April 2025 was full of massive modifications for the robotics trade, together with shake-ups at giant firms, new deployments, and the announcement of this yr’s RBR50 Robotics Innovation Awards. As well as, the month closed with the Robotics Summit & Expo in Boston.
Listed here are the ten hottest articles on The Robotic Report prior to now month. Subscribe to The Robotic Report E-newsletter and take heed to The Robotic Report Podcast to remain updated on the newest robotics developments.
10. H2 Clipper plans to deploy robotic swarms in aerospace manufacturing
H2 Clipper is one step nearer to its aim of utilizing autonomous and semi-autonomous robotic swarms in plane and aerospace manufacturing. Its newest patent brings the corporate to fifteen awarded patents. The patent is a continuation of H2 Clipper’s (H2C) foundational robotics patent granted in December 2023. It extends the scope of H2C’s proprietary robotics claims to cowl large-scale aviation and aerospace manufacturing. Learn extra.
9. Serve Robotics brings autonomous supply robots to Dallas in April 2025
Serve Robotic launched its service within the Dallas-Fort Value metropolitan space. The corporate stated the strategic growth, in continued partnership with Uber Eats, represents a significant milestone in its plan to deploy AI-powered supply robots throughout the U.S. by the tip of this yr. Learn extra.
8. New KUKA working system features a digital robotic controller
KUKA unveiled the iiQKA.OS2 working system. which it stated is scalable, customizable, and features a full digital robotic controller. The corporate claimed that its system is prepared for synthetic intelligence and the brand new ISO 10218:2025 industrial robotic security commonplace. It additionally stated iiQKA.OS2 is “cyber-resilient,” making digital manufacturing future-proof. KUKA added {that a} robotic controller with the working system is simpler to make use of and extra accessible. Learn extra.
7. CMR Surgical raises $200M to increase Versius robotic entry throughout the U.S.
CMR Surgical Ltd. introduced final month that it has closed a financing spherical of greater than $200 million by means of a mixture of fairness and debt capital. The corporate stated surgeons have already used its Versius Surgical Robotic System to finish greater than 30,000 circumstances in over 30 nations. Learn extra.
6. Hugging Face bridges hole between AI and bodily world with Pollen Robotics acquisition
Signaling its transfer into the bodily world, synthetic intelligence chief Hugging Face has acquired French robotics agency Pollen Robotics. The businesses didn’t disclose the quantity of the transaction. The acquisition underscores Hugging Face’s ambition to place robots as the subsequent frontier for AI, advocating for an open, accessible, and customizable future. Learn extra.
5. Agility Robotics reveals off newest advances for Digit humanoid in April 2025
At ProMat, Agility Robotics unveiled new capabilities for Digit that the corporate stated increase the humanoid robotic’s utility for its rising person base. “These upgrades permit Agility to increase Digit’s capabilities to fulfill our increasing business and buyer wants,” acknowledged Melonee Sensible, chief product officer at Agility Robotics. “Collectively, they reinforce our dedication to cooperative security, and display a path for Digit and human colleagues to at some point work facet by facet.” Learn extra.
4. CNH acquires IP and belongings of Superior Farm
CNH Industrial has agreed to amass the belongings and mental property of Superior Farm, a startup growing robotic apple pickers. A number of growers in Washington state efficiently piloted the apple-picking system in the course of the 2024 harvest season, and it carried out as anticipated. CNH was an early investor in Superior Farms Applied sciences Inc., supporting the Davis, Calif.-based firm‘s imaginative and prescient of growing a novel apple and strawberry-picking robotic. Learn extra.
3. ABB plans to spin off its robotics division
Considered one of world’s high industrial automation suppliers is turning into extra impartial. ABB Group introduced throughout its earnings name in April 2025 that it plans to spin off its total robotics division. The Zurich-based firm stated it intends for the enterprise to start out buying and selling as a individually listed firm within the second quarter of 2026. Learn extra.
2. 50 most modern robotics firms
We’re passionate concerning the influence robotics can have on the world. That’s why for 14 years, the RBR50 Robotics Innovation Awards have honored probably the most modern robotics firms, applied sciences, and functions from world wide. This yr, we introduced again three main awards: Robotic of the 12 months, Software of the 12 months, and Startup of the 12 months. We added a fourth main honor: Robots for Good, which acknowledges a robotic making a significant influence on society. Learn extra.
1. Hyundai to purchase ‘tens of hundreds’ of Boston Dynamics robots
Boston Dynamics and Hyundai Motor Group introduced plans to deepen their partnership, which incorporates Hyundai buying “tens of hundreds” of robots within the coming years. The automaker may even assist Boston Dynamics develop by integrating its manufacturing capabilities with Boston Dynamics. Learn extra.
