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Caterpillar partners with FieldAI to advance physical AI and autonomous robotics ↗
As industries face growing labor shortages and increasing productivity demands, Caterpillar is collaborating with FieldAI to advance physical AI, autonomy and robotics that help jobsites and factories operate safer and…
Edge Case launches Guardian, an AI-driven safety intelligence platform for autonomous systems ↗
Edge Case, a safety intelligence company for autonomous and complex systems, launched Guardian, an AI-driven platform that connects safety analysis, engineering data, and operational signals to give teams a continuous…
Japanese humanoid robotics startup O-ID raises $1.2 million to move modular robot into production ↗
O-ID, a Tokyo-based company building one of the world’s first fully modular humanoid robots for industrial manufacturing and logistics, has raised $1.2 million in pre-seed funding.
ASI and SoftBank form autonomous construction joint venture as SoftBank invests $225 million ↗
Autonomous Solutions (ASI), a developer of industrial vehicle automation and creator of industrial autonomous fleet orchestration system Mobius, has formed a joint venture with SoftBank with the goal of developing and…
Robotics Australia Group and HowToRobot launch national automation platform ↗
Robotics Australia Group, a national organisation for robotics, automation and physical AI, and HowToRobot, the global validation system for physical automation, have announced a country-wide partnership to accelerate…
‘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…
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…
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.
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.
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.
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…
The Best Logistics Consulting Firms for Automation-Ready Supply Chains ↗
Warehouse robots are the photogenic side of supply chain automation.
Robotiq launches open-source software tools for physical AI and robot manipulation ↗
Robotiq has launched three open-source software releases for its adaptive grippers: a C++ SDK, an official ROS 2 package, and updated Nvidia Isaac Sim assets.
China has commanding lead in physical AI readiness, OpenMind report finds ↗
China has established a substantial lead over the United States and other major economies in their readiness to build and deploy physical AI systems, according to a new study from robotics technology company OpenMind.
Nvidia launches Jetson Orin Nano 2 for entry-level robotics and edge AI ↗
Nvidia has introduced Jetson Orin Nano 2, a new compact robotics computer designed to provide higher AI inference performance and lower power consumption for robots, drones, vision systems and other physical AI…
Arm proposes common framework for describing intelligent robot capabilities ↗
Semiconductor and software design company Arm has introduced a Robotics Capability Framework designed to give the robotics industry a common language for describing and comparing the capabilities of increasingly…
How Quality Management Software Keeps Robot Production Lines From Falling Apart ↗
Fourteen months after a cobot cell started shipping, a mid-sized integrator discovered its torque records lived in a plant manager’s email folder.
Why Infrared Windows Are Essential for Safe Electrical Inspections ↗
When a robotic production line stops, everyone notices.
How Fault is Determined in a Car Accident ↗
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) reported almost 36,640 people in the United States lost their lives in motor vehicle crashes in 2025, which is about 6.7% lower than in 2024.
OSFP Modules: The Complete Guide to 400G, 800G, and 1.6T Optical Transceivers for AI and Hyperscale Data Centers ↗
OSFP modules are redefining the limits of interconnectivity for AI clusters and hyperscale data centers.
Best Production Work Order Software for Small Manufacturers: Buildable Qty, No ERP ↗
Picture promising a ship date, then realising you’re not sure how many units you can build with today’s stock.