DoorDash Expands Robot Delivery; MiR Wins Innovation Award for Mobile Manipulator
Key Takeaways
- DoorDash expands robot delivery with Coco Robotics in select US markets.
- MiR's MC600 mobile manipulator combines MiR600 AMR with UR20/UR30 robot arms.
- Incheon Airport installs Hyundai's AI EV charging robots on May 23, 2025.
- RoboForce unveils Titan, a mobile manipulator, and secures $5M in funding.
- Astrobotic tests lunar wireless charging system for lunar landers and rovers.
Top Stories
DoorDash expands robot delivery with Coco Robotics partnership.
DoorDash and Coco Robotics are expanding their partnership to launch sidewalk robot delivery in select US markets. This builds upon an existing pilot program with DoorDash's international arm, Wolt.
MiR's MC600 mobile manipulator wins innovation award.
Mobile Industrial Robots (MiR) introduced its MC600 mobile manipulator on May 25, 2025, combining the MiR600 AMR with UR20 and UR30 collaborative robot arms from Universal Robots (UR). The MC600 earned MiR and UR parent company Teradyne a 2025 RBR50 Robotics Innovation Award.
Incheon Airport installs Hyundai's AI EV charging robots.
On May 23, 2025, Incheon Airport continued its automation efforts by installing Hyundai's AI-powered electric vehicle charging robots.
RoboForce unveils Titan, secures $5M funding.
On May 25, 2025, RoboForce introduced Titan, a mobile manipulator designed for industrial deployments in outdoor environments, and secured an additional $5 million in funding. Titan offers capabilities including pick, place, press, twist, and connect.
Astrobotic tests lunar wireless charging system.
Astrobotic and WiBotic tested a lunar wireless charging system, reported on May 24, 2025. The system is designed to deliver power from an Astrobotic lunar lander to science missions and rovers on the lunar surface.
Hardware Innovations
Rainbow Robotics unveils omnidirectional wheels, dev kit.
Rainbow Robotics unveiled omnidirectional wheels and a development kit for its dual-arm robot. Rainbow Robotics is working to expand its mobile robot footprint through its U.S. subsidiary in Chicago.
LimX Dynamics' TRON1 gets add-on arm.
LimX Dynamics' TRON1 now offers an add-on arm that enables mobile manipulation tasks with the robot.
AI-Powered Robotics
Mbodi AI launches embodied AI for industrial robots.
Mbodi AI launched on Y Combinator, developing embodied AI for industrial robots. Mbodi AI says it turns natural language and demonstrations into precise, reliable robot actions ready to run in production.
Software Enhancements
Simbe Vision adds low-stock, recognition capabilities.
Simbe Vision’s new capabilities include low-stock detection, product recognition, similarity detection, and shelf-to-stock comparison.
Boston Dynamics enhances Spot with Orbit 5.0.
Boston Dynamics has added capabilities for scalable fleet management and insights from inspection data to Orbit 5.0 for Spot.