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‘Nancy Grace Roman is one of the most ambitious NASA telescopes of the 21st century’ ↗
Astrophysicist at Vilnius University, Lithuania provides some insight into a lesser known but powerful telescope launched into space The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope (NGRST) launched on 30 August and is now on a…
Bring your co-founder, partner, or colleague and get 50% off a second TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 pass ↗
Buy one pass to TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 and get 50% off a second of the same ticket type.
Meet Feather, the startup building the ‘Android of robotics’ for developers ↗
Feather is betting on a customizable, $30,000 platform built for software developers.
Robot.com and Sodexo sign seven-year deal to expand autonomous delivery robots across North American campuses ↗
Robot.com, an autonomous delivery robots company, has announced a seven-year commercial agreement with Sodexo, a provider of food and facilities management serving 80 million consumers daily and advancing tech-enabled…
Mexican EPICS in IEEE Team Builds Portable Educational Platform ↗
In Guadalajara, Mexico, many high schools have motivated teachers and talented students with an interest in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, but they lack access to advanced tools such as robotics…
Ratchet Binders or Lever Binders – Weighing Speed Against Recoil Risk ↗
Securing a load with chain is one of those jobs that look simple until the binder is in your hands.
Why Compressed Air is the Most Overlooked Infrastructure Layer in Modern Factory Automation ↗
A perfectly coded robot might be unable to grab an object because the air pressure feeding its gripper dropped at that moment.
Guest Post: Why Drones May Change How We Operate in the Atmosphere ↗
Commercial drones have made their name by observing the world below.
Fire Foresight Wins $500,000 XPRIZE Wildfire Award ↗
The Australian-British team met the competition’s 10-minute detection gate during Finals Testing near Nenana, Alaska, linking fixed cameras, AI and drone swarms into a single detect, verify and act chain.
Rincell Debuts New Drone Battery Cell at DroneX ↗
The Fremont cell maker makes its European debut in London with an NDAA-compliant tabless 21700 cell rated for 100A continuous discharge and already shipping to drone manufacturers.
Why you should look beyond the spec sheet when choosing motion architecture ↗
Choosing the right motion architecture is about understanding how the entire system will behave in use, explains Kollmorgen.
Shield AI, Waabi, and General Motors on building AI when failure is not an option at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 ↗
Leaders from Waabi, Shield AI, and General Motors join the Real World AI Stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 to talk building AI.
Epson introduces AX6 cobot with compact design, no-code programming ↗
Epson Robots has expanded its six-axis robot line with the AX6, a lightweight force- and power-limited arm.
2 days left to save up to $200 on a TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 pass — reason 4 of 5 to attend ↗
Reason 4 of 5 to attend TechCrunch Disrupt 2026: Practical answers.
ANYbotics opens the door for inspections with ANYmal robots ↗
ANYbotics partnered with dormakaba and LEGIC Identsystems to enable the ANYmal quadruped to gain access like a badged employee.
What’s coming up at #IROS2026? ↗
The 2026 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS 2026) will be held from 27 September – 1 October in Pittsburgh, USA.
Understanding the Long-Term Effects of a DUI ↗
In 2024, 11,904 people died in alcohol-impaired driving crashes, representing approximately 30% of all traffic fatalities that year.
DJI wants drone pilots to turn heritage sites into 3D flythroughs ↗
What if a drone flight could do more than capture pretty aerial footage?
Common Vector Robotics wins $425,000 in PitchMI startup competition ↗
Common Vector Robotics, a Detroit-based manufacturer of rugged ground robots, has won $425,000 in funding after taking the top prize in the defense and aerospace semifinal of Michigan University’s PitchMI Startup…
Einride adopts Nvidia Hyperion platform to scale autonomous trucking operations ↗
Einride, an autonomous truck technology company, has announced a collaboration with Nvidia to further accelerate the transition of the company’s extensive freight network to autonomous operations.
Toborlife AI launches full-body teleoperation system for Unitree G1 humanoid robot ↗
Toborlife AI, developer of the Tobor Harness control system and the official US partner of Unitree Robotics, has announced its full-body teleoperation software for the Unitree G1 Edu humanoid.
Pickr.AI develops modular picking robots for existing warehouse systems ↗
Norwegian robotics company Pickr.AI has developed a range of flexible, modular picking robots designed to integrate into existing warehouse infrastructure without requiring extensive modifications.
Comau delivers flexible battery cell formation and testing system to Slovenia’s National Institute of Chemistry ↗
Comau has developed and delivered an industrialized, laboratory-scale cell formation and testing solution for Slovenia’s National Institute of Chemistry (NIC) designed to support material validation, product development…
Cognex to acquire RealSense for $500 million in major expansion into robotic perception and physical AI ↗
Cognex, a specialist in industrial machine vision, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire RealSense, the market leader in depth-sensing cameras and vision technology for robotic perception and Physical AI.
Custom-made protection by Eclore Actuators adopted by Stäubli Robots ↗
Eclore Actuators, a specialist in protective bellows for demanding industrial environments, announced the integration of its custom protective bellows across Stäubli’s SCARA robot lineup.
FCC clears nationwide test of cellular networks for drones ↗
If you thought your phone was the only thing relying on America’s cell towers, the FCC wants to test a very different possibility: drones could soon use those same commercial networks as part of the infrastructure…
With the new VENTUNO Q board, Arduino hopes to make robotics development easier ↗
While this is the first intentional step by Arduino into robotics, the company has over 20 years of experience working with robotics developers.
Intrinsic open sources core industrial robotics technology ↗
Intrinsic, Google’s industrial robotics and physical AI software company, has open sourced foundational parts of its robotics platform, giving developers access to technologies for robot control, motion planning,…
Epson launches AX6, its first collaborative robot ↗
Epson Robots has launched the AX6 collaborative 6-axis robot, marking the company’s entry into the collaborative robot market and expanding its range of robotic safety technologies.
RLWRLD outlines ‘deployment-first’ physical AI strategy for industrial humanoids ↗
RLWRLD, a physical AI company, participated in Humanoids Summit Seoul 2026, a global robotics and artificial intelligence (AI) conference held at COEX in Seoul from September 22 to 23, as an official Technology…