Robotic animals are designed to be helpful rather than scary, showing promise in disaster recovery, utility inspection, and companionship. The post Unusual robotic animals can prove their utility appeared first on The Robot Report .
Percepto has launched Axion, a hardware-agnostic physical AI platform delivering visibility across mission-critical infrastructure. The post Percepto launches Axion AI platform to unify inspection data analysis appeared first on The Robot Report .
Video Friday is your weekly selection of awesome robotics videos, collected by your friends at IEEE Spectrum robotics. We also post a weekly calendar of upcoming robotics events for the next few months. Please send us your events for inclusion. CoRL 2026 : 9–12 November 2026, AUSTIN Humanoids 2026 : 6–9 December 2026, SANTA CLARA, CA Enjoy today’s videos! Some top-notch whole-body manipulation here from RAI, although it’s a little hard to tell whether there’s direct torso involvement, which is s
Agility said it expects to raise $465 million in its combination with Churchill Capital Corp XI, $155 million less than it had estimated. The post Humanoid developer Agility now expects to raise $465M in SPAC deal appeared first on The Robot Report .
The Robot Report editorial team sits down for a recap of noteworthy sessions and networking around the 2026 RoboBusiness event. The post RoboBusiness 2026 recap appeared first on The Robot Report .
The U.S. secretary of commerce's Section 232 investigation concluded that dependence on robotics imports poses a national security risk. The post White House makes Section 232 determination regarding foreign-made robots appeared first on The Robot Report .
The 2026 Robotics Handbook examines design choices behind dexterous manipulation, humanoid robots, and construction automation. The post 2026 Robotics Handbook looks at humanoids, AI, and design choices appeared first on The Robot Report .
AGIBOT unveiled its AHA3 integrated platform, GO-3 Preview, and WITA-Omni 1.0 model, as well as the G2 Max robot and Link-U OS 1.0 framework. The post AGIBOT introduces Worken to measure robot productivity at AGIBOT Innovation Day 2026 appeared first on The Robot Report .
Robot demand from automotive component manufacturers nearly doubled in Q3, as other sectors posted strong gains, reported A3. The post North American robot orders climb 24.8% in Q3 of 2026, says A3 appeared first on The Robot Report .
Symbotic’s growth with Walmart shows how an anchor customer can fund a robotics startup’s scale while creating risks around customer concentration, contractual restrictions and the challenge of building a diversified, repeatable business. The post What Symbotic’s Walmart growth teaches robotics startups about anchor customers appeared first on The Robot Report .
Warp Sciences has co-founders from OpenAI, Meta, and more, plus funding to build infrastructure for automated drug discovery in the U.S. The post Warp Sciences emerges from stealth, to apply robotics to drug research appeared first on The Robot Report .
In one case showcased by WorldOracle, a robot's grasp missed, yet the world model predicted that the robot had successfully picked up the fruit. The post WorldOracle Tests Whether World Models Can Reliably Predict Real-World Executions appeared first on The Robot Report .
ANYbotics has designed the ANYmal X inspection robot to comply with the strictest safety standards of the oil, gas, and chemical industries. The post ANYbotics begins delivering ANYmal X legged robot for explosive atmospheres appeared first on The Robot Report .
Embotech is automatically moving 3,500 vehicles around the clock daily across four BMW sites in the U.K. and Germany. The post Embotech and BMW move 1M vehicles with automated driving technology appeared first on The Robot Report .
Xpanner's new X1 Piling R6 robot autonomously drives solar posts with one operator, improving placement accuracy while cutting on-site labor. The post Xpanner launches autonomous pile driver for solar farm contruction appeared first on The Robot Report .
Bedrock Robotics has secured $600 million to scale autonomous heavy equipment and combat construction labor shortages. The post Bedrock Robotics nears $1B in total funding as demand for autonomous heavy equipment surges appeared first on The Robot Report .
OMRON will add industrial computing from OnLogic to its industrial automation expertise to serve data- and AI-intensive applications. The post OMRON to acquire OnLogic to address edge AI applications appeared first on The Robot Report .
GXO Logistics, which has tested humanoid robots from multiple companies, will deploy Agility's Digit at two more sites. The post Agility and GXO Logistics plan expanded deployment of Digit humanoid appeared first on The Robot Report .
Sereact and Teradyne have already shipped hundreds of UR robots in dual-arm systems to live customer sites across Europe. The post Teradyne Robotics partners with Sereact to scale physical AI in retail and logistics appeared first on The Robot Report .
Eka Robotics is building a vision-force-action, or VFA, model to develop an intuition of physics through reinforcement learning at scale. The post Eka Robotics raises $150M to scale its vision-force-action model for robots appeared first on The Robot Report .
Industry leaders will discuss what robotics buyers should know about the recent FCC restriction on certain connected systems. The post Webinar to discuss how the FCC robotics ruling affects automation buyers appeared first on The Robot Report .
Generative Bionics says it hopes to advance European robotics sovereignty by ensuring that humanoid data is are generated on the continent. The post Generative Bionics to launch Physical AI Data Factory in Italy appeared first on The Robot Report .
Video Friday is your weekly selection of awesome robotics videos, collected by your friends at IEEE Spectrum robotics. We also post a weekly calendar of upcoming robotics events for the next few months. Please send us your events for inclusion. CoRL 2026 : 9–12 November 2026, AUSTIN Humanoids 2026 : 6–9 December 2026, SANTA CLARA, CA Enjoy today’s videos! A quadruped robot autonomously solves a giant Rubik’s Cube using only its feet. [ ETH Zurich Robotics Systems Lab ] Humans effortlessly react
Dream Labs says its Dream-1 AI model works across robots from different manufacturers and will allow robots to transfer their learning. The post Dream Labs raises $90M and launches Dream API appeared first on The Robot Report .
The Agility pilot, which is expected to begin in 2027, will begin at an AGCO production facility for agricultural equipment. The post AGCO to deploy Agility Digit humanoid in Kansas factory appeared first on The Robot Report .
Day 2 of RoboBusiness 2026, the 20th anniversary of the event, will include interesting keynotes around humanoids and social robots. The post A guide to Day 2 of RoboBusiness 2026 appeared first on The Robot Report .
Reservoir hopes to put agricultural robotics startups to work in the orchards, vineyards and berry fields alongside researchers and growers. The post Reservoir launches new agricultural robotics incubator for Washington growers appeared first on The Robot Report .
Robotics Summit & Expo West sharpens focus on deploying robotics and AI in the real world, complementing the East Coast flagship event. The post RoboBusiness rebrands as Robotics Summit & Expo West appeared first on The Robot Report .
The TRR50 winners will be celebrated at an awards gala during the Robotics Summit & Expo, which will be held on June 2-3, 2027 in Boston. The post 2027 TRR50 Robotics Innovation Awards open nominations appeared first on The Robot Report .
Surgery Mode in Unfold AI brings patient-specific 3D maps to give an enhanced view of cancer anatomy during robotic prostate procedures. The post Avenda Health expands Unfold AI platform to support intraoperative prostate cancer care appeared first on The Robot Report .
We've compiled a schedule for everything happening on the first day of RoboBusiness 2026 in Santa Clara, Calif. The post A guide to Day 1 of RoboBusiness 2026 appeared first on The Robot Report .
Gecko claimed this signals the Pentagon’s confidence that it is a core military capability that is delivering results. The post Gecko Robotics secures $300M contract with the U.S. Navy appeared first on The Robot Report .
As robotics systems grow more capable — faster, more precise, and increasingly reliant on AI-driven vision and control — the humble interconnect is being asked to do more than ever. The post Unleash AI Innovation: The Power of NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Workstation Edition Fueled by PNY-Supplied GPUs appeared first on The Robot Report .
The company is connecting tactile sensing, real-world data collection, simulation, and AI models to help robots perform physical tasks more reliably. The post Daimon Robotics building the infrastructure layer for tactile intelligence appeared first on The Robot Report .
Kodama is working on automating forestry and logging equipment, starting with teleoperation and collecting valuable data on the way. The post Kodama raises $7M to bring robotics to forestry appeared first on The Robot Report .
Agility Robotics , the company I cofounded out of my robotics lab at Oregon State University in 2015, has just launched Digit 5 . It’s designed to be the first humanoid robot that can safely and economically do useful work at scale, allowing us to bring tens of thousands of humanoid workers into the real world. Engineered to lift 23-kilogram bins onto high shelves and with a battery that can run for 90 minutes on a 9-minute charge, Digit 5’s goal is to handle heavy warehouse tasks shift after sh
RoboBusiness 2026 will start tomorrow, so we're putting together an overview of everything happening at the show over the next two days. The post A guide to everything happening at RoboBusiness 2026 appeared first on The Robot Report .
Several factors, from sensors to safety and robotic arms or mobile platforms, help determine the selection of a brushless DC or BLDC motor. The post How to choose a BLDC motor for robotic arms and mobile robots appeared first on The Robot Report .
A new ADI whitepaper examines the challenges and opportunities in moving physical AI out of labs into production machinery. The post ADI explains the race to make AI physical appeared first on The Robot Report .
Humans play a key role in developing humanoid robots and training AI models, so we can maintain control, writes a columnist. The post The rise of the machines is canceled: Why humanoids with AI are helpers, not enemies appeared first on The Robot Report .
