Mike Oitzman

Learn about the history of Harmonic Drive with space robots, from the Mariner missions to exploration of Mars.

XTEND secured a federal contract for AI-piloted, one-way attack drone swarms, incorporating lessons from recent conflicts.

Podcast guests discuss STEM education and robotics competitions’ impact on reshoring, innovation, and workforce development.

Explore how ODW Logistics and Zebra Robotics revolutionize logistics with innovative automation solutions, enhancing efficiency and employee engagement.

1X has launched consumer preorders for the NEO humanoid robot, which it said will be ready for human interaction and tasks around the home.

Check out the latest ag robotics from FIRA 2025, and hear about a new incubator called The Reservoir, with founder Danny Bernstein.

Bonsai Robotics launched its Amiga Flex, Trax, and Max autonomous agriculture vehicles, powered by its Bonsai Intelligence platform.

In this episode, we recap RoboBusiness 2025 and talk to 10 of the startups at the event to learn more about their systems.

Palladyne AI focuses on simplifying robot programming, advancing swarming technology, and developing hardware-agnostic AI for diverse applications.

Lucid Bots has added painting capabilities to its Sherpa drone, automating commercial coating at scale to meet infrastructure demand.

Community colleges like Sierra College offer mechatronics programs that directly address the robotics industry’s labor shortage.

Adrian Stoch discusses his transition from GXO to Hai Robotics, customer-centric innovation, and the future of automation.

Zoox launched test vehicles in Washington, D.C., to prepare for its driverless robotaxi service. This is its eighth city.

NVIDIA unveiled the Newton physics engine, Isaac GR00T model, and Cosmos AI for advanced robotics at CoRL 2025.

Investment manager Peter Finn discusses robotics, AI trends, and market challenges in industrial technology post-COVID.

Framework focuses on addressing the unique risks and capabilities of humanoids to enable their safe and effective deployment across applications.

CreateMe has unveiled the MeRA platform and Pixel bonding to enable faster, cleaner, and more agile garment manufacturing.

Asensus Surgical’s VP of R&D discusses the strategic direction and priorities of his team, including the development of the Luna platform.

Boston Dynamics reveals how AI and teleoperation are teaching the Atlas humanoid robot complex manipulation skills.

Bot Auto completes its first fully humanless truck validation run in Houston, demonstrating technology maturity two years after founding.

Mentoring a youth robotics team for competitions such as FIRST can be a rewarding way to help build the next generation of STEM leaders.

CoboMover solves work envelope challenges for collaborative robots and small tabletop robots while maintaining repeatability, said Güdel.