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Neolix, which has completed thousands of deliveries in China, has raised funding to deploy its RoboVan Level 4 autonomous vehicles worldwide.

Draganfly will integrate Palladyne AI’s Pilot edge-based software to give drones the ability to collaborate with an operator in the loop.

If electrification and automation are so important, why have battery makers gone bust? Proper Voltage’s CEO points to integration.

HavocAI plans to use the funding to grow its autonomous fleet and enable military vessels in allied navies.

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

DoorDash said Dot is faster than other delivery robots and can travel on roads, sidewalks, or bike lanes.

Einride showcased the broader capabilities of its autonomous trucks through the integration of hardware and software.

Nick Hawes, a professor of robotics and AI at the University of Oxford, talks about the reality and potential of these technologies.

The U.S. can learn from China’s adoption of robots to be competitive in manufacturing and sustainability, writes a venture capitalist.

Humanoid said it designed HMND 01 Alpha for testing across industrial facilities, and gathering insights on which functions are market-ready.

OpenMind says its OM1 open-source operating system is hardware-agnostic and enables autonomy and developer collaboration.

Canadian startup 4D1 says its T2 precise indoor positioning system provides AI-ready operational data for manufacturing automation.

Jan Zizka, the co-founder and CEO of Brightpick, will examine the latest advancements in mobile manipulation at RoboBusiness.

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

A whole-body control foundation model could help launch humanoid robots toward general-purpose capability, says Agility Robotics.

Nuro has reached a valuation of $6 billion with investments from Uber and NVIDIA as it commercializes the Nuro Driver.

Kodiak is integrating NXP technology into its Kodiak Actuation Control Engine, which manages vehicle actuation.

FieldAI has raised funding to accelerate its platform for general-purpose robotics intelligence, with a focus on real-world applications.

A Unitree H1 robot took the lead in China’s first World Humanoid Robot Games, as teleoperated systems participated in multiple competitions.

Ati Motors’ Saurabh Chandra, InOrbit’s Florian Pestoni, and ABB Robotics’ Vaithy Kandasamy discussed where the AMR market is headed.

Torc said the partnership with Edge Case will prove its commitment to safety and independent validation for its self-driving, long-haul trucks.

VERSES AI says its robotics model outperformed current methods on Meta’s Habitat Benchmark without needing a lot of data.