The Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Engineering and Automation IPA is helping to improve absolute accuracy for robots.
ServoBelt offers high-end performance for automotive gantry
Bell-Everman says its ServoBelt technology provides a cost-effective alternative to oversized gantry systems without sacrificing industrial-grade performance.
Manifest 2026 recap
Editors Mike Oitzman and Gene Demaitre recap the latest robotics news and their recent trip to the Manifest supply chain trade show in Las Vegas.
Realbotix makes transition from novelty to embodied AI
Realbotix, which showed its humanoids at CES 2026, illustrates how technology can mature past adult entertainment, writes columnist Oliver Mitchell.
Trener Robotics raises $32M for robot-agnostic skills platform
Trener Robotics’ Acteris is a robot-agnostic skills platform that lets operators describe the tasks they want to automate in their own words.
PickNik Robotics to work with Motiv Space Systems on NASA ISAM mission
For the mission, Motiv will be developing the robotic system while PickNik will provide robot motion planning and arm control software.
Warehousing robot maker turns to lubrication-free motion plastics
Bastian Solutions needed rugged and reliable bearings for its warehousing robot to load trucks, so it turned to igus motion plastics.
Symbotic acquires autonomous forklift maker Fox Robotics
Most of Fox Robotics’ customers are not Symbotic customers, but it appears the two companies share one large customer.
Stryker introduces Mako Handheld Robotics with RPS launch
New handheld robotic system combines Stryker’s proven Mako robotic technology with its power tool capabilities.
High-sensitivity torque sensors offer force feedback for small-payload cobots
The latest force torque sensors provide the levels of sensitivity and reliability needed for industrial cobot applications.
Destro AI launches Agentic AI Brain for human-robot collaboration
Destro AI says its new Agentic AI Brain is hardware-agnostic and treats both people and robots as agents for unified, cloud-based management.
11 reasons robots struggle to scale in high-mix manufacturing
Few robotics technologies have been actually deployed in high-mix applications. Let’s explore the reasons behind this slow transition.
Flipping the script: How ‘upside-down’ AutoPallet robots solve palletizing density
AutoPallet debuts magnetic, ceiling-mounted AMRs at Manifest 2026, providing high-density palletizing through a suspended swarm architecture.
What the SpaceX acquisition of xAI means for industrial robotics
The consolidation of SpaceX and xAI could lead to more adaptive use of robots, data, and AI in manufacturing, says Flexxbotics’ CEO.
North American robot orders rise by 6.6% in 2025, reports A3
In 2025, North American robot orders from non-automotive customers led the way, with cobots gaining more traction as well.
KinetIQ framework from Humanoid orchestrates robot fleets
Humanoid has introduced KinetIQ, an AI framework designed to orchestrate robot fleets across industrial and service applications.
Robot development, from actuators to AI
The Robot Report Podcast’s guests this week are Mario Mauerer from maxon motor and David Koelle of Charles River Analytics.
How ADR and Intel went underground with edge AI
Mat Allan, the co-founder and CTO of ADR, explains how its collaboration with Intel has helped mining automation.Â
Bills introduced to strengthen U.S. robotics competitiveness, humanoid security
The bills seek to establish a National Commission on Robotics and restrict humanoid imports for U.S. security and competitiveness.
Machina Labs raises $124M to launch large-scale intelligent U.S. factory
Machina Labs designed its intelligent factory to manufacture a wide range of complex metal structures without significant retooling.
AMD expands midrange FPGA offerings with Kintex UltraScale+ Gen 2 family
AMD engineered the Kintex UltraScale+ Gen 2 FPGAs to meet the increasingly complex system requirements across industrial and medical markets.
Stanford, Princeton scientists launch MedOS AI-XR-cobot clinical system
MedOS, which the Stanford-Princeton AI Coscientist Team is building from data from multiple sources, is designed to facilitate robot aid in clinical settings.





















