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Top 10 Robotics Transactions of April 2021


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Walmart joins investment in Cruise for autonomous deliveries

General Motors unit Cruise LLC has been developing self-driving cars and shuttle buses, and its latest deal indicates that it is also looking at autonomous deliveries. Walmart Inc. joined other investors in the latest $750 million round, bringing San Francisco-based Cruise‘s total capital to $2.75 billion and its valuation to more than $30 billion.

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1. Gaussian Robotics raises $100M for service robots

2. SoftBank invests in EDDA Technology for robot-aided surgery

3. Vicarious Surgical to merge with SPAC

4. Exoskeleton maker Sarcos Robotics agrees to SPAC deal

5. Toyota unit acquires Lyft self-driving division

6. Walmart joins investment in Cruise for autonomous deliveries

7. TuSimple launches $1B IPO on ramp for driverless trucks

8. SoftBank acquires $2.8B stake in AutoStore

9. Meituan raises $10B for autonomous vehicles

10. Microsoft acquires Nuance Communications for $19.7B



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Mobile Robots

A3 President Jeff Burnstein pens letter to Donald Trump to support U.S. manufacturing, automation
MassRobotics, Chewy launch CHAMP Challenge to drive innovation in robotics for warehouse automation
ANYbotics opens San Francisco office
Agility Robotics to deploy humanoids with Schaeffler Group
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Collaborative Robots

A3 President Jeff Burnstein pens letter to Donald Trump to support U.S. manufacturing, automation
MassRobotics, Chewy launch CHAMP Challenge to drive innovation in robotics for warehouse automation
Pickle Robot closes $50 million Series B, secures 30+ new order for Unload robots
Agility Robotics to deploy humanoids with Schaeffler Group
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Autonomous Vehicles

A3 President Jeff Burnstein pens letter to Donald Trump to support U.S. manufacturing, automation
Karl Iagnemma becomes Vecna Robotics CEO
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Teleo expands autonomous operation of heavy equipment to new industries
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3D Printing

Digital Engineering to host Design & Simulation Summit on October 31
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ABB launches Ultra Accuracy feature for GoFa cobots
2024 Robotics Application Conference sessions now available on-demand
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