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From smart sensors to self-maintenance: How robotic principles are moving into everyday home cleaning ↗
Most conversations about consumer robotics still gravitate toward humanoids.
Icarus Robotics to fly ISS-bound robot in true microgravity for the first time ↗
Icarus Robotics is flying JOY, the free-flying robot it is sending to the International Space Station, on four parabolic flights from September 9 to 11.
Universal Music and ElevenLabs partner to develop AI music platform ↗
Universal Music Group (UMG), one of the world’s biggest music companies, and ElevenLabs, an AI audio development company,have has announced a multi-year licensing agreement and wider strategic collaboration to launch a…
Skild AI reaches $100 million in annual recurring revenue after 10 months ↗
Skild AI says it has surpassed $100 million in annual recurring revenue just 10 months after beginning commercial deployments of its robotics AI technology.
Skyports secures nine Japanese advanced air mobility projects ↗
Skyports Infrastructure, a provider of vertiport infrastructure and operations for advanced air mobility (AAM), has secured all nine Japanese subsidy projects it participated in during 2026, achieving a 100 percent…
EIT expands AI initiative to robotics and launches European founders program with €80 million to give away ↗
The EIT AI Community has expanded its remit to become the EIT AI & Robotics Community, a pan-European initiative designed to support the development and commercialization of artificial intelligence and robotics…
Subsense develops AI-powered nanoparticle brain-computer interface without implanted electrodes ↗
Subsense, an AI-native neurotechnology company developing non-surgical, nanoparticle-based brain-computer interfaces (BCIs), has announced “a major expansion” of its AI-driven NanoBCI strategy, bringing together AI,…
Embodied AI launches a robotic workforce to ‘solve the European manufacturing crisis’ ↗
What Europeans take for granted – high quality of life, wages and strong protections – is not guaranteed.
Lumos Robotics launches NexCore platform to ‘make robots more plug-and-play’ ↗
New embodied AI platform cuts robotic skill development from weeks to days, helping enterprises create, deploy and continuously improve robot skills without building a full in-house AI engineering stack Lumos Robotics,…
Agibot claims top spot in global humanoid robot shipments in first half of 2026 ↗
Agibot ranked first globally for humanoid robot shipments in the first half of 2026, shipping approximately 9,700 units and accounting for more than 43 percent of the global market, according to Counterpoint Research.
CorTec receives second FDA ‘Breakthrough Device’ designation for its brain computer interface ↗
CorTec has received a second US Food and Drug Administration Breakthrough Device Designation for its Brain Interchange brain-computer interface, this time covering communication for people with non-progressive…
Nvidia unveils Jetson Orin Nano 2 for robotics and edge AI ↗
Nvidia has released the Jetson Orin Nano 2, a new robotics computer for entry-level edge AI.
Universal Robots launches Gen 7 platform for industrial automation and physical AI ↗
Universal Robots, a Teradyne Robotics company, has unveiled Gen 7, its seventh-generation industrial robot platform, designed for industrial automation and physical AI applications.
GXO and Exotec partner to advance fashion fulfilment for Guess in the Netherlands ↗
GXO Logistics, one of the world’s largest pure-play contract logistics providers, and global warehouse robotics provider Exotec, has successfully deployed Exotec’s cutting-edge Skypod System at GXO’s Venlo, Netherlands,…
TLD Robotics launches as Alvest acquires EasyMile and consolidates autonomous vehicle operations ↗
TLD Robotics, an Alvest company dedicated to autonomous ground operations, has announced its launch.
Geekplus opens European innovation lab in Germany ↗
Geekplus, one of the world’s largest manufacturers of warehouse robots, has opened a new European Innovation Lab in Düsseldorf, Germany, marking a “major milestone for the company’s journey across Europe”.
Robotic outdoor cleaning startup Viabot raises $24 million in Series A funding ↗
Viabot, the autonomous robotics startup tackling trash, debris and soft security at scale, has announced a $24 million Series A raise led by Walden International, with participation from CDIB Capital Group and Stalwart…
6 Things to Do When a Smart Home Device Becomes Unresponsive ↗
A smart home system is designed to make your everyday tasks simpler and easier.
Best West Coast Fulfillment Services for Subscription Brands ↗
Subscription brands have a uniquely unforgiving relationship with fulfillment.
Predictive maintenance technologies are improving reliability in sanitation equipment ↗
Modern sanitation fleets rely on mechanical engineering advances and automated management to ensure equipment is reliable and efficient.
End-of-Line Testing Equipment: What Manufacturers Need to Know ↗
Importance of end-of-line testing Before a product leaves the production line, manufacturers need to ensure that it is performing well and is of high quality.
Agility unveils Digit 5 humanoid as orders exceed $300 million ahead of public listing ↗
Agility Robotics has unveiled Digit 5, the latest generation of its humanoid robot, as the company reports more than $300 million in multi-year customer orders and prepares to become a publicly traded company.
Best GPS and Geofencing Attendance Systems for UAE and Saudi Arabia (2026) ↗
A supervisor on a project site outside Riyadh once told me his muster sheet had 340 names on it every morning, and by his own estimate, a dozen belonged to men who were not actually there.
How Can a DUI Affect Your Commercial Driver’s License? ↗
For someone holding a Commercial Driver’s License (CDL), a DUI has serious consequences.
RealMan plans deployment of nearly 1,000 robots in real-world workplaces ↗
RealMan Robotics has launched a real-world robot deployment initiative based on its Global Link Network, or GLN, at the 2026 World Robot Conference in Beijing, where the company is demonstrating robots performing tasks…
The Role of Laser Marking in Automated Manufacturing ↗
Manufacturing today leans towards automation and connectivity, and successful production requires processes that can keep up with an automated line.
Why Surface Finish Determines Robot Reliability ↗
In industrial automation, failures rarely begin with a dramatic breakdown of an entire machine.
How AI is Changing the Way You Turn Images into 3D Models ↗
A flat image can show you what an object looks like, but it cannot tell you how that object should behave when viewed from the back, placed inside a game scene, or prepared for a 3D printer.
WaiV Robotics completes ‘world’s first’ autonomous offshore landing on a moving vessel at night ↗
WaiV Robotics, a maritime infrastructure developer, has completed a series of open-sea demonstrations of its autonomous drone launch and recovery system, including the first-ever autonomous maritime takeoff and landing…
Humanoid robot shipments forecast to surge to 26 million a year by 2040 ↗
According to a new research report from the IoT market research firm Berg Insight, the humanoid robotics industry has entered an early phase of long-term commercial growth.