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Top 10 Robotics Transactions of April 2021


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Meituan raises $10B for autonomous vehicles

​Meituan Inc., a Beijing-based food delivery company, last month raised $10 billion that it said it will use to continue development of delivery robots. Meituan has been testing autonomous delivery vehicles in Beijing since last year, and several of its e-commerce rivals are also investing in robotics.

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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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