Collaborative Robots

Properly integrated industrial and collaborative robots can help midmarket manufacturers, according to a columnist.

Brian Donnelly, the VP and GM of logistics robotics at Boston Dynamics, said the new version of Stretch has been in the works for two and a half years. 

China’s prohibition of SoftBank’s purchase of ABB Robotics reflects wider concerns about data and AI, say experts.

Chinese authorities blocked the deal over concerns about robot data being transferred overseas and used to train AI models.

Robot demand from automotive component manufacturers nearly doubled in Q3, as other sectors posted strong gains, reported A3.

Sereact and Teradyne have already shipped hundreds of UR robots in dual-arm systems to live customer sites across Europe.

Several factors, from sensors to safety and robotic arms or mobile platforms, help determine the selection of a brushless DC or BLDC motor.

Teradyne Robotics and Elite Robots have settled their software dispute, ending the legal case without disclosing the terms of the agreement.

The companies plan to integrate Teradyne robotics and test technologies with the Bright Machines manufacturing platform. 

The new facility will produce products that power Amazon’s fulfillment and robotics network across North America.

Epson Robots has expanded its six-axis robot line with the AX6, a lightweight force- and power-limited arm.

With Intrinsic Core, the company is making key parts of its manipulation platform available to robotics developers.

Hirebotics said these new capabilities extend the working range of the cobots, giving manufacturers greater flexibility.

The real robotics opportunity isn’t a humanoid in every home—it’s packaging robots for the jobs businesses need done today.

This is the last major test of the system before Icarus Robotics will be sending JOY the the ISS in early 2027.

Universal Robots has released three new robot arms, a rebuilt core controller, a new AI-ready tool flange, and more.

New details reveal the lawsuit involves three Universal Robots patents about robot interfaces, safety brakes, and joints.

Comau’s system incorporates its MyCo cobot, ROS2 software architecture, AI-powered vision systems, and a modular gripper.

JAKA is now taking legal action against Teradyne Robotics to end public dissemination of statements it considers “false, misleading and damaging.”

August 2026’s top 10 stories included large funding rounds, updates in the humanoid robot industry, and the latest physical AI models. 

Teradyne Robotics sued cobot maker JAKA over alleged patent infringement, marking its second battle with a Chinese cobot company in 2026.

Research around the Universal Manipulation Interface is enabling Generalist, Walden Robotics, and others to turn data into robot behaviors.