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SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--SiMa.ai, a leader in Physical AI, today announced $150 million in Series C financing, bringing the total capital raised to $500 million and valuing the company at $1.45 billion. The round was co-led by Fidelity Management & Research Company and Amplify, with participation from Alter Venture Partners, Dell Technologies Capital, Maverick Capital, +ND Capital, Point72, and StepStone Group. AllianceBernstein, Baron Capital, J.P. Morgan, and the State of Michig...

TAMPA, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--XTEND AI Robotics, Inc. (NYSE: XTND), a leader in software systems and Physical AI, today announced that the United States Patent and Trademark Office has granted U.S. Design Patent No. D1,147,179 for NEST, XTEND's autonomous base station for persistent robotic operations. The design patent issued on September 8, 2026. Powered by XTEND's proprietary XOS operating system, the NEST enables robotic systems to autonomously launch, execute missions, recover and recharge...

WOBURN, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--SES AI Corporation (“SES AI”) (NYSE: SES), a global leader in the development and manufacturing of AI-enhanced high-performance Li-Metal and Li-ion batteries, today announced that its battery manufacturing facility in Chungju, South Korea has achieved ISO 9001:2015 certification for its quality management system. The certification was issued by the Korea ESG Certification Body following an independent assessment of the facility’s quality management processes. SES...

FREMONT, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Amprius Technologies (“Amprius” or the “Company”) (NYSE: AMPX), a leader in high-performance batteries, has been awarded a grant of up to $75 million from the U.S. Department of War (“DoW”) to retrofit an existing domestic production line from EV batteries to high-energy density cells for unmanned aerial systems. The grant was awarded through the DoW’s Industrial Base Analysis and Sustainment (“IBAS”) program, which funds domestic manufacturing capabilities cri...

برلين--(BUSINESS WIRE)--أعلنت شركة Dryad Networks، الرائدة في مجال الاكتشاف المبكر للغاية لحرائق الغابات، اليوم عن حصولها على جائزة قدرها 800,000 دولار في مسابقة XPRIZE Wildfire نظير أدائها في نهائيات الاستجابة الذاتية لحرائق الغابات في ألاسكا.يتناول هذا البيان الصحفي الوسائط المتعددة. يمكنك الاطلاع على البيان كاملاً هنا: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260923076761/ar/طائرة Silvaguard بدون طيار للمراقبة والإخماد وحظيرتهاتأهلت شركة Dryad من بين مجموعة أصلية تضم نحو 300 مشارك في المسابقة...

BERLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--（ビジネスワイヤ） -- 超早期山火事検知のリーダーであるドライアド・ネットワークスは、アラスカで開催されたXプライズWildfireの自律型山火事対応部門の決勝でパフォーマンスが評価され、80万ドルの賞金を獲得しました。 ドライアドは、当初約300チームが参加した4年間におよぶコンテストを勝ち進みました。そして2026年6月、決勝に進出した3チームに、アラスカの原野1,000平方キロメートルを対象に、おとりとして設置された火を無視しつつ、危険度の高い山火事を自律的に検知して発火から10分以内に完全に消火するという課題が与えられました。これは、破壊的な火災が制御不能になる前に阻止するための必要事項を検証する、史上最も厳しい実地試験でした。 試験において、ドライアドのSilvanetセンサーネットワークは、おとりの火をすべて無視しつつ、対象の火災を12分以内に検知・確認して自律的に対応を開始することに成功しました。そして自律型のSilvaguard観測ドローンが状況把握のための情報を提供し、消火ドローンが火元に正確に消火剤を投下しました...

SILICON VALLEY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Archer Aviation Inc. (NYSE: ACHR) today announced the expiration of the waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended (the "HSR Act"), with respect to the previously announced agreements pursuant to which Archer will acquire Boeing’s Wisk Aero, SkyGrid and Insitu subsidiaries. The expiration of the HSR Act waiting period occurred at 11:59 p.m. EDT on September 18, 2026. The expiration of the HSR Act waiting per...

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Elroy Air, a leading U.S.-based technology developer of autonomous heavy-cargo drones for defense, rapid response and commercial logistics, today announced that it has expanded its previously-disclosed PIPE commitments, increasing the total to $175 million. Existing investors including Lockheed Martin Ventures and Inflection Point participated and $75 million has now been funded prior to the closing of the Business Combination Agreement between Elroy Air and Infl...

TOYOTA, Japan--(BUSINESS WIRE)--SkyDrive Inc. ("SkyDrive"), a leading compact eVTOL aircraft (*1) developer based in Japan, today published its Aircraft Design Concept paper, which is titled "The eVTOL Safety Dilemma in Congested Urban Environments." The paper outlines the engineering rationale behind choosing a compact multi-rotor architecture specifically optimized for operating in space-constrained urban settings. In the emerging eVTOL industry, there is no single "correct" aircraft architec...

柏林--(BUSINESS WIRE)--(美国商业资讯)-- 超早期山火探测领域的领先企业 Dryad Networks 今日宣布，凭借在阿拉斯加举行的自主山火应对赛道决赛中的表现，公司获颁 XPRIZE Wildfire 大赛 80 万美元奖金。 在这项为期四年的赛事中，Dryad 从最初约 300 支参赛队伍中脱颖而出。2026 年 6 月，三支决赛队伍接受了一项挑战：在阿拉斯加 1,000 平方公里的荒野中，自主探测高风险山火，并在起火后 10 分钟内将其彻底扑灭，同时不对任何诱饵火源采取行动。这是迄今为止最为严苛的一次实地测试，旨在检验阻止破坏性火灾蔓延失控所需的技术能力。 测试期间，Dryad 的 Silvanet 传感器网络成功在不超过 12 分钟的时间内探测并确认目标火情，自主启动应对行动，且未对任何诱饵火源作出响应。Silvaguard 自主观测无人机提供现场态势感知支持，灭火无人机则将灭火剂精准投向火源，为实现赛事最终目标提供了有力的概念验证。 XPRIZE Wildfire 评审团向三支 B 赛道决赛队伍颁发了总计 250 万美元的奖金，以表彰各队在自主山火应对各...