New NVIDIA Isaac GR00T humanoid models will be available on Hugging Face, and RTX PRO 6000 workstations and RTX PRO servers can accelerate simulation, training.
Piaggio Fast Forward launches Star Wars licensed droid
Piaggio Fast Forward provides insights on its collaboration with Disney and Lucasfilm to design the Star Wars-themed G1T4-M1N1 robot.
Realtime Robotics launches Resolver for motion planning, simulation
Resolver is a SaaS offering from Realtime Robotics that uses motion planning and simulation to speed up robot application development.
Locus Robotics surpasses 5B picks with its warehouse automation
Locus Robotics said surging demand for warehouse automation has increased global adoption of its mobile robots.
ABB plans to spin off its robotics division
ABB has announced plans to spin off its robotics division, saying it has ‘limited synergies’ with its other business units.
Gatik gets independent safety assessment from TUV SUD for autonomous logistics
Gatik said the independent assessment validates its safety approach as it prepares to deploy autonomous trucks at scale.
OpenMind and DIMO provide car-to-robot connectivity to realize smart cities
OpenMind is combining its decentralized AI architecture with DIMO’s blockchain-powered vehicle network so machines can interact in real time.
igus reaches $1B in sales and continues innovation, global expansion
igus reported strong sales and continues to innovate in affordable robotics, sustainability, and availability of its motion plastics.
Contoro picks up $12M to scale container unloading robots
Contoro Robotics, which has developed AI and a mobile manipulator for unloading shipping containers, plans to scale manufacturing.
China to invest $137B in robotics and high-tech industries, reports IFR
The National People’s Congress is planning a venture fund that could reach 1 trillion yuan as China focuses on producing and using robots.
Locus Array automates induction, storage for ‘zero touch’ fulfillment
Locus Array combines an autonomous mobile robot with a picking arm to fulfill orders from 10-ft.-high shelving.
Neura Robotics CEO discusses funding, humanoid robots, and competition
Neura Robotics CEO David Reger explains how his company is staying focused on cognitive robotics as it scales for global growth.
SCSP recommends national robotics strategy to new administration
The SCSP, or nonpartisan Special Competitive Studies Project, has recommended that the White House make AI and robotics a top priority.
Shield AI raises $250M to scale Hivemind Enterprise autonomy developer platform
Shield AI has raised its valuation to $5.3 billion as it offers Hivemind Enterprise to help developers of autonomous drones and robots.
Sanctuary AI integrates tactile sensors into Phoenix general purpose robots
Sanctuary AI said its integrated tactile sensors will facilitate teleoperation and provide richer data for training embodied AI models.
Brightpick Giraffe reaches new heights for mobile warehouse picking
Brightpick says its Giraffe high-reach mobile manipulator can triple warehouse storage density compared with manual operations.
Teradyne robotics group lays off 10% of global staff
Teradyne has laid off about 10% of UR and MiR’s staff, largely in sales, marketing, and service roles, to manage its growth.
EDP partners with Comau on ‘factory on a truck’ for solar installations
Comau worked with EDP to develop and test Hyperflex, which uses a robot arm and mobile robots to safely install solar panels.
1X Technologies acquires Kind Humanoid to accelerate work toward household robots
1X said it shares an outlook with the team at Kind Humanoid, which has applied LLMs to safe general-purpose robots.
Clearpath Robotics reaffirms support for TurtleBot 4
Clearpath and Open Robotics said they plan to provide open-source hardware and software support for TurtleBot 4 through 2026.
Watch Out adds autonomy to CNC cells for precise production
Watch Out has automated precision machining for aerospace customers and is looking to help reshore production.
Symbotic to acquire Walmart robotics unit for $200M and build new systems
Symbotic says the acquisition and development of new systems for Walmart could expand its U.S. market by more than $300 billion.