Saga raises $11.2M as Thorvald enters commercial breakout phase September 08, 2025 Norway-based startup Saga Robotics will use the fresh capital to accelerate the commercial rollout of Thorvald, its autonomous platform for grapevine and strawberries, across the UK and US.
Loft Dynamics secures $24M to advance pilot training with VR September 04, 2025 With this latest investment, the Virtual Reality (VR) flight training company is applying its cutting-edge technology and regulatory credibility to transform airline pilot training at scale.
LTTS teams up with SiMa.ai to accelerate AI-led innovation September 03, 2025 Under this agreement, SiMa.ai will deliver industry-leading AI hardware and software solutions by leveraging L&T Technology Services’ core engineering capabilities and human capital investments across areas such as mobility, healthcare, industrial automation and robotics.
Honeywell, Stereolabs develop solution for supply chain logistics September 03, 2025 The collaboration will combine Stereolabs’ stereoscopic cameras, which use a vision-based AI perception system to measure the dimensions of products with Honeywell’s SwiftDecoder software — which captures barcode data and other written information — in one innovative mobile solution.
Automated Industrial Robotics acquires Owens Design August 29, 2025 Owens partners with OEMs and manufacturers from startups to scaled public companies on complex design-build and manufacturing automation projects across semiconductor, renewable energy, data storage, medical product and other emerging technology end markets.
Rocket Lab boosts US semiconductor and space investments August 26, 2025 US-based Rocket Lab Corporation plans to expand its domestic investments to increase semiconductor manufacturing capacity and secure the supply chain for space-grade solar cells and electro-optical sensors used in national security space missions.
Rocket Lab invests in US national security programs, chipmaking August 25, 2025 Rocket Lab’s capital investments over the next five years are expected to strengthen its market position as a satellite manufacturer, components supplier, and end-to-end mission provider for commercial and national security space missions.
Altera to lay off 82 employees following Intel's majority stake sale August 19, 2025 Altera, a provider of programmable logic solutions, has announced plans to lay off 82 employees at its San Jose headquarters, effective October 8, 2025. This decision follows Intel's sale of a 51% majority stake in Altera to private equity firm Silver Lake for USD 4.46 billion earlier this year.
Teledyne HiRel launches industrial-grade eMMC 5.1 module August 11, 2025 Qualified over the industrial temperature range of –40°C to +85°C, this eMMC module is well-suited for embedded applications in aerospace, defense, industrial automation and ruggedized edge computing.
Apple commits $100B to US manufacturing and expansion August 07, 2025 Apple has announced a new USD 100 billion investment as part of a broader initiative to expand its operations and manufacturing footprint in the United States. The move raises the company’s total planned U.S. investment to USD 600 billion over the next four years.
US firm Nextracker launches new AI and robotics business July 31, 2025 The launch of Nextracker’s new AI and robotics business initiative is anchored by the appointment of its first chief AI and robotics officer and a series of strategic technology acquisitions.
Semiconductors get magnetic boost with new method from UCLA researchers July 30, 2025 The investigators demonstrated the ability to produce semiconductor materials containing up to 50% magnetic atoms, whereas current methods are often limited to a concentration of magnetic atoms no greater than 5%.
Bonsai Robotics acquires farm-ng to enhance autonomous farming July 29, 2025 The integration of Bonsai’s high-performance autonomous AI technology with farm-ng’s customizable robotic platform allows for an offering of AI-first machines that can transform crop management.
Lyten secures over $200 million to support its acquisition strategy July 29, 2025 Lyten intends to accelerate its acquisition strategy and expansion plans in the US and Europe with the additional capital. Lyten has also acquired the rights to Northvolt’s energy storage products, Voltpack Mobile Systems (VMS), Voltrack and future BESS products currently in development.
Hadrian raises $260 million to build AI-powered factories in US July 29, 2025 The new factory in Arizona is expected to create 350 local jobs. With its “Factories-as-a-Service” model, Hadrian can rapidly scale production across key Department of Defense (DOD) areas such as munitions, shipbuilding and other high-priority programs.
xLight raises $40 million to build powerful chip-making laser July 28, 2025 This funding further enables Silicon Valley startup xLight to develop the world’s most powerful EUV free electron lasers (FEL), which has the potential to revolutionize advanced semiconductor manufacturing and unlock other critical economic and national security applications.
Octillion to supply Li-ion battery packs for Vision’s electric boats July 23, 2025 Under the terms of the agreement, Octillion Power Systems will manufacture Vision-branded battery packs for their E-Motion 180E electric outboard system, exclusively for US market distribution.
Synopsys completes $35 billion acquisition of Ansys July 18, 2025 The deal was 18 months in the making. United with Ansys, Synopsys can now deliver holistic system design solutions for customers in industries spanning semiconductors, high-tech, automotive, aerospace, industrial, and more.
Tesla key driver in US robotaxi market, Chinese firms bring down costs July 16, 2025 TrendForce forecasts that the US robotaxi market will grow at a CAGR of 61% between 2025 and 2035. In this fast-growing market, Tesla holds a competitive edge with its vertically integrated manufacturing and vision-based autonomous driving solution, resulting in relatively lower hardware costs.
Ohio awards $310 million to Anduril for defense manufacturing facility July 14, 2025 California-based defense contractor Anduril Industries has to create 4,008 new jobs and make at least USD 910.5 million in capital investment in the next 10 years to receive the funds, according to the 30-year economic development agreement.
GlobalFoundries to acquire MIPS to accelerate AI and compute capabilities July 09, 2025 This strategic acquisition will expand GF’s portfolio of customizable IP offerings, allowing it to further differentiate its process technologies with IP and software capabilities.
Volektra partners with Jendamark to boost magnet-free electric motor tech July 02, 2025 This collaboration designates Jendamark as the partner for industrializing and deploying production lines based on Volektra’s patented Virtual Magnet Motor (VMM) platform.
GE Aerospace, Kratos expand small engine portfolio July 01, 2025 The new teaming agreement expands on an earlier MOU and provides the framework for the two companies to develop, manufacture, test, and field the GEK800 Engine, as well as collaborate on other low-cost expendable turbofan engines.
Muon Space secures $90 million to expand satellite production June 30, 2025 Muon has also acquired propulsion startup Starlight Engines, which further extends Muon’s vertically integrated Halo platform by bringing in-house propulsion capabilities into its end-to-end satellite technology stack.
Cybersecurity in IoT: Mandatory from August 2025 June 24, 2025 From 1 August 2025, all new radio-connected devices entering the EU market must comply with strict cybersecurity standards. What does this mean, and how can manufacturers prepare? We explored the topic at Evertiq Expo Krakow 2025.
Nuvve launches BaaS to help electric cooperatives slash energy costs June 23, 2025 Nuvve’s BaaS model enables utilities to deploy scalable battery energy storage systems — including at the substation level — without requiring significant upfront capital investment and delivered through 10 to 12-year service agreements.
FlexGen partners with Rosendin to deliver BESS solution for data centers June 16, 2025 The project will integrate proprietary technology and innovations from both Rosendin and FlexGen, including Rosendin’s BESSUPS design and method patent and FlexGen’s Soft Grid Interconnection and Island Grid Transient Frequency Stabilization patents.
Rigetti completes $350 million at-the-market equity offering June 13, 2025 With this additional funding, Rigetti will have USD 575 million of cash, cash equivalents and available-for-sale investments with no debt, and is well positioned to support commercial scale-up of its superconducting gate-based quantum computers.
Maxar wins contract to build high-power EchoStar XXVI satellite June 09, 2025 EchoStar XXVI will deliver robust coverage to DISH TV customers across all 50 US states, including Puerto Rico, and is engineered for dual orbital slot performance, giving EchoStar enhanced operational flexibility to meet evolving customer and network demands.
Agfa, Technica announce partnership for US Orgacon distribution June 04, 2025 Orgacon is Agfa’s advanced portfolio of conductive inks and coatings that includes coating formulations and EL-P screen inks for optical, anti-static and printed electronic applications.
Lyten announces drone propulsion initiative powered by Li-S batteries June 03, 2025 The initiative, to meet the needs of US defense applications, is built on a next-gen drone energy storage system powered by Lyten’s ultra-lightweight lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries.
GCT, G+D partner to launch eSIM solution for IoT devices May 23, 2025 This collaboration for eSIMs, or SIM cards directly embedded into a device, brings intelligent, location-aware connectivity to headless 4G and 5G IoT devices.