Faraday Future plans US robot factory as it expands beyond electric vehicles ↗

Faraday Future is planning to bring a robotics factory online in the United States by the end of 2026 as the electric vehicle company accelerates its expansion into humanoid and other embodied AI robots.

Court Challenge Could Shape FCC Authority Over Previously Approved Drones ↗

Hikvision challenge comes as FCC considers restrictions on previously authorized foreign-produced drones A case argued before the U.S.

Cloud, on-premises or hybrid: Securing robotics infrastructure ↗

A robot arm doesn’t care where the server lives There is no single safest option.

Satellite Applications Catapult Announces National Drone Testing Center at Westcott ↗

The National Autonomy and Drone Innovation Centre, backed by £2.25 million (about $3 million) from Buckinghamshire Council, will give UK companies a place to generate regulator-grade safety evidence under controlled,…

SimActive Enables Online Sharing of Gaussian Splats From Correlator3D ↗

A new Correlator3D capability publishes Gaussian splat models directly to a connected Cesium account, making photorealistic 3D results easier to distribute and view.

LiveU and Airwise Solutions Partner On New Public Safety Drone Solution ↗

The integrated stack pairs LiveU’s bonded, low-latency video transport with Airwise fleet management, airspace awareness and video distribution in one validated workflow for public safety agencies.

HiPHI: A Large-Scale Benchmark for High-Precision Human Motion and Object Interaction ↗

This White Paper gives robotics researchers and engineers an overview of a new large-scale motion capture dataset built to close the data gap limiting humanoid robot learning.

Elmo Motion Control Achieves IEC 62443-4-1 ML2 Cybersecurity Certification for Secure Product Development ↗

Flexxbotics to Showcase Platform for Manufacturing Autonomy at IFS Unleashed 2026 ↗

IFS Unleashed brings together leaders from manufacturing, aerospace and defense, energy, utilities, transportation, and other asset-intensive industries to explore how Industrial AI can deliver measurable improvements…

Harmonic Drive to share how integrated actuators can reduce engineering at RoboBusiness ↗

Attendees will learn how integrated actuators can reduce engineering effort by simplifying system integration.

C3S selected to lead ESA project for constellation-scale microsatellite production ↗

C3S has been selected as prime contractor for Flotta, a project by the European Space Agency (ESA) to develop a new 50-150 kg microsatellite platform and the production architecture required for repeatable,…

How Steel Rivets Support Stronger Connections in Demanding Builds ↗

Demanding builds place fasteners under repeated loads, vibration, moisture, and temperature changes.

Interview with CEO of Minerva Humanoids: ‘Roger is engineered to be the best possible avatar’ ↗

The humanoid robotics industry is increasingly dominated by companies promising general-purpose machines capable of performing a growing range of industrial tasks.

Minerva Humanoids raises $10 million to develop robots for dangerous industrial jobs ↗

Minerva Humanoids has emerged from stealth with approximately $10 million in pre-seed funding to develop semi-autonomous humanoid robots for hazardous work in the energy and public safety sectors.

Interview with Plus One Robotics CEO Erik Nieves: ‘Robots work. People rule’ ↗

The rapid development of humanoid robots has intensified debate over how autonomous robots should ultimately become – and whether removing people from the loop should really be the goal.

Einride and EASE Logistics launch daily driverless electric truck operations in Ohio ↗

Einride and EASE Logistics have announced that the SAE Level 4 (L4) autonomous electric trucks are now live in daily freight operations between EASE warehouses in Marysville, Ohio.

Avride and Sodexo to scale delivery robots across US campuses ↗

Avride, an autonomous mobility company, and Sodexo Campus announced an agreement to accelerate autonomous robot delivery across Sodexo Campus partner colleges and universities in the United States, connecting Avride’s…

How Do I Consolidate Packaging Suppliers for a 50+ SKU Brand? Start With Dielines ↗

To consolidate packaging suppliers for a 50-SKU brand, inventory every dieline (or 3-D CAD file), cluster SKUs that share a structure, lock each cluster into a master spec, and quote those identical specs to a small,…

What three days building a robot taught me ↗

Last month, I went to York to build a robot.

Your mapping drone can do more. DJI is now teaching you how ↗

Flying a mapping drone is relatively easy.

Planning system ensures a robot’s flight path will remain collision-free ↗

This new method, called “SANDO,” could help disaster-response robots navigate dangerous, unknown environments.

How Robotic-Assisted Surgery is Changing Post-Surgical Recovery Times ↗

Your surgeon says you’ll be “back on your feet in no time”.

Boston Dynamics appoints former Amazon exec Rohit Prasad as new CEO ↗

Before Boston Dynamics, Prasad served as senior vice president and head scientist for Alexa and artificial general intelligence at Amazon.

Pegasus 1.6 brings video understanding to physical AI, says TwelveLabs ↗

TwelveLabs says its Pegasus 1.6 model understands first-person video and supports workflows including labeling for robotics developers.

Boston Dynamics Appoints Rohit Prasad as Chief Executive Officer ↗

XTEND just patented a way for payloads to steer drones ↗

XTEND AI Robotics has secured a new US patent for a technology that could make drone payloads far more than passive tools.

Sovereign AI, same landlord — thoughts on the physical AI race ↗

While physical AI architecture alternatives are growing in number, NVIDIA has taken a sovereign strategy to ensuring its role.

Epson Brings Color Labeling and Robotic Automation Innovation to PACK EXPO ↗

Epson to Demonstrate Solutions that Help Manufacturers and Fulfillment Operations Improve Flexibility, Productivity and Efficiency Across Labeling, Packaging and End-of-Line Processes

Smarter Drone Searches May Require Less Replanning, Not More ↗

New research finds that autonomous vehicles can gain most of the benefits of adaptive route planning with only a few course corrections For an autonomous drone searching for a missing person, new information can change…

Teledyne FLIR Launches AI-Enabled Air-to-Ground Tracking Software for UAS ↗

Prism A-ISR combines AI detection, multispectral imaging and edge processing for airborne surveillance and defense applications Teledyne FLIR OEM has launched Prism A-ISR, a new software module designed to provide…