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Destro AI says its new Agentic AI Brain is hardware-agnostic and treats both people and robots as agents for unified, cloud-based management.

Automated storage and retrieval systems offer efficiency, and AI and robotic shuttles are expanding their capabilities.

As delivery robots become more common on campus, they are finding wide acceptance, found a Starship survey.

Walmart and Wing plans to establish a network of over 270 drone delivery locations by 2027, stretching from Los Angeles to Miami.

Otis developed APIs allowing autonomous robots to communicate with and navigate elevators in commercial buildings.

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

D3 Embedded and Advantech said their integrated vision systems can help autonomous mobile robots come to market faster.

Armstrong Robotics has already deployed autonomous dishwashing robots at restaurants for a year and a half.

QSS AI & Robotics and Humanoid plan to produce and deploy 10,000 robots across industries in Saudi Arabia.

iRobot said if it can’t obtain new capital, it “may be forced to significantly curtail or cease operations and would likely seek bankruptcy protection.”

Avride has partnered with Grubhub to bring robotic deliveries beyond college campuses, helping to address traffic and safety concerns.

Starship plans to use its latest funding to expand robotic deliveries from campuses and European cities to U.S. urban areas.

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

Simbe Robotics says its new Simbe for Merchants suite and Simbe Mobile 2.0 app empower retailers and brands with real-time data.

Dyna says it has built a single-weight, general-purpose foundation model that can perform diverse daily tasks at commercial scale.

Circus SE said every CA-1 meal preparation robot undergoes more than 150 precision tests to guarantee enterprise-grade reliability.

Fresh departments now account for 42% of total grocery sales and 41% of online grocery revenue, Simbe said.

HomeBase USA has deploy Simbe Tally robot in Laramie and Copperas Cove locations with plans to scale chain-wide.

Amazon deployed its 1 millionth robot in Japan and says its new foundation model will improve fleet efficiency by 10%.

The Digital Teammate can work alongside store associates to improve inventory management, food safety, and hazard mitigation, says Badger.

Simbe said retailers are losing $162.7 billion in margin each year due to in-store inefficiencies—a 27% increase from 2024.

This collaboration combines Miso Robotics’ AI-powered Flippy Fry Station robots with the Roboworx nationwide technician network.