Design / Development

Canvas creates worker-controlled drywall finishing robots that provide consistent wall finishes faster than human workers.

Genie Sim 3.0 draws from more than 10,000 hours of synthetic dataset, including real-world robot operation scenarios.

ANELLO has developed an inertial navigation system based on its SiPhOG technology for reliable navigation in GNSS-denied environments.

NVIDIA released Cosmos, GR00T, and Alpamayo open models to help developers build reasoning machines including robots and vehicles.

At CES, Boston Dynamics reunited with Google, demoed Atlas for the first time in public, debuted a new production version of the humanoid, and announced a roadmap to deploy Atlas in Hyundai factories worldwide.

Between advances in humanoid robotics, exciting events, and large robot orders, there was no shortage of news to cover this year. 

In a 60 Minutes segment, Boston Dynamics provided a glimpse at how its Atlas humanoid is becoming more capable.

Intuition Robotics’ ElliQ uses relationship-based AI to provide proactive health coaching and support independence for older adults.

In December 2025, pillars of the robotics community faced difficult times, industry leaders took new positions, and some new robot releases. 

LG debuts the CLOiD humanoid robot at CES 2026, a dual-armed home assistant designed to automate daily household chores.

Comau said the EIB partnership will target industrial sectors including batteries, aerospace, construction, renewable energy, and logistics.

FMCW lidar offers mobile robots better precision for navigation at scale in complex environments, says Voyant Photonics’ CEO.

AI and robotics have stirred unease in the public, but good design principles can help avoid problems, writes Serve Robotics’ CEO.

Powered by light, the robots carry computers and can move in complex patterns, say Penn Engineering and University of Michigan researchers.

Galbot’s flagship robot is the G1, a mobile manipulator with a human-like torso, two arms, and a mobile base.

Molmo 2 is an 8B-parameter model that surpasses the 72B-parameter Molmo in accuracy, temporal understanding, and pixel-level grounding.

The dataset is built from 10 real-world simulated environments in RealMan’s Beijing Humanoid Robot Data Training Center.

e-con Systems designed Darsi Pro for multi-sensor connectivity and cloud-based device management for robotics and other uses.

Lidar maker Luminar has filed for Chapter 11 and plans to sell off its assets after Volvo terminated a key contract.

iREX 2025 included Japanese and Chinese innovations and partnerships, as well as physical AI advances, says this strategic analysis.

A team of MIT researchers created a speech-to-reality system that enables a robot to build furniture with just a simple request.

The Congressional Robotics Caucus says a unified strategy is needed for U.S. economic and military competitiveness.