The HEJ90 is a fully encapsulated actuator that combines all necessary subsystems, including electronics, motor, gearbox, and sensors, into a single, robust unit.
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.
When will we get the ChatGPT of robotics? The future of embodied AI is bright
Generative and embodied AI may lead to general-purpose robots, but developers must avoid speed bumps, says Converge.
Dexterity picks up $95M in funding for container loading robots
Dexterity, whose valuation has reached $1.65 billion, is testing its AI robot for trailer unloading with commercial partners.
Google DeepMind introduces two Gemini-based models to bring AI to the real world
DeepMind said both new Gemini models enable a variety of robots to perform a wider range of tasks than ever before.
CAPTRON North America to showcase sensors, software at Robotics Summit
Robotics Summit & Expo attendees will experience demos of CAPTRON URCap software working in tandem with CAPTRON Laser Optical Sensors.
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.
Ainos and ugo develop service robots with a sense of smell
Ainos and ugo say their integration of accurate volatile organic compound detection with robotics will help multiple industries.
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.
Aescape raises $83M to bring robotic massager to more locations
Aescape has announced partnerships with industry leaders in hospitality, corporate wellness, luxury real estate, and professional sports.
Behind the scenes: Boston Dynamics’ Atlas humanoid learns to sequence auto parts
A new video from Boston Dynamics takes us behind the scenes of how it’s training the new Atlas humanoid to tackle its first task: auto parts sequencing.
Get ready for ROS 1 sunset and learn ROS 2 features at the Robotics Summit
Geoffrey Biggs, the CTO of the Open Source Robotics Foundation, will explain key ROS 2 features to learn in Boston.
ARM Institute announces new project call, RoboticsCareer.org employer capabilities
The ARM Institute’s latest project call seeks to further enable manufacturers of all sizes to use AI and robotics.
Amazon to discuss its robotics evolution at Robotics Summit & Expo
Aaron Parness will share how Amazon is giving its robot arms a sense of touch to perform tasks in high-clutter and high-contact environments.
AI researchers launch AnySense app for gathering visual training data
Researchers from the GRAIL lab at NYU have developed AnySense, an app for gathering visual training data for robotics models.
Viam raises $30M to scale robotics development platform
Viam developed an an open-source robot architecture with an integrated cloud service.
Top 10 robotics developments of February 2025
In February, our readers were drawn to stories about humanoids, surgical robotics, advances in AI, and industry trends.Â
Figure AI studies Helix model, preps humanoids for logistics
Figure AI released research around its Helix vision-language-action model as it tests its humanoids for logistics tasks.
The Robotics Factory builds robot companies
The Robotics Factory is a Pittsburgh-based accelerator focused on enabling startups to grow.
Dassault Systèmes joins KUKA’s digital industrial software ecosystem
KUKA’s mosaixx provides a collaborative cloud platform for industrial software such as the Dassault design and simulation software.
Nomagic raises $44M to scale European picking robot deployments
Nomagic said it reached deployment milestones with several clients, including Apo.com, Arvato, Asos, Brack, Fiege, Komplett, and Vetlog.one.
LIPS and ADLINK deliver 275 TOPS at the edge for advanced AMR perception
ADLINK has partnered with LIPS to launch an edge compute platform integrated with cameras for autonomous mobile robots.