Construction

Okibo designed its robots to enhance a skilled construction team’s efficiency, increase safety, and address labor shortages.

The joint research team from MIT and Notre Dame created the Soft Pathfinding Robotic Observation Unit, or SPROUT.

While there is uncertainty around DOGE, drone and robotics companies can still find ways to collaborate with the government, said panelists in New York.

Spencer Krause and the team at SKA Robotics offer insights on the common pitfalls that in-house robotics teams often face.

igus reported strong sales and continues to innovate in affordable robotics, sustainability, and availability of its motion plastics.

The project will harness AUAR’s micro-factory technology and is assembled using an automated construction process powered by ABB robots.

Rosendin Electric contracted with ULC Technologies to design robots for solar module movement and installation.

DroneDeploy has secured a nationwide BVLOS waivers for its customers to remotely deploy and monitor drone inspection flights.

Comau worked with EDP to develop and test Hyperflex, which uses a robot arm and mobile robots to safely install solar panels.

Jonathan Sbert, vice president of North American sales at UR, gave insights into the company’s strategy with events like Collaborate.

The International Federation of Robotics expects AI, humanoids, and sustainability to be top areas for robotics in 2025.

Raise Robotics mounts two UR20 arms from Universal Robots on a mobile robot base for Harmon’s construction robots.

RIC-PRIMUS, from RIC Technology, has a 200mm/s printing speed and 8 degrees of freedom, allowing it print around rebars.

John Deere unveiled four self-driving systems at CES 2025, including the 9 Series tractor and an autonomous dump truck.

RobotLAB has added drones from Vision Aerial to the portfolio of service robots it offers through franchisees across the Americas.

Skyline Robotics said the joint system can help the industry handle increasingly complex design challenges and labor shortages. 

Binder USA has released redesigned M16 connectors designed for reliability and performance in harsh conditions.

Universal Field Robots products will widen the ability of Sandvik’s AutoMine to integrate with third-party equipment.

Teleo’s autonomy retrofit kit transforms various types of heavy equipment, including bulldozers, wheel loaders, and excavators, into semi-autonomous robots.

The FANUC M-950iA has a reach of 2,830 mm, and the range of motion on the robot’s J3 axis allows it to flip over backward.

ANELLO Photonics, which has developed compact navigation and positioning for autonomous systems, has closed its Series B round.

Swiss-Mile is productizing a robot that puts wheels onto a four legged robot, and XPENG released a video of of its humanoid at work.