1+ day, 15+ hour ago   (342+ words) Pulse 2.0 Caterpillar is collaborating with FieldAI to develop and deploy physical AI, autonomous systems, robotics, and digital-twin technology for industrial jobsites and manufacturing environments. The collaboration is aimed at improving safety, productivity, and operational efficiency as industrial companies face labor…...

5+ day, 7+ hour ago   (450+ words) Mara has raised $7 million to advance Spike, its integrated counter-UAS platform designed to defend against small first-person-view drones and other rapidly evolving aerial threats. The funding round was led by Khosla Ventures, with participation from a16z Speedrun, Night Capital, Palmdrive, Protagonist,…...

6+ day, 20+ hour ago   (190+ words) Haystack Robotics has raised $3.95 million in Series A funding, with the round led by Agadia, to support the expansion of its autonomous UV-C disinfection robotics platform. The Portland, Oregon-based company plans to use the new capital to support global expansion…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (280+ words) Easy Aerial has completed a $20 million Series B funding round to expand manufacturing capacity, international operations and development of its autonomous tethered aerial intelligence and defense systems. The financing included participation from Insight Partners, Entrée Capital and private U.S....

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (451+ words) Hesai Group shipped 142,371 Robotics lidar units in Q2 2026, up 193.4% from 48,531 units a year earlier, as demand from humanoid robots and other physical-AI applications grew substantially faster than the company’s broader lidar business. Total lidar shipments reached 628,275 units, up 78.4% from 352,095, while ADAS…...