{"question":"Who is expanding production in robotics?","domain":"robotics","key":"capacity_by_quarter","url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/questions/robotics/production-expansion","days":90,"count_recent":847,"count_total":2486,"since":"2017-01-30","latest":"2026-11-02","companies_named_most":[{"name":"NVIDIA","mentions":30,"url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/nvidia"},{"name":"Waymo","mentions":22,"url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/waymo"},{"name":"Amazon","mentions":14,"url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/amazon"},{"name":"Tesla","mentions":14,"url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/tesla"},{"name":"Medtronic","mentions":9,"url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/medtronic"},{"name":"FANUC","mentions":8,"url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/fanuc"},{"name":"Lumos Robotics","mentions":8,"url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/lumos-robotics"},{"name":"Skild AI","mentions":8,"url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/skild-ai"}],"findings":[{"date":"2026-11-02","finding":"HD Hyundai Robotics expands physical AI partnership with Palantir Technologies","detail":"HD Hyundai Robotics is working with Palantir Technologies to advance its physical AI solutions and delivered a keynote presentation at Palantir's Sovereignty Bootcamp in New York on November 1.","outlet":"The Elec","companies":[{"name":"Palantir Technologies","url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/palantir-technologies"}]},{"date":"2026-11-02","finding":"Jiangsu Yunmu Intelligent Manufacturing Technology Co., Ltd. offers the YMBot D4 industrial mobile humanoid robot.","detail":"The YMBot D4 combines a humanoid upper body with a folding wheeled chassis for factory and logistics environments. It has two articulated arms and dexterous hands for sorting and object manipulation.","outlet":"humanoid.guide","companies":[{"name":"Jiangsu Yunmu Intelligent Manufacturing Technology Co., Ltd.","url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/jiangsu-yunmu-intelligent-manufacturing-technology-co-ltd"}]},{"date":"2026-11-02","finding":"Yellow Fun Robot nears completion of dual-arm robot YV-4 and accelerates commercialization.","detail":"F&B cooking-automation firm Yellow Fun Robot, led by CEO Jeon Young-beom, has moved its dual-arm robot YV-4 into the final development stage and is accelerating commercialization to expand unmanned food-and-beverage operations.","outlet":"Robot News","companies":[]},{"date":"2026-11-01","finding":"Wonder and Avride expand AI-based robot delivery to four U.S. cities","detail":"Wonder and Avride announced expansion of AI-based robot delivery to Jersey City and Hoboken in New Jersey, Arlington County in Virginia, and Philadelphia in Pennsylvania. The rollout covers at least one Wonder store in each market plus dozens of additional Grubhub marketplace merchants, with more stores to be added.","outlet":"Robot News","companies":[{"name":"Avride","url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/avride"},{"name":"Wonder","url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/wonder"}]},{"date":"2026-11-01","finding":"Opentrons Labworks raises $40 million in Series E funding to expand lab automation","detail":"U.S. AI-based robot laboratory automation company Opentrons Labworks raised $40 million in a Series E round led by healthcare investor Avego with participation from BroadOak Capital Partners. Proceeds will be used to expand robot technology, software, and data infrastructure.","outlet":"Robot News","companies":[{"name":"Avego","url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/avego"},{"name":"BroadOak Capital Partners","url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/broadoak-capital-partners"}]},{"date":"2026-11-01","finding":"Rhoda AI demonstrates robots recovering from factory edge cases","detail":"On November 1, 2026, Rhoda AI showed robot recovery demos for factory edge cases.","outlet":"Humanoids Daily","companies":[{"name":"Rhoda AI","url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/rhoda-ai"}]},{"date":"2026-11-01","finding":"Rhoda AI uses a video-based control architecture for its robots","detail":"Rhoda AI’s robots run on a video-based control architecture, presented alongside its factory recovery demos in November 2026.","outlet":"Humanoids Daily","companies":[{"name":"Rhoda AI","url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/rhoda-ai"}]},{"date":"2026-10-31","finding":"Kongsberg Gruppen ASA wins a $54 million contract to supply autonomous underwater vehicles","detail":"Kongsberg Gruppen ASA will supply autonomous underwater vehicles and associated components under a $54 million contract to expand underwater drone capabilities.","outlet":"Interesting Engineering","companies":[{"name":"Kongsberg Gruppen ASA","url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/kongsberg-gruppen-asa"}]},{"date":"2026-10-31","finding":"Anduril and Qualcomm announced Blue Chip, a line of hardened American-made computers.","detail":"The first product is a rugged laptop for the military, government, first responders, and police, running on Qualcomm’s Snapdragon chip made at TSMC’s Arizona plant. Anduril described it as an anti-surveillance computer that will cost about 20% more than high-end PCs and be heavy with limited battery life.","outlet":"Moonshots with Peter Diamandis","companies":[{"name":"Anduril","url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/anduril"},{"name":"Palmer Luckey"},{"name":"Qualcomm","url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/qualcomm"},{"name":"TSMC","url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/tsmc"}]},{"date":"2026-10-31","finding":"Anduril will assemble Blue Chip laptops at Arsenal One in Ohio with about 90% U.S. or allied parts.","detail":"About 90% of Blue Chip parts come from the United States or allies, with a roadmap to 100%, while the screen is still made in China. Final assembly is at Anduril’s Arsenal One factory in Ohio; the chassis is designed so the bottom and top shells can be replaced and can integrate solar panels, soft goods, service insignias, or flat phased-array antennas.","outlet":"Moonshots with Peter Diamandis","companies":[{"name":"Anduril","url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/anduril"}]},{"date":"2026-10-30","finding":"Toyota and Waymo will begin testing bZ4X-based autonomous taxis in Japan in 2027.","detail":"Toyota Motor and Waymo announced on October 30, 2026, that initial operations—including testing and validation of Toyota’s bZ4X electric vehicle for Waymo’s autonomous taxi service—will begin in Japan in 2027. The companies plan to expand deployments over subsequent years to other Waymo markets, including the UK.","outlet":"MONOist (ITmedia)","companies":[{"name":"Toyota Motor","url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/toyota-motor"},{"name":"Waymo","url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/waymo"}]},{"date":"2026-10-30","finding":"LG CNS is converting manufacturing and logistics robot proofs of concept into commercial orders.","detail":"LG CNS said it is expanding full-scale business contracts after validating robot technologies through PoCs at manufacturing and logistics sites. It is also pursuing commercialization with customers in patrol, hospitality and safety applications.","outlet":"ZDNet Korea","companies":[{"name":"LG CNS","url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/lg-cns"}]}]}