Design / Development

Ultrasound sensing can provide tactile perception for robotic hands while avoiding wear and tear, says UltraSense.

Swarmer, which has developed swarm software, plans to work with Ratel Robotics’ unmanned ground vehicles in Ukraine.

The construction industry is rife with opportunity for robotics, but the technology hasn’t broken in at scale yet.

Vention’s new Physical AI Lab will focus on advancing robotic manipulation from research to scalable production-line deployment.

Dynamic Creatures plants to create its own line of characters, and to re-create characters for specific brands and environments.

The remarkable progress in AI has brought robotics closer to machines capable of determining what they should do. The next major advance may depend on whether their physical systems can execute those decisions efficiently, precisely and safely.

Vision AI doesn’t replace robots or human judgement; it provides the continuous perception that allows both to operate safely together.

Rudy Cohen, the co-founder and CEO of Inbolt, will reframe where physical AI pays off at RoboBusiness this fall.

An interview with Eric Sivertson of Lattice Semiconductor about FPGAs and how they can improve robot safety and security.

Lyte AI plans to use its second round of funding this year to scale production of its AI and perception capabilities.

Robot.com says college campuses will continue to be an important part of its strategy as it scales sidewalk delivery robots.

NVIDIA is already a major model contributor to Hugging Face, which recently surpassed 1 million datasets.

The SPAC transaction values PlusAI, whose self-driving trucking software is already generating revenue, at about $800 million.

NexCOBOT, which provides functional safety and motion controllers, discusses how physical AI benefits from ‘Big Tech’ and where it will grow.

Rajat Bhageria, the founder and CEO of Chef Robotics, will explore what makes food such a demanding benchmark for physical AI.

August 2026’s top 10 stories included large funding rounds, updates in the humanoid robot industry, and the latest physical AI models. 

Leaders at Amazon Robotics, Teradyne Robotics, and Cobot will discuss how they’re applying physical AI to robots operating in customer environments.

Visko says Orbis streams 4K video at 24 frames per second, responds to user intervention, and sustains hour-scale generation without drift.

John Deere has launched JD, an AI tool that turns historical farm data into actionable insights to boost profitability.

Skild AI says its S1 robot foundation model enables robots to learn new tasks just by seeing a video of it being performed.

Physical AI depends on smarter grippers to give robots the dexterity, sensing and adaptability needed to handle real-world tasks.

Reframe Systems aims to build a network of automated microfactories near communities where homes are needed.