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PitPro puts automated tire-change system into service with Kal Tire in Calgary

San Francisco startup PitPro Automation has started operating its first robotic tire-changing system in Calgary, Alberta, in partnership with Canadian tire service chain Kal Tire. The setup pairs two oven-sized robotic units carrying sensors and an arm that removes and stores lug nuts and swaps the wheels, and the company said it can change all four tires on a vehicle in under 15 minutes. Founder and CEO Jeremy Conrad said commercial fleets are the first target, alongside tire chains where shop workers often quit within months.

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Jul 2, 2026
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Kraken Robotics closes C$615 million Covelya deal and lifts its 2026 revenue outlook to as much as C$320 million

Kraken Robotics completed its acquisition of UK-based Covelya Group, the parent of Sonardyne, EIVA, Forcys, Voyis and Chelsea Technologies, on July 2, 2026 for about C$615 million in cash and shares. The Canadian sonar and subsea battery maker raised its 2026 revenue guidance to C$290 million to C$320 million from C$165 million to C$175 million.

7 sourcesKraken RoboticsCovelya GroupSaronic TechnologiesBattery SystemsLiDAR
Feb 19, 2026
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Toyota's Canadian car plants sign Agility Robotics to a paid Digit humanoid service after a pilot

Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada has signed a Robots-as-a-Service agreement with Agility Robotics to deploy Digit humanoids in manufacturing, supply chain and logistics work at its Cambridge and Woodstock plants in Ontario, following a pilot. Neither company disclosed fleet size, contract value or term. The deal adds a Toyota vehicle plant to a Digit customer list that already includes GXO, Schaeffler, Amazon and Mercado Libre, as rivals tie up with BMW, Mercedes-Benz and Hyundai.

7 sourcesAgility RoboticsToyota Motor CorporationToyota Research InstituteFleet Orchestration Software