{"question":"Where is the money going in robotics?","domain":"robotics","key":"money_by_layer","url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/questions/robotics/where-the-money-goes","days":90,"count_recent":1191,"count_total":3367,"since":"2017-07-01","latest":"2026-11-02","companies_named_most":[{"name":"Unitree","mentions":46,"url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/unitree"},{"name":"Medtronic","mentions":24,"url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/medtronic"},{"name":"NVIDIA","mentions":22,"url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/nvidia"},{"name":"Tesla","mentions":22,"url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/tesla"},{"name":"Maven Robotics","mentions":16,"url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/maven-robotics"},{"name":"Waymo","mentions":14,"url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/waymo"},{"name":"Skild AI","mentions":11,"url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/skild-ai"},{"name":"AgiBot","mentions":10,"url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/agibot"}],"findings":[{"date":"2026-11-02","finding":"UBTECH releases Thinker-Sim embodied intelligence simulation platform","detail":"UBTECH officially launched Thinker-Sim, an embodied-intelligence simulation platform built around Real2Sim2Real. The one-stop system covers digitization of real scenes, large-scale simulation data synthesis, and robot capability evaluation.","outlet":"36Kr newsflashes","companies":[{"name":"UBTech Robotics","url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/ubtech-robotics"}]},{"date":"2026-11-01","finding":"IDC projects more than $6 billion in U.S. robot industry sales losses from 2026 to 2030","detail":"IDC expects FCC rules on foreign-made advanced robots to cause cumulative sales losses of more than $6 billion for the U.S. robot industry between 2026 and 2030 versus the prior growth path.","outlet":"Robot News","companies":[]},{"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":"Huawei Qiankun ADS surpasses 17.3 billion kilometers of cumulative assisted driving.","detail":"Huawei Qiankun ADS has logged more than 17.3 billion km of assisted driving and avoided over 6.91 million potential collisions, about 1.3 billion km more than in early October 2026.","outlet":"Pandaily","companies":[{"name":"Huawei","url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/huawei"}]},{"date":"2026-11-01","finding":"Hitbot introduced the eHand-6 industrial robotic hand at a listed price of $420.","detail":"Hitbot, also known as Huiling Technology, a Shenzhen manufacturer of robot arms and electric grippers, introduced the eHand-6 industrial robotic hand in May 2025 at a listed price of $420.","outlet":"humanoid.guide","companies":[]},{"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":"Xinshang Capital has disclosed exposure to Unitree Robotics and ChangXin Memory Technologies through indirect fund investments.","detail":"Xinshang Capital’s investment portfolio includes Unitree Robotics through an IDG sub-fund and ChangXin Memory Technologies through the Chanfashimao and PICC Innovation sub-funds, alongside investments in Xi'an Eswin, Carlink, XianTong Pharmaceutical and Yichong Technology.","outlet":"Yicai","companies":[{"name":"CXMT","url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/cxmt"},{"name":"Unitree","url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/unitree"}]},{"date":"2026-10-30","finding":"Rivian expects to reach an autonomous-driving milestone by year-end to unlock $250 million from Uber","detail":"Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe said the electric-vehicle manufacturer is highly confident it will achieve an autonomous-driving milestone in 2026, triggering a $250 million tranche of Uber’s investment. Rivian is funding autonomous-driving development while reducing losses and cash consumption.","outlet":"36Kr newsflashes","companies":[{"name":"Rivian","url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/rivian"},{"name":"Uber","url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/uber"}]},{"date":"2026-10-30","finding":"Opentrons raised $40 million in Series E funding to expand AI-driven laboratory robotics and science infrastructure.","detail":"Healthcare investor Avego led the round, with participation from BroadOak Capital Partners. Opentrons plans to use the funding to expand its laboratory robots, software, and data infrastructure for AI systems that help design and run experiments.","outlet":"The AI Insider","companies":[{"name":"Avego","url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/avego"},{"name":"BroadOak Capital Partners","url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/broadoak-capital-partners"},{"name":"Opentrons","url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/opentrons"}]},{"date":"2026-10-30","finding":"Bambu Lab reportedly exceeded RMB 10 billion in annual revenue.","detail":"The Shenzhen-based 3D-printer maker reportedly surpassed RMB 10 billion in annual revenue in 2025.","outlet":"TechNode","companies":[]},{"date":"2026-10-30","finding":"Bambu Lab held the top global position in sub-US$2,500 3D-printer shipments in 2025.","detail":"The Shenzhen-based company captured a 37% global share of shipments in the sub-US$2,500 3D-printer segment, according to the source.","outlet":"TechNode","companies":[]},{"date":"2026-10-30","finding":"Bambu Lab’s MakerWorld platform reached approximately 10 million monthly active users.","detail":"MakerWorld, Bambu Lab’s 3D-printing content platform, reached roughly 10 million monthly active users.","outlet":"TechNode","companies":[]}]}