutoStore AutoStore · Paying customers

  AutoStore said its first AutoCase system, which handles whole boxes as well as single items, was in use at Nowaste Logistics in Sweden.

  AutoStore news release, 7 Sept 2026Company-reported

• 6 Sept 2026MilestoneHome

  Roborock Roborock · Cleared or mass market

  Roborock said first-half 2026 revenue was up 27.6%, and that it had launched its first pool cleaner and a robot lawn mower.

  Roborock results release via AAP, 6 Sept 2026Company-reported

• 4 Sept 2026MilestoneSelf-driving

  Cybercab Tesla · Paying customers

  At launch, only 45 Cybercabs were registered in Texas. Tesla said it had built factory capacity for 125,000 a year.

  Axios, 4 Sept 2026

• 4 Sept 2026MilestoneDrones

  Wing Wing (Alphabet) · Cleared or mass market

  Wing said it had made more than one million paid deliveries worldwide. It did not say how many were in the US.

  DroneXL Wing operator tracker, updated 12 Oct 2026Company-reported

• 4 Sept 2026SafetyDrones

  Zipline Zipline · Cleared or mass market

  A Zipline drone opened its parachute on the way to a pickup and landed on Highway 6 in Cypress, near Houston. DroneXL reports no injuries or damage.

  DroneXL Zipline operator tracker, updated 16 Oct 2026

• 3 Sept 2026SetbackDrones

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

  A Boston police Brinc Responder drone fell from the sky onto a parked car six days after the city announced its pilot program. No one was hurt and no cause had been given.

  DroneXL, 19 Sept 2026

• 3 Sept 2026SafetyDrones

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

  A Boston police drone (a Brinc Responder) fell onto a parked Mazda in Brighton, damaging the rear windshield and trunk; no injuries were reported.

  DroneXL, 19 Sept 2026

• 3 Sept 2026MilestoneAging at home

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

  Hypershell showed Halo, a full-leg exoskeleton that powers the hips and knees, priced at $2,299, with sales and deliveries due to start in November 2026.

  Wareable, 3 Sep 2026Company-reported

• 3 Sept 2026SafetySelf-driving

  Cybercab Tesla · Paying customers

  NHTSA, the US road-safety agency, opened an audit query into how Tesla certified the Cybercab as meeting federal safety rules, including whether rules written for cars with pedals apply to it. It covers an estimated 1,000 vehicles.

  NHTSA audit query AQ26-002, opened 3 Sept 2026

• 3 Sept 2026MilestoneSelf-driving

  Cybercab Tesla · Paying customers

  Tesla put the first Cybercabs into its Robotaxi service in Austin, first for invited shareholders and fans, then more widely through the Robotaxi app.

  Electrek, 4 Sept 2026

• 3 Sept 2026MilestoneSelf-driving

  Wayve AI Driver Wayve · Paying customers

  Uber and Wayve opened robotaxi rides to the public in London. A safety driver is still aboard, and fares start the same as normal Uber rides.

  AFP via The Star, 3 Sept 2026

• 3 Sept 2026MilestoneSelf-driving

  Zoox robotaxi Zoox (Amazon) · Cleared or mass market

  Zoox added paid rides to and from Las Vegas's Harry Reid International Airport.

  TechCrunch, 3 Sept 2026Company-reported

• 1 Sept 2026MilestoneMedical

  Hugo Medtronic · Cleared or mass market

  Medtronic agreed to sell Cornerstone Robotics' Sentire surgical robot alongside Hugo in some markets outside the US, as part of a deal of about $700 million.

  Medtronic press release, 1 Sept 2026Company-reported

• 1 Sept 2026MilestoneAging at home

  Self-driving wheelchairs WHILL, LUCI · Paying customers

  Haneda grew its fleet to 37 self-driving wheelchairs across the domestic areas of Terminals 1 and 2. WHILL says the airport handles about 10,000 rides a month.

  WHILL press release, 25 Aug 2026Company-reported

• 1 Sept 2026MilestoneSelf-driving

  Waymo Waymo (Alphabet) · Cleared or mass market

  Waymo opened its service in Denver, San Diego and Tampa, inviting riders a few at a time. That made 14 US cities.

  TechCrunch, 1 Sept 2026Company-reported

• Sept 2026MilestoneWarehouse

  HaiPick ACR robots Hai Robotics · Paying customers

  Hai filed its second application to list its shares on the Hong Kong stock exchange. It has lost about 3.5 billion yuan since 2023.

  36Kr, 15 Sept 2026

• Sept 2026MilestoneAging at home

  Automatic pill dispensers Hero Health, Spencer Health Solutions (Custom Health), Philips · Paying customers

  Custom Health completed the purchase, making Spencer a fully owned subsidiary.

  Proactive Investors, Sept 2026Company-reported

• Sept 2026MilestoneSelf-driving

  PlusAI SuperDrive PlusAI (Plus) · Pilot

  PlusAI announced a new deal to go public, this time by merging with Texas Ventures Acquisition III Corp.

  Robotics 24/7, 4 Sept 2026Company-reported

• Sept 2026MilestoneSelf-driving

  Pony.ai Robotaxi Pony.ai · Cleared or mass market

  Pony.ai began passenger test rides in Zagreb, Croatia, with no safety operator aboard.

  Pony.ai 2026 interim report, SEC Form 6-K

• Sept 2026SafetySelf-driving

  FSD (Supervised) Tesla · Cleared or mass market

  A Belgian road safety group found that FSD drove over the limit in 55% of the 30 km/h zones it tested in Brussels, averaging 44 km/h.

  Electrek, 22 Oct 2026

• Sept 2026MilestoneHumanoids

  Optimus Tesla · Demo only

  Tesla reportedly plans to lease Optimus, not sell it, to a short list of companies.

  Electrek citing The Information, 25 Sept 2026

• Sept 2026MilestoneHumanoids

  IRON XPENG · Demo only

  XPeng turned on an automated IRON production line in Guangzhou in September 2026, with more than 80% of core manufacturing steps automated, Electrek reported.

  Electrek, 22 Oct 2026

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