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 .
