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Danu Robotics’ fight to build a better recycling robot ↗
For six years, Danu founder Amy Ma has been working on a better way to sort recyclable waste.
We can’t help treating AI like it’s human. But should we? ↗
"When we are drawn into even the most primitive exchanges with a relational artifact, we believe it cares for us," Dr.
FAA Part 107 Drone Pilot Test Changes October 26: What Applicants Need to Know ↗
New image-based questions will require applicants to interpret aviation charts, while existing Part 107 regulations remain unchanged.
Video Friday: Robot Decommissioning Takes a Fun Turn ↗
Video Friday is your weekly selection of awesome robotics videos, collected by your friends at IEEE Spectrum robotics.
DroneClear Launches ChatGPT App to Help Travelers Navigate Thailand’s Drone Rules ↗
AI-powered service provides information on drone registration, insurance, and flight restrictions.
Do Cleaning Drones Actually Work? 15 Apellix Before-and-After Jobs Show the Results ↗
Cleaning drones offer a commercial use case providing one of the clearest examples of drones handling the “dark, dirty, and dangerous” jobs.
29 Governors Call for Expanded Counter-Drone Training Under New Federal Law ↗
Bipartisan request seeks more training for law enforcement, corrections officers, and National Guard personnel as states implement new counter-UAS authorities.
TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 starts in 4 days — lock in your pass savings of up to $100 before prices rise ↗
Four days until TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 starts, when 10,000 founders, investors, and tech leaders gather in San Francisco's Moscone West on October 13-15.
Cyngn Autonomous Fleet Expands Operational Footprint Across Industrial Facilities in 2026 ↗
Fleet data reflects growing adoption of autonomous material movement across customer sites, with more than 11,600 missions completed year to date.
Kawasaki Robotics to Launch CP110L Palletizer in North America at PACK EXPO ↗
New 110-kg palletizing robot combines high-speed performance with a compact design as Kawasaki showcases flexible packaging and end-of-line automation.
Groceryshop 2026 shows that retail robots are ready to scale, use AI ↗
Groceryshop 2026 not only featured mobile robots for taking inventory, but it also showed how retail automation is evolving.
Robot Talk Episode 165 – Robots behind the research, with Kushant Patel ↗
Claire chatted to Kushant Patel from Brookhaven National Laboratory about robots that work in scientific facilities, such as particle accelerators.
Cevotec brings robotic composite lamination to South Korea with KCompositeLab partnership ↗
Cevotec has appointed Korean composite specialist KCompositeLab (KCLab) as its sales partner for South Korea.
RobotPlusPlus expands industrial maintenance automation with HighMate robots ↗
RobotPlusPlus, an engineering-led developer of working-at-height robots, is extending automation across industrial maintenance with its HighMate Series for industrial cleaning and corrosion control, led by the HighMate…
Researchers develop battery-free wearable device powered by human movement ↗
Researchers at Dongguk University in South Korea have developed a flexible, battery-free electronic device that can harvest energy from human movement and use it to power neuromorphic sensing and learning functions.
Monolithos launches long-term memory system for robots and embodied AI ↗
Monolithos has launched a public alpha of Robot Brain, a long-term memory and experience system designed to enable robots and embodied AI systems to retain information from previous tasks and make it available during…
FireDome launches US operations to advance autonomous wildfire defense ↗
FireDome, an autonomous wildfire resilience company, has announced the launch of its US operations, anchored by a demonstration site at Yuba County Airport.
This robotic arm could change how drones launch in combat ↗
A drone can have all the range and capability in the world, but eventually it needs to land, recharge and get back in the air.
FAA puts $12 million behind 19 drone research projects ↗
The FAA is putting more money into the technologies it believes could help drones safely become a bigger part of the US airspace.
SafeWorld emerges from stealth to build, deploy robot safety simulation technologies ↗
SafeWorld’s platform provides testing and simulation software to help enterprises evaluate and deploy robots safely and responsibly.
Lowe’s launches 20-minute drone delivery with Wing and DoorDash ↗
Lowe’s has launched drone delivery, the newest fulfillment method for the retailer that delivers select home improvement items directly to DIY and pro customers “in as fast as 20 minutes”.
Galaxy Corporation stages 16-robot K-pop performance in New York ↗
South Korean entertainment technology company Galaxy Corporation has staged a synchronized performance involving 16 humanoid robots in New York as part of a demonstration combining robotics with K-pop and other…
CMES Robotics Brings AI-Powered Mixed Case Palletizer to the U.S. for the First Time at PACK EXPO International 2026 ↗
Following its international debut in Q1 2026, the AI-vision palletizing system makes its U.S.
European TALOS project demonstrates autonomous robots for solar plant maintenance ↗
The European TALOS project has completed three years of testing autonomous robots and AI for solar power plant maintenance, demonstrating the technology at sites in Spain, Portugal and the Netherlands.
Odyssey launches world model to control robots, humanoids, vehicles and drones ↗
Odyssey, an AI research company pioneering foundation world models, has announced Odyssey-3, its most powerful world model to date.
Robbyant and AFDE partner to expand embodied AI and robotics across Middle East ↗
Robbyant, an embodied AI company within Ant Group, and the Arab Federation for Digital Economy (AFDE) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to advance the deployment, localization and commercialization of…
Robotics companies turn to rush 3D printing as demand for faster production grows ↗
Upside Parts, a Massachusetts-based custom manufacturing company, released an analysis of more than 30,000 3D-printed parts produced across hundreds of customer orders, looking at how robotics companies use on-demand 3D…
First Supply deploys Exotec robots to increase warehouse picking speeds tenfold ↗
Warehouse robotics provider Exotec has deployed its Skypod solution in First Supply’s warehouse in West Salem, Wisconsin.
Stäubli robots and AI inspect 100,000 peaches an hour at Greek processing plant ↗
At the Agrophoenix fruit processing plant in Greece, eight Stäubli SCARA robots do the opposite of cherry-picking: They pick peaches and select not the good ones, but the bad ones.
Auve Tech launches driverless airport shuttle service without onboard safety operator ↗
Auve Tech has demonstrated its MiCa shuttle operating at Tallinn Airport, in Estonia, without an onboard safety operator, a major milestone in the commercialisation of autonomous mobility.