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Assistive Technology Development, or ATDev, is working with people with disabilities to develop systems for rehab and daily tasks.

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

Universal Robots has integrated its robot arm with Robotiq’s palletizing cell and Siemens’ digital twin software to make palletizing more efficient.

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

Orbbec announced new vision products, partnerships, and expanded manufacturing capabilities at CES in Las Vegas.

Amazon was an investor in Rightbot, which developed a suction-based robot for unloading trucks and trailers.

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. 

Hesai makes advanced lidar sensors, using solid-state technology to guide autonomous vehicles and humanoid robots.

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.

Drone and robotic technologies enable safer reporting, real-time coverage, and immersive aerial perspectives.

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

Kilter AS has launched the AX-1 system, which uses machine learning and autonomous robotics to provide targeted weed control for farmers.

ECOPEACE has deployed its ECOBOT autonomous cleanup systems across reservoirs, rivers, urban parks, and smart-city districts in Korea.

Arrive AI’s Arrive Point network integrates robots and drones to provide secure, autonomous, and temperature-controlled deliveries.

We look back at some of the many robots that iRobot developed in addition to the Roomba over the past 35 years. 

Surgerii Robotics has raised funding to further develop and market its SHURUI single-port endoscopic robot in Europe and globally.

RealMan said its servo joints deliver high torque density, fast dynamic response, high precision, reliability, and cost efficiency.