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Funding

Medtronic Invests $700 Million in Cornerstone Robotics for Sentire Distribution Rights

Medtronic announced a strategic partnership with Hong Kong-based Cornerstone Robotics, investing approximately $700 million for distribution rights to the Sentire surgical system in select non-U.S. markets. The deal creates a two-platform robotic surgery portfolio, pairing Medtronic's Hugo RAS system with Sentire. This investment supports Cornerstone's expansion and reflects a broader trend toward multi-platform strategies in surgical robotics.

Sep 16 minNeura News
Funding

Mech-Mind Robotics Raises HK$2.20 Billion in Hong Kong IPO, Lists on Main Board

Mech-Mind Robotics Technologies Co., Ltd. began trading on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on September 1, 2026, after raising approximately HK$2.20 billion in net proceeds from its IPO. The company, which supplies 'eye-brain-hand' intelligent components for robots, priced its shares at the top of the range amid strong demand. Despite persistent losses, revenue grew at a CAGR of 46.6% from 2023 to 2025, and the company plans to use the funds for R&D, global expansion, and product portfolio enrichment.

Sep 15 minNeura News
Industry

Unitree Robotics Soars 629% on Shanghai Debut, Founder Wang Xingxing Now Worth $16 Billion

Unitree Robotics shares surged as much as 629% on their Shanghai debut, making founder Wang Xingxing a billionaire with a net worth of $16 billion. The IPO raised 6.1 billion yuan, with retail demand oversubscribed by over 5,500 times. Despite geopolitical risks from a U.S. ban on Chinese humanoids, the company's revenue grew over 300% last year, and it continues to innovate with products like the high-speed 'Superman' robot and the GD01 transformable robot.

Aug 194 minNeura News
Product Launch

LG and NVIDIA Sign Multi-Track Robotics and AI Agreement

LG Corp. and NVIDIA have signed a multi-track agreement covering robotics, AI factories, and automotive technology. The partnership includes the development of a next-generation bipedal humanoid robot built on NVIDIA's Isaac GR00T foundation model, targeted for unveiling in Q1 2027. The agreement also outlines an AI factory reference site, an 80 MW facility in Cheonan, and an automotive track on NVIDIA's DRIVE Hyperion platform.

Aug 148 minNeura News
AI Models

Dyna Robotics Unveils DYNA-2, a Robot Policy Trained on Over a Million Hours of Human Video

Dyna Robotics has introduced DYNA-2, a robot policy trained on over one million hours of egocentric human video, with no robot data in pre-training. Built on a World-Action Model architecture, DYNA-2 outperforms its predecessor DYNA-1 in real-world tests, completing 1.55 times as many tasks and achieving 87% pass rates in customer deployments. The model's physical intuition transfers across embodiments, and the company plans to scale training to 10 million hours of video.

Aug 105 minNeura News
AI Models

Google DeepMind's Gemini Robotics 2 gives humanoid robots full-body control from feet to fingertips

Google DeepMind announced Gemini Robotics 2, a new AI model that gives humanoid robots full-body control from feet to fingertips, surpassing the previous version's upper-body-only limitations. The update includes improvements to the Gemini Robotics ER 2 vision-language model for safety and collaboration, and an On-Device Model that adapts to different robot bodies. Demonstrations show robots performing tasks like picking up objects, sealing bags, and unscrewing lightbulbs, marking a significant step toward real-world deployment.

Jul 305 minNeura News
Funding

Enigma raises $70M to simplify robot control like a volume knob

Enigma, a robotics research lab emerging from stealth, has raised $70 million in seed funding led by Index Ventures and Ribbit Capital. The startup aims to study how humans naturally interact with robots, launching a large-scale online experiment with over 100 proprietary AI robots. Co-founders Jonathan Jacobi and Gal Niv, both cybersecurity veterans, believe robot control should be as intuitive as adjusting a car's volume knob.

Jul 274 minNeura News