Odense Robotics and the Danish Technological Institute share the four trends they think will dominate robotics in 2025.
Physical Intelligence open-sources Pi0 robotics foundation model
The company said that general purpose models that can control any robot to perform any task will be the future of robotic control
Robotics & AI Institute, Boston Dynamics to make humanoids more useful with reinforcement learning
The Robotics & AI Institute and Boston Dynamics are working to help the Atlas robot learn from simulation and move better.
Bonsai Robotics raises Series A funding for vision based agricultural autonomy
Bonsai Robotics plans to use its latest funding to enhance and commercialize its Visionsteer software for farming applications.
UC Berkeley’s AI-powered robot learns Jenga whipping
UC Berkeley researchers devised a fast and precise way to teach robots tasks like assembling a motherboard or an IKEA drawer.
Top 10 robotics developments of January 2025
Large funding rounds, new product announcements, and highlights from CES were just some of our top robotics developments last month.
Miso Robotics refines Flippy Fry Station with AI and partners
Miso Robotics has collaborated with NVIDIA, Ecolab, and quick-serve restaurants to refine its AI-powered Flippy Fry Station.
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.
LG acquires majority stake in Bear Robotics
As part of this strategic move, LG Electronics will integrate its commercial robot business with Bear Robotics.
Outrider uses reinforcement learning to speed path planning by tenfold
Outrider is using advanced models in a hybrid cloud to improve throughput in automated truck yard management.
IFR predicts top 5 global robotics trends for 2025
The International Federation of Robotics expects AI, humanoids, and sustainability to be top areas for robotics in 2025.
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.
Primech AI improves HYTRON cleaning robot performance with NVIDIA tech
Primech AI has used NVIDIA Jetson Orin Super and software development tools to boost HYTRON’s cleaning efficiency.
Bota Systems partners with Kinova to add sense of touch to AI robotics
Kinova is integrating its Gen3 lightweight, modular arm with Bota Systems’ SensONE force/torque sensors to ease robotics AI development.
NVIDIA heralds ‘physical AI’ era with Cosmos platform launch
With Cosmos, NVIDIA aims to bring AI from our screens to the real world, where it can can perceive, understand, and interact with the world.
NEURA Robotics raises $123M to continue developing cognitive, humanoid robots
NEURA Robotics plans to use its Series B funding to continue developing ‘cognitive robots’ in Europe for multiple industries.
Virtuoso Surgical earns up to $12M award as part of robotics and AI program
The award supports the placement of the Virtuoso Surgical System at three of the participating research sites.
Ottonomy offers Contextual AI 2.0, putting VLMs on the edge for robots
Contextual AI 2.0, which runs vision language models on Ambrarella N1, helps robots understand their environments, said Ottonomy.
NVIDIA unveils Omniverse upgrades, Cosmos foundation model, and more at CES
NVIDIA’s CES announcements, including Omniverse updates, show that it is doubling down on AI investments for robotics.
Intuition Robotics launches ElliQ Caregiver Solution for remote home care
Intuition Robotics says its new ElliQ Caregiver Solution combines AI robots with remote monitoring to help older adults.
5 biggest robotics trends of 2024
The Robot Report’s top trends of 2024 highlight some of the industry’s biggest highs and lows from the past year.
The state of AI, robotics heading into 2025
The labor vs. automation debate, the importance of human-robot collaboration, market consolidation, and the fate of robotics foundation models are some trends to watch in 2025.