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Built Robotics, Penn xLAB to develop physical AI for construction ↗
xLAB and Built Robotics partner to capture additional data, advancing AI models to improve construction site safety.
PSYONIC partners with ABB Robotics to apply human touch to robot dexterity ↗
PSYONIC is combining its Ability Hand with ABB Robotics' GoFa cobot arm to apply data from prosthetics users to robotic grasping.
Autonomous freight developer Einride goes public via SPAC ↗
Stockholm-based Einride operates a fleet of heavy-duty electric trucks servicing Global Fortune 500 companies across the U.S.
Burro introduces Grande 44 with proven outdoor autonomy built for heavy industry ↗
The 44 hp Burro Grande brings more than 1 million hours of real-world experience to industrial towing, site logistics, and facilities operations.
Modernizing the global economy with industrial robotics is needed but not inevitable ↗
While service robotics adoption grows, industrial automation faces greater demand and bigger obstacles, notes a columnist.
Windows for robots: Edge AI expands usability ↗
Before Windows, only engineers and computer scientists could work with computers.
AI in warehousing: Akash Gupta’s vision for the future ↗
Explore how GreyOrange's software revolutionizes warehouse automation with AI, transforming logistics into dynamic, predictive ecosystems.
MassRobotics announces the winners of 2026 Robotics Medal and Rising Star awards ↗
Allison Okamura and Ayoung Kim won MassRobotics' 2026 Robotics Medal and Rising Star Medal, which honor women in robotics.
Robotics Summit panel explores the state of humanoid robot design ↗
At the Robotics Summit & Expo, experts weighed in on humanoid robotics today — and the ability to achieve a $20,000 price point tomorrow.
Gatik to bring autonomous freight to PepsiCo’s North American supply chain ↗
The partnership focuses on PepsiCo’s regional transportation networks, where it moves products daily from site to site.
Hello Robot is recognized by World Economic Forum as a tech pioneer ↗
The World Economic Forum has honored Hello Robot, whose Stretch system provides mobile manipulation to older adults and people with disabilities.
Inside XRZero-G0, a new 2,000-hour open dataset for robotics research ↗
X Square Robot has open-sourced XRZero-G0, a framework that reduces real-robot training data requirements by up to 20x.
NEURA Robotics to raise up to $1.4B in Series C funding for physical AI ↗
NEURA Robotics plans to expand its platforms for robot learning and global production of humanoids and other systems.
Robotics will not have a clean Llama moment ↗
The Llama moment in robotics will not be the day a policy becomes downloadable.
Walmart, Wing add 7 markets in drone delivery expansion ↗
Wing plans to bring drone deliveries to Memphis, New Orleans, Philadelphia, Phoenix, San Diego, San Francisco, and Salt Lake City.
Effort to establish a National Commission on Robotics advances in Congress ↗
As the proposed National Commission on Robotics advances, industry leaders continue to call for more unified U.S.
Standard Bots raises $200M to expand U.S. manufacturing footprint ↗
Standard Bots asserted that investments in robotics are key to making U.S.
ACS raises $200M to scale autonomous counter-drone system ↗
Allen Control Systems will use the funding to scale manufacturing and accelerate deployment of its autonomous weapon station, Bullfrog.
Daimon Robotics and Galbot jointly launches RobOmni for benchmarking tactile perception and dexterous manipulation ↗
Embodied AI is evolving from vision-centric perception toward Physical AI.
AGIBOT holds World Challenge 2026 to see how AI models perform on real tasks ↗
AGIBOT said the industry is moving beyond simulation scores toward closed-loop testing on real robots with real tasks.
Robots can enhance manufacturing workers rather than replace them ↗
With the right AI, teleoperation, and safeguards, robotics can augment manufacturing opportunities, says one to ONE Holdings' president.
Why deterministic real-time systems are more critical than ever in robotics ↗
Winston Leung discusses the role of QNX in robotics and AI, focusing on safety, innovation, and industry trends.
GENISOM AI debuts deployable robotics platforms at ICRA 2026 ↗
At ICRA 2026, GENISOM AI may have been new to many international attendees — but it is not a concept-stage robotics startup.
Mitsubishi Electric opens Serendie Street Boston digital transformation hub ↗
Mitsubishi Electric opened Serendie Street Boston, its first Western digital transformation hub dedicated to collaboration and innovation.
Can surgical robots fly? SS Innovations discusses challenges, solutions ↗
The robotics developer is focusing on providing emergency care in active war zones and beyond.
Proteus gets natural-language ability as Amazon expands European robot deployments ↗
Amazon says Proteus needs no special commands as it plans to deploy the mobile robot, as well as STARK and Vulcan, across Europe.
Generalist raises $400M to scale its general-purpose AI models ↗
Generalist claims its system improves average success rates to 99% on tasks where previous models achieved 64%.
Voyager Technologies acquires Astrobotic to advance lunar initiatives ↗
Voyager intends to accelerate investment to scale Astrobotic’s programs, including lunar and reusable rocket programs.
Autonomous defense manufacturer Mach Industries raises $300M ↗
Mach Industries will use the funding to accelerate executing government contracts, acquire talent, develop products, and expand its network.
Festo launches lightweight pneumatic gripper and tests GripperAI ↗
Festo has released a compact cobot gripper, and its robot-agnostic GripperAI enables grasping of objects without prior training.