Manufacturing

Chinese trends in industrial robots and cobots for 2026 include growing volumes, consolidation pressures, and international expansion.

The IFR has made its predictions of the top 5 robotics industry trends for 2026, including an increased focus on cybersecurity.

Skild AI has received investment from SoftBank, NVIDIA, Bezos Expeditions, and more as it builds a brain to operate any robot.

A3 has published a comprehensive three-part national safety standard governing the manufacture, integration, and use of industrial robotics.

X Square Robot has raised $140 million to build the WALL-A model for general-purpose robots just four months after raising $100 million.

Trends such as industry-specific AI and a new data economy will affect physical AI in 2026, says a Universal Robots executive.

Schaeffler will provide actuators for Humanoid’s systems, which will be available through a robotics-as-a-service model.

While the call is open only to ARM Institute members, many educational institutions may qualify for a free or low-cost membership.

Mobileye is acquiring Mentee Robotics for $900 million to pursue leadership in both autonomous driving and humanoid robotics.

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.

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.

Comau has launched MyCo, a new family of six lightweight cobots designed for safe, flexible, and cost-effective industrial automation.

The editorial team reviews 2025’s top robotics stories, including iRobot’s bankruptcy, the humanoid boom, and Waymo’s scaling.

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

TE Connectivity offers a range of connectivity and sensor systems that it has tested in some of the harshest environments.

Chef Robotics unveiled Chef+, an advanced AI robot with doubled capacity and a new automated meal flattening tool.

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

With Newlab, Flexxbotics, which digitalizes industrial automation, is establishing a presence in the heart of U.S. manufacturing.

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.